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D47 Students Can Meet the Bus at Free Open House

The transportation open house will allow District 47 and Wehde Early Childhood students to ride a bus and meet drivers before school starts.

District 47 kindergarten and Wehdle Early Childhood Center students can visit a transportation open house in August.
District 47 kindergarten and Wehdle Early Childhood Center students can visit a transportation open house in August. (District 47)

CRYSTAL LAKE, IL — District 47 kindergarten and preschool students will get the chance to "Meet the Bus" at a transportation open house in early August. The Transportation Joint Agreement, the bus service shared between District 47 and 155 schools, will host its fifth annual open house from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Aug. 5 at TJA's Bus Garage, 1204 S. McHenry Avenue in Crystal Lake. The free open house is geared toward District 47 kindergarten and Wehde Early Childhood students and allows them to meet their bus drivers, learn about bus safety, ask questions and even board and ride the bus before the first day of school.

The event features a first aid and bus safety equipment station, a safe seating demonstration, snacks, games, activities, and more. One of the event’s main attractions is an interactive bus safety show starring Buster the Bus, a miniature “talking” school bus, according to a news release.

If possible, families are encouraged to attend the open house during the time slot that corresponds to their last name:
  • 9 to 10 a.m.: A-F
  • 10 to 11 a.m.: G-L
  • 11 a.m. to noon: M-R
  • Noon to noon: S-Z

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