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2007 Seasonal Campaign Winners

Teachers, fire service team up for safety

"This is a great opportunity for us to work closer with teachers to disseminate injury prevention and safety information," said Bernard Moyle, Council Chair and Ontario Fire Marshal. "Teachers are the educational experts. The fire service needs to get injury prevention and safety information into their hands so that these lessons last with kids forever. Keeping Our Kids Safe does just that."

Copies of a brochure advertising Keeping Our Kids Safe is distributed in a quarterly magazine sent to elementary school teachers across the province. To encourage teachers to participate, the Council holds a competition every year, providing prizes to teachers who have taught the safety lessons in their classrooms.

Every time a safety lesson is taught, teachers can submit a "Lesson Taught!" form to enter a draw for prizes. Last year, prizes included a trip for two to Florida, a weekend getaway to Toronto, and class pizza parties. Lesson plans and "lesson taught" forms can be downloaded from the Council's web site at www.firesafetycouncil.com.

Spring 2007 - 20 Classroom Pizza Parties
Name	School	City	Lesson Taught	Grade	Class Size	Feedback
Daena Mervyn-Fleming	Westmount Public School	Kitchener	Bicycle Helmet Safety	2 & 3	21	The kids loved the egg activity we used real bike helmets to look at the appropriate fit.
Carmen DeRose	Mons. Clancy	Thorold	HeadSmart:  Bike Helmet Safety	7	23	Subtasks were great!  Covered and listed several Learning Expectations.  The only thing that could be maybe included is to have something for the children to receive after they have had this lesson…maybe a certificate.  I'm having my students make their own certificate.
Karen Beck	Gladstone Public	Cornwall	Ride Smart	6	19	The class had a great time doing the safety rules for riding in various vehicles.  I was surprised that they came up with not driving intoxicated.
Anna Feltrin	St. Francis of Assisi	Woodbridge	Electrical Safety	1	14	As part of our Science unit on Energy, we discussed electricity in our homes.  It is a perfect tie-in to how to practise safe electrical measures.  The children eagerly identified items in the pictures provided.  It is also a chance for them to discuss if they have seen these measures in their homes.
Marisa MacGillivray	St. Agnes of Assisi	Woodbridge	Ride Smart:  Amusement ride safety	JK	19	The lesson was very good.  It actually coincided with our trip to Reptilia - therefore, before the trip we talked about bus riding safety and then upon our return, we talked about the other vehicles.  This was just before the long weekend and we were easily able to tie in amusement ride safety as some children had been to Wonderland the weekend before and some were planning to go of the long weekend.  The icons provided were good and helped children make associations to those vehicles.
Charles Eppich	St. Joseph's	Markham	Head Smart:  Bike Helmet Safety	3	24
Lynn Verner	Minesing Central	Minesing	Head Smart:  Bike Helmet Safety	1	22	Egg activity was great.  Drawing was good follow up activity.
Karen Dusome	Minesing Central	Minesing	Ride Smart	1 & 2	21	A suggestion might be to add a fireworks safety lesson in light of the recent publicity generated by the recent Victoria Day fireworks in some Toronto parks!
Elizabeth Angeli	Eastwood Public	Windsor	Head Smart:  Bike Helmet Safety	SK	17	Instead of styrofoam egg, we used 1/2 of plastic Easter egg with elastics; it worked very well.  The students were very intrigued and focused.  They clearly understood the concepts and proudly shared their learnings with their peers and family.
Lezlie Young	Bertha Shaw Public	South Porcupine	Sparky's ABCs of Fire Safety	JK	18	More Sparky fire lessons videos geared toward JK, K and Grades 1 & 2 would be an effective learning tool.
Khris Singh	Jefferson Public	Brampton	Bicycle Helmet Safety	4 & 4	8	This is a topic that needs to be reviewed continuously with students.  They tend to think that they are invincible.  We use concrete materials to reinforce the message.
David Buckley	St. John Catholic	Peterborough	Summer Safety - Bicycle Helmet Safety	4	23	A video would help with the presentation or I should plan a fire house visit.
Lisa Smith	St. Joseph	Prescott	Air Tight is Too Tight!	6	19	The kids enjoyed the lesson and made personal connections to the material.  For example, one student talked about the carbon monoxide detector in their home while another talked about having an air exchange system in the portable.
Stacey Woods	East Oro	Hawkestone	Bike Helmet Safety	SK & 1	21	Very effective lessons - I think the students really got the message (especially with the egg demos).
Kathy Takeuchi	Plum Tree Park	Mississauga	True or False Summer Safety	5	24
Janet Jardine	Vance Chapman	Thunder Bay	Sparky's ABC	JK & SK	30	My JK/SK students are Sparky's biggest fans.  They love the video and know all of Sparky's tips from having a safety plan in case of fire both at home and school, keeping low to avoid smoke and of course STOP, DROP and ROLL.  Students have donned uniform and clipboards as they inspect the school, finding all the exits signs, fire hoses and alarms.
Lynn Goad	Glad Park Public	Stouffville	Barbecue Safety	5	33	I like using your lessons!  Great Job!
Trisha Johnston	Berrigan Elementary	Ottawa	Helmet Safety	6	25	Thank you!  Very useful!
Sandy Ayim	Riverside Public	London	Bicycle Safety	JK & SK	50
Rachel Barrett	Mattawa District Public	Mattawa	Bicycle Helmet Safety	JK & SK	20	I really thought the lesson went well.  It was a great visual demonstration on the important of helmets.  One request would be to create separate letters to send home specific to each lesson taught to follow up home review with extra information provided.  Instead of styrofoam, I used a few sponges around an egg with some elastics around it.  It worked well, therefore, you may want to give another example of what else could be used.

