Hey everyone,

At Cleveland, there is a new program for the grade sevens. This is a fun new addition to lunch and recess called playground pals. This program has grade sevens help the younger students either play with them when they can’t find someone to play with or when there is a problem.

The number one goal for playground pals is for kids to include all students with whatever they are doing! For example: If there are two kids in a disagreement, the playground pals help them solve the problem and get the kids to help together. The grade sevens are allowed to give out “Giving Tree” leaves if the kids willingly invite others to play with them or show kindness. The playground pals also give out “Giving Tree” apples to groups that invite others to play. They will get presented the leaf in front of the class later in the day.

You may remember, that in the past there was a different program called peer mediating. That was mostly to make sure kids were safe.  You may see the playground pals around the playground, they wear red jackets. Now, we help the kids, play with them and find them people to play with at the same time.

In conclusion, playground pals is a great new program and it has a great affect on the children and helps the adult aids.

Yours truly,

Julia (another Cleveland blogger)