Community+Snack+Info

= **Community Snack Information** =

We do take time to have a snack break in kindergarten everyday. Our snack time will generally be around 9:30 each day. We use a community snack system where each family provides the snack for the entire class on a rotating basis. This is for snack food only. Each family is responsible for providing a drink for their own child each day. Each month you will receive a new snack calendar in your child’s Friday Folder. You will be responsible for one or two snack days each month depending on how many children are in the class. We have 18 students.

Please involve your child in selecting and even preparing this snack – these snacks should be healthy and simple and the portions should be small. Snack time is about 10-15 minutes.

Healthy favorites in the past include • Veggies with a simple dip such as lowfat ranch • Cut up pieces of fruit • yogurt • Cheese and crackers • Homemade quick breads • Cereal bars • Animal crackers, Teddy Grahams • Homemade trail mix, and pretzels. • Homemade cookies Snacks to avoid • Cakes and brownies • Donuts • Fruit roll ups • Potato chips, nachos, Smart Food

Please remember to include bowls/spoons/forks if necessary. We will keep some crackers on hand to serve if you forget to send in snack on your day. We’ll ask you to please replace that item so that it could be used the next time someone forgets a snack day

We will ask for specific donations of napkins, or paper towels each month.

We try to match your child’s snack day with their birthday if possible. You may send in a special snack on that day (something sweet, perhaps). We will work with parents in the spring to include all children with summer birthdays.

__Please do not send your child to school with their own personal snack. We expect all children to participate in our community snack.__