Fire Drill

Monday (01/02/2010)

a) Flashcards and song
b) Charity sales: Zheng Yuan’s mother!
c) Rescue escape.

a) Vocabulary recognition
* To revise words related to this theme.
* Fire, firefighters, siren, fire truck, smoke alarm, stop, drop and roll, get low and crawl, hydrant, hose, gloves, fire extinguisher and others.
* Yun Wen brought a toy hydrant to show us. Devin was curious at how the firefighters turn it on so that water flows through the hose. All we saw from books were using a plumbing tool. We marked that down as a question for our fire station trip. Jun Hong said that the water might come from the sea. Actually it could be any water source which is reserved in the reservoir. Just as how we got our tap water.
* We sang our favourite song: The Thinking Song. This time, the kids were much independent without even looking at the cardboard.

b) Charity sales: Zheng Yuan’s mother!
* Last week, we thought that we would not be baking anymore cookies which was our initial plan. Thus, we decided to make decoration items. From my window shopping, I thought it would be great to make tiger models and puppets. After making one, I showed the kids and they loved them. Well, we agreed to make some for sales but it needs lots of team work.
* This morning, Chun Kit and then Zheng Yuan said that their mothers agreed to come to school to teach us bake Chinese new Year cookies. It turned out that Chun Kit made up the story and I told his mum its okay. We are so lucky to have Zheng Yuan’s mother’s participation. Thank you so much. Somehow, parents’ involvement contribute different results besides helping the kids to understand the duties of different occupations. Thank you so much. We will have her as our BAKER this coming Friday. All sales will be channeled for charity purpose.

c) Rescue Escape
* We continued with our Firefighter lessons. Today is similar to fire drill or rescue escape. If there was a fire, a family or anyone should immediately leave the dangerous place to a safe place. Then, when one reach outside safely, only should they phone up 994 or 999 for Fire Station.
* Teacher: But……how can you call if you forgot to bring your handphone?
* Xing Tong: Go and buy a handphone.
* Class: Isn’t it too late? What if you didn’t have enough money at that time?
* Jun Hong: I know! We borrow from somebody.
* Then, we recapped the proper steps. FIRST, they were sleeping. Then, the smoke alarm went off. If their clothes were on fire, they had to do STOP, DROP and DROLL. Then if there was smoke blocking their way, they should get low and crawl. Foo Soon said smoke is lighter which is why it floats. Then, make sure we crawl to a safe door. Then, quickly escape to a safe place outside the house.