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minutes per evening. Homework is intended to reinforce skills already taught in the classroom. Your child should be able to understand any homework assignment. If you have struggles getting homework completed, please talk to your child’s teacher. We are in the process of evaluating our homework procedures and the quality of our homework. Please complete the parent survey regarding homework and return it to us the first week of school.
Meals and Snacks
Nutrition is an important factor in school success. We encourage all our students to make good nutritional choices that support healthy growth and optimal learning.
The Abbey Group manages the food service program for the Swanton Elementary School. Any questions regarding food services and/or payment should be directed to the Abbey at 868-3376 or 933-4747.
At the beginning of each school year all students receive a school information packet that includes the Federal Income Eligibility Guidelines for receiving free or reduced price meals. We encourage all parents to review this material to see if they qualify for free or reduced priced meals. If you do not receive such a form at the beginning of the school year, please contact the school’s main office. Also, should your income change during the year, you may become eligible for free or reduced priced meals. Please contact the school secretary for a new form to complete. New forms must be completed each year.
This is a pay in advance system and you must have funds in your account for your child to purchase lunch. Please pay by a check made out to the Swanton Elementary Hot Lunch Program. If you do not have a balance in your account, the administration will direct the food service provider not to serve hot lunch to your child. Any questions regarding accounts should be directed to the food service manager (868-3376).
The School has the following procedures regarding payment:
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All students (with the exception of those with free lunch eligibility) must maintain a positive balance in their lunch account.
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The food service will use the Wednesday Weekly to provide you with written notification of a low balance.
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The food service will send home written notification of a zero or minus balance and up to 3 lunches may be charged to your account until the account balance is cleared and a positive balance established.
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If no response is received to a zero or minus balance notice, and the 3 lunch charging limit has been reached, a child will not be served hot lunch. A basic emergency lunch (cheese sandwich and milk) will be provided. These emergency lunches will be charged to the child’s account. The administration will contact parent directly to resolve the situation. Lunch at school is a service the school provides and the right to receive it may be revoked if the account is not kept up to date.
If the food service provider makes an error in your account resulting in a zero or no balance notice being sent home, they will provide your child with one week of free hot lunches.
