HARRIS YMCA Preschool Academy Parent Handbook 2011-2012 ...

o Please do not send soda.o Students are asked to finish all healthy food before eating any treats.o Teachers will send back any uneaten food in the child’s lunch bag.oIf your child is in the two year old program, please cut grapes, carrots orany food that is a potential choking hazard.o Please label all reusable food containers and ice packs, so they do not getput in the wrong lunch box.o We are a PEANUT FREE school. Please do not send any peanut products toschool.A list of inappropriate foods made with or containing nut products has been provided foryou. Please consult this list daily when preparing your child’s snack. Preschool agedchildren do not often know if they have an allergy to such products and if they do, theydo not often remember to be careful of what foods they eat. This YMCA of GreaterCharlotte children’s policy is put into place for the safety of all the children. Due to YMCAGuidelines, staff members reserve the right to remove any nut products from yourchild’s snack/lunch due to the health issues of many children with allergies. Crackers willbe given as a supplement. Please check labels when purchasing your child’s snack andlunch items. Many foods that may not appear to have nut products in them that arevisible may have still been made in a factory that processes nuts; labels will state if itcontains “traces” of nut products. The reason behind this is very simple: for example,should your child have a nut product and they place it on the table and then pick it upand eat it. Another child with an allergy places their food in a close space and gets thatoil on their food, they may have an allergic reaction (including and leading up to aseizure). In the past, this has been experienced. Please let us know if you have anyquestions in regards to this policy.• Snack. The Two Year Olds are the ONLY class that will have snack. Pleasepack a healthy snack for your child. There is a list of suggested snack at the backof the handbook. REMEMBER…we are PEANUT FREE. Please do not send anypeanut products for snack. Please place the snack in a bag separate from his/herlunchbox. This way the teachers can access the snacks in an easier fasion.• Red School Bag. Be sure your child brings his/her Harris Preschool Academy totebag provided by the preschool at the beginning of the year. We ask that allchildren use this bag. The totes are easier for teachers and children to access. Ifyour child’s bag gets lost or torn, the cost is $10 for a replacement.• Communication Folder. Your child will be provided with a communication folder.This folder will come home every Thursday or Friday. Please check the folder whenit comes home. You will find important preschool communications as well as yourchild’s work inside.Since toys from home can be lost or cause friction among children, please do not letyour child bring them to school. There will be day set aside for Show and Tell. This is aperfect time for your child to share a special toy. We also ask that children do not weardistracting jewelry or silly bandz.LabelingWe can not emphasize enough the importance of labeling all your child’s personalbelongings. Very often if an item is not labeled, teachers are unable to determine its11