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Playground Structure Policy

Please:

  • Do not, at any time, jump off or climb on top of any structure (e.g., top of tube or monkey bars).
  • No tag or tag-like games on or around the structures.
  • Walk, do not run, on the upper yard and stairs.
  • The bike area is out of bounds at playtime.
  • Sit or crawl on stage rail without pushing on the fence.
  • Only approved balls, (no hard balls, snow or ice balls, rocks, or stones) are thrown on the play yard.

Schedule:

  • Anyone may use the structures from 7:45 to 8:00 and during teacher-supervised play periods.
  • Junior students use the structures at morning recess and from 11:20 to 11:40 when Primary students are not on the yard.
  • Primary students use the structures at noon from 11:35 to 12:20.

Please Note: The playground and structures are supervised by Churchill staff before school from 7:45 to 8:00, at recess, and noon recess. Only the bus zone is supervised until the buses leave. The structures and play yard are not supervised after school.

Also Note: When they are on the yard after school dismissal, Ravenhill Daycare staff and children have exclusive use of the structures and play area. Please respect their OCDSB lease when Ravenhill occupies the yard.

Slide: Slides are for people. Slide down, only, one person at a time. Sit with your seat on the slide. Keep moving safely at the top and bottom, to avoid crowding.
Tube: Crawl through the tube only. Keep moving safely through the tube to avoid traffic jams.
Rope Ladder and Bar Ladder: Climbing activities only on the top. No rattling or jolting ladder.
Slide Bars: One at a time, no “trains;” keep moving. Don't hang with “no hands.”
Chain Ladder Climbing Wall: No back flips, but back dismounts are okay. Check to see that the way is clear before dismounting. Don't dive through the openings between rungs.
House: No climbing on the roof.
Picnic Table: Sit on the benches to enjoy quiet activities.
Monkey Bars: One direction at a time, one person at a time. Leave the platform and dismount at the other end. Do not sit on top of rungs, posts, or cross beams. Chicken Challenges are not allowed.
Sand: Sand must remain on the ground, not be thrown. Build sand structures in low traffic areas. Fill holes at the end of playtime.
Rings: Move across bars quickly, hand over hand, when others are waiting. Do not flip rings over the bars.
Flip Bars: Two flip or trick limit when others are waiting. Line up clear of the bar.