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GENERAL INFORMATION
MEALS All entree items will come as a meal. There will be an "A" choice, Hamburger, Hot Dog and all will be sold with other items to make up a meal, the other items include a milk, choice of a vegetable and fruit. Only meals will be served/sold. Individual items such as the hamburger/hotdogs that have been done in the past will no longer be available. Second entrees will still be available, you must order same meal to get second entree (for example, hamburger, second hamburger. Not hamburger, second hot dog). We are making this change for several reasons. We believe that a balanced meal is a healthier one, children may try new foods if they are served with familiar foods. Making this change will also make the meals reimbursable by the state lunch program, which means we can keep our costs down. We will still be selling individual snack items. CHARGING/BILLING Excessive charging and accumulation of large balances has been a big issue. Unpaid balances cost the school money. In order to address this, we are instituting policies to address the issues, and there will be no charging. We suggest that anyone who wants to use the lunch program, even in an emergency, carry a $10 credit at all times. This credit would be above and beyond the charges due on the current week's menu choices. If a child does not have a credit and needs a lunch on an emergency basis, they will be sent to the office for parent permission to get a lunch that day, and the balance due is to be paid the following school day. Anyone with a balance due from last year will not be allowed to use the lunch program until the balance due is paid off. Billing will be done either weekly or bi-weekly, as needed if credits go below $10. Everyone is encouraged to set up a Paypams account. there is no charge to have an account and you can keep tabs on your child's lunch account this way. MENUS/ORDERING A monthly menu will be sent home; it will have the entire month on it for you to keep at home and be able to use for planning purposes. We will continue to send menus for ordering/payment purposes. The menus will be sent home approximately every 3 weeks in the Friday Folder and must be returned on Monday. The Monday deadline is very important; when orders are not received on time they run the risk of not being processed. Orders will be confirmed in the classrooms every morning, but it is important for planning purposes to pre-order when the menus are sent out. Daily purchasing should be the exception, not the rule! Pre-ordering helps cut costs by reducing waste. PRICING The price of each meal will be $3.75. Second entrees with a meal will be $1.50. Snack items will be priced similar to last year, ranging form 50 cents to $1.00.
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VOLUNTEER
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LUNCH ACCOUNT LIMITATIONS In an effort to control student accounts, we are asking parents to fill out a form to indicate if they want any limitations placed on their child's account. While this will not be foolproof, it will help limit your child's access to what they are allowed to purchase. Some examples are: May only purchase milk, May purchase an extra milk, May purchase one snack item in addition to lunch, May not make any additional purchases, No snack items, Only fruit, etc. A notation will be placed on your child's account to alert the cashier that there is a limitation. Any food allergies will also be noted on the child's account. NEEDED - HOT LUNCH VOLUNTEERS! Volunteers typically come from 11:15 until 1:15. Your help is needed to maintain the lunch program!! If you have small children we can still use you!! If you can't be in the kitchen serving food, you can be in the cafe handing out milk! We can provide entertainment for your small child. If you can only come for part of the lunch time (we serve all the grades from 11:45 to 1:15) that would still be a big help! So if you can only come from 11:45 to 12:45, or 12:00 to 1:00 - any part will be a help!! Interested parties please contact Mrs. Dirocco, Hot Lunch Coordinator at 797-7073, or email: hotlunch@sbrigids.com FOR THOSE WHO VOLUNTEER - If you have signed up to volunteer - THANKS SO MUCH!! If you are a new volunteer, on your assigned day, please come to the kitchen in the Father Hayes Center around 11:15. If you are going to be late or cannot come in at all, PLEASE call! You can call the school 797-7073. If you can come on a day when we have an opening - feel free to just show up without calling to confirm! If you signed up and are not on the schedule, please let me know! FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH Free and reduced lunch applications will be sent
home next week. This is an income based government program.
If you think you might be eligible, please
withhold payment and send a note with your order.
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