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Information for nut free classrooms. (Yes, that is us)
From Nurse Jackie
Valentine Parties are around the corner. While this is a fun time to exchange cards and treats, it can be a perplexing time when you have students with life threatening allergies.
Las Brisas currently have more than half of their class homerooms designated Nut Free. If you have a student in one of these classrooms, a letter was sent home at the beginning of the school year explaining what this means. As we are into our second semester I would like to give you some reminder information to ensure the safety of all of our students when snacks, party and birthday treats are brought to school.
PEANUT FREE / TREE NUT FREE SNACK LIST
Please avoid snacks that contain peanuts, peanut flour, peanut oil, or peanut butter or other nuts. This includes snacks with almonds, coconuts, filberts, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamia nut, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios, and walnuts.
Please note: Food labels/ingredients may change over time, so it is always recommended that you read the label before purchasing snacks. Please read labels carefully to make sure the products are nut free.
This includes labels that read “May contain traces of peanuts/nuts” or “may be processed in a plant or on equipment that processes nuts”.
Most local store bakeries that make cup cakes carry a disclaimer that says “made on machinery that processed nuts or nut products”. These cannot be brought into a Nut Free classroom.
Suggestions for Nut Free Snacks and Treats, taken from SnackSafely.com, a monthly updated resource. Please still check the labels each time before purchasing any treat to be brought to school.
Fruit/Veggies Hershey’s Chocolate Kisses
Drinkable yogurt or smoothies Jolly Rancher hard candy
Kellogg’s brand Rice Krispies Treats-Original Skittles
Teddy Grahams Smarties
Keebler Grahan Bite Tootsie Rolls & Pops
Fruit Snacks Red Vines
Special K Bar Twizzlers
Oreo’s Popsicle,
Chips Ahoy Fudgesicles
Snackwells Nabisco 100 Calorie Packs Dolly Madison Ice cream cups
Popcorn Dole Fruit Bars
Your teacher will have a more inclusive list. Please check with your teacher for other specific requirements or restrictions for their classroom. Ex: candy and popsicles are not considered a healthy snack for class snack time, just parties and special events like birthday or holiday parties.
Thank you for your consideration and support in keeping the food-allergic child safe from having a life threatening allergic reaction at school.
Resources:SnackSafely.com, The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
From Nurse Jackie
Valentine Parties are around the corner. While this is a fun time to exchange cards and treats, it can be a perplexing time when you have students with life threatening allergies.
Las Brisas currently have more than half of their class homerooms designated Nut Free. If you have a student in one of these classrooms, a letter was sent home at the beginning of the school year explaining what this means. As we are into our second semester I would like to give you some reminder information to ensure the safety of all of our students when snacks, party and birthday treats are brought to school.
PEANUT FREE / TREE NUT FREE SNACK LIST
Please avoid snacks that contain peanuts, peanut flour, peanut oil, or peanut butter or other nuts. This includes snacks with almonds, coconuts, filberts, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamia nut, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios, and walnuts.
Please note: Food labels/ingredients may change over time, so it is always recommended that you read the label before purchasing snacks. Please read labels carefully to make sure the products are nut free.
This includes labels that read “May contain traces of peanuts/nuts” or “may be processed in a plant or on equipment that processes nuts”.
Most local store bakeries that make cup cakes carry a disclaimer that says “made on machinery that processed nuts or nut products”. These cannot be brought into a Nut Free classroom.
Suggestions for Nut Free Snacks and Treats, taken from SnackSafely.com, a monthly updated resource. Please still check the labels each time before purchasing any treat to be brought to school.
Fruit/Veggies Hershey’s Chocolate Kisses
Drinkable yogurt or smoothies Jolly Rancher hard candy
Kellogg’s brand Rice Krispies Treats-Original Skittles
Teddy Grahams Smarties
Keebler Grahan Bite Tootsie Rolls & Pops
Fruit Snacks Red Vines
Special K Bar Twizzlers
Oreo’s Popsicle,
Chips Ahoy Fudgesicles
Snackwells Nabisco 100 Calorie Packs Dolly Madison Ice cream cups
Popcorn Dole Fruit Bars
Your teacher will have a more inclusive list. Please check with your teacher for other specific requirements or restrictions for their classroom. Ex: candy and popsicles are not considered a healthy snack for class snack time, just parties and special events like birthday or holiday parties.
Thank you for your consideration and support in keeping the food-allergic child safe from having a life threatening allergic reaction at school.
Resources:SnackSafely.com, The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
Our Daily Schedule
8:00-8:30 Homeroom Time
8:30-9:15 Specials-Period 1
9:15-10:15 Period 2
10:15-11:15 Period 3
11:15-12:15 Period 4
12:15-1:00 Recess/Lunch
1:00-1:55 Period 6
1:55-2:45 Period 7
Thousands of years of human history taught in 180 days.
Below is an overview of what we work on throughout the course of the year.
• Locate physical and human features in the United States and in regions of the world on a map.
• Interpret thematic maps, graphs, and charts depicting various aspects of the United States.
• Explain why places and regions serve as cultural symbols.
• Describe how investment in human and physical capital leads to economic growth.
• Compare geography and forms of government in ancient civilizations.
• Analyze the impact of cultural and scientific contributions of ancient civilization. (Greece, Rome, and Egypt).
• Describe the development of medieval kingdoms.
• Describe the culture and way of life of the Arab Empire.
• Describe the transition from feudalism to nationalism at the end of the Middle Ages
• Explain how the Renaissance was a time of renewal and advancement in Europe.
• Discuss important ideas of the Enlightenment period.
• Explain how Enlightenment thinkers fostered change in societies.
• Locate physical and human features in the United States and in regions of the world on a map.
• Interpret thematic maps, graphs, and charts depicting various aspects of the United States.
• Explain why places and regions serve as cultural symbols.
• Describe how investment in human and physical capital leads to economic growth.
• Compare geography and forms of government in ancient civilizations.
• Analyze the impact of cultural and scientific contributions of ancient civilization. (Greece, Rome, and Egypt).
• Describe the development of medieval kingdoms.
• Describe the culture and way of life of the Arab Empire.
• Describe the transition from feudalism to nationalism at the end of the Middle Ages
• Explain how the Renaissance was a time of renewal and advancement in Europe.
• Discuss important ideas of the Enlightenment period.
• Explain how Enlightenment thinkers fostered change in societies.