We have children within our School Community with specific allergies that may require the use of an epi-pen.  We ask you to speak to your children about not sharing their food due to traces of specific ingredients that may be harmful to others.

At the moment we recommend children only bring fresh fruit, dried fruit and no nuts for their Fruit Stop and that we are wary of the food items we are placing in lunch boxes.  It is very difficult to monitor trace elements of nuts and eggs which are the main triggers for our children, however, if we make an effort to monitor our food items, we reduce the possibility of a severe reaction in those children who come in contact with these foods and oils.  Children who may have items containing nuts or eggs are to wash their hands thouroughly, with any used containers or wrappers placed carefully in the bins.

Some parents have asked about the sharing of food, including cakes, to celebrate birthdays.  As some of the ingredients may have traces of nuts we are currently reviewing bringing in food, including cakes, when celebrating birthdays.