What Is Fireman Bill?

I would imagine that Bill is the name of the fireman who will come and give a presentation on fire safety. There is usually at least one fire fighter in a community who is trained to present at schools, sometimes a fire fighter who has a child in the school system.

Curriculum Night is VERY important.

It's where the teachers will outline everything that will be taught for the year, the daily schedule, address parent concerns, get contact information, and also usually the signup sheet for parent teacher conferences. Similarly, it's when parents get to meet each other, see the classroom, etc. It's usually a kid-free event / focus is entirely on the adult perspective of 'What will my child be learning this year, and who will be teaching them, and how?"

No idea about fireman bill... unless it's a person, maybe? Fireman Bill/William?

Elena:

it's not a Fireman Bill - like a law - it's Fireman Bill.. a fireman that comes in to the school and talks to the kids about fire safety.

Curriculum Night is just what it says - Curriculum - it goes over the class, expectations, upcoming events, grading, testing, etc.

I strongly encourage you to go...you meet the teacher, other parents and other students...

Our "Fireman Bill" is called "Matches the Clown" and he talks about fire safety. It's good to see what he teaches because you need to use the same phrases at home when you practice your fire plan. They are pretty universal so when a child learns to phrase "stop, drop, and roll" they are going to hear that one over and over and over. Same with other phrases too.

They will talk about a meeting place if you have to get out of your house for a fire, what to do if you smell smoke or see flames, all sorts of things. Then if you practice these things at home you'll have the same words they used and it reinforces what they teach.

I think curriculum night is pretty important, but that's just me, with or without fireman bill (whom I assume is a local firefighter, talking about safety and whatnot.)
Why don't you just ask the teacher, or the school office? A simple phone call or email and you'll have your answer.

I suggest that it's just a meeting during which a fireman will be there to talk about fire safety. Fireman Bill could be the curriculum. When you use curriculum night with fireman bill it is confusing although it could be that they're going to both present curriculum info and Fireman Bill. I'd call or e-mail the teacher and ask.

Cirriculum night to those not from Arizona is called "Back to School Night" everywhere else. It's important to find out what the expectations are for you as a parent, and the expectations for you kids, classroom procedures and all.

I never really hear anything new at curriculum night that wasnt completely gone over at least 4 times already.
But, its a good chance to meet the parents of the children your child is spending time with at school, and you can also wait in line to talk to the teacher. :)
Personally, I just like to call or email.
Its really your call, I dont think it is a HUGE deal if you pass on it.

Never heard of fireman bill though.

If you don't go to Fireman Bill night, you might want to actually stop in and talk to the people at the fire station when you are close by. The reason I suggest this is that you may have not learned what happens when there is a fire here in the US. There are certain things that firefighters expect, things they want you to do, and things that they want you to know. It's actually pretty important.

Most of us never have a fire in our homes, thank God, but if there IS a reason to call the fire department (I have had to do this myself), it's good to have an idea of what to expect, even if there isn't actually a fire. For example, I had to carry my children out to the car with blankets and put the car in a neighbor's driveway. The fire trucks came in our cul-de-sac (a round driveway with several houses in it) and they stayed in my house until they figured out what was causing the smoke (my sump pump motor turned on and burned itself out even though it wasn't raining - strange occurence!) It was scary, but I knew what would happen.

One thing they will tell you is what happens in the US if you have your car parked in front of a fire hydrant, and they have a fire and need to use the hydrant. Most people won't park in front of one because they don't want to get a ticket from the police, but the ticket isn't the worse part. What the fire fighters will DO to your car if it's in the way is the worst part!!

It is important that children know what to expect, and that you and your husband have talked to them and made a PLAN about where to go in case of a fire. Pick a place, like in the neighbor's front yard across the street. Teach them to NEVER go back in the house for ANYTHING, including their pet. Teach them not to hide because the fire fighter will be looking for them. Teach them Stop, Drop and Roll. Teach them to stay low to the ground and never open a door without touching it to make sure that it isn't hot.

Have this talk with your kids. It's really important. We did it with every house we moved to.

Dawn

Sounds like that is the fireman's first name.