Birthdays
Student birthdays are announced each morning. We will include students who have birthdays on the weekends and during the summer. If you do not wish for your student’s birthday to be announced, please contact the front office by emailing tuscarora.es@fcps.org .
In compliance with the FCPS Regulation regarding Wellness [400-82], food use for incentive and promotional activities are required to follow these criteria:
Students are only permitted to bring in food for personal consumption.
Parents/Guardians are only permitted to bring in food for the consumption of their individual student.
School-based celebrations involving foods that do not meet Maryland Nutrition Standards for All Foods Sold in Schools (Smart Snacks) are limited to two (2) per school year.
Schools will notify parents in advance of such celebrations so that parents/guardians may alert their child’s teacher of food allergies.
Schools will designate food items needed for these celebrations.
In order to remain in compliance with the aforementioned regulation, we are unable to have food (cupcakes, cookies, etc.) brought in for birthdays/celebrations and shared with classmates.
We recognize that birthdays are a special day in the lives of our students and their families. Although we are unable to celebrate birthdays with treats, balloons or flowers; we encourage parents to volunteer to read a book to your child’s class in honor of the birthday or donate a book to your child’s teacher’s classroom library. Additionally, ‘goody bags’ of trinket items and distribution of party invitations are not permitted as they cause a distraction to the learning environment.
