BIRTHDAYS


 * //@Happy Birthday Videos //**

Little Cedars has changed the way we celebrate students for their birthdays. We recognize that birthdays are an important milestone, and we care deeply about honoring each child for this life event. School-wide, we are asking that **__nothing be brought from home__** (treats, goodie bags, balloons, etc.). We will recognize your child by creating fun instructional activities, singing the birthday song, and allowing your child to shine on his/her special day.

For a more detailed explanation of this rationale please **click here ** (or on the underlined "__Birthday Celebrations__" below) to reach a letter from our first principal, Mrs. Brockman. I've also included a video from "60 Minutes" on sugar consumption that our staff watched. It certainly made me think about what I snack on!

@Birthday Celebrations at LCE

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If your child's birthday falls during the summer, we will celebrate on his/her "half-birthday." We will not celebrate summer birthdays at the end of the school year as I have found that there is too much going on at that time. Thank you for understanding. (Besides, it's more fun to spread the birthdays throughout the year!)

Pursuant to the Little Cedars Family Handbook, we do not allow students to pass out birthday invitations at school unless they invite all of the girls, all of the boys, or the whole class. Here is the excerpt from the Handbook regarding birthdays:

**Flower and balloon deliveries for individual students will not be delivered to the classrooms.** __**PARTY INVITATIONS**__**:** Unless you are inviting all of the girls or all of the boys in your child’s classroom, we do not pass out invitations for events held outside of the school day. You can imagine how your child would feel if invitations were passed out in the classroom and they did not receive one. Asking the teacher to discreetly put the invitations in the other children’s backpacks does not solve the problem as they are often opened on the bus causing hurt feelings. Our PTA does a wonderful job of getting the Student Directory out to our families, and the vast majority of our students contact information can be found there. We appreciate your understanding in this matter.

Thank you for following our guidelines. We want to keep our students safe and happy!