McGruff Safety Class

Safety Classes - June 30,2012

We were so happy to have the Troup County Sheriff's Department visit our school along with McGruff the Crime Dog. The children were very welcoming to our "Guest Instructor" McGruff. He came to remind the children of safety tips and stranger danger reminders. 

We know children hear this at school and at home but we want to show families and our students that it is also importnat to us. Knowing Martial Arts is not a reason to not need and use safety tips. If we save even one child or family with this information every bit of effort is worth it. 

Thank you so much to Ms. Leslie Purdy- Thorpe. She is the mother of one of our Little Dragons and has been VERY valuable to myself and Mr. May. She arranged this visit as well as previous visits by emergency personnel for safety courses. We are blessed to have all of our parents who support us on a daily basis.

Here are some pictures of our visit with McGruff.

Here are our Little Dragons with McGruff

 

With the Juniors, McGruff was not able to stay. But McGruff's keeper was able to stay and teach a lesson on Stranger danger and Safety as it realtes to internet safety. It is never too early to teach and remind our children how to stay safe in the vast world of the internet. There are so many ways to be caught in unsafe behavior on the computer. We truly care about our students total awareness not just their physical awareness.

Thank you once again to the Troup County Sheriff's Department. 

Mr. May and I were thrilled to see so many of our students participate in this safety class. 

We will repeat this class on a future date for those that were not able to attend.