The Learning Continues: Pumper Truck Visit

I often tell people that I have the best job and one example of that was last week when Ms. Byrne, one of our Kindergarten/Grade 1 teachers asked if I would help supervise her class when the pumper truck came to visit our school. You see, the pumper truck is a HUGE deal for these 6 and 7 year olds. They get to get up close and personal with not only the firefighters, but they also get to climb up into the truck and see how it all works. The students have been learning all about community helpers and their brilliant teachers (Ms. Byrne and Mrs. Rose) invited the truck to come to us. This is always a slightly dicey move as sometimes the truck (and the firefighters) have to actually report for duty and so they may have to cancel their visit if duty calls. But not this time. Both of our Kindergarten/Grade 1 classes got to have a look and ask lots of questions and I think that was my favourite part. "What's this?" was asked about 3 thousand times and the firefighters very calmly and patiently showed all the cool stuff on the track and explained what it did. The kids learned way more from each other and the firefighters than they would have from looking at books. The highlight of the day was of course when the fire crew had to leave with their sirens going because they got a call. Thank you to the students of Division 9 for letting me watch and enjoy your curiosity and thank you to all of the staff from these two classes for organizing such a fabulous learning experience!