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Stuffed Love & Caring Coins
Stuffed Love & Caring Coins
Thomas O. Hicks Elementary is proud to offer support to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. We would like to help the youngest victims by sending “stuffed love” their way. We are collecting new or gently loved stuffed animals for the kids who lost so much. Look for the large box in the cafeteria to send your stuffed love one to a new home.
We have also established a drop bucket in the main office for your spare change. A little change makes a BIG difference!
The help drive will continue through Sept. 16. All stuffed animals and cash collected will be donated to the American Red Cross to help Hurricane Katrina victims. Thank you for opening your hearts during this difficult time.
If you have any questions, please contact: Jenny Gwynn at 972-668-8542 or jennygwynn@comcast.net
Mrs. Leonard at 469-713-5981, Student Council Advisor & Fourth Grade Teacher
Tornado Safety
Tornado Safety
AT HOME
Before the storm:
- Develop a plan with your family for home, work, school, and when outdoors.
- Practice safety drills frequently.
- Know the name of the county/parish in which you live. Keep a map nearby to follow the movement of storms announced on weather bulletins.
- Have your parents have a NOAA Weather Radio with a warning alarm tone and battery backup to receive warnings.
- Listen to radio or television for the latest information.
- If away from your home, listen to forecasts and take precautions if threatening weather is possible.
If a warning is issued or severe weather approaches: - In a home or building, move to a designated shelter, such as a basement or storm cellar.
- If an underground shelter is not available, move to a small, interior room or hallway on the lowest floor. Get under a sturdy piece of furniture.
- DO NOT seek shelter in buildings with large expanse roofs, such as malls, auditoriums, gymnasiums, or cafeterias.
- Stay away from windows.
- Get out of automobiles and mobile homes.
- If no shelter is available, lie flat in a nearby ditch or depression away from power lines and streambeds.
- DO NOT seek shelter under highway bridges or overpasses.
AT SCHOOL
Prepare a plan in advance: - School administrators and teachers should prepare a plan for all situations, including arrival, lunch, recess, departure times, and field trips.
- Tornado shelters should be designed by a registered engineer or architect. Special provisions should be made for disabled students and those in portable or temporary classroom facilities.
- Teachers should have available a NOAA Weather Radio (with a warning alarm tone) for weather information and a megaphone or compressed air horn in case the intercom fails.
- If threatening weather is anticipated, your teachers may keep you at school beyond regular hours. Cancel lunches or large assemblies.
If a warning is issued or severe weather approaches - Follow your teacher's instructions.
- Walk in an orderly fashion to a designated shelter or an enclosed hallway (away from windows). Avoid auditoriums, gymnasiums and any cafeteria with large unreinforced walls.
- Crouch down near the wall and cover your head.
- Wait for the "all clear" signal from the school before returning to the classroom.
- If outdoors or on a bus, immediately return to the building, to an interior hallway. If no shelter is available, lie in a nearby ditch.
