Nut Allergies
- Some students at Allenby have serious or life-threatening nut allergies.
- Touching peanut butter smears on tables, toys, gym equipment or hands can
trigger life-threatening reactions in allergic students.
- Do not send snacks or lunches with your child that contain nuts or nut products.
- Do not send peanut butter or products containing peanut oil.
- Some muffins, granola bars, cereal, or other food may contain "hidden" peanuts
or nuts. Please read ingredient labels carefully.
- Speak with your child about not sharing his/her snack or lunch with allergic
students
- Encourage your child to wash his/her hands after each meal to reduce the chance
of spreading nut residue. The smallest amount of peanut/nut protein can be
deadly to an allergic child.
- Sabrina's law is a Bill that was put in place after Sabrina Shannon died tragically
from an anaphylactic (allergic) reaction. The Bill requires schools to have an
anaphylaxis policy, to reduce allergen exposure and to train all staff in the use of
an auto-injector. We take Sabrina's law very seriously. For more information on
Sabrina's law, visit http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/bills/bills_detail.do?
locale=en&BillID=135&isCurrent=false&ParlSessionID=38:1 [This link opens in a new
window]
- Allenby's Anaphylaxis policy [this link opens in a new window]
- We appreciate your effort to help us make school safe for students with life-
threatening allergies.
Eating Lunch at Allenby
Students are encouraged to eat lunch at home whenever possible. If students must eat
lunch at school, their parent(s) or guardian must sign and return a lunch room
permission form to the office. For safety, the office needs to know whether your child will
be at school for lunch on any given day.
Boomerang lunches:
At Allenby we have instituted a Boomerang Lunch, that means that everything that
comes from home in the morning, goes back home in the afternoon. The only exception
will be recyclables (e.g., juice boxes, cans, milk cartons and bottles).
Since there are more than 300 children staying for lunch each day, it goes without
saying that we could generate a lot of garbage. In 2006, a waste audit was conducted
and it was determined that 70 per cent of the lunchroom garbage was made up of
uneaten food. The audit found wraps, bagels, apples, sushi, pizza and entire lunches
untouched. It is clear that there are a lot of students getting through their days without
anything in their stomachs. As we all know, this affects their ability to learn and their
behaviour.
We looked for a solution that would accomplish three main objectives:
- Let parents know if their children were eating properly
- Show students how much garbage they were generating each day
- Emphasize recycling or reuse over creating garbage.
The answer we came up with was "Boomerang Lunch".
This will accomplish all of our objectives and allow students to put compostable items
(uneaten food, banana peels, apple cores) in the Greenbin at home, which is not an
option at the school. While Boomerang lunch will not necessarily change the amount of
garbage produced, it will give each family the opportunity to see how much waste their
lunches generate and to decide how to address the problem in a way that fits their
values and lifestyle. For example, options might include use of reusable plastic
containers instead of plastic wrap.
Your support of this initiative is greatly appreciated.
Lunch Bag Procedure:
After eating, students place their lunch bags in a bin labelled with their class room
number. These bins are stored in the hall outside the lunch room until the end of the
day, when they are brought back to class. Please label your child's lunch bag.
Milk Purchase:
Students may purchase white or chocolate milk in the lunch room at the cost of $0.65.
You can also purchase milk tickets if you don't want your kids bringing money to school.
Contact the office for more information about how to purchase milk tickets.
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