Posted January 4, 2012

Students in Grades K-3:

• To play in the snow, students must be dressed appropriately wearing a coat, snow pants, boots, gloves and a hat.
• If they do not have boots, students will be asked to remain on the blacktop area.
• If students do not have snow pants, they cannot play in the snow.
• Even when dressed appropriately, students’ clothing may get wet. It is recommended that a change of clothing be sent in and left in their cubbies should this occur. The school does not have enough extra clothing for students to borrow should their clothing get wet.

Students in Grades 4-6:

• To play in the snow or to slide down the hill, students must be dressed appropriately wearing a coat, boots and gloves. A hat is recommended.
• If they do not have boots, students will be asked to remain on the blacktop area.
• Since many older students do not want to wear snow pants, they should have a change of clothes in school in the event their pants, socks, etc. get wet. It is the student’s responsibility to adhere to the rules regarding appropriate recess attire and to be prepared with an extra set of clothing. Students have been told that they need to be dressed appropriately for playing in the snow or sliding down the hill. We will continue to remind students of the rules and encourage them to have an extra set of dry clothes in school.

Winter playground rules

• Students are not allowed to throw snow or ice at any time.

• Snowboards, toboggans, tubes and molded or metal sleds are NOT permitted.

• Due to lack of storage space in the classrooms, only plastic roll-up sleds are permitted at school. In order to be brought on the bus, the roll-up sleds must be contained in a bag or backpack so they do not unroll. In the classroom, the sleds should remain in the bag or backpack.