Keeping Ourselves Safe: Constable Phil's Visit

Constable Vink came to talk to us about who to talk to if you need help. We recorded our ideas in a spider web with Family in the middle of the web, then school and then community on the outside.

The family group were people like Mum or Dad, friends and family. The school group included teachers, the principal and Leanne in the office. The community group was people like Doug, the Police and Liz and Dave at the shop.

The spider web shows us who to talk to when we need help, like an emergency, or when you need help with a problem that you cannot solve yourself.

He told that if one person does not listen we need to keep on telling other people in our web.

Constable Phil also allowed us to ask him questions about what he does every day as a police man. It was nice to know that he only uses his gun in training and has never had to use it for real.

Cycle Safety Skills with Community Constable Phil

On Thursday we had a theory lesson with Constable Phil and learned about road safety. We decided that the 10 most important road rules for us were:

TOP 10 of Bike and Road Safety

1. Don’t walk on the road

2. Look out for cars and pedestrians.

3. Have to be 10 years or older to ride on the road.

4. When crossing road, take one step back before checking to see if there are cars.

5. Make sure your Helmet is fitted safely and clicked when you ride.

6. Wear Sensible Clothing (Good Shoes and high visibility clothing)

7. Face oncoming traffic when walking down the road.

8. On a verge, walk in single file from shortest to tallest.

9. Check your bike regularly(Keep your Tires pumped, clean your bike and oil your chain)

10. Use lights at night and have reflectors on your bike.

Today we have been learning about how to check that our bike is safe, hand coordination and bike skills. Dave, Hamish and Kirsty checked our bikes while Constable Phil and Constable Mike taught us cycle safety. We practiced going around cones and did activities to improve our skills and balance.

Activities included…

1. Slow races.

2. Obstacle courses.

3. Quick turning in tight corners.

4. Hand signals.

5. Traveling in lines in circles and figure eights.

Next week Constable Phil will come back and we will be learning about how to ride on the road safely.