Showing responsibility around the school

SHOWING RESPONSIBILITY AROUND THE SCHOOL


This week we showed responsibility by creating some drama performances to help our new entrant buddy class (Kindle 1) learn about road safety.  We considered important key words, strong hand gestures and a script to help Kindle 1 learn how to be safe.  





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