Athlone School is a proud member of the St. James-Assiniboia School Division.
Welcome to the Principal's Office!
Please be sure to read our monthly newsletter which is distributed on the first Friday of each month.
It is also published on-line.
Peanut/Nut Products
Our school is a "peanut/nut aware" school. We have several students who have life-threatening allergies to these products.
Specific classrooms are designated as "Peanut/Nut Alert" or "Peanut/Nut Aware" classrooms to alert visitors that one or more of these students are in these rooms. We attempt to make our school environment as safe as possible for the children. In our "Peanut/Nut Aware" classrooms, no peanut/nut products are permitted.
If children eat peanut/nut products at home, they are encouraged to thoroughly wash their hands before returning to school. Please be sure to read labels on packages before sending them in your child's lunch. Please do not send home-baked goods with your child, as it is difficult to determine if these products have traces of peanuts or peanut/nut oils. A list of safe "treats" has been sent home in newsletters. We appreciate your cooperation.
Parents have been provided with information on anaphylactic shock and ideas for peanut/nut substitutes. Staff are all aware of the students who carry medication, and emergency procedures are in place.
Athlone School Nutrition Policy
o Healthy snacks are permitted in class. (procedures to be determined by the classroom teacher)
o Nutrition breaks are considered.
o Water containers (meeting safety standards) are permitted in class.
o Food as rewards is discouraged.
o Nutrition facts will be posted in classrooms and information will be published in newsletters.
o The Milk Program will continue to be offered to all students.
o Vending machines must offer only “high nutrition” items.
o Thirty minutes of “eating and socializing” will be provided at lunch break.
o Marketing of unhealthy “fast-food” products and/or food chains is discouraged.
o Fundraising events will not involve unhealthy food choices.
o Proper hand-washing is taught and reinforced.
o Parent Council “Hot Lunches” will be balanced.
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