Lionel Primary School
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Enjoy Playtimes
Lionel Primary School Playground Rules
These rules are designed to promote:
- A calm and orderly school environment
- Safety
- Equality and fairness
All the rules are for a good reason!
Before School
All pupils and parents assemble in the playground from 8.45, when the gates are opened.
Staff are on duty from 8:45 and the bell goes at 8:55.
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Can
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Can’t |
Reason |
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Go to Breakfast Club (use the entrance on Lionel Road, car park next to Carville Park) |
Come into classrooms or cloakroom. |
Fire regulation – we need to know who is in the building at all times |
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Play any games like hopscotch, clapping games etc that do not involve running or chasing |
Running or chasing games |
Many parents have small children or babies in buggies, running and chasing games can result in someone being knocked over or hurt |
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Talk and joke with friends |
Play with footballs or skipping ropes |
There is not enough space and parents or little children can get hit by the ball or the rope |
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Scooters, bikes and skateboards are not allowed in the playground. They should be wheeled to allocated areas and locked |
Safety of others in the playground |
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Putting bags and coats in the line to save a place |
Belongings cause a hazard if left |
When the bell goes children should walk to the line. They should line up in single file without talking. Teachers and assistants will be in the playground to escort the class in. Children should hang their coats and bags up in the cloakroom and line up outside the classroom until an adult allows them to go in.
At Playtime
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Can
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Can’t |
Reason |
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Play with skipping rope |
Tie or wrap skipping ropes around other children |
Dangerous |
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Play football (if it is your classes turn) |
Use a hard leather ball or hard plastic ball |
Very hard balls can hurt others if kicked too hard |
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Use the play equipment |
Act in a silly or dangerous way on the equipment |
Dangerous |
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Play in the bushes or areas outside cloakrooms or out of the adults view |
Dangerous |
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Go to the toilet with permission (collect a band from an adult) |
Stay or play in the toilets |
Unhygienic and could result in an accident |
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Go into the building without permission |
Adults on duty need to know where you are |
At the end of playtime the teacher will either ring the bell (infants) or blow a whistle (juniors). Children must stand still – and stop their game or conversation.
On the second bell or whistle Children must walk to their line, line up in single file and walk into the building without talking.
Once inside they must line up outside the classroom.
Drinks – either before or after play should take no more than 5 minutes. It is better to have a class monitor to collect bottles/cartons etc rather than all children getting up individually to put them away. A tray could be of use.
At Lunchtime
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Can |
Can’t |
Reason |
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Play with skipping ropes |
Tie or wrap skipping ropes around other children |
Dangerous |
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Play football (if it is your classes turn) |
Use a hard leather or hard plastic ball |
Very hard balls can hurt others if kicked too hard |
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Use play equipment |
Act silly or dangerous way on the equipment |
Dangerous |
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Play in the bushes or areas outside cloakrooms or out of adults view |
Dangerous |
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Go to the toilets (if wearing a band) |
Stay or play in the toilets |
Unhygienic and could result in an accident |
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Come into the building if wearing a band |
Go into the class or corridor without a band unless going in or out to lunch |
Adults on duty need to know where you are |
Any poor behaviour or incidents should be reported to the class teacher (triplicate slips) who may inform the parents via an Incident Form if necessary. Teachers must act and speak to children who have not behaved well.
Any child being kept in must be supervised by the teacher or T.A.