PARENT VOLUNTEERS
The Diocese of
Christ the King welcomes and appreciates involvement of parents in the volunteer program. Volunteers who can give a half day a week to come and work with teachers are invaluable. Parents who make available their time and vehicles to transport students on field trips are a very important part of the school program. Every parent should make a special effort to be involved in their child’s educational experience.
Volunteers are always needed for playground supervision during the lunch recess. The following are the established playground guidelines.
General:
· Playground duty is from 11:30 a.m. until 12:45 p.m. each day.
· All volunteers must sign in; pick up a volunteer badge, vest, whistle, and radio. Volunteers will discuss positions at this time. Positions are: courtyard, field (by playground equipment), and north play area (at end of breezeway from courtyard.) The P.E. coach is on the field by the south parking lot.
· If there is an extra volunteer, that person will help escort students from the cafeteria and then “float” to the area where the largest groups of students are playing.
· Check bathrooms and playing areas before children get outside.
· Parent volunteers do have the right to do such things as settle “disputes” between children, remove an unruly child from a game, take a ball away, etc. Let’s remember, though, to encourage those who are playing well and respectfully. Positive reinforcement goes a long way.
· Students are to go to the Health Office only if they are bleeding and/or need medicine. All other students:
· Students who are seriously injured may not be moved – call the office on the two-way radio immediately.
· Volunteers should not touch blood, and should give tissues or paper towels to the student for self care.
Courtyard:
· Gates are to be closed when children are inside.
· No running at all on courtyard.
· No playing/hiding in the bathrooms/bushes.
· No climbing on walls/trees.
· No going inside unless to see the nurse.
Swings/North Basketball Court:
· No standing up on swings.
· No jumping off of swings. Students must swing straight. No climbing up poles of the swing set.
· Students may play in sand areas, but are not allowed to throw sand or make mud.
· No kickball/football in front of swing set.
· No playing in bushes or climbing trees/fences.
· Gates by storage area are to be closed.
Playground Equipment Area:
· Students are to keep hands and feet to themselves while playing on any pieces of the playground and fitness stations.
· “One-at-a-time” philosophy for use.
· No playing tag in the playground or fitness area.
· Students must slide “down” the slide.
· No “jamming” on the slides (students not getting off when they reach the bottom and fellow students piling up the slide behind each one).
· No jumping off the sides of each slide or the tower.
· No “sitting inside” the yellow horizontal tube. (Students are wanting to cross through to the ”monkey bar” side (south) or tower side (north) and cannot pass if student(s) are congregating inside the tube. Students should move through it to a side.)
· No “chicken” fighting on the monkey bars, climbing wall, balance beams, etc.
· No balls or jump ropes, etc. in the area.
· No sitting on top of support pieces (especially on horizontal ladder/fitness station, horizontal yellow tube, etc.).
· Each student must wait until the student in front of them “gets down, gets off, moves away,” etc. before they begin on that apparatus or station.
Remember – These are guidelines and they do need to be followed, but keep in mind that recess should be a fun and happy time of day for the students and volunteers. The volunteer’s job is to make it safe as well.