On Wednesday 22nd February we had a visit from the RNLI - Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Two lifeguards, Ray and Jamie came along to our assembly to talk to us about keeping safe at the beach. They showed the children the different flags that they might see when they go to the beach. The red and yellow flag indicates that there are lifeguards on duty and so it is safe to swim between the two flags. Red is for danger and black and white flags show that only surfers or people with kayaks should go into the sea. They also talked about the dangers of using inflatables in the sea. Andrew and Jodie were chosen to dress up as lifeguards. They were great models!
Ray and Jamie also told the children what to do if they ever get into difficulty in the sea between the red and yellow flags. - 'DON'T PANIC' 'HOLD ON TO SOMETHING THAT FLOATS' 'SHOUT FOR HELP'. Finally they told the children how to keep safe on a sunny day at the beach-
SLIP - slip on a long sleeved T-shirt
SLAP - slap on a wide brimmed sunhat
SLOP - slop on suncream regularly
Now all we need is the summer to come!
