♪MUSIC♪ >>HI.

MY NAME IS MS. JUDY AND I'M A HELPER.

I'M REALLY PROUD OF MY JOB.

I GET TO HELP YOU LEARN.

I'M A TEACHER.

AT OUR SCHOOL, THERE ARE A LOT OF ADULTS THAT ARE HERE TO HELP YOU.

THEY'RE PART OF OUR SCHOOL FAMILY.

THEY'RE ALL GOING TO BE WEARING NAME BADGES LIKE THIS.

THEIR PICTURE AND THEIR NAME WILL BE ON IT.

AND THAT WAY YOU KNOW THEY'RE PART OF OUR SCHOOL FAMILY.

AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT AT OUR SCHOOL THERE ARE ALL OF THESE ADULT HELPERS THAT ARE HERE TO KEEP YOU SAFE.

LET ME TELL YOU SOME OF THE THINGS WE DO IN THE CLASSROOM TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE SAFE.

TO HELP ME DO MY JOB THERE ARE TOOLS IN OUR SCHOOL THAT HELP ME TO KEEP YOU SAFE.

ONE OF THE PARTS IN OUR CLASSROOM THAT HELPS TO KEEP YOU SAFE IS THE FIRE ALARM.

WHEN THERE'S A FIRE, YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR A LOUD SOUND.

[FIRE ALARM BEEPING] >>AND THEN FLASHING LIGHTS.

THAT TELLS US WE NEED TO LINE UP AT THE DOOR AND LEAVE THE BUILDING.

ANOTHER PART IN THE CLASSROOM THAT HELPS TO KEEP YOU SAFE, IS THE TELEPHONE.

YOU MIGHT NOT THINK THAT, THAT'S A TOOL.

BUT IT IS A TOOL AND IT DOES HELP KEEP YOU SAFE.

IF YOU NEED HELP, THE TEACHER PICKS UP THE PHONE AND THEN JUST CALLS FOR HELP.

>>911.

WHAT'S YOUR EMERGENCY?

>>THE INTERCOM IS ANOTHER TOOL THAT WE USE IN OUR SCHOOL TO KEEP US SAFE.

WE'RE USED TO HEARING A LOT OF ANNOUNCEMENTS COMING FROM THAT INTERCOM.

IF THERE'S AN EMERGENCY, WE'RE GONNA HEAR THE VOICE FROM SOMEONE IN OUR SCHOOL FAMILY.

AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE LISTEN TO THE DIRECTIONS THEY TELL US SO WE STAY SAFE.

ANOTHER PART IN OUR SCHOOL THAT KEEPS US SAFE IS OUR CLASSROOM DOOR.

JUST LIKE AT HOME, YOU HAVE YOUR FRONT DOOR AND TO STAY SAFE, YOU CLOSE IT.

IN OUR CLASSROOM, WE CLOSE OUR DOOR ALSO.

AND THAT KEEPS US SAFE.

WHEN OUR DOOR IS CLOSED, WE LOCK IT SO WE'RE SAFE INSIDE THE CLASSROOM.

I LIKE MY JOB.

I GET TO HELP YOU LEARN.

WE PRACTICE THE ABC'S AND THE 123'S.

JUST LIKE WE PRACTICE LEARNING, WE ALSO PRACTICE SAFETY DRILLS.

I WANT YOU TO FEEL COMFORTABLE KNOWING WHAT TO DO IF THERE'S AN EMERGENCY.

AND TEACHERS ALWAYS HAVE A PLAN.

SO IF THERE'S A STRANGER IN THE SCHOOL OR IF THERE'S A FIRE, OR IF THERE'S BAD WEATHER, WE ALREADY KNOW WHAT TO DO.

WE HAVE OUR PLAN.

WE'VE PRACTICED OUR DRILLS BECAUSE WE ARE ALWAYS PREPARED.

WHEN WE PRACTICE A DRILL, WE MIGHT NEED TO GO IN THE HALLWAY OR WE MIGHT NEED TO GO IN THE CLOSET TO STAY AWAY FROM THE WINDOWS.

IT'S OKAY IF YOU'RE SCARED.

YOU CAN HOLD A FRIEND'S HAND OR YOU CAN GIVE SOMEBODY A HUG.

WHEN WE PRACTICE THE DRILL, WE MIGHT LINE UP AND WE'LL GO INTO THE HALLWAY.

YOU CAN HELP ME BY LISTENING CAREFULLY TO THE DIRECTIONS, STAYING QUIET AND FOLLOWING WHAT WE NEED TO DO SO THAT YOU CAN STAY SAFE.

WHEN THE DRILL IS OVER THERE WILL BE TIME FOR US TO TALK.

YOU MIGHT WANT TO SHARE HOW YOU'RE FEELING.

SOME OF YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN FEELING SCARED OR ANGRY, OR UPSET.

YOU CAN TALK ABOUT HOW YOU'RE FEELING.

TEACHERS ARE REALLY GOOD LISTENERS.

SOME OF YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN EXCITED OR MIGHT FEEL PROUD.

WE WANT TO HEAR THAT, TOO.

WE'RE VERY IMPORTANT HELPERS IN THIS SCHOOL BUT WE'RE NOT THE ONLY HELPERS IN THE SCHOOL.

IN OUR SCHOOL FAMILY THERE ARE OTHER ADULTS LIKE THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL OR THE CAFETERIA WORKER, OR THE HALL MONITOR WHO ARE THERE TO HELP, AS WELL.

YOU CAN FEEL SAFE BECAUSE HELPERS ALL OVER THE SCHOOL ARE LOOKING OUT FOR YOU.

WHAT'S MY JOB?

TO KEEP YOU SAFE.

WHAT'S YOUR JOB?

TO BE SAFE.

>>TO MEET OTHER HELPERS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, GO TO MEETTHEHELPERS.ORG.