Birthday Celebrations

Birthdays are very special and exciting days for all of us. It is a time to celebrate “us” with friends and family. As a school, we want to recognize our students’ special day while being sensitive to the Panyaden food policy and approach towards learning about wellness, student allergies and diet restrictions, different family’s financial realities, and our commitment towards sustainability.

With that said, Panyaden does not allow edible treats for birthdays, and instead, will honour birthdays with non-food celebrations. We also ask parents to refrain from bringing in gift bags. Students, teachers and parents will collaborate to choose an appropriate celebration option for each child. 

If your child’s birthday falls over a school break or the weekend, please work with the homeroom teacher to identify a date for celebrating the birthday. If your child will be holding a birthday party outside of school and wishes to invite classmates, to help avoid children feeling left out, we ask that invitations are only distributed at school if the entire class will be invited. 

Other holiday and curriculum-based food experiences will continue to be managed by the classroom teachers.

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