You are welcome to join your child for lunch. This is particularly nice if it is for a special time....grandma is in town, birthday, etc. Pleae keep in mind though, that lunch time is a time for your child to develop social skills as with his classmates and friends. He can come home and have a great visit with you over snacks or at dinner on a regular basis.
Please know that if you have any concerns regarding lunch time, please let me know; I will be happy to observe and get back in touch with you.
When you do join us for lunch we ask that you wait at the lunchroom door for our class to arrive.
If you bring younger children to join your child and you at lunch we expect you to keep a watchful eye on them at all times. They are expected to remain sitting beside you and not allowed to get up and move around the cafeteria. Just like our students, we ask that your younger children keep their bottoms on the bench. Because we do have benches and not chairs it is very easy for a toddler to lose their balance and fall over. The floor is a very hard landing!
You are welcome to bring a lunch for your child; however, please know you are not permitted to bring food for other students.
We also ask that you not bring any electronic devices to lunch for your child or other students to play with. They are distracting and can prevent a child from completing his meal. It is also frustrating for other students who are not sitting neaqr to not "have a turn".
As teachers we work hard to make our classrooms educational and enjoyable. Lunch should be relaxing and enjoyable. However, I do not consider lunch a part of recess. It is a time to eat a nutritious meal AND to continue to develop appropriate social skills and habits.
Your child is welcome to bring a book to lunch to enjoy if he should finish lunch before it is time to go.
My expectations of appropriate behavior for my class in the cafeteria is as follows....BEHAVE as you would at HOME!
For example:
I know you visit with your family using a soft conversation voice.
I know you do not throw food or suck jello through a straw at your dinner table.
I know that you have been taught to chew with your mouth close and to eat with utensils as warranted.
I know that you have been taught that if you drop something on the table from your plate or onto the floor that you use your napkin and pick it up. You do not leave it for mom or dad to pick up after you!
I know that you have been taught to walk and not run in your kitchen and dining area.
Simply put, I ask and expect my students to continue to use the same appropriate behavior skills you have taught at home.
I truly appreciate your understanding and support.
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