Rhyan, 1st Grade Student

Katie The Bus Visit

On Thursday, October 23, 2014 we had a lesson about Katie the Bus.

Mrs. McCarthy took us to the cafeteria and 2 ladies told us about bus safety. They used a bus puppet. They acted out all the important things about riding a bus safely. They sang a poem to us about bus safety. The song was: “Bottom to the bottom, back to the back, hands on your backpack, hands on your lap”.

Then they told us to line up. We walked out of the building. We stood by the bus and they explained about the “special sound” which goes “psssss”. This means, the bus has stopped you can get in now.

Then, we got on the bus and they told us to sit three on one seat. They explained things about the bus. 

• Never sit on your knees
• Never stick your head out of the bus
• If there is an emergency, we can use  the emergency exits
• Never sit on edge of the seat
• Voice level 1

Then, we were ready to ride the bus. She drove us around the parking lot. While she rode us around, we sang “The Wheels on the Bus” song. Then, we parked. We got out. She asked for a volunteer.

She picked Ethan. Ethan grabbed a tissue box pretending it was a lunchbox. The lady taught us what to do if we ever drop something in front of the bus. She walked a few inches into the street. Then, Ethan dropped the tissue box. She taught us that if we ever drop something to wave to the bus driver so she doesn’t run us over.

We then practiced crossing the street in front of the bus. We practiced freezing like a popsicle when we heard the honk. When the driver moved her hand, we walked. When she showed her hand to stop, we would freeze again.

When the lesson was done she told us we did a great job. She gave us a coloring book about everything that she taught us.

It was awesome to learn about safety rules on the bus!