It's Fire Safety Month

Last week we had our first fire drill of the school year. We reviewed in class what to do in case of a fire, which was then followed by our fire drill.

It was good timing because the fire drill came right before the start of October which is Fire Safety Month. We spent a week discussing different aspects of fire safety. We learned about the importance of working smoke detectors and of having an exit plan as well as a meeting place. Everyone was encouraged to go home and talk to their families to make sure an exit plan is in place in case of a fire.

We ended our fire safety time by creating a book that contains different fire safety rules. Our finished product looked like a book of matches with the safety rules written inside on matches.

Clockwise from top left: Joelle writing rules on the matches, Tim cutting out his matches, and Kyra gluing her matches into the matchbook.

 The final products were taken home to share with families and keep as a reminder of fire safety rules.

I hope that every family was able to discuss what to do in case of a fire and have a plan set and in place in case of an emergency.