Lunch Menu

• Free and Reduced Meal Application Form
• Letter from Director of Food Service
• Meal Charge Procedure
• Notice of Expiration of Eligibility Benefits for Free/Reduced Meals
• Smart Snacks in School: USDA’s “All Foods Sold in Schools” Standards
  
  

We strive to provide the highest quality foods and a variety of nutritional options for our students, updating our menus regularly with new and creative ideas. Our staff exchange ideas at our monthly staff meetings and utilize any input from students, teachers, and parents.

Children need healthy meals to help them in the learning process and all of our schools offer healthy meals every day. We would like to serve as many children as possible and encourage you to consider applying for free or reduced meals. Below are our meal prices for this year, along with information regarding free or reduced meals.

Meal charges for the 2019-2020 school year:

• Breakfast Rivendell Academy: $2.50
• Breakfast Elementary Schools: $2.00
• Reduced Breakfast $0.00 - students approved for reduced price receive breakfast at no charge – free
• Lunch RA & Elementary Schools: $3:00
• Reduced Lunch $0.00 - students approved for reduced price receive lunch at no charge – free

Ala Carte (drinks only) prices at Elementary Schools:

• Milk $0.40
• Juice $0.45

Ala Carte prices at Rivendell Academy Café:

• Bagel (whole grain) $1.50
• Cereal $1.25
• Cheese $0.50
• Fruit $0.60
• Juice $0.45
• Milk $0.40
• Vitamin H2O $1.50
• Water $1.00
• Yogurt $1.00

Please remember that students are NOT allowed to charge any food to their account UNLESS they have funds in their account. If a student has a zero account balance, they will not be allowed to charge.

We strongly encourage you to fill out the free/reduced meal form. The form will come home with your child(ren) on the first day of school, as your child(ren) may qualify. It only takes a few moments to fill out and I am available if you need any help filling out the form. Please remember that we cannot approve an incomplete application, so be sure to fill out all required information. Return the completed application to your school office. All information is kept confidential. The great thing is that the benefit lasts through the entire school year.

Here is some more information to help you apply for free or reduced meals:

• Do I need to fill out an application for each child?
  No, use one Free and Reduced Price School MealsApplication for all students in your household, even if they go to different schools in the District. For example, Susie in 1st grade at Westshire and Bobby in 6th grade at the Middle School would go on one application.
• Who should I include as members of my household? 
  You must include all people living in your household, related or not (such as grandparents, other relatives, or friends). You must also include yourself and all children who live with you.
• What if my income is not always the same? List the amount that you normally receive. For example, if you normally receive $1,000 each month, but you missed some work last month and only received $900, put down that you receive $1,000 per month.

Our Food Service Team is happy to serve you. Carol Perkins is the Food Service Manager at Samuel Morey, Viola Farrar is the Food Service Manager at Westshire Elementary, and Jean Dyke is the RA Assistant Cook, with me at Rivendell Academy.

If you have any questions or need help filling out the application, please do not hesitate to call me at 603-353-4321, ext.121 or email me at Celise Johnson . I will be happy to assist you.

Sincerely,
Celise Johnson
Food Service Director

Free & Reduced Lunch

We strongly encourage you to download and fill out the free/reduced meal application form that will come home with your child(ren) on the first day of school, as your child(ren) may qualify. It only takes a few moments to fill out and I am available if you need any help filling out the form. Please remember that we cannot approve an incomplete application, so be sure to fill out all required information. Return the completed application to your school office. All information is kept confidential. The great thing is that the benefit lasts through the entire school year.

In many cases, our ability to qualify for grant funding and other federal monies depends upon the accuracy of our free/reduced count. Whether or not you choose to take advantage of the program, please complete the form! Many thanks.

We appreciate your involvement with our program and encourage you to be in touch with your suggestions and comments.

Food Service Staff

Rivendell Academy

• Celise Johnson, Food Service Director 

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