or overly precious re: playing in the rain?

[ilythia]

We live in the wettest city in the UK (literally), rain is not an unusual occurrence and today was no different.

DD1 went into school with her thick waterproof coat, hat, scarf and gloves and wellies as usual (she is reception)
She has just told me that because it was raining and not everybody had wellies they all stayed in and watched Toy Story 3. Now, I can believe this (based on former times when the chilodren have needed to be kept quiet...dvd goes on in the hall) but am veyr that her morning play, lunchbreak AND afternoon play she didn't get to go outside but was in the infants hall with the rest of nursery, reception and year 1 and 2.
Juniors apparetnyl got to go outside but they have a different playground, so wouldn't expect them to let them mix but surely they could have let some children out? She has basically had no fresh air apart from walking to and from school.

Am I being precious? I am not happy she didn't get to go out even for a bit, it was only spitting through lunchtime (I was a mile away at uni)

I am originally from the West coast of America, and it is very rainy where I was born. We played in the rain. It had to be absolutely bucketing down for us to be kept inside during breaks. One of my favourite memories is throwing an American football around with my friend Robbie when we were 8, before school started. We had the playground to ourselves (did not notice this fact) and it was monsooning (we did not notice this either). Gradually we realised that all of our classmates were inside at their desks, watching us on the playground.... oops....

Lol at some people thinking teachers don't want to go out! Everyone in the staffroom HATES wet play - trust me.

We have the same problem as Rocklover with our school.

They have an all-weather 'no inappropriate weather just inappropriate clothing' rule. Which is fine to a certain extent, but unless I send DD to school in all-in-one waterproofs, she is going to get pretty wet when it is chucking it down.

I am a fan of fresh air, and try to walk to and from school even if its raining. It has been REALLY raining here the last few days, and DD has been out for EVERY single playtime. Her body is fine cos she has a thick waterproof coat, but even with wellies on her legs get wet, and her hood falls down and her hair gets wet. She has spent the majority of this school week soaking wet as far as I can gather.

And when I got to the school today, one of the junior class were doing PE outside in their PE kits and it was raining quite heavily !

But that's what the playground assistants are for, surely?
GOd, I don't want to go out and watch kids playing in the rain, and I am doing a PGCE, but...

Trouble is not everyone thinks like you do, I know of parents who have complained when their reception age children were sent to play out in the rain, and the child had wellies and a waterproof school all in one on! Teachers always want the children to get out if it is at all possible.

playground assistants- thats one adult to each 30 kids running around a playground like loons....
We can't stop ALL of them jumping in puddles any more than we can stop some of them rolling around on the floor whatever the weather. Small boys playing hero games seem to find it necessary to roll around dyeing or taking cover. They also find a carrot floating a puddle fascinating and all want to poke it to see what will happen.

We do aim to stop fights or rough play , settle arguments, direct the aimless, remind the weak bladdered, do up coats when asked, replace hair bobbles when asked, keep the gate shut, watch out for escapers and pick up the fallen over...

YANBU, My DS,6 has been in every playtime this week and been on the sad side every day - you do the maths.

I went to school in the 70's, and I still remember wet playtimes, we went out if it was just a bit of drizzle but if proper rainy we stayed in, think its pretty normal for most schools as most kidswont have 100% waterproof jackets and wellies and it would be a pretty soggy afternoon for most kids if they have to spend 45mins in the rain at lunch time.