A visit to the Eastbourne Fire Station

As part of our inquiry unit about keeping ourselves safe we are learning about fire safety. We brainstormed some questions about fire safety that we wanted to investigate. Some of our questions were:

1. I wonder why firemen wear masks?
2. I wonder why fire is hot?
3. I wonder why some fires are put out by airplanes and helicopters?
4. I wonder why firemen need to use fire trucks?


On Friday we visited the Eastbourne Fire Station. We were lucky to have almost all of our questions answered! Some of us felt frightened when fire fighter Mike put on his mask and protective clothing, but we were relieved to find a smiling face behind the mask. We had a great time holding the fire hose and exploring the fire truck.

Pastel Sketches

We have been learning how to make observational sketches of all sorts of different objects. Today we used pastels to draw watermelon. We payed close attention to the different shades of the watermelon and used our fingers to blend colours. The watermelon was tasty and juicy :) Come visit our classroom to see the finished product.

Sun Safety

We have been learning about how to keep ourselves safe. Today we put on our green creative thinking hats and designed our own bags out of newspaper, cello tape, and glue. We filled our bags with different items that we felt would protect us from the sun. We really enjoyed using our imagination to create our own unique bags. During the next few weeks we are going to be coming up with a safety question that we will investigate further. We would love if our mums, dads or brothers and sisters could help us think of different ways that we can keep safe!

Buddies

This week we met our buddies from room 7. They read us stories and then we practiced throwing and catching balls together. They were excellent teachers! We are looking forward to doing lots of different activities with them. Next week we will be doing more fitness with room 7, we will be practicing throwing balls at targets and doing relay races.