Food Service
Paul F. Doyon Memorial School
September 2011
Dear Parent/Guardian:
It is our goal to offer your child(ren) healthy and delicious breakfast and lunch choices. Our meals are prepared in the Doyon Kitchen using whole grains, lean proteins, low-fat dairy and the freshest fruits and vegetables available. Please see the breakfast and lunch menus posted on the website. Families at all income levels are feeling the impact of escalating food costs, but help is available! The School Breakfast and Lunch Program is an excellent resource to help parents stretch their household budget.
The school breakfast and lunch program is available to all students regardless of household income. Whether a child qualifies for free, reduced price or full priced meals you can feel confident that your child is getting the nutritional boost they need to stay focused throughout their day. Breakfast costs $1.50 and lunch costs $2.50. Your child may qualify for free or reduced price meals. Reduced price breakfast costs 30˘; reduced price lunch costs 40˘. If you would like to apply for free or reduced price meals please complete the free/reduced application and return to my attention at the school. Forms may be downloaded from the school website or pick up a copy at the school.
We encourage prepayment using our debit account system for purchases to ensure that money is being used for breakfast/lunch purchases and to reduce the incidence of lost or missing money. If you would like to prepay for purchases you may do so online at www.ipswichschools.org via direct charge to your bank or with a credit card. If you prefer, cash & checks (made out to Doyon Food Service) are accepted at the school. If your child had a balance from last year the amount will carry over for this year. Please remember to send in additional funds to cover breakfast, extra servings, ice cream or ala-carte milk or juice purchases. If you prefer that your child not be allowed to purchase breakfast, extra servings, ice cream/frozen treats please complete the DO NOT ALLOW sheet (2nd page of this document) and return to my attention at the school or e-mail me at wechamberlain@ipswichschools.org. If you prefer Ôdo not allow' sheets may be picked up at the school.
Our prepayment system is in place to keep track of the money that has been prepaid for your child. It is not set up as a billing system. We ask that parents/guardians keep track of their prepayments and make additional deposits when necessary. Due to the high number of student cafeteria accounts that owed money for "charges" at the close of the last school year the administration is currently considering a new district wide "charge" procedure. If you would like to check your child's account balance or if you have any questions or concerns please contact me.
Sincerely,
Wendy Chamberlain
Food Services Manager
978-356-5506 X 382
wechamberlain@ipswichschools.org
Available for sale after lunch has been served to all students in the grade when time permits.
Only offered on days that we are not serving dessert with lunch.
Ala-carte 8 oz milk, 4 oz 100% fruit juice (all grades)
Ala-carte Bottled 8 oz bottled water, side vegetable, side fruit - $.50 each (grades 1-5 only)
Extra Servings $2.00(Grades 1-5 only)
Additional entree after a full price meal has been purchased.
Available for sale after lunch has been served to all students in the grade when time permits.
Students may purchase ala-carte items, ice cream/frozen treats/extra helpings using their prepayment account provided funds are available in the account and they have permission to use the account for this.
vWe encourage using our prepayment system for all cafeteria purchases. This helps to ensure that the money is being used for cafeteria purchases and to reduce the incidence of lost or missing money. Prepayments may be made online @ www.ipswichschools.org. If a studentŐs prepayment account has run out of funds or if money is owed to the cafeteria for "charges" the student will not be allowed to purchase ice cream, ala-carte items or extras.
Breakfast $1.50 regular meal price, 30˘ reduced meal price.
(All Grades)
Served daily from 8:00-8:30 (EDP served 7:45)
Please complete and return to the school by 09/06/11 if you DO NOT WANT your child purchasing breakfast, extra servings or ice cream/frozen treats.
(This form does need to be submitted each school year.)
2011/2012 School Year
Please DO NOT allow (print student's name) to purchase:
________________________ Homeroom #______
- Please √ items that you DO NOT want your child purchasing:
- Breakfast _____ Extra servings_____
- Ice cream/frozen treats_____ Ala-carte 8 oz bottled water_____
- Ala-carte side of fruit or vegetable_____
- Ala-carte 8 oz milk _____ Ala-carte 4 oz juice ____
Parent/guardian signature: ____________ Date: ________
