Does your elementary school DC eat the school lunch or bring their lunch?

[Anonymous]

Just prepare yourself. The food is not good. Some of the items may be expired including the chips so make sure he checks the dates. Also, he will lose some time eating lunch by buying. If he is a slow eater you are better off packing and cutting his food up. Both the quality of food and the time given to eat lunch are two common issues in the public schools. The food at the overseas schools are much much better and fresher. Set your expectations low. Go ahead and try it out but just be prepared. I don't want to sound doom and gloom but I don't want to paint an unrealistic picture either. Your child is at school for a long time. Not having a good meal will obviously have an impact. You should volunteer for the lunch duty one day that first week. That will enlighten you and give you that up close and personal insight.

[Anonymous]

No need for lunch duty...just join your child for lunch one day.

[Anonymous]

Mine eats "hot lunch at school". I pay for a semester, he'd lose his money.Most kids bring from home though.

[Anonymous]

DD is VERY particular about food so she won't eat school lunch for any reason. I think the number of kids who buy versus bring may be influenced by the SES of the area (though I may be wrong).

I volunteer in DD MCPS elementary school every week and a lot of the food just looks (and smells) gross to me. It's cooked and packaged off site and the microwaved in plastic containers that day. Some days all the food on the tray is some shade of brown.

I would recommend putting money on DC's account but planning to pack lunch for the first few weeks (at least).

Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No need for lunch duty...just join your child for lunch one day.

Gosh, way to be a team player. Lunch duty is just eating with the kids while the teacher goes to the teachers lounge. I guess you have never done that.

[Anonymous]

OP, I think you have your answer by now...haha. Sad, but true. If you want to make a change, help by writing your county superintendent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No need for lunch duty...just join your child for lunch one day.

Gosh, way to be a team player. Lunch duty is just eating with the kids while the teacher goes to the teachers lounge. I guess you have never done that.

Actually, you are incorrect...I volunteered last year (the only year they asked for volunteers - with the kindergarteners) about 20 times...once a week for months. Our lunch duty was NOT eating with the kids. It was helping the, through the line, opening milks, gogurts, etc., wiping the tables, sweeping the floors, etc. Oh and I'm a lawyer and work. This year they don't take or ask for volunteers. Since she was not from here, and may be at a school where no volunteers are needed, I wanted her to know of another option. Thanks for (mis)judging.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No need for lunch duty...just join your child for lunch one day.

Gosh, way to be a team player. Lunch duty is just eating with the kids while the teacher goes to the teachers lounge. I guess you have never done that.

Actually, you are incorrect...I volunteered last year (the only year they asked for volunteers - with the kindergarteners) about 20 times...once a week for months. Our lunch duty was NOT eating with the kids. It was helping the, through the line, opening milks, gogurts, etc., wiping the tables, sweeping the floors, etc. Oh and I'm a lawyer and work. This year they don't take or ask for volunteers. Since she was not from here, and may be at a school where no volunteers are needed, I wanted her to know of another option. Thanks for (mis)judging.

Not tat you are counting....haha

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No need for lunch duty...just join your child for lunch one day.

Gosh, way to be a team player. Lunch duty is just eating with the kids while the teacher goes to the teachers lounge. I guess you have never done that.

Actually, you are incorrect...I volunteered last year (the only year they asked for volunteers - with the kindergarteners) about 20 times...once a week for months. Our lunch duty was NOT eating with the kids. It was helping the, through the line, opening milks, gogurts, etc., wiping the tables, sweeping the floors, etc. Oh and I'm a lawyer and work. This year they don't take or ask for volunteers. Since she was not from here, and may be at a school where no volunteers are needed, I wanted her to know of another option. Thanks for (mis)judging.

Not tat you are counting....haha

I "counted" "about" 20 times because I know how many months I went and that I went in once weekly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No need for lunch duty...just join your child for lunch one day.

Gosh, way to be a team player. Lunch duty is just eating with the kids while the teacher goes to the teachers lounge. I guess you have never done that.

Actually, you are incorrect...I volunteered last year (the only year they asked for volunteers - with the kindergarteners) about 20 times...once a week for months. Our lunch duty was NOT eating with the kids. It was helping the, through the line, opening milks, gogurts, etc., wiping the tables, sweeping the floors, etc. Oh and I'm a lawyer and work. This year they don't take or ask for volunteers. Since she was not from here, and may be at a school where no volunteers are needed, I wanted her to know of another option. Thanks for (mis)judging.

Not tat you are counting....haha

I "counted" "about" 20 times because I know how many months I went and that I went in once weekly.

Well good job mama. Volunteering is good. You can discover quite a bit from the children as well as being up close and personal even if it is just for the lunch phase of the day.