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For outside (playground) duty shifts, please be aware of the following rules which the noon aides have established for the kids on the playground. PAL volunteers are not required to enforce these rules, but if you are comfortable doing so the noon aides would welcome the help. Otherwise please let a noon aide know when you see behavior contrary to these rules.

- Only adults retrieve balls that go into the street. - No going behind the shed. - No going down the hill near the river walk (we can't see them down there). - No running between the swings when they are in motion. - No jumping off the swings. - No standing on swings. - No climbing on the poles of the swing structure. - No going past the baseball diamond. - No shooting games. - No cops and robbers. - Hands and feet to yourselves. - No pushing/shoving/tackling/wrestling. - Sticks are not allowed when playing. - No digging in the dirt. - Touch football only. - On the "spaceship" structure, kids can only go to the top railing.

__ The following three rules apply to the PALs on the playground: __ - At lunch recess, there should be only students, Thoreau staff and parent volunteers on the playground. Please inform a playground supervisor (noon aide) if you see anyone else present without a visitor badge. - All PALs should refrain from using their cell phones while volunteering, especially on the playground. - No younger siblings on the playground. Younger siblings are allowed outside only in the Grounds for Learning garden (when it is open) while their parent is volunteering there and they must stay inside the garden fence with their parent.