Are you wondering what happens at school when the temperature is too cold to go outside or the air quality is poor? Today begins our fourth straight day of INSIDE RECESSES and many are wondering what the guidelines are.
TEMPERATURE:
As
discussed and determined by our previous School Community Council, Draper
Elementary has set 23 degrees as our tipping point in determining whether our
students will be asked to play inside or out.
If it is below 23 degrees the RED flag will be posted outside the front
door and in the lunchroom, helping everyone know that they need to be
inside. If there is no RED flag flying
then it is an outside day.
Air
Quality is another item we track during this time of year. The school receives daily emails from the
Utah Department of Health/Air Quality that help us know if students should
remain inside. We monitor this
information and follow the Health Departments recommendations for INSIDE
RECESS. You can check current conditions
and recommendations at www.airquality.utah.gov and click on “current
conditions.” Please refer to the
attached guidance document as well. It
is very important that you have noted in SKYWARD any health conditions that we
need to be aware of that may be critical during these smoggy cold days.
I
do appreciate most of you sending your students dressed for the weather. Their little bodies love to get out and run
around, and we hope to see clearer and warmer days soon.
Thank
you for all your support.
— Kenna Sorensen,
Principal
