West Woodland Playground Rules

Equipment

• Respect Equipment:
  • No sitting on balls, they deflate easily
  • Jump ropes are only for jump rope games, please do not tie them to trees, fences, or friends
• Follow Play Structure Rules:
  • No jumping from high places
  • No sitting on top of mushroom or other high places on the play structure
  • Make sure the mushroom is at the safest speed for the youngest players
  • Take turns on the bars
  • No climbing up the curly slide
• Wheels:
  • Bicycles, scooters, skateboards, and roller skates are not allowed on the upper black top between 7:35 and 2:30

Safety

• Once the bell rings:
  • No running on upper blacktop
  • Ball games stop immediately
• Do not play chase games on the play structure or in the wood chip area

Get a Yellow Jacket When

• Someone is hurt
• When someone keeps breaking a rule even after they have been asked to stop
• If a ball goes over the fence

Take Turns and Ask Others to Play

• Be inclusive, ask others to join you
• Practice good sportsmanship
• Use Rock, Paper, Scissors OR Redo to solve disputes

When the End of Recess Bell Rings

• Immediately stop playing – balls on the ground
• Walk quickly without running to your assigned line-up spot
• Keep your hands to yourself in line
• Keep one body space between each other