Last week we had a very special visitor in Phoenix House to come
and talk with us. It was not only a New Zealand Police officer but he is also
Oscar’s Dad. Shayne was kind enough to take some time out of his busy day
to come in and visit us at Phoenix House. Everyone was so excited to see him
and had lots of questions to ask. Shayne started off by showing us his uniform and all the
special things he carries everyday to help him do his job. Oscar loved showing
us his favourite part of his Dad’s uniform that he loves to play with... his
special torch. Everyone also really enjoyed having a look at the hand cuffs he
carries, we all had a turn of trying them on. He then talked about what a police man does, which many of
you already had some good ideas such as “putting people in jail” “chasing bad guys” “helping people" which are all correct but some other things we learnt
about a police man’s job was that we can call them when we are lost and need
help, and what number we can all, which most of you know as 111. He also talked
about only calling that number in an emergency when we really need help. The most exciting part of this visit was getting to play in
his police car. He opened up the doors and everyone got a turn to sit inside
and he even turned on the different sirens and lights! What an exciting mat time we had today. Everyone learnt a
lot of new information and we have already seen lots of police role playing in
the playground. Big thanks to Oscar and his Dad for this great experience, I
don’t think it will be forgotten any time soon.
