Dear Parents,

     As a caring community, All Saints School is committed to supporting the needs and safety of all our students. Our student population includes students who are susceptible to anaphylactic reactions and who have severe life-threatening allergies. For this reason, we have assembled an Allergen Awareness Committee.  The role of this committee is to review school policies regarding allergies in the school and communicate these policies to the All Saints School community. This committee is comprised of parents, staff and an administrator.

    Although we have always tried to ensure that the products we provide to our students are safe (Easter chocolates, Terra Cotta Cookies, etc.), we would like to take an additional step to ensure the safety of all our students.  We ask that parents avoid sending food products to school for special celebrations (i.e. birthdays).  If you would like to send treats in to your child’s classroom, we encourage you to send non-edible items such as stickers, erasers, pencils, small toys, etc.  Please be informed that if food products are sent to school they will remain in the office and sent home with the student at the end of the day.

    In the event of classroom celebrations (i.e. classroom Christmas party, classroom Valentine’s Day party, etc.), at the teacher’s request, parents may send in food products that clearly indicate all ingredients and stipulate that they are nut-free on the packaging. NO HOMEMADE BAKED GOODS WILL BE ACCEPTED BY THE CLASSROOM TEACHER.

    Please rest assured that many of the exciting school sponsored activities at All Saints (i.e. pizza days, pita lunch, cupcake days, etc.) will continue.  Parents will be informed well in advance that these activities will be taking place.  Specifically for classroom parties or Cupcake Days, if you do not wish your child to participate, please inform your child’s teacher that your child is not permitted to consume any treats.

    Through a cooperative effort, we are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for all our students by adopting these policies.  If you have any questions, please contact the school office or your child’s teacher.

Thank you in advance for your continued support and understanding.

Sincerely,

Mr. P. Cahill

Vice Principal

                                                   All Saints Catholic Elementary School

                                                       Allergen Awareness Committee