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= = = = media type="custom" key="28947982" = = = = = Breakfast Always Free for All Greenfield Students =
 * 8:00 am breakfast begins in the cafeteria. ** Parents and guardians are welcome to sit with their child during breakfast. **Before your child goes to recess or to class, please say good bye and happy day at the cafeteria**. This helps make the school day easy for a child to begin.

= School Lunch = **Lunch is paid for unless a family qualifies for free meal**s.
 * Full price lunch is $2.25 ** a day **, for reduced price is $.40 ** a day ** for eligible families, ** and ** milk costs $.55. **

** LUNCH ** **is served daily at school, including early release days**. A child may purchase school hot lunch or an alternate lunch or bring a lunch from home. Peanut products are allowed in the cafeteria. There is a designated nut-free table in the café. Hand washing and table washing protocols are in place to prevent cross contamination of potential allergens. All parents may file a confidential application for free or reduced cost meals. A portion of our school funding and grant eligibility is based on our number of students who qualify for free and reduced meals. The program is available to help individual families and the community as a whole. The application is online at [|__www.gpsk12.org__]. Or it is available in every school office or the Central food services office. You may fill out an application at any time if your financial situation changes during the year. **Free or reduced lunch status does not carry over from year to year, so you MUST complete the application each year**. = PAYMENTS FOR LUNCH = Payments can be made in advance by cash or check on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. **//When sending in lunch money, please use a sealed envelope with the child’s name, grade and classroom teacher on the front of the envelope//**. **Lunch money is collected by the classroom teacher and sent unopened directly to the cafeteria. Payments can also be made at www.gpsk12.org, following the Food Services online payments link**. You can set up an account with [|__www.mytrikids.com__] for easy online payments as well as email reminders when the account is low. It is best to pay in advance so children’s lunches are always paid. We will serve children a cheese sandwich if there is a balance of -$10.00 in the account until money is added. = WELLNESS POLICY = Greenfield Public Schools has an established Wellness Policy which addresses the subject of food in school. **Due to nutritional value and food allergies, treats such as candy, cookies and cakes are not to be brought to school for snacks or celebrations**. Alternative choices such as fruit and raw vegetables are always welcome. A copy of the Wellness Policy is available at the school office and at [|__www.gpsk12.org__].
 * APPLICATION FOR FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH **

= Bringing or Contributing to SNACK = **The snack policy is determined by each classroom teacher depending on the needs of the students and will be communicated to families within the first week of school**. All students are encouraged to bring a healthy snack and drink to school every day. Depending on the lunch schedule, your child may have a morning or an afternoon snack. Due to food allergies, some teachers will use a shared snack format and will ask parents to contribute to the snacks from an acceptable food list.