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Playground Equipment Safety Guidelines & Expectations
Outdoor gear
- students go outside for recess, every day, unless the temperature is -20 or colder
- ensure your student has coat, hat, gloves, snow pants and boots so they can enjoy their recess time
- Neck gators are preferable to scarves (less likely to get caught on equipment)
- PLEASE label your child's winter gear - it helps it get back to the right owner
Swings
- remain seated
- swing forwards and backwards only
- no pushing or twisting or "banana splits"
- no jumping off
- one person per swing
- if watching, do NOT stand in front or behind a moving swing
Slides
- one person on the slide at a time
- slide down only (no climbing up the slide), feet first, sitting only
- wait for the person ahead of you to get out of the way before sliding down
- do NOT sit or stand at the bottom of slide zone
Climbing tubes
- do not play on top of the tubes
Jungle gym
- climbing and sitting on the top is allowed
- if you can reach the bars, you can play on them; no lifting each other up to reach
Toys
- keep your toys off the playground (this prevents loss or broken toys and hard feelings)
- at this time, card games will be allowed on the picnic table area
Rocks, snow & sticks
- stay on the ground (no picking up or throwing them)
Physical touch
- Touch tag only
- NO tackling, tickling or pushing
Basketball & Football at Nordale Elementary
- are non-contact at Nordale (no pushing, no grabbing, no holding, and no tripping
- football only on the open field area (NOT in BB area)
- no balls in the gravel equipment areas
- unsafe play is not okay and may result in a game time out to review safety rules, or suspension of the game until further notice
Jump ropes
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no swinging of ropes (like a whip) or using them for purposes other than jumping
FUN
- have lots of it
- invite others to join your game
- share
- avoid screaming in other student's ears
- enjoy team games and be careful not to run through other students' games
- when you hear a whistle (the duty person needs your attention) or the bell (it is time to come inside) –NOW lh5.10.17
Last Modified on May 10, 2017