Recess guidelines

The decision to cancel outdoor recess will be made 10 minutes before students are released based on the digital outdoor thermometers at each school.

If the school doesn’t have a digital thermometer, they will review temperatures online using the wunderground.com weather app.  

Schools will use the “feels like” temperature that reflects the impact of wind chill/humidity.  

• 22°F and above: students and recess monitors will go out.
• 18-22°F: Shortened recess and teachers may choose to keep students in but recess monitors will go out OR

• A room will be open for students who want to stay in with one recess monitor. Other students may go outside and will be supervised by the other monitor on duty.

• 18°F and below:
  • Before school starts students will be sent to the gyms. Recess monitors will supervise students until they are sent directly to class. Monitors will help to direct students to their classrooms.
  • Students and recess monitors will stay inside during recess. Movies will be shown during lunch with monitors in the movie rooms.