Today our friend Amy visited Ella’s class with her partner Officer Dagget. A while back in Ella’s class, the kids were playing around and Ella said that she was going to be a firefighter and one of the boys said that girls couldn’t be firefighters. One of the boys in the class actually has a mom and dad who are firefighters, but this obviously didn’t make a lasting impression. Ella came home and told us that she couldn’t be a firefighter because she was a girl and we had a really good talk about it. We let her know that girls and boys can do whatever they want to do as long as they work hard at it. This conversation gave us the idea to have Amy come into Ella’s class to show the example of a woman being a police officer. They did a great job with the class and the class really loved the presentation. Ella was pretty good – a little spacy but fine. When it was time to go outside and check out the police car, Ella became very sad and told us that she wanted us to stay with her. She wouldn’t go and check out the police car and she wouldn’t take a picture with Amy and Ariana. Sometimes it’s too much for her when we’re in the classroom. All in all, the visit was really successful and the Leaping Lizards thank you Officer Amy and Officer Ariana.
Officer Ariana and Officer Amy walking into the school armed with coloring books, stickers, tattoos and pencils.
Leaping Lizard circle time listening to Officer Amy.
Ella actually having a good moment out by the car.
Officer Amy and Officer Ariana after the presentation. They made it! Preschoolers can be exhausting.
We have to spend more time at Fireman’s Park and maybe visit the police station in Leonia. Love you. Mom