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Dear SFCS Elementary Parents/Guardians:
The SFCS system provides a well-balanced, nutritional hot lunch program for students, staff, and guests, which follow the SFCS Wellness Policy and USDA requirements. Students and adult visitors may bring their own lunch from home and milk are available for purchase. Fast food, candy, soda, and high energy drinks are not allowed in the lunchroom for students or adults. Students will not be allowed to leave school for lunch without parental permission. We encourage parents to find time outside the school day to celebrate birthdays and other special occasions with friends.

Throughout the year you can find information on the SFCS website at, www.sfcss.org, by clicking on the Lunch Program link in the upper left corner. Some of the items you will find on the website are: free and reduced applications, special diet forms and menus.

FREE AND REDUCED PRICE LUNCHES:
A new application needs to be completed every year. We encourage families to apply. Instructions and the application for Free and Reduced Lunches are available on SFCS website, at the central office or your school office. You may apply at any time during the year if your household size goes up, income goes down, or if you start getting SNAP, FDPIR, or TANF. If you are temporarily laid off or temporarily disabled and you cannot work, children may be able to get free or reduced price meals during that time.

SPECIAL DIET REQUEST:
SFCS will make reasonable accommodations for students whose allergies restrict their diets and parents are asked to be cooperative and supportive of any needed adjustments to ensure the safety of students. Parents of children with food intolerances/allergies must complete the Health Services Request Form C – Food Intolerance/Allergy Action Plan, available in your school office or on the SFCS website. New this year – once we have a form on file – signed by an approved physician we don’t need a new one unless the allergy changes. Students with special diets must let their teacher know they are eating that day. We do not make accommodations for students who do not eat pork. We will mark on our menus which items contain pork.

LUNCH BALANCES
Every parent must set up an account on www.myschoolbucks.com. Setting up an account is free and easy. You need to set up an account to get payment reminders sent to you, as payment reminders will not be sent home with students. You will be able to choose what balance amount threshold you want the payment reminder sent to you and view your student’s lunch activity. Parents should monitor accounts closely as students with an account balance of negative $10.00 or more may not receive a hot lunch until the account has been replenished. At the end of the year, balances are rolled over with the student to the next grade. If you are leaving SFCS, a balance of $5.00 or more will be refunded. If you have a balance of less than $5.00 and want a refund, please contact the food service director.

ACCOUNT PAYMENTS
You can now make payments online at: www.myschoolbucks.com. For a minimal fee per transaction, you can make a payment of up to $120.00 per student. Payments after 9:00 am may not reflect until the following day. You may also continue to send lunch payments to the student’s school. Accounts are now all individual, no family accounts. If you have more than one student at the same school, you can send in one check. The check will be split evenly, unless you state the amount you want on each student’s account. Checks should be made payable to SFCS and sent to the school where the student receives lunch (note the child’s first and last name and/or student id number in the memo line). It is best to send a check, but if you do send cash, please make sure that the child’s first and last name and/or student ID number are on the envelope. Separate checks must be written to each school for families with students at more than one location. We are not able to take credit cards or debit cards for payments at the schools. If you write a non-sufficient funds check, a letter will be sent to you to replace the NSF check. The amount of the check plus a $30.00 fee will be added. If you do not submit a replacement check, the funds will be taken out of the students’ lunch account and the student will need to bring a lunch from home until the account is replenished.

LUNCH PRICES 2018-2019
Elementary Lunch or Chef Salad $2.95
Adult Lunch $3.60
Extra Milk $0.40
We do not offer a breakfast meal.

MENUS:
School menus are posted monthly on our website.
Now offering chef salads every day for students in grades 4-6.

Thank you for your continued support of the School Lunch Program.

Sincerely,

Carrie Keuser
Director of Food Services, Sioux Falls Catholic Schools
3100 W 41st Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57105
Phone: 605-575-3356
Email: ckeuser@sfcss.org