KINDER EXCURSION AND BUS SAFETY PROGRAMME
On Friday, 21st March, the Kindergarten students had a fantastic excursion around town. Firstly, they visited the Southern Cross Cinema to view their entries in the Hilltops art competition, at the upstairs art gallery. The theme was “On the Farm.” Congratulations to Pippa Sawyer, Shae Hardy and Faith Martin for being prize winners in the Kindergarten section. There were great artworks to be seen.
The Kinders then went and visited the ambulance station where Evelyn Smith’s mum Tam, Lizzy and Nathan showed the children the inside of an ambulance vehicle, the upstairs offices and training rooms. Some children had their hearts checked to see if they were working and thankfully, they were and they received a print out for proof! All the children received a toy car ambulance to take home.
The next stop was the police station where Constable Jimmy showed the children through the station and out the back to see the police vehicles. The children had the opportunity to wear a police vest and see the lights and hear the siren of a police car.
The final destination was the fire station where Myla’s dad, Ben, and firefighter Julian, gave the children a plastic fire helmet to keep. They showed the children around the station, put on the siren and lights of the fire and rescue vehicle and how to operate a fire hose with varying sprays. The children also climbed into the back of a new fire and rescue vehicle to see what was inside the cabin.
Before the children ventured around town, they listened to a bus safety presentation at school, given by Constable Jimmy, bus driver Geoff and NRMA representative Susie. Then the children put into practice being safe near and on a bus.
A huge thank you to all the helpers who came along to ensure all the Kindergarten students were safe when out and about the town. These were Jacqui Everdell, Amy Dawe, Claudia Austen, Megan McLean, Jess Van Emmerick, Liz Wright, Rajshree Jhunjhunwala, Jean Ocampo, Krystal Sanchez and Mr Williams. Thank you also to Mr Hughes who came and picked up the tired and weary Kinders from the fire station and retuned everyone safely back to school. It was a great day.
