This term our Inquiry Unit is
GET FIREWISE!
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Our inquiry questions are...
1. What is Fire?
2. What safe actions can I take to prevent or escape from fires?
3. How do firefighters contribute to our local community, NZ and world?
Highlights will be…
A Firewise Presentation Show with a Firefighter
A trip to the Waiuku Fire Station and/or
A visit from a Fire Engine
(please refer to the attached letter for more information)
www.getfirewise.org.nz/Back_Up/firewise.html
The children will also be participating in
the ST John’s Kids Safe Programme.
(please refer to the attached letter for more information)
www.stjohn.org.nz/safekids/
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On Wednesday 16 February your child will also be participating in an Anti-Bullying Show called POWER OF ONE
The Power of One...
-Explains the roles in bullying: Bully, Target, and Bystander
-Shows vivid examples of different types of bullying: Physical, Verbal, Exclusion, and Cyber bullying
-Alerts children that Targets need help and intervention
-Encourages students not to be bystanders
-Emphasizes the need for individual action to make the community a safer, better place
-Refers children to parents, adults, and teachers for further assistance and instruction
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THE POWER OF ONE- OATH
-I will not bully others
-I will not stand by while others are bullied
-I will report bullying when I see it
Because I have the Power of One!
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