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Hull’s Jacobs Elementary School Students Participate in Fire Prevention Week Activities

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Hull Public Schools
Michael F. Devine, Superintendent
180 Harborview Road
Hull, MA 02045

For Immediate Release

Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019

Contact: Benjamin Paulin
Phone: 781-428-3299
Email: [email protected]

Hull’s Jacobs Elementary School Students Participate in Fire Prevention Week Activities

HULL — Superintendent Michael Devine and Principal Christine Cappadona are pleased to share that Lillian M. Jacobs Elementary School students received a special visit from Hull firefighters in honor of Fire Prevention Week last week.

National Fire Prevention Week took place Sunday, Oct. 6 through Saturday, Oct. 12. This year’s theme was “Not Every Hero Wears a Cape. Plan and Practice Your Escape!” in an effort to remind people of the critical importance of creating and practicing an escape plan should a fire start.

Capt. Roy Ahlquist, Capt. Steven Johnson, Firefighter Ken Resnick and Firefighter David Gibbons from the Hull Fire Department led a 30-minute presentation for each homeroom in grades pre-K through five throughout the week. The firefighters created a slideshow with visuals for each grade to individualize their training to target important fire prevention skills children at each age should know.

The following training was provided to each grade level:

  • Pre-K: Students learned and practiced the “Stop, Drop & Roll” maneuver on gymnastic mats.
  • Kindergarten: Capt. Ahlquist and Capt. Johnson discussed the role of firefighters in serving the community and how firefighters are community helpers. Firefighter Resnick and Firefighter Gibbons demonstrated how each piece of equipment is put on before entering a burning building to encourage students not to be afraid if they see a firefighter fully dressed in his or her gear.
  • First Grade: Students learned about how smoke rises and that they should crawl low under smoke. They practiced crawling on their hands and knees on gymnastic mats.
  • Second Grade: Students were encouraged to talk with their families about planning escape routes out of their home. Students were told that their family should have two escape routes out of their house and a family meeting place to go to when they get outside. They were also reminded of the importance of getting out and staying out.
  • Third Grade: Students learned about what fire is and were introduced to the Fire Tetrahedron of heat, fuel, oxygen and a chemical chain reaction which creates fire.
  • Fourth Grade: Students learned how to report emergencies. Firefighters instructed students how to identify when an emergency is happening and how to report an emergency to 911.
  • Fifth Grade: Students learned about safety precautions to take while cooking which can help to prevent fires.

Each elementary student received a fire safety bag of goodies. Each student was also given a poster board and asked to draw a picture that represents what they learned during Fire Prevention Week. Completed posters are due at the end of this week. Then, the Hull Fire Department will pick one poster from each grade level that best represents Fire Prevention Week. Capt. Ahlquist will announce the winners during Hull Elementary School’s November assembly and the winning students will get to ride to school on a fire engine.

“We’re very appreciative of the Hull Fire Department and their firefighters who come to visit our school each year,” Assistant Principal Kyle Shaw said. “They work hard to make their presentation engaging and tailored to each grade level and our students come away each year having learned important fire safety and prevention lessons.”

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Hull Elementary School Students Participate in Girls on the Run Program

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Hull Public Schools
Michael F. Devine, Superintendent
180 Harborview Road
Hull, MA 02045

For Immediate Release

Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Contact: Jessica Sacco
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Hull Elementary School Students Participate in Girls on the Run Program

Girls Play Board Games with Seniors as Part of Program

HULL — For the second year in a row, a group of girls at Lillian M. Jacobs Elementary School participated in the Girls on the Run Program as part of an ongoing effort to promote health and wellness in their daily lives.

On June 1, 27 Jacobs Elementary School students joined their peers from throughout the state to participate in the annual 5K at Hormel Stadium in Medford.

Girls on the Run is a nonprofit organization that inspires girls to be joyful, healthy and confident in their everyday lives through an experience-based curriculum that integrates running.

To prepare for the race, girls in grades three through five participated in a 10-week program at school. On select mornings before school and afternoons after school, they met with coaches to run and then engage in activities designed to build self-awareness and teamwork and foster goal-setting and healthy relationships.

The Girls on the Run program also incorporated a community service project. This year, girls decided they would like to give back to seniors in town.

On May 23, the girls visited the Senior Center and brought board games to play with members. Once there, they were able to work on their communication skills and learn more about a different segment of the community.

“The Girls on the Run program is a fantastic way for teachers and students to collaborate on an out of the box curriculum centered on health and fitness,” Principal Christine Cappadona said. “We were pleased to get the girls out into the community to spend time and learn from some of our longstanding residents.”

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Jacobs Elementary School Read-A-Thon Raises More Than $9,000

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Hull Public Schools
Michael F. Devine, Superintendent
180 Harborview Road
Hull, MA 02045

For Immediate Release

Friday, March 1, 2019

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Jacobs Elementary School Read-A-Thon Raises More Than $9,000

HULL –Students at Lillian M. Jacobs Elementary School simply couldn’t put their books down this winter during the school’s annual Read-a-Thon.

Students read for a total of 203,408 minutes during the reading initiative and raised $9,069 for the school’s Parent Teacher Organization (PTO). The school began the Read-a-Thon with a goal of reaching 200,000 reading minutes, which students far exceeded.

“Each year, students are so excited to read during the Read-a-Thon,” Principal Christine Cappadona said. “It’s wonderful to see kids in every grade get so invested in reading and have fun doing it.”

