The children’s segment of this website was designed for use in your classroom. We hope it helps the children achieve learning objectives for reading. Children can go through the story on the website and then complete the quiz. The children’s segment of the website is available in both English and French.

Website Contest

At the end of the quiz is a place for the children to enter the name of their classroom, school and teacher. 3 classrooms in Nova Scotia will win a $150 cash prize drawn for on October 31.

Other Elements Of The School Bus Campaign

Police will hand out information cards to the driving public at “traffic stops” around the province. The cards will describe the penalty for passing a school bus illegally. There is a heavy fine and 6 points against the license.

Police agencies may also step up enforcement, or make classroom visits. You may wish to have a police officer come to your school. If one is not already scheduled, contact your local police agency.

Another idea is to invite a school bus driver to speak to the class. The transportation coordinator for your school board can put you in touch with a driver.

Timeline

If doing the website exercise with the students is not practical during the week of the campaign, doing so at another time is acceptable. Preferably the exercise should be done by October 31, the contest closing date.

Your Comments

Your opinion of the school bus safety website and lesson plan is extremely important to Safety Services Nova Scotia. We would sincerely like to hear your comments, concerns and/or suggestions for making the campaign even more effective in teaching children about school bus safety, and in using the campaign to help you achieve your learning objectives in the classroom.

Please email Arminta Kennedy at kennedy@safetyservicesns.ca by October 31, so that we may properly evaluate the campaign’s success.