Classroom Pizza Parties
Name	School	City	Lesson Taught	Grade	Class Size	Feedback
Frank Greco	Holy Family	London	Yes or No Activity Page	4	22	We stressed that families need to practice their home escape plan.
Steve Nixon	Bishop Townshend Public	London	Autumn Watch	7	27	Very thorough lesson, interesting
Pamela Powell-Holt	Huron Park	Midland	Kitchen Safety	1 & 2	20
Elizabeth Cabral	St. Louis	Leamington	The Great Escape	2E	20	We watched the video "Be Cool About Fire Safety" before the lesson.  This video was perfect match for the activity "The Great Escape".  The children left school that day very excited about completing their homework assignment.  Almost 100% of homework assignments were completed.  I think the lesson worked really well in teaching the families about fire safety.  Thank you.
Cindy Mohareb	St. Hilary	Mississauga	The Great Escape	4	24	It really surprised me how many students and their families do practice in case of a fire and I am very proud of those who do know what to do.
Sarah DeSalaiz	Jean Vanier Catholic School	London	The Great Escape	2	20	Excellent lesson…a week after our school wide fire drill. Thank you.
Laurel Venney	St. Theresa School	Harrow	Kitchen Safety	JK/SK	26	We discussed safe and unsafe situations in the kitchen - burns/scalds and hazards.  We actually went to a fire hall and visited inside the smoke house which also showed us all of the common household hazards *hot pots, etc.)
Rosaleen Wright	Holy Rosary	Milton	Great Escape K-1, 2-3	1&2	24
Nelly Scrutton	Marmora Senior	Marmora	Safety Quiz	6	35
Holly Smart	Ray Underhill	Mississauga	Electrical Safety	6	26
Sue Teixeira	St. Louis	Leamington	Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives	3	22
Danielle Holdsworth	Sherwood Forest Public	London	Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives	1	17	This was a terrific lesson.  The kids very much enjoyed creating their own Sniffy smoke alarm and learned a lot to take home!
Allison Toews-Peplinski	Prince of Wales	St. Catharines	Home Escape Plan	4	31	This is so important for the children to know.  The students were very excited to show the information they learned in class with their families.
Cheryl Mojeski	Smith School	Grimsby	Electrical Safety	1	19	Really like the idea of having students sort pictures into electrical vs. non electrical; suggestion, use large envelopes instead of paper bags as they are easier to store for next year's lessons *can easily be laminated for durability). - sorting activity can be left as a free-time centre for review; master copy of electrical/non electrical graphics should be in black & white; coloured pictures don't photocopy well, especially the campfire flames; larger graphics, especially curling iron; students had difficulty figuring out what it was, but recognized the appliance when I showed them a picture cut from a catalogue.
Charles Eppich	St. Joseph	Markham	The Great Escape	3	24
Sally Smid	Heritage Community Christian School	Addison	Electrical Safety	1, 2 & 3	18
Kim Secord	Monsignor Castex School	Midland	Autumn Watch	4	27	Great Lesson idea.  I found it very worth while for the class.  Used the idea to complete a non smoking poster too.
Lynn Goad	Glad Park Public School	Stouffville	Autumn Watch & Kitchen Safety	3 & 5	30	Thanks!
Marion Kelly	Our Lady of Fatima	Renfrew	Fire Escape Plan	2	20	We liked the lesson.  Many students did not have an escape plan and it is a way for parents to follow through at home and develop a safe plan for their family.  The lesson tied directly to the safety of students and our ideas of school escape plans and meeting places.  Thank you for providing support for students and teachers.
Carol Morningstar	Valley Way	Niagara Falls	The Great Escape	5	24	Floor plans were well done - even better than I expected!
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Name	School	City	Lesson Taught	Grade	Class Size	Feedback
Jeff Chaisson	Park School	Georgetown	The Great Escape	4	25
Ami Carty	Rideau Vista	Westport	The Great Escape	2 & 3	25	This was a great lesson to teach during FPW as it got the students and parents working together on a very important topic.  The kids loved it!!
Chris Shannon	St. Joseph School	Gananoque	Fire Alarms & Escape Plans	3	21	It was a great lesson.  We talked about the importance of fire alarms and checking them making sure there is one on each floor of the house.  Homework assignment was sent home for them to be "junior inspectors" and fill in checklist.  Each student had a chance to push the button on a real alarm to see if it would sound.  As well for homework each child has to draw an escape plan of house.  We also watched ?Sparky's ABC Fire Safety" Video.  I am a volunteer fire fighter in Gananoque so I enjoy and feel this is important.
Khris Singh	Jefferson Public School	Brampton	Kitchen Safety	4 & 5	8	This lesson was a good review for my class.  I have a behaviour class and we need to touch on this topic periodically.
Melody Elvidge	Victoria Cross Public School	Mount Forest	The Great Escape	2	19	This is a very valuable lesson.  The children are very interested in making their plans!
Grand Prize Orlando Winner Including Accommodations
Rosanna Iannetta	Holy Family	Thornhill	Electrical Safety:  Be Safe to a Fault!	JK/SK	15	I found the lesson plan concise and easy to follow.  Rather than give each child a photocopy of the activity sheet, I enlarged it and we completed it as a class.  I keep the paper bags (from notes to teacher) in the classroom and the students use them during activity time.