Mann PK 4 Snack/Lunch schedule

[Anonymous]

I just found out Mann PK4 has lunch at 1:30. My kid would be eating his arm by then. Snack is also late at 11. Anyone else have an issue with this and how was it handled? If my kid would eat breakfast I wouldn't be as worried, but that has never been my DC's thing. Will teachers let kids sneak an extra snack if necessary? Seems silly but last thing anyone needs is a hangry kid.

[Anonymous]

I think almost all schools, even non Title I WOTP, have free breakfasts and kids that age eat in the classroom. So, even if your child won't eat at home, you can let them know snack 1 is served first thing. If your child won't eat that snack, they'll have to wait until the 11am one. You can't blame the school if they aren't eating when food is offered and by 4 years old they are expected to go a couple hours between meals.

[Anonymous]

I was told breakfast is not in the classroom for PK4 at Mann - that is available if wanted in the lunchroom prior to school starting at 8:45.

[Anonymous]

Gggggggggggggggggggg

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was told breakfast is not in the classroom for PK4 at Mann - that is available if wanted in the lunchroom prior to school starting at 8:45.

Okay. That still works. Child can have breakfast ("snack") in the lunchroom at 8:30 and make it til 11am after.

[Anonymous]

Thanks - the question was whether anyone had been able to send their kids with extra snacks and whether it had been an issue. Some kids have blood sugar issues and it's a thing. But thanks for the unhelpful comments. This forum never disappoints!

[Anonymous]

The school is literally offering your child food at 8:30 and 11 and 1:30. And your position is that you need more frequent/flexible food accommodations? Yeah, good luck in DCPS.

[Anonymous]

Sounds like your kid will learn to eat breakfast.

[Anonymous]

Does he have issues with his blood sugar? If so, talk to the teachers. I’m sure they would not object.

[Anonymous]

If you're asking whether your child can have two snacks at snacktime instead of one, that's probably not a big deal and would be fine (unless they are a really slow eater). If you are asking if your child can have a snack at let's say, 9:00am, which may fall in the middle of circle time for the whole class, then a teacher will not allow that. Teachers have a schedule to stick to, and also if they let one child do something then they will have to let all the children do something. And please recognize that many times teachers don't have a big say in their own schedule due to all the moving parts of an elementary school...they may prefer earlier lunches too but the timing just doesn't work.

[Anonymous]

PP, is your child currently in daycare? If so, they should be familiar with this type of schedule. If not, I would gently suggest you consider a week or two of camp this summer to get them into a routine. If they've been home with a nanny and aren't used to routines, I would start that process now.

Having breakfast at 8 and a snack at 11 is pretty reasonable. And probably not the chit you want to use before you/your child even enter the school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks - the question was whether anyone had been able to send their kids with extra snacks and whether it had been an issue. Some kids have blood sugar issues and it's a thing. But thanks for the unhelpful comments. This forum never disappoints!

Just ... ask the actual school staff instead of here?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks - the question was whether anyone had been able to send their kids with extra snacks and whether it had been an issue. Some kids have blood sugar issues and it's a thing. But thanks for the unhelpful comments. This forum never disappoints!

You're getting unhelpful responses because you're asking for an unreasonable thing. Teachers can't disrupt the entire classroom by allowing one kid to "sneak an extra snack" outside of designated eating times because of a non-medical preference. Elementary school, even pre-K, is based on predictability and routines for the classroom. It's very different than private daycare/preschool and can be an adjustment for some kids and parents.

My DC was also a pain at that age with food, she would claim she wasn't hungry at lunch, then be a hangry monster an hour later. The good news is that DCPS breakfasts are sugary garbage, so it probably won't take yours a lot of convincing to get some Honey Grahams or a packaged pastry at 8:30am. Then he'll have snack 2.5 hours later, lunch 2.5 hours after that, and be done with school 2 hours after that. But likely he'll adjust and learn to eat breakfast. If not, the teachers can deal with his hangriness until snack.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks - the question was whether anyone had been able to send their kids with extra snacks and whether it had been an issue. Some kids have blood sugar issues and it's a thing. But thanks for the unhelpful comments. This forum never disappoints!

Yeah, "my kid chooses not to eat breakfast either time it's offered" and "my kid has diabetes" are EXACTLY the same thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks - the question was whether anyone had been able to send their kids with extra snacks and whether it had been an issue. Some kids have blood sugar issues and it's a thing. But thanks for the unhelpful comments. This forum never disappoints!

I’m sure they grant reasonable accommodations for disabilities if that’s your question, OP.