Lunch
We eat lunch at 10:30 each day. The cost to purchase lunch at school is $2.55 per day. Please place any money that you send to school in a sealed envelope or Ziploc. Write your child’s name on the outside and place it in your child’s folder. The children are responsible for keeping up with their money until lunch, so most parents find that it’s best to deposit money in their child’s lunch account by sending in a check or by using myschoolbucks.com. I prefer the children only buy a special snack, such as ice cream, on Fridays. We are trying to encourage healthy eating habits and we only have 30 minutes to eat lunch & clean up. The children get really upset when they run out of time and were unable to enjoy their ice cream & have to throw it away. Feel free to join us for lunch sometime after the first three weeks.
Before joining us, please keep the following in mind:
· Please meet us in the hallway outside the cafeteria.
· Please have your child sit in his/her own seat instead of holding them in your lap. This encourages independence, which is an important part of kindergarten.
· Please say goodbye in the hallway outside the cafeteria. It’s very difficult for them to let you leave if you walk back to our classroom.
· 6 times a year, we will have early release days. Please do not plan to join us for lunch on these days. as we eat lunch at a different time.
Before joining us, please keep the following in mind:
· Please meet us in the hallway outside the cafeteria.
· Please have your child sit in his/her own seat instead of holding them in your lap. This encourages independence, which is an important part of kindergarten.
· Please say goodbye in the hallway outside the cafeteria. It’s very difficult for them to let you leave if you walk back to our classroom.
· 6 times a year, we will have early release days. Please do not plan to join us for lunch on these days. as we eat lunch at a different time.
Snack
Please send in a healthy snack for your child every day. Since part of kindergarten curriculum is learning to make healthy choices, we encourage you not to send sugary drinks like juice or soda. Instead, your child may get water from the water fountain. It is imperative that you do not pack your child’s snack in their lunchbox. We are trying to make sure they don’t accidentally eat their snack during lunch. Please communicate with your child each morning so that he or she knows whether to buy a lunch at school or eat a lunch you packed from home.