Playground Monitoring During the Service
(Parent & Child Info)
Transition From Sanctuary to Playground (elementary age children):
- Parents/guardians should sign-in their child(ren) in the foyer for playground
access before they enter the sanctuary for service.
- During the “Words for all Ages,” the four monitors will
gather in the foyer to meet with the Lead Monitor.
- When the children are dismissed, all five monitors will gather the children
outside and escort them to the playground. Parents
are welcome to accompany their child(ren), but it is not necessary.
- The gate-keeper monitor will first call out the names of the children whose
parents signed them in.
Playground Rules:
- All children and volunteers will be respectful, in words and actions, of
others, self, environment and building.
- No form of aggression will be tolerated.
- For the safety of the children, there will be no climbing of the trees,
fence and playhouse. Only the playstructure in the fall zone may be
climbed.
- Take turns going down the slide. Going up the slide will not be allowed
for fear of being plowed into by someone going down.
- Children can only exit through the wooden gate where the gatekeeper will
be.
- Children may only leave the playground with a parent/guardian.
- At the start of service times everyone under the age of 18 must be either
in the sanctuary or under the
direct supervision of their parent/guardian. After Words for All Ages
children and youth may stay in the service or go to the playground. Youth
(middle-school and older) are encouraged to stay in the service, but may
go to the playground with the children.
- Everyone on the playground (regardless of age) will be expected to follow
the playground rules.
Discipline Guidelines:
Consequence of misbehavior that do not cause physical harm:
1st offence--one warning
2nd offence--lost of privileges with reflection time (number of minutes = age)
3rd offence--reflection time* and report to parent or guardian
*Before leaving reflection time the child must convey the bad choice that was
made and express a better choice. If needed, an apology will be expected.
Blatant offences of aggression that cause physical harm (fighting, kicking,
pinching, throwing objects in a dangerous manner…) will result in immediate
removal from the playground. After a second blatant offence, the child
loses all playground privileges for the next two weeks.
Thank you for your cooperation and support in keeping our UU children safe.
