Cliffside Park students learn about fire prevention
October is Fire Prevention month and students in School 3 in Cliffside Park are participating in a variety of activities to learn how to stay safe in a fire. While most schools only dedicate a week to fire safety, the Cliffside Park district dedicated the entire month to fire prevention.
Starting with a visit from Firefighter Phil, students learned about fire prevention and fire safety with various age appropriate acts which included puppets and magic tricks. Firefighter Phil travels to different schools all over New Jersey to educate students.
Second grade teachers were pleased with the performance and will be following up with lessons of their own. Second grade teacher Cheryl Khanukayev will continue to discuss fire safety tips with her class over the next few weeks.
"During the Firefighter Phil program students met puppets, saw magic tricks, and laughed at jokes as they heard impor-tant fire safety messages. They learned to stay low and go, get out and stay out, and stop, drop, cover, and roll," explained Khanukayev.
The program was entertaining for the students and helped them learn important information.
"Students were very engaged in the show and had fun while learning. Students also got to take home a booklet on fire safety. In second grade, we will be reading about and discussing fire safety tips throughout the month of October," said Khanukayev.
Second grade students in Gina Carlucci’s class also enjoyed the assembly and will be completing other activities as the month progresses.
"Firefighter Phil was awesome. [He did a] puppet presentation teaching kids what to do if their home is on fire, fire safety tips and how to stay safe. We have been reading articles and making books and coloring pictures with safety tips throughout this month," she said.
Students were also invited to attend a fire safety program at a local McDonald’s hosted by East Bergen Fireman’s Mutual Aid Association.