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Russell Elementary School
serves preschool through third grade students
in the following housing areas:
- 16000 -16087 Masters Hill
- Perkins Street
- Thomason Park
- West Lyman Park
All the students ride buses to and from school.
Please contact the school (703-630-7065) for the specific bus
your student will ride and the times for pick-up and drop off
.
School
Supplies
Pre K and Kindergarten Supply List
1st through 3rd Grade Supply List
Some items may be available in
school store
School
Safety
Playground Rules
Grades K-3 should have 30 minutes per day for
physical activity. This could include recess, free play, and organized
games. Teachers should mingle with the children as they supervise
the playground.
Active supervision is required of teachers
when classes are on the playground.
Games should be played on the fields away from
any equipment. i.e. football, tag, soccer.
Encourage children to walk safely around equipment,
especially swings, ladders, and bats.
Teach children how to safely get on and off
all
equipment.
It is requested that all teachers review the
following playground rules with their children.
A. General Playground Rules
1. Play safely.
2. Be polite.
3. Take care of our toys. Put them away
when finished playing with them.
4. Have fun.
5. All paper and debris should be picked up
and put in waste can.
6. Do not bring play guns, baseballs, bats,
knives, etc., to school.
7. Get permission from teacher to go into
the building when necessary.
8. Do NOT throw rocks, sticks, stones, snowballs.
9. Hard balls may not be used on the playground;
children may not play tackle football, or any other combative game.
10. Jump ropes should be used for jumping
and related games only. They should not be used for tying or lassoing.
11. Children should wear proper shoes.
Back Playground
A. Swings
1. Sit on the swings.
2. Standing or tummy swings is not allowed.
3. Slow down to get off the swing.
4. Keep away from swings when not swinging.
5. Do NOT jump out of the swing.
6. Only one person in a swing.
7. No twisting chains.
8. Do not swing side to side
B. Slides
1. Only one on the ladder going up
the slide.
2. Slide down the slide one at a time.
3. Always slide sitting and facing forward.
4. Do not stand or sit at the end of the slide
while someone is coming down.
5. Wait your turn standing in line at the
back of the slide without pushing.
6. No climbing or swinging on bars supporting
slide.
C. Eagles Perch - Jungle
Gym
1. Children should use caution when
climbing and should not hang upside down
2. Chasing or tagging games are not allowed
on climbing equipment.
3. Be aware of crowded conditions and children
playing inside the dome. (Grabbing legs, dropping on or near children
playing in the sand.)
4. Do not play in sand under the dome.
D. Horizontal Ladder - Monkey
Bars
1. Cross the bars using your hands
on the sides or rungs. Do not skip rungs.
2. Do not get on top of the bars or have chicken
fights.
3. Cross one at a time going in the same direction.
4. Use the appropriate size ladder.
E. Digger
1. If there are children waiting to
play with the digger, only allow three scoops
F. Buck-Abouts
1. Line up outside the circle.
2. If there is a line, the child riding the
individual Buck-About gets to stay on until the count of 10.
3. For the 3-seater, wait until everyone is
seated, then start riding as the children in line say the alphabet.
G. Fire Engine
1. Hold on
2. Keep your feet on the floor of the fire
engine
3. Take turns "driving"
4. Ride safely
H. See-Saw
1. Sit on the seat and hold on to the handle
2. Wait until everyone is seated before riding
3. Your feet should touch the ground on the
"down" end, in order to avoid "bumps"
4. Bumping up and down is not allowed
5. Get on and off properly
6. If you are waiting in line, do not help
those on the see-saw go up/down
7. Do not sit, stand, or "play" by the center
where the see-saws are attached
8. Stay outside the white line while waiting
for your turn
Front Playground
A. Climbing Tower
1. Climb carefully watching
for other climbers
2. Jump off from lower rungs only
B. Parallel Bars
1. One person on the bars at a time
C. Play Gym
1. Climb ladders first
2. Curve steps - up or down
D. Climbing Wall
1. Climb side to side
2. Wait until the first person is half
way across
3. Climb toward the building
E. Cargo Net
1. Climb toward the building (back playground)
2. Climb one at a time
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