The 16th annual Jacobs School Read-a-Thon officially began on Saturday, Jan. 26 at 8 a.m. and ended on Sunday, Feb. 3 at 8 p.m. Students were given reading logs and a PTO fundraising log at a Friday, Jan. 25 kickoff assembly led by Assistant Principal Kyle Shaw.

During the Read-a-Thon, the “Reading Pirate” paid a visit to every classroom in hopes of catching students reading. The Reading Pirate’s visit was captured on video and shown to students during the Read-a-Thon wrap up assembly on Feb. 15.

As an incentive for students to read and participate, staff at the school volunteered their names to the “Read-a-Thon Wheel.” If students met a reading goal during the Read-a-Thon, at least one of the staff members would be silly stringed from head to toe at the wrap up assembly.

Adjustment Counselor Maureen Rosenplanter and School Physiologist Lauren Snowdale, were the lucky two chosen through spins of the wheel, and were promptly covered in silly string.

“I love reading,” said Molly McCarthy, a kindergarten student. “I read new books and read to my little brother. The Read-a-Thon was really fun and I liked watching the silly string.”

During the assembly, individual, classroom and raffle awards were announced and prizes presented. The assembly ended with students giving the PTO representatives, Mel Harper and Elizabeth Naylor, who worked to put on the Read-a-Thon a “Pirate Cheer.”

“I love reading and I got to read Harry Potter books one through four in two weeks,” said Patrick Lancaster, the third grade student who read 3,049 minutes — the most of any student in his grade. “I knew I worked really hard, but I wasn’t sure I’d be the winner for third grade. It’s going to be hard to beat my record next year. I hope that I can beat the Best in the School record by the time I’m in fifth grade.”

Students were also awarded a school-wide movie in the cafeteria in the afternoon in appreciation of their hard work.

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Hull Elementary School Students Participate in Fire Prevention Week

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Hull Public Schools
Michael F. Devine, Superintendent
180 Harborview Road
Hull, MA 02045

For Immediate Release

Monday, Oct. 15, 2018

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Hull Elementary School Students Participate in Fire Prevention Week

HULL — Students at Lillian M. Jacobs Elementary School received a special visit from the Hull Fire Department last week to refresh their fire prevention skills.

Oct. 7-13 marked National Fire Prevention Week, and to ensure children are prepared in the event of an emergency, Fire Capt. Steve Johnson, Capt. Gary Twombly, Firefighter Brian Thompson, Firefighter Jake Williamson and Firefighter Tyler Pari met with students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade for some important lessons.

In 1925, President Calvin Coolidge declared Fire Prevention Week a national observance, making it the country’s longest running public observance. Each year, the week is observed to coincide with the anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 on Oct. 8, where more than 250 people were killed and more than 2,000 acres of land burned.

This year’s campaign, which changes annually, was centered on the message: “Look. Listen. Learn. Be aware. Fire can happen anywhere.”

Look – Students were educated on potential fire hazards within their home and where to look for them.

Listen – Capt. Johnson reminded students that whenever they hear a fire alarm, they should exit their home immediately and leave all belongings and pets behind. “Get out and stay out,” Capt. Twombly added. “We will arrive quickly and rescue your pets.”

Learn – Firefighters asked that students talk with their families to learn two ways out of every room in their house in the event that one is obstructed by fire.

Capt. Johnson and Capt. Twombly, along with firefighters Thompson, Williamson and Pari visited students on Oct. 9-11, where they led customized 30-minute training sessions for each grade. During every class, firefighters reviewed lessons from last year’s Fire Prevention Week and used captivating visuals to guide their presentations.

  • Pre-kindergarten: Stop, drop and roll – students practiced the maneuver on gymnastic mats as the firemen assisted them. Once all students had the opportunity to practice they received a tour of a fire engine.
  • Kindergarten: Firefighters are community helpers – Capt. Twombly and Capt. Johnson disused the role of fireman within their community. Additionally, Firefighter Thompson demonstrated how each piece of equipment is put on before entering a burning building in an effort to alleviate any fears students may have had when seeing a firefighter dressed in his or her gear.
  • First grade: Crawl low under smoke – students learned about how smoke rises and practiced crawling on their hands and knees on the gymnastic mats.
  • Second grade: Escape plans – students were instructed to speak with their families to plan two escape routes from their house as well as meeting places once outside. (“Get out and stay out.”)
  • Third grade: What is fire? – students were introduced to the fire tetrahedron, a four-sided geometric representation of the four factors necessary for fire: heat, fuel, oxygen and chemical chain reaction.
  • Fourth grade: Reporting emergencies – students learned how to identify emergencies and the proper methods to report them.
  • Fifth grade: Cooking safety – safety precautions around cooking were discussed.

At the end of the interactive presentation, each student left with a fire safety pencil, bracelet and plastic firefighter helmet.

Additionally, each student was given a poster board and asked to draw a picture that represents what they learned during Fire Prevention Week. Posters are due on Oct. 19. The Hull Fire Department will pick one poster from each grade level that best represented Fire Prevention Week and award the student who drew it a ride to school on a fire engine. Fifth grade students were also asked to write one paragraph summarizing what they learned.

“Every year Hull firefighters do an amazing job taking on the roles of teachers to educate our students about the importance of fire prevention,” Assistant Principal Kyle Shaw said. “Throughout their presentations, students were curious, engaged and enjoyed showing off some of the tips they learned from firefighters. Thank you to the Hull Fire Department for taking the time to meet with our students.”

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