Last Tuesday Constable Gordon came to our classroom. He is a policeman who goes to schools to teach students how to walk safely across a road. When we walk along a footpath, we need to remember to walk on the ‘house side’ so that we are away from the kerb. Also, when we want to cross any road, we need to “Stop. Look. Listen.”
On Thursday, we walked in pairs down to the pedestrian crossing outside our gate. Constable Gordon held our hands and we had to “Stop. Loo and Listen” before we crossed safely to the other side.
Then we walked down the road and we had to check for ‘sneaky’ driveways. These are driveways that we can’t see down because there is a fence or bushes in the way. If a car is reversing the light is white and we need to stop. It can be hard for drivers to see sometimes if there are pedestrians walking past.
This is an example of a ‘sneaky’driveway.
On Friday, we had the best day with Constable Gordon because he brought his police car and parked it on the grass. He showed us a booster car seat which is for children who are under 7 years old to use. Otherwise, everyone has to wear a seatbelt to be safe.
We had turns to wear a policeman’s helmet and a vest. We all sat inside his car and we drove around the field and the siren was really loud. He even honked the horn which was as loud as the siren. Only Luis and John got to speak on the loud speaker. It was so much fun and we learned a lot too.
