Lunch & Nutrition
ALLERGY ALERT
To accommodate the medical needs of children with severe allergies at Centennial School, we promote allergy awareness and have a NUT AWARE policy. The safety of all children is our first priority. Thank you for supporting this policy in the best interest of our children with severe and life-threatening allergies.
NUT AWARE SCHOOL
In order to provide a safe learning environment for our students with nut allergies we are raising awareness of all members of our school community regarding severe allergies. Our school acknowledges that due to food processing practices it is impractical to eliminate nuts or nut products entirely from an environment where there is food.
As a Nut “Aware” School we ask that:
- Parents and caregivers being encouraged NOT to send food to school with their child that contains nuts (especially peanuts). This includes peanut paste, Nutella, all nuts and cooking oil containing peanut oil, as well as foods containing nuts.
- No nut products be included in food on special food days i.e. cakes, or in any cooking activities at school or on school camps. If you are sending a birthday treat please send in individual treats and include an ingredient list.
- Students being encouraged NOT to share food.
- Students being encouraged to wash hands before and after eating.
- Students who have nut or nut products will be provided an alternative space to eat in order to provide a safe space for students with severe nut allergies to eat in their classroom.
LUNCH PROGRAM
As an additional service to parents and caregivers, we are pleased to offer a supervised lunch program for students in grades 1- 6. It is the policy of Edmonton Public Schools that school lunch programs be operated at no cost to the District. The school must recover the costs involved in providing this service.
- Families use standard forms to register for lunch.
- All Edmonton Public Schools set lunch fees using a standard formula.
- All students who stay for lunch at Centennial pay lunchroom fees with the exception of bused students.