Per Massachusetts state regulations, all 4th-grade students are required to have a physical exam, which must be submitted to your school nurse. Your student's physician can fax or email the exam to your school nurse or complete the attached form for physical exams. If you have any questions, you can reach out to your school nurse. 

During the first days of school, your child will learn about how we manage food allergies in the classroom/school; they will also learn about foods that classmates are allergic to.  We are all unique, and we learn to care for each other at school.

There are children in your child’s grade with severe peanut/nut allergies.  To reduce the risk of exposure, the classroom will be peanut/nut safe.  Please do not send peanut or nut-containing products for your child to eat during snack time in the classroom.  If your child has eaten peanut or nut products before coming to school, please be sure your child’s hands have been thoroughly washed before entering school. 

Since lunch is eaten in the cafeteria, your child may bring peanut butter, peanut or nut products for lunch.  In the cafeteria, the lunch tables are washed before students sit to eat, and students sit with enough distance between them to be safe eating a lunch that contains potential allergens.  This plan will help to maintain safety in the classroom while allowing non-allergic classmates to enjoy peanut/nut products in a controlled environment.  If a child does eat peanut or nut products for lunch we have a system in place for them to wash their hands when they are done eating.

Thank you so much for your care and consideration… 

Protect A Life...be a PAL 

Choose 1 small snack to send with your child daily. Students continue to work at their desks while they eat snacks (no utensils needed, please).  Your child should be able to eat their snack in about 5 minutes.  An appropriate serving size is 1 cup. Some classroom snack suggestions include:

Fruits:  grapes, apples, pear, dried fruit (raisins), banana  Vegetables: carrots, celery, cucumbers, green peppers   Cheese: string cheese, Babybell Cheese, sliced cheese  Cereal: (no sugar added): Cheerios, Rice Chex, Corn Chex Other snacks: pretzels, whole grain crackers 

We would prefer no:  powdered snacks such as; Cheetos/Doritos, sticky foods, or candy

Your child should also bring a reusable water bottle they can refill at school as needed.