Following up from National Fire Prevention Week (October 7-13), students from preschool to the 5th grade learned all about fire safety from firefighters who visited our campus on Thursday, October 18 with the Sculville Volunteer Fire Company. The students learned about the importance of smoke detectors, the need to have a meeting place outside their house in case of a fire, and how to “stop, drop, cover, and roll.” Our students also got a close-up look at a fire engine with its tools, hoses, gauges, and rescue equipment.

Art teacher Sherry Mirakian also provided the students instruction on drawing fire trucks. They learned about geometric shapes and vertical versus horizontal while creating replica drawings (pictured above right). Next week the classes will learn about color and complete the drawings. The firemen were given photos of the artwork in progress to take back to the firehouse.