Birthdays and “un-birthdays” of students in the early childhood and kindergarten programs may be celebrated at school during lunch time. Parents may provide a birthday cake, sandwiches, and beverages. However, they are asked to keep the party simple, and any gifts brought should be inexpensive.
In grades 1-5, students’ birthday parties are not held at school. Parents may, nonetheless, bring or send 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.
Party Invitations
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, but should be made by telephone outside of 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 this policy supports a nurturing environment for all our students.
If the students are being collected from school to attend a party, it is the organizing parent’s responsibility to arrange the following:
• Facilitate effective parent-parent communication
• Send out student permission slips inside invitations
• Collect the permission slips from the office
• Give the ES office a list of students who are attending the party
• Arrange transportation
• Collect and organize students on the day of the party
• If a parent has any questions about a party, please speak to the elementary secretaries.
All parents organizing a party need to be aware that all students attending the event must have written permission from their parents. |
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Community Activities
Students at all grade levels participate in service learning activities. Sometimes students
are asked to contribute money or food for a community service project or charity drive.
Because we understand that there are many ways to give to charitable organizations
in our community, and we know that our families give in ways they find appropriate,
giving at school is never mandatory.
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