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SYCAMORE NUTRITION
Sycamore Child Nutrition Services is pleased to offer both breakfast and lunch daily to students and staff at St. Cecilia. All meals are in accordance with the National School Lunch Program and a la carte items and beverages meet the USDA Smart Snacks nutrition guidelines. All students must select a minimum of one serving of fruit at breakfast and a minimum of one serving of fruit or vegetable at lunch with their entree selection. With any meal purchase students may have up to 3 sides with their entree and mil for the same price.
All students will be assigned a 6-digit cafeteria number that they will use to ensure correct accounting for meals and snacks throughout the year. These numbers will be given out the first week of school. If you are unsure of your child's number, please contact the school office.
Meals and Nutritional InformationMeals will be served in cycles and are posted here on the school website (printable menus are posted in the Documents box on the left).Menus this year will also be able to be viewed online at www.myschoolmenus.com/instance/631/district/534 or by downloading the "My School Menus" app in the app store or Google Play. You will select St. Cecilia as the building. Allergen and nutritional information can be found very easily when using this website/app.
Free and Reduced Meal ApplicationsAll enrolled students/families of St. Cecilia are able to fill out a free and reduced lunch application. ALL families that feel they may qualify should fill out the application. **Please note: You MUST reapply for the free and reduced price meal program EVERY SCHOOL YEAR to qualify. **
The application can be filled out online by visiting www.payschoolscentral.com. You can also print the application and return it to the school office via the link on the left. A hard copy of the form will come home in the first week forms.
What this means -- FREE OR REDUCED status will NOT BEGIN until after the form is completed.
- Students will still need to pay for extra portions, snacks, etc.
Please contact the Child Nutrition office at (513) 686-1796 with any questions.2024-2025 Prices
All families that qualify for the Free & Reduced Meal Program will be provided meals for FREE. Meal prices for families that do not qualify for the Free & Reduced-Price meal program are as follows:
- Breakfast - $1.60
- Lunch - $2.95
- Milk $0.50
If you choose to pack your student's lunch - Snacks and beverages are available for purchase.
Please note: Fast food and canned soft drinks are NOT permitted in the cafeteria during lunch.Snacks offered - Prices range from $0.70-$2.25
- Options include: Whole grain reduced-fat cookies, baked chips, pretzels, whole grain graham crackers, water, juice boxes and more.
Meal Charging Procedure
If students do not have funds on their account, they are allowed to "charge" up to -$30. Once they reach this threshold they will be given a courtesy meal until funds are paid off.
Only meal charges will be permitted. No a la carte purchases such as snacks, ice cream, milk, etc. will be permitted when a student has a negative balance. Please note; this pertains to all students.
Meal Payments
Parents are able to put money on the student's meal account over the internet 24-hours a day, 7-days a week using https://www.
payschoolscentral.com/ . Here families can also view payment history, run reports and get communication regarding low meal account balances. Cash and checks made out to Sycamore Child Nutrition Services will also be accepted at the register.Food Allergies / Religious Preferences / Meal Account Restrictions
Please contact zinnecker@
sycamoreschools.org if you would like to place a note on your student's account regarding food allergies, religious food preferences or meal account restrictions. We can set up a daily spending limit or flag anything your student is not allowed to eat.Contact Us
Kitchen Supervisor
Katrina Caudill (caudillk@sycamoreschools.org)
Child Nutrition and Wellness Director
Liz Wellman
Office: 513-686-1796
Email: wellmanl@sycamoreschools.org
https://www.sycamoreschools.org/Page/2291