LOMA LINDA ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL POLICY
FOR CLASSROOM PARTIES

1. As a general rule, classroom parties should take place during your lunch/recess time.
2. We enjoy recognizing birthdays in the classroom, but we cannot have parties for birthdays at school. With that in mind the following will apply to birthdays. If food is sent to school to recognize a birthday, it must be simple single serving items; such as, small cupcakes, cookies, donuts, ect. Birthdays at school cannot be catered, serve drinks, or involve food items that must be cut and served; such as cake, ect. No presents, balloons, party favors, gift bags, ect.    

3. Holiday parties at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Valentine's may take 30 minutes of class time in addition to lunch/recess. Other holiday parties must take place during lunch/recess only. These parties may be catered or pot-lucked as the teacher directs.

4. Always beware of student allergies when planning food in the classroom. Please check with the teacher before bringing food to the classroom. Many processed foods contain nut products that may cause an allergic reaction.

5. We would ask the food brought to school for parties be vegetarian.

6. Invitations for parties are not to be brought to and cannot be passed out at school; before, or after. They will need to be mailed from home.

7. Any parties or birthday recognition must have arrangements made in well in advance with the teacher.