Caterpillar company

After listening to McGruff tell us "Don't play with matches, stay down & crawl out, and Stop Drop, & Roll on Tuesday, we welcomed firefighters from the Bella Vista Fire Department to our classroom today.  Even a big friendly firefighter looks different in his full turnout gear, so it was good to watch the transformation happen right in our own space.  The children listened carefully, and seemed to accept the fact that it was indeed the same friend, whether or not he wore his mask and air tank.  We went to the parking lot to get a closer look at the trucks.  Unfortunately the firefighters were called to a grass fire, but it was pretty cool to see them pull away with lights flashing!