The Red Cross Pillowcase Project

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Antonia from the Australian Red Cross visited our school to deliver the Pillowcase project to Year 3 and 4.  The project is designed to build children’s knowledge for disaster preparedness. Each student received and an emergency card, an activity book, a household REDiPlan and a pillowcase to create their own emergency kit. Our pillowcases have arrived and we are going to decorate them by drawing a picture of our favourite place with fabric pens, early next term. Students can then take them home and fill them with the necessary items.  

pillow case

These are the steps we learnt about:

Step 1: Be informed

Find out what emergencies might happen in your area, where you might go if you weren’t able to go home and how to get information and help in an emergency.

 Step 2: Make a plan

Make a household emergency plan to help you if there is a disaster. 

 Step 3: Get an emergency kit

Put together an emergency kit with everything you’ll need if you have to leave your home in an emergency or if you need to stay in your home for a long time.

 Step 4: Know your neighbours

Getting to know your neighbours is an important part of preparing your household. People who know their neighbours are more likely to help each other out in an emergency.

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  1. We think this is a fantastic idea!! Layton thoroughly enjoyed sharing his pillowcase creation with his family. Thank you 🙂

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