Allergies

Dear Parents,

 We are asking for your help in providing a safe learning environment to all students. One or more students in your child’s grade level has a severe food allergy to all nuts (this includes peanuts and tree nuts). It is important that foods containing these substances are avoided in order to prevent a life-threatening allergic reaction.

 Any exposure to peanuts or peanut oil or tree nuts/tree nut oils may cause a life-threatening allergic reaction that requires emergency medical treatment. To reduce the chance of this occurring, we ask that you do not send any of these food items to school with your child that will be eaten in the classroom. It is okay to put them in your child’s lunchbox to stay there until lunch.  As an extra precaution, children in your child’s classroom will be asked to wash their hands after they eat before coming back into the classroom.

Many parents enjoy contributing treats to the class on special occasions. Because of food allergies and our BCSC food guidelines, we ask that no baked goods be brought in as well as no foods with any nuts in them. Please do not bring food to share in the classroom without first contacting the classroom teacher.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.