Lunch and Snacks
Food from Home
Wellness Policy Implementation (TESD Regulation 5402)
No food of any kind is permitted to be brought to school to be shared with students in connection with recognition of birthdays, celebrations such as Halloween, holidays, Valentine’s Day, cultural events and end-of-the-year festivities.
Eating with Students
Parents are permitted to visit and eat with their child on an occasional basis. Lunch is intended as an opportunity for students to interact socially with their peers. It is important that students be given the independence and support to socialize productively and meaningfully.
When visiting, please sign-in at the lobby before proceeding to the cafeteria. Visitors typically either purchase lunch from the cafeteria or bring a bag lunch from home. It is nice for the students to see that grownups also eat nutritious lunches. We advise that soft drinks or "fast-food" lunches not be brought in when parents visit for lunch. (The sale of soft drinks to students is prohibited in all TESD schools during the school day.) We want to emphasize nutritional eating by the foods sold in the cafeteria. We ask that when you come to eat lunch with your child, you help us continue to model healthy, nutritious eating.
Parents who visit during lunch are not permitted to direct the activities of students who are not their child and should allow school personnel to make determinations about seating, peer groupings, and student behaviors.
Celebrations
Classroom Parties
During the school year there are typically four classroom celebrations: Halloween, Winter, Valentine’s, and End-of-the-Year parties. Homeroom parents work with classroom teachers to organize the parties. No food of any kind is permitted to be brought to school to be shared with students in connection with recognition of birthdays, celebrations such as Halloween, holidays, Valentine’s day, cultural events and end-of-the-year festivities.
Student Birthdays
Students who choose to celebrate their birthdays in school may do so with a non-food item (pencil, sticker etc…). No food of any kind is permitted to be brought to school to be shared with students in connection with recognition of birthdays.
Please communicate with your child’s teacher before sending any non-food item into the classroom for a celebration or birthday at least one week in advance.
Snacks
Snacks
All grade levels have a snack break during the school day. For children in K-2, snacks are provided from home. For children in grades 3-4, snacks are provided from home or can be purchased from the school cafeteria. For snacks from home, please do not include any foods that include peanuts, tree nuts, peanut or tree nut oils, peanut butter, or any peanut or tree nut products.
If you are providing a snack for your
child, please make every effort to assure that it is healthy and nutritious.