Lookout Scouts Safety Patrol

INFORMATION

What is Safety Patrol?• An opportunity for 4th and 5th grade students

to help teachers and students everyday• A chance to take on more responsibility• A time to work with new people and make

new friends• An opportunity to wear that sweet safety vest!

What Kinds of Jobs Can the Lookouts Do?

• Different Jobs– Bus sign holders– Pedestrian Patrollers– Door Holders– Walking younger students to their buses– Cafeteria helper– Greeter

Can Anyone be a Lookout Scout?

• No• Only 4th and 5th grade students are eligible– Must have demonstrated good behavior– Must turn in their homework – Must be responsible and able to work without

adult supervision

Can I Get The Job I Want?

• Sometimes

• Students always get to choose the job they get, but a job you are hoping for may have been selected by another student before you get the chance

Will I Get to Wear the Vest?

• Maybe - Likely• Priority is given to outside jobs and cafeteria

duties.• There are usually vests left over, enough for

every child. You should be able to wear when you are patrolling.

Why Do We Have Lookouts?

• Lookouts help the school run smoothly• Lookouts help to keep younger students safe• Lookouts CANNOT punish or threaten other

students.– Lookouts remind kids of the rules– If there is a problem with a student, get a teacher

right away.

So How Do I Get a Job?

• You’ll get a application that needs to be signed by you as well as a parent/guardian

• Your teacher will also need to sign the application and say if you have the good grades and the great behavior that it takes to be a Safety Patrol.

• Then Mr. “D” will access who is eligible for Lookout Scout positions.

So. . . Who wants to be a

Lookout Scout?