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Food Treats for Classes During This Festive Time
Published on Dec 18, 2018 14:52
During this festive season, we have received some calls about bringing food treats to school to help celebrate Advent and Christmas. The following note is found in the children's agendas:
We like to celebrate birthdays and other special events as they come up during the school year, in an equitable way for all children. We have a number of students with a variety of food allergies who may feel “left out” when birthday treats are brought to school; other students may feel awkward because their families may not be able to provide special treats. As well, the preparation and distribution of these food treats interrupt valuable learning time. We kindly ask that no food items be sent in (e.g. birthday cakes, cupcakes, etc.). Each child celebrating a birthday has his or her name announced during morning exercises and receives a Birthday pencil from his/her teacher.
Thank you for not bringing in food treats and for your understanding.
Merry Christmas.
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