Meals

BREAKFAST 

Any child in the morning extended care program may bring a simple breakfast from home to eat during extended care. We do not provide breakfast for the students. 

LUNCHES & SNACKS 

All students in preschool through eighth grade are responsible for bringing their own lunch, snacks, and drinks. As a reminder, social service regulations require that all preschool lunches must be dated and labeled with the student’s name. Snack time is scheduled for pre-kindergarten through third grade, but snacks must be provided from home. 

Nysmith offers hot lunch ordering from local restaurants through Hotlunch.com (https://nysmith.ahotlunch.com/login). Please note that lunch must be ordered eight days in advance. For information on registering for Hotlunch, see the Look Ahead or contact the front office. 

THIRD PARTY LUNCH ORDERS 

If you wish to order lunch for your child through a delivery service (Doordash, Uber Eats, etc.), be sure to include the child’s name, grade, and section in the order notes. Please note that when lunch is delivered for an upper school student (either by a parent or a delivery service), the office will only notify the student if the parent has requested it. If a student does not have a lunch, they are responsible for coming to the office to check whether food has been delivered for them. 

If a student does not have a lunch and no food has been delivered for them, the office will call their parents to arrange for lunch, or give the student a pantry lunch. A pantry lunch consists of snacks like apple sauce, fruit cups, chips, crackers, and cheese sticks; $5 will be billed to the parents when a student receives a pantry lunch. 

Students are permitted to order individual meals through delivery services such as Uber Eats or DoorDash but may only pick up their orders during their designated lunch period. Ordering drinks or snacks throughout the day and leaving class to retrieve them is not allowed. Group food orders for multiple students are prohibited. 

BIRTHDAY PARTIES 

Parents may send in an individual, nut-free treat for each child in the class on a child’s birthday. Please give your child’s teacher advance notice if you would like to send in a treat. Please be sure to ask your child’s teacher if there are any allergies or dietary restrictions in the class. Treats for students with allergies must list all ingredients on the package and must not be homemade. 

If you are planning a party outside of school, please do not hand out invitations unless all students are invited. No gifts or party favors should be brought to school. Please counsel your child not to discuss any such outside parties in front of uninvited children. We strongly recommend that you do not invite all but one or two children from your child’s class.