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Dear Parents and Guardians,

 

We would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the 2010–11 school year! We hope you had a wonderful summer and are geared up for the new school year. As you may already know, ARAMARK Education provides food service to your child’s school. If you have not heard yet, ARAMARK will be your District’s new partner for the school food service. We are extremely excited to be here and look forward to serving you and your children.

 

We want you to know that we take this responsibility seriously and put your child’s nutrition and well-being above everything. ARAMARK is happy to provide your child with nutritious and exciting recipes and menus, vibrant dining environments, and nutritional information and messaging to encourage healthy eating and exercise to maintain a well-balanced lifestyle.

 

We’d like to take this opportunity to share with you our programs and services for the new school year.

 
Breakfast

The breakfast menu consists of bagels, muffins, and various hot options. Some examples are hot breakfast sandwiches, pancakes, & eggs. Please refer to our price chart posted online on the cafeteria page on your school’s website. Breakfast will be served daily in the school’s cafeteria.

 

Breakfast is served between 7:45 a.m. and 8:15 a.m.

 

 
Lunch

All of our menus will be posted in the cafeteria and on the cafeteria’s page on your school’s website.  The lunch price for is $3.50. The price for reduced-priced lunch is $0.40. All students who prepay or qualify for free or reduced-priced meals may go directly to the school cashier.

 

Lunch times for Heritage Middle School are:
10:43 a.m.–11:13 a.m. 11:28 a.m.–11:58 a.m. 12:13 p.m.–12:43 p.m. 12:58 p.m.–1:28 p.m.

 

NutriKids Point-of-Sale System

For those of you new to our cafeteria program, we’d like to outline our NurtiKids Point-of-Sale (POS) system. The NutriKids POS system benefits you, your child, and the school in a number of practical ways. We hope that you and your student will consider taking advantage of some of these convenient options. Please read the following information carefully.

 

We will be using a computerized cash register system to ease the payment process for your

child. Here’s how it will work: 

  • You can add money to your child’s account by filling out an envelope and sealing the payment inside. Your child can drop this envelope off in the cafeteria.
  • The envelope should be clearly marked with your child’s name, grade, and homeroom. If the payment is for more than one child, indicate how the money should be split (for example, Johnny = $10.00 and Sally=$15.00).
  • We encourage payment be made in the form of a check made out to “Livingston Public Schools Cafeteria Account.”
  • Pre-payments can also be done online by visiting www.mynutrikids.com, and registering your child by using their student ID number, and following the instructions for registering on the website.
  • Payment can be made in any amount your budget will allow. Students who have money on account will not have to worry about lunch money every morning and will go through the lunch line more quickly at school.
  • All students have been assigned an ID number to access their lunch account. This ID number will be like a PIN for an ATM machine. Students will be issued these numbers the week before we start to serve lunch.
  • Students will enter their ID number into a PIN pad prior to the cashier. Please help your child learn this number before school starts on September 8, 2009.

You will also have the ability to view and print out a copy of your child’s meal purchase history report. This history report will show all the dates and times that your child has purchased lunch within the past 30 days. Please be advised that when you first create your account, you will only be able to see your child’s history for that day. To view the 30-day history, log out and then sign back in again.
 
 
Your Student’s Nutrition and Wellness Education

Our nutrition education programs encourage students’ development of healthy lifestyle habits and education in the basics of good nutrition. ARAMARK is an active participant in your District’s Wellness Committee, so if you have questions or comments regarding nutrition and wellness, do not hesitate to reach out.

 

Wellness Wise Newsletter—Wellness Wise monthly newsletters highlight nutrition tips for parents. Examples of information shared include labels and snacking, meal planning and shopping, and eating more fruits and vegetables. Wellness Wise will be provided to students to take home on a monthly basis.

 

Treat Yourself Right (TYR)—This middle and high school communication program reinforces healthy choices and lifestyles. Through informative newsletters, signage, and frequent nutrition tips, students are empowered to make the right decisions for health and wellness. Examples of lessons shared include hydration, staying fit, and eating balanced meals. TYR newsletters will be provided to students on a quarterly basis.

 

Nutrition Education Materials—Monthly nutrition education materials are created to reinforce healthy eating with students and provide nutritional facts and figures. This year’s program will focus on broad lessons, such as food portions, the main food groups, and reading labels. Monthly fruits and vegetables will be highlighted to encourage students’ interest and consumption, as well as educate them on the benefits of eating fruits and vegetables regularly.
 
 
Student Wellness Promotions

Our wellness promotions include tasty, exciting recipes developed by our chefs and dietitians with the objective to introduce new, healthy menu items to the students, who eat in the same location every day, in most cases. These promotions offer fun themes and enticing recipes to ensure that the students’ taste buds don’t get bored. Examples of this year’s themes and special recipes include Asian cuisine, Italian regional favorites, minis (small bites), and world flavors.

 

FUEL is the middle and high school program. Feel free to visit www.fuel4me.com to learn more.

 

Special Event Promotions—Monthly promotional ideas and merchandising material templates, which can be customized, are featured to increase student excitement and satisfaction and meal participation. Promotional kits celebrate holidays and national events like Election Day; health-related themes, including National Nutrition Month or American Heart Month; and school-specific events, such as homecoming or spring dances.

 

This year, Special Event Promotions will include:
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Free and Reduced-Priced Meals

Applications for free and reduced-priced meals are available at your school. Please fill out the form and return it to your child’s school office. As a courtesy, all students who qualified for free or reduced-priced lunches last June will remain eligible until October, 2010. After that date, students must have a new application completed and returned to the school office to continue to receive free or reduced-priced meals.

 

Families who qualify for free or reduced-priced lunches also qualify for the same category of breakfast. If the income in your household changes during the school year, please feel free to fill out another application.
 
 
Food Allergies

There is a growing amount of food allergies and intolerances occurring in children. Please let us know if your child has any special dietary restrictions, and we will try to accommodate them as much as possible. In each kitchen, there is a booklet with the ingredients for all the product labels used in each dish, for better referencing of the ingredients used.

 

Again, welcome to the 2010–2011 school year. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding any aspect of the Food Service Program at your child’s school, please feel free to contact Ralph Rizzolo at 973-535-8000 ext 8051.

 

Also, from time to time, we will reach out to you to obtain your feedback regarding the Food Service Program through our ViewPoint Survey process, which will be made available through the school districts website. We hope you will take the time to share your thoughts and ideas with us throughout the year.

 

Thank you for your support and cooperation. We look forward to another successful school year!

 

 

ARAMARK Education