Birthdays of students in grades 1-5 are not held in school. Parents may bring or send in cupcakes or cake to school to share with classmates during lunch or recess, but the celebration should not interfere with class instruction time. Students are requested not to bring birthday gifts for other students in the class.

If parents want to distribute party invitations at school, ALL students in a class (or all boys or all girls) must be invited. If anyone is excluded in a class, the invitations may not be sent home through the school. Also, if parents want to distribute invitations at school to students from more than one class at the same grade level, ALL students at that grade level must be invited. Otherwise, invitations may not be distributed at school.
Every child deserves to feel included and valued at school, and we feel this new policy supports a nurturing environment for all our students.