This article was written last winter but we’ve only just received it. The road safety message is as relevant in summer as it is in deepest winter, though, so:
Despite the miserable weather, St David’s was bright on Wednesday 23 November because the pupils and the staff all wore bright clothing to raise awareness of how important it is to dress brightly when crossing roads or going around after dark.
Students did their best to dress in bright colours, and the teachers did too. They wore everything from bright scarves to luminous safety vests. They were dressed in many different colours including yellows, greens, oranges and blues.
The Junior Road Safety Officers ran this fun event and it was a great success, like many of their previous events. They have been educating the students at St David’s all about road safety during Road Safety Week.
Around 160 8-11 year olds are hurt or even killed on the roads each week in Britain. One of the reasons for this is that children are not dressing brightly enough.
Road Safety Week presented the children and the staff with a great opportunity to learn about all aspects of road safety because during the writing classes, art, and Circle times the children have learnt key skills and to share their knowledge.
The children created many road safety based items: posters, leaflets and even board games just to celebrate Road Safety Week.
We ourselves, the community Liaison Officers, had great fun interviewing some of the children; here are some of the things they said. We asked Chantele in primary six how important it is to dress brightly, she said “It is very important to dress brightly” but when we asked her how brightly she dressed normally her reply was “I don’t actually dress brightly”.
Leah, in primary seven, was asked what she thought about dressing brightly. She said “I might look stupid but at least I’ll be safe!”
We, The Community Liaison Officers and the Junior Road Safety Officers and all the staff and pupils at St David’s are more aware now of how very important it is to be BRIGHT at all times so that drivers can see you.
Laura Hulbert and Dana Guthrie, Community Liaison Officers, St David’s Primary School.
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