Lunch and Breakfast are served in all schools. Meals follow State and Federal requirements for a balanced meal, based on the Food Pyramid and CT Healthy School Food Guidelines. Students may pay cash, prepay or apply for free or a reduced rate by Family Application for Free or Reduced Meals.
SCHOOL BREAKFAST, served before class, includes milk, juice or fruit, and grain/bread: a bagel, breakfast -bun, cereal or muffin, or protein and bread: an egg on a bagel. Several daily choices include whole grain items.
SCHOOL LUNCH provides 1/3 of a student's daily nutrient needs. Lunch includes 5 items: low fat milk, meat/protein alternate, grain/bread alternates, with either two vegetables and/or fruit, students are encouraged to take 3, 4, or 5 items.
Menus are sent home monthly in the elementary schools and Tyl Middle School, or check the school web site...
Menu: Elementary School
Lunch: Three daily elementary choices include the day’s menu plus
Super Sack: Sandwich w/raw vegetables, fruit & milk
Super Salad: Fresh vegetables w/topping: diced meat, egg or cheese, croutons or bread, fruit & milk.
Middle School: lunchmenu or grinder or sandwich or chef salad plate plus at the High Schooladditional choices of burger, pizza all with fruit & choice of low-fat milk.
A la carte food/snacks: A variety of low fat and sugar snacks and beverages are also offered daily like frozen desserts, juice, or bone-building milk: only $.50 a carton for nonfat, 2%, 1% or low fat milk or low fat flavored milk. Water bottle or frozen treat or snack bag = $1
Purchasing Meals
Students may prepay the first day of the week in the school cafeterias. You may pay by cash or check to "Montville School Nutrition Program" or "MSNP", please list explanation of amount. Example: Jon Lee, gr.6, 5 lunches $2.50 x5= $12.50 and 5 breakfasts $1.50 x 5= $7.50 (Total $20/ week). If an elementary school student reports lost money, he/she will be able to charge lunch that day and bring in meal payment the next school day. After two unpaid charges, a note goes to parents, the child is given a bag lunch until all charges are paid. Parents are responsible for paying for their children's meals!
* Please pre-pay to make the lunch line move fast! A student list records their account & meals eaten.
* Cash is accepted at elementary lunch only if child was unable to prepay ahead.
* Tyl & MHS students pay cash or pre-pay at the cash register.
Applying for Free or Reduced Priced Lunch and Breakfast
Application forms will be sent home with students at the start up of school. If your child was receiving free or reduced price last year they may continue to; but A NEW APPLICATION FORM MUST BE FILED as soon as possible in September. Your eligibility may be checked at any time during the school year. Families on SNAP (food stamps) are exempt from filling out an application form if they submit a "DIRECT CERTIFICATION" letter from the Department of Social Services. If you have received this letter please give it to the school office or Nutrition Office so your child can receive free meals.
STUDENTS SHOULD SAY THEIR NAME TO THE CASHIER WHEN THEY PRE-PAY OR ARE GETTING A MEAL.
Questions? Call the Montville School Nutrition Program: 848-3658 or 848-3672
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