Yard Equipment Rules, revised 9/11/14

 

Be kind
You can’t say you can’t play
Invite others to join in
Play safely
Use only school-supplied equipment
Follow the game rules
Use problem-solving strategies
Telling not tattling
Speak out against bullying – Bullies are cruel and bystanders rule!
When the bell rings, drop/take a knee. Follow directions from the Campus Supervisors & walk to line-up when directed to.

Hands and feet in contact with bars at all times
One person at a time
Line up at one end of bars
Cross in one direction only
No chasing or tag in and out of bars
No standing on top of handrail bars
Do not sit or stand on top of handrail bars
No pulling, pushing or grabbing a person hanging or moving on the bars
No jumping off

One at a time
Sit on bottom only, no sweaters or coats to slide on
Feet first Line at bottom of ladder
Do not climb up slide
No jumping from slide
No objects pushed down or thrown from slide
No throwing sand, mulch or dirt down slide

Hit ball with hands
The ball must bounce on the ground once before hitting the backboard, then bounce back to be a fair hit
Balls hit below the red line are out
No dodge ball
Do not hit/throw ball at student
No kicking ball
Fair access for all
No "special hit" rules
First person in line is the referee and his/her calls are final
After the second win, the winner goes to the end of the line

Never grab the rope
You may grab ball to stop it
Stay on your side
Winner chooses sides and serves
Winners may play up to two games, then goes to the end of the line
No additional rules, school rules only
No hanging, swinging, or sitting on the ball
First person in line is the referee and his/her calls are final. He/She decides if a foul has been committed.
When a foul occurs, the penalty is a free hit for the opponent.
The following are fouls: when a player steps across the line into the other area; when a player touches the rope, pole, throws the ball, hits the ball with any other part of the body than the hands and double hits

No running or chasing on the blacktop
Running is allowed out on the grass field away from populated areas
Tackling, grabbing or pushing is forbidden
Use kicking balls only on the field away from populated areas
Handballs are for bouncing only
No climbing on the backstops

For jumping only
Use rope in jump rope areas only
For helicopter, rope must be on ground
Take turns turning the rope
No swinging ropes at people, trees, and other objects
No tug of war
No tieing ropes together
No horseplay

1. Walk-walk away from problem and choose a different game
2. Talk-talk about problem or disagreement -must leave game to do this
3. Use Rock, Paper, Scissors Game-good for disagreements about who is safe/out-do one time, not best out of three

The hills and slopes are "off limits"
Please remind children to play away from retaining walls, classrooms and all storage bins
Students must always be visible to adults on duty
Rock throwing is never allowed
Students may not pick at the rubber matting
Students are to use only equipment provided by the school.
Toys/equipment brought from home will be kept by the classroom teacher until the close of the school day and returned to the student.