Lunches/Cafeteria Rules

St. Paul students may bring their own lunch, and St. Paul provides options for parents to order lunches for students. Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade lunches must be ordered by a parent online in the FACTS portal by 8:30am. Students in grades 3 and up are allowed to order lunches in the classroom during morning attendance.

 

Food Delivery: Food cannot be delivered to students during the school day by food delivery establishments, including but not limited to Uber Eats, Door Dash, or GrubHub. Please remember that only parents and immediate family members in the computer system can deliver food to students during the school day.  This is to better ensure the security of the school as well as to minimize disruptions to the school day.

 

Lunch/Snack Guidelines (Pre-K)

  • Pre-K students eat lunch in their classrooms.
  • Each teacher will provide specific information regarding classroom procedures for snacks and meals. Please strive to feed your child foods which are simple to serve (open), simple to eat, and nutritious. Please send a quantity that corresponds with your child’s general appetite. It’s not always easy to send uneaten portions of food home.
  • Please send your child with utensils, napkins, etc. if needed as St. Paul does not provide these items.

 

Lunch/Cafeteria Guidelines (K-8)

  • Carbonated beverages are never allowed.
  • Students are not permitted to bring food that needs to be heated. Microwaves are not available for use by students.
  • Parents in grades K-8 may bring lunches and eat with their child(ren); however, please communicate this to the teacher in advance and follow lunch guidelines.
  • Each teacher will provide specific information regarding classroom procedures for snacks and meals. Please strive to feed your child foods which are simple to serve (open), simple to eat, and nutritious. Please send a quantity that corresponds with your child’s general appetite. It’s not always easy to send uneaten portions of food home.
  • Teachers may require students to sit at certain tables as necessary.
  • Talking during lunch should be in a normal speaking voice. Shouting is not permitted in the lunchroom.
  • Upon finishing lunch, students are to remain seated until they are given permission to throw away their garbage and clean their areas.
  • Please send your child with utensils, napkins, etc. if needed as St. Paul does not provide these items.

 

Lunch Options: Menu items are posted in the FACTS portal and orders are placed online via FACTS. Parents fund a lunch account (FACTS) which is decreased with each food order. When the lunch account falls below $20, an email is sent by the FACTS system. Students without money in the lunch account will be served a cheese or peanut butter sandwich if hot lunch is ordered. The charge for this sandwich is $3. If the account falls to -$50, all future lunch orders are canceled.

 

How to Order Lunch

Ordering school lunches is quick and easy through your FACTS Family Portal. Follow these steps:

  1. Log in to your FACTS account.
  2. On the left-hand menu, click “Student”, then select “Lunch.”
  3. At the top of the screen, click “Create Web Order.”
  4. Select the meals you’d like to order (menus are posted months in advance for convenience).
  5. Scroll to the bottom and click “Order Items” under the Grand Total.
  6. Once submitted, you should see “Order Completed.”

Missing Lunch: Ultimately it is the parents’ responsibility to order lunch or pack a lunch. Our teachers and staff will do their best to check backpacks of young children to make sure each child has a lunch. If a student does not have a lunch, one will be ordered for him or her in the morning, and parents will be notified and charged. If it is discovered at their scheduled lunch time, they will be provided with a cheese or peanut butter sandwich, which will be charged to their account. Please let the office know if you do not want your child to be given an alternative sandwich.

Milk is available daily for snack or lunch (based on grade level) at a cost of approximately $20 per year (billed monthly through FACTS). If you wish for your child to receive milk at St. Paul, please keep in mind the following:

  • Preschool students will only be served white milk.
  • Students in K-8 will receive white or chocolate milk (according to what the family chose to order) for the entire year or first semester.  A change will be allowed in January, at which time they will receive the alternate milk choice for the rest of the school year.

Ice Cream: On Wednesdays, St. Paul sells ice cream as a fundraiser to students in grades K-8. Ice cream orders must be placed online in FACTS by parents or teachers.

Dietary Restrictions: Please let the office know of any dietary restrictions which may impact options in the classroom such as birthday treats, class parties, lessons, and hot lunch ordering in case of a forgotten lunch.

Snacks: A snack is to be provided daily by the parent. Snacks should be packed separately from lunch, but the same guidelines and rules apply.

Birthday Treats: if you choose to provide a birthday snack for the whole class at school, we require that all foods follow class allergy restrictions. Allergies will be shared with all parents of the class toward the beginning of the school year. If you are having a party and wish to send invitations to the whole class, we are happy to distribute them for you. To avoid hurt feelings, if all children are not invited, please mail the invitations. Parent directory information is available in FACTS.