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The food service, on an annual basis, will provide specific information regarding the breakfast and lunch program, as well as the cost. Please see the Appendix for a full description of the cost and programs provided by the Abbey Group.
Breakfast and lunch: The food service provides a healthy breakfast each morning beginning at 7:30 a.m. in the Central cafeteria for all students. Lunch periods are 30 minutes in length. Students may participate in the meals program or bring a lunch from home. Each month the food service publishes the breakfast and lunch menus, which are sent home in the student’s Wednesday Weekly and published on our website.
Snacks: Each classroom will provide time within the day for a brief snack break. The Food Service does provide a snack program, which will be explained in the information packet. Parents may purchase snack from the food service program or send in a snack.
Parent Involvement and Communication
In schools where parents are actively involved, student achievement soars. There are many ways for parents to be involved in our school. Each month we publish a school newsletter to update parents on current events in our school. Each child will have a plastic bag called The Wednesday Weekly. We understand how busy today’s parents are and try to compile all school communication into this weekly packet. It is very important that you review the material in the Wednesday Weekly and return the empty bag to the classroom each Thursday, with your signature indicating the material has been reviewed. Those with Internet access can stay in touch via our website at www.swantonschool.org. If you would like to receive a weekly email update, please send your email address to jbenay@fnwsu.org.
Parents who would like to volunteer in the classroom or on field trips must complete a background check. This is a free service and a simple form to complete. Staff members at both Central and Babcock buildings are able to notarize this form at no cost.
We encourage parents and community members to visit the school for classroom, playground, or lunch times. When joining your child for lunch, we ask that you refrain from bringing “fast food” meals as this tends to cause resentment and disruption among the other children. Parents should speak with their child’s teacher to explore ways that they may volunteer and participate. When visiting a classroom, please let the teacher know and always check in with the secretary before visiting the classroom and/or child. ALL VISITORS MUST PICK UP A VISITOR NAME TAG AT THE OFFICE UPON ENTERING THE SCHOOL. VISITORS WITHOUT NAME TAGS WILL BE ASKED TO GO TO THE OFFICE TO CHECK IN.
If parents are picking up their child at the end of the school day, please wait in the main hallway/lobby of the schools. Please do not go directly to the classroom or wait in the hallways outside the classrooms.
Parents are welcome to attend School Board meetings, which are held on the second Monday of each month in the Central Library. Your school board members are volunteers who work hard to review policy, personnel, and fiscal matters. We ask that parent concerns follow a “chain of
