January 2009
By Staff Reporter
Maryland Community Newspapers – Fredrick, MD
Urbana Elementary School.
Fifth grade Computer Club members at Urbana Elementary School recently were rewarded for creating an informative video on playground safety.
Peaceful Playgrounds, a company devoted to reducing conflicts on the school yard, have posted the video on their web site and provided a free Program Kit and site license the school for their playground safety video.
The two-minute video was filmed and put together by fifth grade students Leah Borgsmiller and Thaina Santos as part of their computer club activities.
The playground is an essential part of any school and every community. Children spend many hours of their day occupying themselves with what the playground has to offer.
With Peaceful Playgrounds Program Kit, plain blacktops can be transformed into a colorful arrangement of games that kids love to play.
These well marked activities provide increased motivation for children to enter into an activity and become engaged in purposeful play, thus cutting down on playground confrontations.
Peaceful Playgrounds activities include: hopscotch, four square, basketball, and handball as part of nearly 100 playground activities available.
Urbana Elementary School
has successfully served the families and children of Urbana, in southern Frederick County, for over 40 years. Working together, school staff and families accomplish our mission to “awaken in all students an intellectual curiosity that will lead to achievement.”
To view the video in its entirety and for additional information on Peaceful Playgrounds, visit www.peacefulplaygrounds.com.
Playground Safety Student Puppet Show
Playground Safety – The Rules to be Safe!
Urbana Elementary School – Frederick, Maryland – 210 sec.
