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Cafeteria Information. Garrett Park Elementary School Kindergarten and New Parents Meeting Thursday, August 23, 2012 Helen Bond, Cafeteria Manager June Tai, Cafeteria Assistant. Meal Information k milk - $ 0.60 orange juice - $ 0.50. Breakfast.
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Cafeteria Information Garrett Park Elementary School Kindergarten and New Parents Meeting Thursday, August 23, 2012 Helen Bond, Cafeteria Manager June Tai, Cafeteria Assistant
Breakfast • Service from 8:55 a.m. - 9:05 a.m. • Students must take at least of two items • Examples • Cereal and peaches • Bagel and milk/orange juice
Lunch • Service runs from 11:40 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch • Service runs from 11:40 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. 2012/2013
Lunch • Students select at least three items • Examples: • Chicken Nuggets, peaches, milk • Pizza, fresh fruit, milk 2012/2013
Please Note • Milk is offered at breakfast and lunch* • Students are not required to take milk * Only students with documented milk allergy can have orange juice instead of milk
SNAP(computerized cash register system) • Each student is issued a four digit PIN number • Students learn their PIN numbers • PIN numbers are not shared • Students enter PIN number into keypad at register to make purchases in cafeteria
AccountInformation • Parents/Guardians can pre-pay any amount on their child’s WinSNAP account • Payments can be made by: • cash • check • online
Account Information Payment by check: • Make check payable to Garrett Park Elementary School or GPES Cafeteria • Write child’s first name, last name and PIN number on check • Send check to school with child or deliver to cafeteria manager
Account Information Payment online with credit or debit card: • Go to www.myLunchMoney.com • Click on “Enroll Now.” http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/
Account Information • To register for an account you need to provide: • student’s school, grade, birth date, and student ID number (not PIN). • credit or debit card information. • Select: • amount you want placed in your child’s account. • Automatic Pre-Payment option, if desired.
Account Information After you register for online account, you will be able to: • make a payment • check meal account balances • sign-up for recurring payments • view what your child is buying (and much more)
Account Procedures • Letters are sent home to parents/guardians when: * student’s account is low * student’s account has negative balance • Students receive cheese sandwich for breakfast or lunch when there a negative balance of $10.00 or more • Due to budget constraints, GPES cannot loan money for meals
Household Application for Free and Reduced-Price Meals (FARMS) 2012/2013 • Applications for FARMS are sent home during the first week of school • If financial circumstances change during the school year, parents can submit application (applications are available in main office) • New applications must be submitted each year • To maintain service for participants in the program last year, an application must be submitted before Friday, September 29, 2012
Additional Information • If a student is late and he/she is buying lunch, he/she must sign-in at main office and go to the cafeteria to order lunch • Help your child learn their PIN number • Contact Mrs. Bond to place restrictions on a student’s breakfast/lunch account
Questions Contact Information Mrs. Helen Bond 301-929-2170 Daily from 9:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.