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Bike Safety Skills

Bike Safety - Bigfoot Adventures Session

August 17, 2018 Room 7

Wow - what a lots of very useful information to help us be safe on the road!
Thank you Johnny and Sarah!

Sensible clothing for biking

• Hiviz (high visibility) or bright clothing so that you can be seen
• Carrying a backpack - use a hiviz backpack cover
• Helmet
• Well-fitted closed-in shoes - make sure your laces are tied and secured by

tucking into your shoes

• Baggy pants - tuck into your socks (skinny jeans can chaff)
• ‘Spring roll’ your jacket around your waist if you get too hot
• Shorts are ideal or a skirt

Bike Safety Check

Good check every month or two

Daily check before you ride every time

1. Brake checks: two working brakes
1. Push the bike forwards and apply front brake to check
2. Push the bike backwards and apply the back brake to check
2. Properly inflated tyres -
1. flat hand press on the tyre - if it goes down, you need to pump it up
2. Squeeze - if they are soft, you need to pump it up
3. Check that you wheel is attached securely
1. check the quick release lever (open on one side and closed on the other)
2. secure in line with the frame and the fork. If the wheel wobbles, it is too loose.

Legal requirements: to ride a bike on New Zealand roads

• Reflectors - red rear reflectors (rear chain stay or on the back of the seat)
• Nighttime riding - lights instead of reflectors; back light red); front light white Tyre - flashing makes them more visible

• Brakes - must have two working brakes to ride on the NZ roads (front - right and back - left) (ride with two fingers on the brake so that you have fast

reaction to braking)

Gears

Two different shifts

1. One for the front cogs (Left hand shifter - not used as often - middle one just right)
2. One for the back cogs (1-7 cogs); (Right hand shifter - use them all the time 5

E.g. 1-1 very steep hill

Golden road - you must be pedaling when you change gears - the chain moves when you are
pedaling. You can break the bike if you change gears without pedaling.

One click at a time (one gear at a time)

Pedal ready position

• Left foot on the ground and right foot in the air
• Opposite side of the chain
• Footpath side
• Off the road and the road is visible

Mounting the Bike

• Hands on the handles - on the brakes
• Tip the bike towards you and step over the bike
• RIght foot up high (you will be pushing off with your right foot)

Helmets

It is a legal requirement to wear a helmet when riding your bike on a New Zealand road

Head injuries can be permanent - we must protect our brain

Scooter helmets or other helmets should not be worn when riding a bike - wear a helmet
that is especially designed for biking

Labels inside the helmet will tell you if it is a bike is a helmet - it lets you know what your
helmet is made off.

Do not drop them on the floor or ground - that is the way MOST helmets are broken

Plastic coating is designed for sliding along the ground if we come off our bike

The styrofoam inner should be intact - no cracks (put pressure on the interior of the helmet
with your hands to check for cracks - if you see any cracks, you should buy a new one)

Cut the straps and throw it away - don’t be tempted to use a broken helmet

Checking to see if they fit well:

When we ride our bikes, it is very important to wear a helmet that fits correctly.

• Two fingers above our eyebrow - this is where our helmet should be positioned
• Y on the side of the ear - looping underneath the ears
• Tightened under your chin - lean forward to make sure your helmet is not ‘floppy’

Chocolate Chips Cookies

Making Chocolate chip Cookies

Today we made chocolate chip cookies.

First we preheated the oven to 180 degrees .

Then we laied down some baking paper on the oven tray.

Third we poured the cookie mixture in a big bowl.

Afterwards we scooped a third of a cup of butter and

dropped it in the bowl.

First we cracked a giant egg and mixed it all

together with no water or milk.

When it was all gooey and smooth,

Mrs V(our helper) then mixed the mixture

with her hands.

After we just took a lump if the cooking batter

a rolled it into a ball and dropped it onto the oven tray.

Then very carefully Mrs V slid it into the heated oven.

We baked it for about 15-20 minutes then

took it out to look at it.

Each of us quickly took a big bite out of it to see

what it tasted like. It was so delicious.

Some of us thought it tasted a bit like cereal.

The finished product was so good that

everyone in our class loved it.

By: Jasmine.H

                                   

Easter Bunny Box

             Easter Bunny

Mrs Swan gave all of us a piece of cardboard and we drew a plan to create the Easter bunny box. Next we put tabs on the side so we could put it together. After we cut our cardboard and then we stapled the sides to make a box. Then we made a hole in the box so the easter eggs could go in because it is Easter. After that we used the tape to stick the ears to the bunny box. The next day the Easter Bunny put Easter eggs in everyone’s bunny box for a treat. Everyone felt happy.


By Jacob and Prabhdeep

Let’s be friends

Making new friends can definitely be scary. But, it doesn't have to be! Other children want to make new friends too, just like you.

Be Friendly

Go to class with a smile on your face and try to talk to as many people as possible. 

Introduce Yourself

If you see someone you want to be friends with, make the first move and say hi!