Supervisory Locations
General Safety Rules
Equipment & Structures
Winter Rules
Game & Behavior Rules
100

This adult supervises between the large structure and toddler area near the Clarendon fence with a view of the entire playground.

Who is the first adult into the playground?

100

This must happen immediately if a child gets hurt during play.

What is stopping play until the problem is resolved?

100

This is the maximum number of students allowed on the spinner at one time.

What is five students?

100

Snowballs may only be thrown at this surface. 

What is the stone wall? 

100

These items are not allowed for play on the playground because they encourage unsafe behavior.

What are sticks. 

200

This adult stands behind the wall inside the gate and watches the field and Commonwealth side of the playground.

Who is the second adult into the playground?

200

This behavior is not allowed; instead students should demonstrate positive sportsmanship.

What is bragging or gloating? 

200

This is the maximum number of students allowed on the basket swing at one time.

What is three students? 

200

Students should not bring this material to and from the playground.

What is snow? 

200

These types of balls must be used for playground games for safety reasons.

What are soft or padded balls? 

300

This teacher patrols the back structures, swings, spinner, and the area behind the shed along the alley fence.

Who is the third adult into the playground?

300

These should be kept even (grade-level, gender, ability, etc) whenever possible when organizing games.

What are teams? 

300

This is the only allowable direction on the slide.

What is down? 

300

Students should not do this with snow on cleared walkways.

What is kick snow? 

300

Touch footballers and soccer goalies are not allowed to do this, but instead they should throw the ball back into play.

What is punt? 

400

This teacher takes a central position and walks along the stone island to monitor the playground.

Who is the fourth adult into the playground?

400

These people are responsible for dividing students into teams before games.

Who are teachers? 

400

These playground structures may be used only for swinging and pulling up — not gymnastic flips.

What are monkey bars? 

400

This activity is never allowed when playground surfaces are icy.

What is sliding on ice?

400

This type of pretend play is not allowed as it's too violent.

What is gunplay or swordplay? 

500

These are the four locations of supervision, in order, for teachers at the playground. 

What are the first person at the large structure and toddler area near the Clarendon fence; the second person behind the wall watching the field; the third by the back structures, swings, spinner, and the area behind the shed along the alley fence; and the fourth walks along the stone island to monitor the playground.

500

Who is responsible for redirecting a student doing the wrong thing? 

Who is every teacher/any teacher/whomever sees what happened? 

500

Students may not play on this structure nor use which toys? 

What are the toddler structure and wheeled toddler toys? 

500

Despite the temptation, students should not be climbing or jumping snowbanks here. 

What are the streets? 

500

Students may never do this without permission during playground time.

What is leave the playground? 
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