Steph
I got a letter from my sons school saying they have changed the rules regarding packed lunches. They are now saying that you can only have one of either, crisps, cake or biscuit. Your only allowed sausage rolls or sausages once a week. You have to have two portions of fruit or veg a day.
Also you are suppose to have a portion of lentils, kidney beans etc once a day.
They sent a questionaire home a few weeks ago asking what we thought of the idea and I put down how it would affect my child wanting to go to school if I was trying to force him to eat things he did not like.
The letter said that 47 parents replied to the questionaire, 25 of them already take packed lunches and the rest are on school dinner. What has it got to do with them if their children do not take their dinners?
Can the school really enforce this?
My son has had alot of problems with his health in the past few years which has resulted in him being awkward with food. The doctors have always told me to
Not try and force things onto him.
What can I do about this?
Dont tell me to speak to the school cause they are not going to change the rules just for one child.
What do you think would happen if I continued to send him with his usual lunch?
Would the staff take it off him?
Please help me
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Hi Stephanie, Your question is one of the reasons I find Y!A so fascinating. Now, do I understand correctly that the school is telling you what you can send with your son for his lunch? If so, since when can a school tell anyone what they must eat? It's the parent's responsibility to decide what kind of food a child eats for lunch, if the lunch is taken from home. It sounds like the school rules are to there to keep folks from sending kids to school with a soda pop and 3 bags of potato chips. You know, that kind of thing. So, if their main issue is health, surely they would give due recognition to a note from your son's doctor about what he should eat. If you had trouble with that, I would have an attorney contact the principal. I'll bet that would take care of the problem. Hope this helps.
Hi Stephanie, Your question is one of the reasons I find Y!A so fascinating. Now, do I understand correctly that the school is telling you what you can send with your son for his lunch? If so, since when can a school tell anyone what they must eat? It's the parent's responsibility to decide what kind of food a child eats for lunch, if the lunch is taken from home. It sounds like the school rules are to there to keep folks from sending kids to school with a soda pop and 3 bags of potato chips. You know, that kind of thing. So, if their main issue is health, surely they would give due recognition to a note from your son's doctor about what he should eat. If you had trouble with that, I would have an attorney contact the principal. I'll bet that would take care of the problem. Hope this helps.
Where can I find a tote bag for school?
Luckucharm
Where can I find a big tote that can hold books and other requirements for school? Please no website, just stores that i can visit. Please answer. Thank you!:)
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Geez, way to leave this broad 'n' wide open :P
I mean, the tote is just about one of the most common types of bag, especially since a lot of places make promotional totes for not just stores, but also art venues, museums, etc. So you should really add more details if you want a more specific answer.
Generally though, all totes should be able to hold school stuff, unless you have absolutely looooads. That's because like the name implies, totes are meant to carry (or 'tote') stuff around. They are not typically a wallet-keys-and-phone kind of bag - if they are, they are usually specifically labelled as such with a qualifier, like 'mini tote' or 'tiny tote' etc. They are typically big enough for at least A4 size - that's the size of your basic sheet of printer or copier paper - and you should fully expect to be able to fit at least a binder and a couple of books around an inch thick, plus a small pencil case (about half a dozen pens), a small wallet and phone, or a water bottle (the small knd though).
However, if you have more than that, it's not a good idea to carry it around on one shoulder all day. Really; I'm not being a nerd - it seriously IS unhealthy, and while I would say that a tote is usually much better looking (nicer backpacks are usually expensive, stupidly hard to find, and sometimes both), the legacy that carrying too much weight unevenly is going to leave behind is not worth the better looks. Unfortunately, schools are doing very little to educate students (and for younger kids, parents) about this issue - heck, they even compound the problem by making unreasonable demands like asking for a binder for each topic! But that doesn't mean you have to put up with that misinformation and not do the best for yourself.
So try to reduce the weight as much as possible: only pack what you need for that day, leaving all other notes and books at home or in your locker (it takes a bit of planning, but on the plus side it only takes a few weeks to make it second nature); make notes on loose leaf paper and take them to school in a folder, leaving the binder at home or in the locker. Make better use of your locker: keep all your extras there (eg lunch, makeup bag, gym gear/spare clothes, rain gear) since you can just grab them as they are needed (just keep a lip product and maybe a small mirror with you, both of which should fit in with your pens or your wallet), and try to plan as many locker runs as possible during the day, so you only have to carry the books for one subject or period if possible. If any of your classrooms has seating in pairs, try to see if the other person is amenable to sharing book-carrying duties, so you don't both have to haul the book with you every time.
good luck!
Geez, way to leave this broad 'n' wide open :P
I mean, the tote is just about one of the most common types of bag, especially since a lot of places make promotional totes for not just stores, but also art venues, museums, etc. So you should really add more details if you want a more specific answer.
Generally though, all totes should be able to hold school stuff, unless you have absolutely looooads. That's because like the name implies, totes are meant to carry (or 'tote') stuff around. They are not typically a wallet-keys-and-phone kind of bag - if they are, they are usually specifically labelled as such with a qualifier, like 'mini tote' or 'tiny tote' etc. They are typically big enough for at least A4 size - that's the size of your basic sheet of printer or copier paper - and you should fully expect to be able to fit at least a binder and a couple of books around an inch thick, plus a small pencil case (about half a dozen pens), a small wallet and phone, or a water bottle (the small knd though).
However, if you have more than that, it's not a good idea to carry it around on one shoulder all day. Really; I'm not being a nerd - it seriously IS unhealthy, and while I would say that a tote is usually much better looking (nicer backpacks are usually expensive, stupidly hard to find, and sometimes both), the legacy that carrying too much weight unevenly is going to leave behind is not worth the better looks. Unfortunately, schools are doing very little to educate students (and for younger kids, parents) about this issue - heck, they even compound the problem by making unreasonable demands like asking for a binder for each topic! But that doesn't mean you have to put up with that misinformation and not do the best for yourself.
So try to reduce the weight as much as possible: only pack what you need for that day, leaving all other notes and books at home or in your locker (it takes a bit of planning, but on the plus side it only takes a few weeks to make it second nature); make notes on loose leaf paper and take them to school in a folder, leaving the binder at home or in the locker. Make better use of your locker: keep all your extras there (eg lunch, makeup bag, gym gear/spare clothes, rain gear) since you can just grab them as they are needed (just keep a lip product and maybe a small mirror with you, both of which should fit in with your pens or your wallet), and try to plan as many locker runs as possible during the day, so you only have to carry the books for one subject or period if possible. If any of your classrooms has seating in pairs, try to see if the other person is amenable to sharing book-carrying duties, so you don't both have to haul the book with you every time.
good luck!
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