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Take the quiz below with a parent and see how much you know about what to do in case of a home fire.
The Home Fire Safety Quiz Part 1
1. Does your family have a plan for being safe if a fire broke out in your house/apt?__________
2. How will you get out of the house/apt?__________________________________________
3. Do you have at least two ways of getting out of the house/apt to safety?
4. Where will you meet up with your family?________________________________________
Part 2
5. Circle where you need smoke detectors in your home: top of stairs bedrooms basement closet back door
6. Circle how often you need to test you smoke alarms: 1x a wk 1x a month 1x every 6 mos.
7. Circle how often you need to change the batteries in your smoke alarms: 1x per mo. 1x per year
8. Where do you need a fire extinguisher?____________________________________________
9. Do you need/can you use a ladder rope to get to safety?______________________________
10. What room(s) need a ladder rope?________________________________________________
11. Do you practice home fire drills?__________________________________________________
12. Why is having a fire drill in the evening the best time to have a drill?_____________________
Be sure to check our next post when we look at how you can help to keep your home or apartment safe by finding and fixing any fire hazards you might have in your home.
Do you know all the holidays there are in December? Here is a list of them and what days they fall on this December.
Dec 2 – Hanukkah is an 8 day Jewish holiday celebrating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. It is often called the festival of lights. This year the first day of Hanukkah is Dec 2nd, but the celebration begins the night before at sundown.
Dec. 7 – Islamic New Year – First day of the Islamic New Year
December 25 – Christmas is celebrated by millions of people all over the world. For Christians, Christmas is a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. It is a holiday that is based on traditions; it is a universal holiday that brings people and families together all over the world
Dec 26 -Kwanzaa is an African American celebration of traditional African values of family, community, commerce and self improvement.
Dec 31 – New Year’s Eve is the last day of the year. It is celebrated around the world with fireworks, parties, and a midnight countdown to bring in the New Year.
What holidays will you celebrate ? How will you celebrate them?
If your classroom has a computer with Skype software and a whiteboard, Miss Joanne, the Skype Reading Tutor, can visit your classroom! This is a poem Miss Joanne wrote and read in her daughter’s class. You can see her in the photo with her daughter.
I Can Read a Ton, by: Joanne Kaminski
I can read for pleasure
I can read for fun
I know that when my 20 minutes is up
That I am not done.
There are so many things to learn
and places to explore
I love to learn, I love to learn
It opens up a new door
There are many, many genres
Including fiction and non-fiction
My favorite thing to do
Is to make a prediction
When I get stuck on a word
There are many things to do
I can make a guess, look at the word
or just do a review
I love to read, I love to read
I read just for fun
No more timers, just great books
I can read a ton
To learn more about the Skype Reading Tutor, visit the “Can Do” Parent Teacher Blog @
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