Dear Fifth Grade Students:

Exercise (scientists tell us) makes you smarter, happier, and better looking; and we want to make sure every OTA student gets plenty of it every day (in whichever sport or activity they choose to play — Basketball, Volleyball, Four Square, Soccer, Football, Wall Ball, Jump Rope, Catch, Tag, Obstacle Courses, Conditioning, etc.).

To help ensure that everyone has fun, plays safely, and gains skills every day (and to help us all remember our few Recess Rules) we’ll borrow the Yellow card/Red card system used by soccer referees.

Thank you for Playing!

Yellow Card as first warning for…

• Playing recklessly/ unsafely (slide tackle, playing too fast, high kick, etc.)
• Breaking the game rules*/ Cheating/ Ignoring Out-of-Bounds (*Help choose the rules • Sign the Pledge!)
• Over the Fence: Kicking/ Throwing the ball/frisbee/etc over…
• Length of the Field: Kicking/ Throwing the ball/frisbee/etc. the whole … (Pass it to, not through!)
• Into Another Player: Kicking/ Throwing the ball/frisbee/etc full force into another player.
• Walking through another group’s game.
• Kicking away another group’s ball/ frisbee, etc. when it comes into your field.
• Arguing with the Referee (Teacher or Student): nothing to talk about, we all know the Recess Rules by now!

Red Card (sit out for rest of day) after a second yellow card or for:

• Obscene Language: Automatic Red Card
• Dangerous or Violent play: Automatic Red Card

*Two red cards in a week means you miss 3 days of recess 

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The 9-10 Girls Soccer Team needs only 4 more players to field a team.

Playing indoor soccer is the best way to become a great soccer player (trapping, dribbling, lightning fast moves and shots) and even more fun that outdoor soccer. If you love or like the game please consider joining OTA’s first girls soccer team!

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