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Allergy Awareness

9/24/2018

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Dear Armstrong Parents and Guardians,

This September, I am visiting all Armstrong classes to talk about allergies.  Since many of our students have allergies, it becomes the responsibility of the entire Armstrong community to help keep those students safe.

As part of our lesson, I am taking time to explain allergies, including the causes and symptoms of an allergic reaction.  Students are learning that people can be allergic to a range of things, including pollen, insect stings, and foods like milk, eggs, and nuts, and can become very sick if they have an allergic reaction.  

Here at Armstrong, we need everyone’s help to keep students with allergies safe.  There are some important things each of our students can do to.  They are:


  • Please don’t share food
  • Only eat food in the cafeteria and classroom.  Do not eat food on the bus
  • Always wash your hands after eating, especially if you have eaten nuts or nut products such as peanut butter
  • Look out for our students with allergies.  If someone looks sick or is having trouble breathing, get an adult right away

 When you have a moment, please review the strategies we use to keep students with allergies safe at Armstrong with your child.  And remember, all of our classrooms are nut free.  Please do not send in any snacks containing nuts.  In the cafeteria, students are welcome to bring food containing nuts for lunch, as our students with nut allergies are able to sit at an allergy friendly table.  Students who buy lunch may also sit at this table.

Thank you for your help supporting this important lesson.

Sincerely,

David Starr
School Counselor, Armstrong Elementary School
PH:  (508) 836-7760      Email:  [email protected]

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Welcome Back to Armstrong School!

9/4/2018

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Dear Armstrong Parents and Guardians,

Welcome back to another amazing year at Armstrong!  My job as School Counselor is to support the social and emotional well-being and development of our students, to help them become empathetic, empowered, self aware and comfortable members of our community.  

Throughout the year, I will be visiting your child’s classroom to teach lessons focused on a range of topics, from allergies and bus safety to friendship and problem solving.  After each lesson, I will publish a post to this blog giving you a summary of what we discussed and suggestions for reviewing the lesson at home.

More than anything, I want you to know that I am here as a resource along with your child’s classroom teacher and the rest of our staff.  If there is anything we can do to support your child having a successful experience here at school, please do not hesitate to contact us.
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I look forward to a great year!
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Sincerely,
 
David Starr
School Counselor, Armstrong Elementary School
PH:  (508) 836-7760      Email:  [email protected] 
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    David Starr is the School Counselor at Armstrong Elementary School in Westborough, MA.

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