Microsoft Word 2018 sdb handbook (3)

OUTDOOR RECESS: 
When weather permits and windchill is above 20 degrees students will have recess outside. Parents are expected to dress their 
children appropriate to the weather conditions. When dry conditions exist, students in grades K-2 will have recess on the south play-
ground. When mud is present, these grades will have recess on the asphalt on the north side of the building. 
Students in grades 3-6 will have recess on the asphalt on the north side. Appendixes D and E contain some game rules for various 
outside activities. Students are to use the playground equipment in the manner for which it was designed. 
1. Swings are to be used by one person at a time. Students are to swing towards the middle of the playground. Jumping out of and 
the twisting of swings is not allowed.
2. The bar at the top of the slide is not for swinging. Students will use the slides only in a sitting position and going down feet first. There 
will be no shoving and pushing on the slide ladder. Students should proceed up the slide to avoid bunching up on the ladder.
3. Only two people at a time will use the totter board.

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4. Students will use the merry-go-round in a sitting position. Students are not to hang their heads (or any other body parts) over the edge 
in an unsafe fashion. 
5. Students are not to climb support poles or to sit on the exercise bars. 
6. A tire swing ride duration is 3 pushes then the next group gets a chance to ride. No flip-flops if pushing the tire swing. 
7. Students are not to wrestle or tackle each other. 
8. A Buddy Bench is available at each playground for students who may need a buddy. 
TETHERBALL RULES: 
Tetherball requires a pole located in the center of a circle 20 feet in diameter. A stripe is painted around the pole 5 feet from the top. 
A tetherball is attached to the top of the pole. The circle is divided into two neutral zones (each 90 degrees) by two painted lines. The 
neutral zones separate the two play zones. Generally, two players are needed for tetherball. One player stands in each of the two 
play zones. The server, chosen by lot, puts the ball in play by striking the ball around the pole in either direction. The opponent must 
not strike the ball on its first swing around the pole. On the ball’s second time around, the opponent’s task is to strike the ball repetitively 
so that the rope winds around the pole and the ball eventually touches the pole. The first player who succeeds wins the game and 
becomes the server for the next game. If a player hits the ball with any part of the body other than the hand or forearms, catches or 
holds the ball during play, steps outside the play zones, hits the rope with the forearm or hands throws the ball, or winds the ball 
around the pole below the 5-foot mark, the game is awarded to the opponent. The player who first wins four games wins the match.