This week first graders began a social studies theme unit called Community Helpers! We have been discussing what the word "community" means, what different jobs people do in our community, and how the workers doing these jobs help the community. Coincidentally this week was also Fire Safety Week, so we spent a lot of our theme time learning about fire fighters and fire safety. Today, at the end of our discussion about fire safety, kids in our class made Dalmation fire hats/crowns as a fun, Friday afternoon activity. Kids are also bringing home worksheets about fire safety at home. These are one way that kids and families can make a plan for what to do in a fire emergency at home. Later this month first grade classes hope to take a walking field trip to the fire station down the street from our school to continue learning about fire safety and how fire fighters are important community helpers. Below are some photos of the kids making their hats!
This afternoon our new Colchester Chief of Police and Officer Fontaine (our school's DARE officer) came to school to talk to first graders about how police officers are community helpers in our town! We hope meet and learn about lots of different community helpers during our unit and we are off to a great start.
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