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Winter Clothing Suggestions!!

I’m afraid that getting ready for recess and going home is not a 5 minute process anymore!  What a change that has been for us!  Although the kids LOVE playing in the snow it has brought about new problems.  Just so you may know I’ve included a list of our cold weather rules/guidelines so your child may be prepared for whatever the weather. 

• We go out everyday unless it is raining or 0 degrees and below.  It gets really cold up here on the hill.  You may want to come spend recess with us on a cold day so you are more aware of the clothing and type of gloves needed to stay warm.  The stretchy ’sweater-knit’ gloves turn into balls of snow and ice when they dig tunnels, build snow forts, slide down the hill and all of the other things they love to do outside this time of year.  It would be so much safer for them in the cold if they could have a heavier “ski-type” glove that is thicker and more water repellent in order to keep out the cold.
• If the playground is wet or snowy – anyone not wearing boots has to find a dry spot on the pavement to stand.  Snow pants are necessary in order to actually play in the snow.  It would be much too cold to spend the rest of the day in wet shoes or clothes. 
• You may want to send extra socks and gloves in the book bag to replace the ones that may get wet at recess.  In years past we’ve had heat registers that we could use to dry the gloves before the next recess.  The “bad” news about the air conditioning is that we no longer have those registers.  If their gloves become wet through playing outside during the first recess, they STAY wet throughout the rest of the day and actually become colder and wetter during the noon recess.  (That happens to socks that become wet from boots that “leak” either through holes or down from the top opening.)

Although these are only suggestions please understand that the guidelines we use not only allow for exercise for your child but for their health and safety as well.  If you have any questions or concerns, please speak to me.

                                                               Mrs. Freeman