Washing Germs Away
This afternoon, our school nurse, Miss Brenda, came in to remind everyone about the importance of proper hand washing. First, she spent some time discussing how we can keep our bodies strong and reasons why we wash our hands, when we need to, and how we do it correctly. Everyone practiced catching their sneeze in their sleeve and using imaginary soap and water to wash their hands. She encouraged them to sing the alphabet song or the birthday song twice while they washed their hands to know how long to scrub them. Next, she gave a few classmates some "magic powder" to represent fake germs on their hands. She encouraged everyone to join her on the carpet, shake hands, and give lots of high-fives. Following this they circled up to see how much the germs had spread to one another by using her black light. She then sent everyone to the bathroom to practice their new hand washing routine. When they returned she used her black light again to see who had done a good job washing their hands and removing all those "germs". Thanks for caring so much about us and our health, Nurse Brenda! We hope everyone stays healthy this school year!
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