HEADS UP!

Last Thursday, Dec. 2nd, our K-8 students learned some important information.  They attended a presentation called "Heads Up", sponsored by St. Luke's hospital.  Some of the highlights of the assembly were hearing from a man who survived a traumatic brain injury when his fire truck was hit by a train.  He said that it was his habit of wearing a seatbelt that saved his life.  Students learned that there are two parts of the body that doctors can't fix--your brain and your spinal cord.  That is why we have to do whatever we can to protect them.  That includes wearing helmets when skateboarding, biking, etc., wearing seat belts in vehicles, and wearing other protective gear for sports.  It also means making safe decisions, such as checking to see how deep water is by walking in before diving (it should be about twice as deep as you are tall to be safe).  The K-3 students learned from a cartoon video that safety can be fun.  The 4-8 students watched videos of teenagers who have lived through trauma to their brains or spinal cords; all of which could have been prevented.  Ms. Batiuchok randomly drew two winners of a new bike helmet, donated by our local clinic.

Third graders listening attentively.

Grades 5-8 packed the bleachers of our gym.

A saying that a survivor of a traumatic brain injury developed.

K-3 students line up to feel the "jello brain" and look at other visual aides.

K-2 students feeling how hard their skulls are.