Playground - Junior Activities

Sunsmart

Be Sun Smart

Watch George the Sun Safe Superstar.

• Why do we need to be Sun Smart in NZ?

• What do we do at HPS to be sun smart when we are outside?

What happens if we don't have our hat at School?

Watch Slip Slop Slap song

• Make a Sunsmart poster or Digital object to show rules for sunsmart at school.  Poster ideas

Respect yourself and others in the playground

• Use empathy.  (watch video)

Think of a time you have used empathy at school or home.

• Don't retaliate. (watch video) 

What situations have you had to stop-think-choose how you react?

• Include others in games.

• Try new things in the playground

• Encourage others.

• Have fun and play as a team.   

Use kindness and respect to everyone.

What might this look like in the playground?

Pick up rubbish

There are lots of people worried about rubbish and plastic in our oceans and you might have heard about protests and litter pick ups right around the world. 

We are a litter free school, which means that we try to not have so many packets and we take all our rubbish home in our lunchboxes.

Watch the video and check this link to learn more about the problem with rubbish.

• What can you see going wrong because of rubbish?

• Where should the rubbish be kept?

• What can we do to do our part?