Firefighter Visit!

October is National Fire Prevention Month.  The firefighters from Quakertown Fire Department visited QE today to share important safety tips and give our 1st grade friends a look inside their fire trucks.  We started off our day with an assembly where we discussed the concept of stop, drop, and roll, smoke detectors, and how important it is to have a family meeting place in case of an emergency.  We got to see all of the equipment a firefighter wears to combat a fire along with hearing the firefighter speak with his mask on so that we are familar with the sounds and are not afraid in case of an emergency.  

After the assembly we went back to the classroom to discuss and write the facts and safety tips we learned from the firefighters.  Then it was time for the highly anticipated look inside the fire trucks!  We were walked around the outside of the fire truck first to learn about all of the different tools and ask any questions.  Finally, our friends got a chance to climb inside the rescue truck and also sit in the driver's seat!  

The firefighters could not have come at a better time, as we begin talking about community helpers in Social Studies next week!  Be sure to have your 1st grader share their fact writing from today and read you their mini-book!

And a HUGE thank you to the Quakertown Fire Department for creating such a great day for our primary students!