Students at the Tansey Elementary School gathered for an all-school assembly on April 24, 2013 to hear about bicycle safety from Fall River Police Officer Matt Silvia. After being introduced by -Principal Kristen Farias, Officer Silvia covered the importance of wearing bicycle helmets, the basic rules of the road and other related topics to ensure that young riders know how to make riding safe. Principal Farias also announced an upcoming "bike to school" event to take place the following week and answered questions from the children about the event. Students have also been participating in the City-wide Fitness Challenge by participating in Walking Wednesdays and Fit Fridays where they walk, run, or jog around an outdoor walking route. Click here for photos of last year's bicycle safety presentation. .For more information about the program, contact School Wellness Coordinator Marcia Picard at 774-319-0107 or Fall River Mass In Motion coordinator Julianne Kelly, at 508-324-2405. (Photos courtesy of Julie Kelly)

(Top row) Principal Kristen Farias and Physical Education Teacher Matt Ducharme welcome Tansey students to an assembly in which Officer Silvia talks about bicycle safety. (Row two, right) The music teacher leads the students in the Star Spangled Banner before the program begins. (Row three) Officer Silvia talks about helmets by showing both humorous and serious slides to illustrate how helmets work. (Bottom row) Officer Silvia goes over the ABCs of bicycle maintenance while passing around a military helmet for the children to examine.