Food Service Program

 

Heron Pond School Food Service Program 2020-2021

 

The Heron Pond Elementary School breakfast/lunch program is a pre-paid system. Each student has a meal account in which parents make payments to cover their children’s purchases in advance; for breakfast, lunch, or milk only.   All accounts are OPEN unless we receive a letter from parents requesting no purchases.  Children from time to time do make purchases of which their parents are unaware.  Parents are responsible for these purchases.

 

What’s for lunch and may I join my child?

 

Please refer to our menu for selections.  This will help you to determine the funds needed.  Our menu is sent home monthly with your child and also available on the school website: www.milfordk12.org.

 

Parents and Grandparents are welcome to join us.  Please call 673-1811 ext. 4 by 10:30 on the day you will be dining with us to be included in the lunch count. Adult meals are $4.00.

 

 

Guidelines for Lunch Guests

 

Please enter through the front door and sign in.

Please wait on the main hallway for your child’s lunch period to begin.

Please turn off cellphones and other electronic devices.

If you need to place/receive a call, please step outside the lunchroom.

Taking pictures or video is NOT allowed ANYWHERE in the school.

You may invite one guest to sit with you at the Visitors Table.

Please ensure that you bring a healthy lunch for your child. We try to stress good nutrition here at school

Please do NOT share any food with other children.  This is a student safety issue involving allergies.

All guest and students are expected to stop talking and listen to the speaker. 

Students are expected to sit appropriately at their table.  They are also expected to raise their hands and wait for a lunchroom monitor’s assistance when they are in need of supplies or must use the restroom.

 

Please return to the Main Office after lunch to sign out. 

Please do not follow students anywhere in the building or out to recess following the designated lunch time.  If your student is not in the cafeteria, please check in with the office as they may have had a scheduled lunch with a Teacher or other staff member.  The Office will locate the student.

 

Thank you for working with us to make the lunchroom a responsible, caring and respectful space in our school.

 

Wellness

 

The lunch program encourages healthy eating.   The lunch program makes every effort to provide healthy and satisfying foods for our students.  A variety of whole grains such as wheat, oats, bran, barley, and rice are used. Beef, pork, chicken, and turkey are used in our recipes. We offer fresh, frozen, or canned fruits and vegetables to encourage your children to try a wide variety of foods.  Milk comes with the meal.  We offer a choice of whole milk, 1% low fat milk or 1% chocolate milk. 

 

My child has food allergies

 

We ask parents to contact us to discuss your child’s needs.  Please contact the Food Service Manager or the school nurse, Melissa Goulet, at 673-1181 so that we may help you with your food options.

 

How to make a payment

 

All checks or cash should be in an envelope with the student’s full name and teacher’s name to ensure proper credit. Payment is due weekly or monthly. Some parents prefer to mail their checks to us directly to ensure payments are not lost.  We accept checks, cash or have your bank send checks to us your payment (generic check) sent monthly to Heron Pond Elementary School.  Alternatively, parents can set up an account through EZSchoolPay.com (information on setting up an account is on the website or available in the main office), which will allow parents to add money to a child’s account and also monitor what he/she is purchasing through the meal program. Money stays in your child’s account until it is used, so absences and field trips need not be a worry.  Parents are asked to keep sufficient money in their child’s account.  Please call us to check your balance or log into EZSchoolPay.com for additional information.

 

Parents will be notified if an account balance gets low or goes below zero.  While a student will not be denied a regular meal if the account balance is negative, those meal charges will continue to accumulate and it is the responsibility of parents to pay off accumulated balances.  Overdue notices are sent home with children, so parents should check backpacks daily and submit payment the next day.  Checks should be made payable to the “Milford School District”. 

 

Parents who may be having difficulties paying for their child’s meals are encouraged to apply for Free & Reduced meals-see below for information on how to apply. 

 

Prices 2020-2021

 

Hot lunch w/milk $2.30 daily, $11.50 weekly, 20 lunches $46.00

Breakfast w/milk $1.25 daily, $6.25 weekly, 20 breakfast $25.00

Cold lunch milk only 50 cents daily, $2.50 weekly, 20 for $10.00

 

Prices and menus are subject to change.