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Birthday Treats 

 

 

Question:

 

"I would like to send birthday treats in for the class so my child may share and celebrate his birthday with his classmates. Is this allowed?"

 

Answer:

 

Yes, but . . .

 

1. Only store bought items may be brought to school for sharing.

 

2. The teacher will schedule the treats at the time that works best for his/ her teaching schedule. Please bring the treats to school first thing in the morning so the teacher has this option.

 

3. Send in one of the following:            
                                                        a package of cookies
                                                        small, individually wrapped treat
                                                        bakery cookies
                                                        cupcakes

 

4. Make sure you have enough for the entire class. There are 18 students in our class! :)

 

5.  If you choose to distribute invitations to your private, at-home party, you must send in one invitation for each child in the class

 

                  Do not send

  • homemade anything      
  • cake or anything requiring cutting and/or portioning
  • presents, decorations, balloons, flowers, candles/matches/lighter

                                                                                                        
Although we appreciate your child’s excitement and enthusiasm for his/her birthday, the classroom setting is not the appropriate place for your child’s full-blown birthday celebration. Keep the treat simple and easy for the teacher to distribute and clean up. In the recent past, we’ve seen a trend towards larger and larger birthday parties taking place during the school day -- complete with presents from home. As I am sure you can understand, we simply cannot allow this. :)