St. Bernadette School
80 University Blvd East
Silver Spring, MD 20901
Tel: (301) 593-5611
Fax: (301) 593-9042

The Family Service Plan does include 2 two-hour sessions of lunch/playground duty. Parents who choose not to fulfill their playground duties must opt out by August 1 and will be assessed a fee of $75.00.

 

In accordance with the Archdiocese of Washington Child Protection Policy, all school volunteers who have substantial contact with children must submit to a Criminal Background check (including fingerprinting) and attend a training session (see the Child Protection pages of this website for more information). This includes lunch/playground duty.

 

Lunch /Playground Volunteer Duty Guidelines

 

Thank you for supporting our faculty and staff with the supervision of our students during lunch and recess. Please follow the guidelines below:

 

• Sign in at the front desk.
• The milk crates are taken from the cooler and placed on the stage with the buckets of straws.
• The teacher on duty will supervise and direct all the students.
• Please help students with opening milk cartons and food containers.
• Move among lunch tables helping teachers ensure that students remain seated.
• Students are expected to clean their own space, including the floor around their seats. All trash is to be placed in the trash can. Any student leaving trash on the table or floor should be asked to pick it up and throw it away.
• Once students are dismissed; one parent will follow the students to the playground. The other volunteer will clean the table, sweep the floor (if necessary) and prepare for the next group of students.
• After the last lunch shift, please clean all tables thoroughly, put the milk in the cooler, complete the milk count form and return it to the school office. When finished join your fellow volunteer outside, time permitting.

 

Please see the lunch policy page for more information on lunch and recess guidelines.

 

Again thank you for your support. Together we can ensure that all of our students have an orderly and relaxing lunch/recess period.