Ashland Preschool uses the guideline of “Feels like temperature of 20 degrees or warmer” and takes the wind-chill into consideration if it's a breezy day to determine if we will have indoor or outdoor recess. The temperature can change throughout the day, so we ask staff to monitor it around their recess times using The Weather Channel (weather information on most iPhones or www.weather.com).

During the winter, please send your children in layers as well as outdoor clothing on a consistent basis. This includes sweatshirts, a warm winter coat, hat, mittens/gloves. When there is snow on the ground, students need boots and snow pants to play in the snowy areas. If they don't have these items, they will stay on the pavement.

If your child is in need of winter clothes, please contact Ashland Preschool for support.

If the temperature, including the wind chill/feels like temperature, is below 20 °F, students will not go outside for recess. 

In the presence of snow, students with boots and snow pants are allowed to play in the snow, while those without both boots and snow pants will play on the hardtop during recess.

When the cold weather begins, please send your child in with warm clothes, hats, gloves, mittens, etc.

Ashland Middle School will hold recess if conditions allow. Students must dress appropriately for the weather to participate in recess.

During the fall and winter, the wind chill-adjusted temperature must be above freezing to hold recess. A sweatshirt is the minimum requirement to go outside. Ideally, students should wear a jacket. Students wearing only a t-shirt or a lightweight long-sleeve shirt will not be permitted outdoors.

Please note that even when the weather is cooperative, there may be days when we cannot have recess due to the time required to get all students through the lunch line or behavior issues during lunch.