Year 4 Get Ready School Challenge

 Nature isn't always kind. Today, Year 4 thought about how we can get ready and be prepared if a natural disaster strikes.

What sort of things could we get ready for?

Arjun "Earthquakes"

Theo "Volcanoes"

Amelia "Tsunami- my dad went through one in Samoa"

Caden "Tornadoes and Cyclones"

Karina "Fires"

Kimaya "Flood"

Nick "Rockslide"

Amelia "Sinkhole"

Azara "Pandemic"

Archer "Heatwave"

We practiced 'Drop, cover & hold" to prepare for an earthquake.

We took part in the "Get Ready Schools Challenge" by completing eight activities:

1. Practise drop, cover, hold for an eearthquake

2. Learn the 111 emergency number, your address and your parent's phone number off by heart - we'll learn this at home if we don't know alreadu.

3. Check big objects are secure around the house

4. Know who is responsible in the event of an emergency

5. Know the types of hazards that may happen in New Zealand

6. Know how to respond to  hazards

7. Create a fire escape plan with your family - we'l do this at home.

8. Know how to evacuate for a tsunami.

REMEMBER to talk about this mahi, complete the fire evacuation plan with your whanau and memorise your emergency contact details.

THEN return the sheet with the dog on it to your teacher to enter the IPAD draw.

We drew our families evacuating with our 'Go Bags' in the event of a volcano.