Welcome Back! As always we will strive to provide your children a healthy nutritious meal. Our staff will continue to encourage good eating habits to all our students. Hopefully, together we can make a difference. "A hungry child can not learn".

LUNCH PRICES: Lunch $2.25 Milk .55 Yogurt .50 Water .50

PAY AHEAD POLICY
Weekly or monthly payments may be made. We encourage pre-payment as the lunch lines go much quicker if the children do not have to handle money. However, we do ask that you keep track of the days your children eat and are absent. We do our best, but we make mistakes. Milk, Water and Yogurt are purchased on a daily basis only. Checks should be made payable to Winchester School Lunch.

CHARGE POLICY
PLEASE encourage your child to tell you if he/she has charged. Charge slips are sent home with students. Students are NOT allowed to charge breakfast. At the end of the year a notice will be sent to let parents know when all charging stops. This is necessary to collect back charges before the end of school.

BREAKFAST: Batcheller. Hinsdale & Pearson:
Breakfast is available at Batcheller and Hinsdale every morning from 8:30am-8:45am and at Pearson from 7:15am7:45am. Please note that when school is on a delayed opening NO breakfast is served at Batcheller and Hinsdale. It is served at Pearson. The cost of breakfast is $1.00 for full pay students and .30 for reduced pay students. Students are not allowed to charge breakfast.

ST. ANTHONY PARENTS
Students will still purchase lunches on Monday mornings before school. Milk, Water and Yogurt are available for purchase on a daily basis.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR FAMILIES APPLYING FOR FREE AND REDUCED BENEFITS OF THE SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM:
Families with a letter from the State of Connecticut, Department of Social Services, please send in this letter to school. You DO NOT have to fill out an application. ALL other families applying fill out one application per family. PLEASE read the enclosed instructions carefully when filling out your application. It is most important that you list the Grade of every child on the application. Please note *Families receiving State Medical Assistance only DO NOT automatically qualify for the program. You may apply based on your income. We do verify all client numbers submitted. IMPORTANT: Families coming from another school district that previously qualified for the benefits of the school lunch program MUST fill out a new application when registering in Winchester Schools. Students who participate in the Free and Reduced Lunch Program and bring a lunch from home may purchase milk for .50. We do not participate in the Free Milk Program. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me. I can be reached Monday through Friday from 6:30am1:30pm at the school lunch office - 738-9304. If calling after business hours to leave a message please state the name of your Child's school and student's full name. Thank you for taking the time to read this letter. HAVE A GREAT SCHOOL YEAR!

Sincerely,

Phyllis J. Wells, FSD