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The Got 2B Safe! Awards Program recognizes those teachers with the greatest commitment to teaching child safety. Since 2005, nearly 4,000 teachers from across the country have submitted essays and lesson plans on how they implement the Got 2B Safe! Four Rules of Safety into their classrooms. To date, 20 Grand Prize winners and nearly 400 first prize winners have been recognized. Grand prize winners receive full classroom makeovers, while other winners receive gift certificates for school supplies. Learn about their stories below.
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2009 Grand Prize Winners
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Amanda Sechrist
Mt. Airy, NC
Amanda’s classroom makeover was revealed to her students on August 20. In addition to Amanda, her students and their parents, staff at Bruce H. Tharrington Primary, the Mayor, City Commissioners, the Superintendant and police force of Mt. Airy all came out to support Amanda's outstanding work. The mayor of Mt. Airy, Jack Loftis said:
“We really do appreciate your visit to Mount Airy and the award ceremony at Tharrington School. This was a nice event for our city, a great program for you folks to sponsor, and I just wanted to say again ‘THANKS.’”
Amanda won one of our Grand Prizes thanks to her essay, which explained how she turned her classroom into an interactive pretend town:
Welcome to GOT 2B SAFETYVILLE- an interactive “pretend” town! I teach K-2 special needs children, and I work with second grade students in assistive-tutoring groups. We live in a rural area, where many parents are faced with working late nights and/or double jobs. This, in turn, leaves many of our young students with “unsupervised” time. To prepare, I will review and discuss the Four Safety rules using posters (visuals) based on the Honeywell scenarios. Second, I will allow my students to use their knowledge to turn refrigerator boxes into SAFEVILLE Stations! Once SAFEVILLE is ready, we will invite workers from our community (social work, police, fireman, teacher, parent) to read a (grade appropriate) story on the theme, discuss and act out a “safety” scenario, and finish with a follow up activity. GOT 2B SAFETYVILLE
1.CHECK UP STATION-: Check first with parents or trusted adult. "Not Everyone is Nice" by Almorlie
2.FRIENDLY LANE & FRIEND’S FOREST: Never go anywhere alone! "Bernstein Bears Learn about Strangers", "I Can be Safe" by Thomas
3.ME TOWN: You have the right to say NO! "Your Body Belongs to You" by Speelneer
4.PARENT PARK & MAYOR TELL: Always TELL a trusted adult, parent, teacher… "The Trouble with Secrets" by Johnson, "It’s Time to Call 911"
Our school will continue to implement this unit with a "Decorate a Door" Contest. Students will use creativity and academics to decorate classroom doors using the four GOT 2B SAFE! tips!
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