Hot Lunch
Wornick’s Hot Lunch program allows students to pick and choose what they would like to eat with a bit of a friendly nudge on the fruits and vegetables. This year, we are currently planning for an indoor volunteer-served buffet. Servers will be masked and divided by plastic partitions as we serve lunch. Please note: health guidelines may dictate serving outside on some days.
Lunch is served by our amazing parent volunteers. You too can join the team! Reach out to Pam Bodin at pbodin@wornickjds.org if you are interested in the possibility of serving lunch once a week from 11:30 am-1 pm. This is a weekly commitment (bi-weekly can also work). Please let us know the day of the week that works best in your schedule.
How to Order Hot Lunch
Hot lunch ordering is done through our FACTS student information system. Please see this helpful video with step by step instructions on how to order. When the system is open, you will place your child’s order for the days of the week you would like them to have lunch. Each week the menu is basically the same, but with so much variety they can choose different options on different days. We are flexible about adding orders throughout the semester but want to encourage you to NOT place orders on a weekly basis as orders often forget to get placed — by semester or month is best for convenience and planning. Once lunches are ordered, you will be able to pre-pay on your student’s account, which will then be billed for lunches eaten. Please note: While there is some flexibility to pre-orders, we cannot serve students who have not pre-ordered by 8 pm the day before.
Kashrut/Nut Policy
All food served by the school is Kosher, including Hot Lunch. We do not mix milk and meat in the same meal, and all meals are prepared in a facility with a kosher kitchen. In addition, our school kitchen conforms with our school nut policy. (Please review the Parent Handbook in FACTS for further details regarding Kashrut and nut policies).
Fall 2022 Menu
| Day | Menu | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Pasta Day | Plain pasta with the choice of red or white sauce, baked pasta option of alternating homemade Mac and Cheese or lasagna bake, fish sticks, and a hot vegetable. |
| Tuesday | Everything but the sink | Bagel and cream cheese, hard boiled eggs, tuna, grilled cheese, couscous salad, and salad fixings. As the year goes on, we add soups and vegetarian chili. |
| Wednesday | Chicken Day | Chicken nuggets, alternating chicken drumsticks and chicken stir fry, hot dogs, sauteed tofu, sesame noodles, white rice, and hot vegetables. |
| Thursday | Pizza Day | Marinara, pesto, or no-sauce pizza bagels/standard pizza, homemade focaccia bread, edamame, and Caesar salad. |
| Friday | Mexican Day | Quesadillas, black or brown beans, salmon as an add on ($), Mexican rice/white rice, soy taco meat, and hot vegetables. |
Guidelines for Everyone
- Our preference is for lunches to be purchased for the entire semester at one time and then re-ordered in December/January for the spring semester.
- Drop ins on a daily basis will NOT be available this year.
- Please pack your child a (non-glass) water bottle and nutritious snack every day and review the Parent Handbook for further information on our NUT RESTRICTED and KASHRUT (Kosher) policies.
- Refunds will be provided if you are required to stay home for illness or vacation for an extended period of time, if you have notified the office.
- We will give you plenty of flexibility to change or cancel days if needed. Most importantly, if we see your child is not eating on a day that they have hot lunch, we will inform you so that you can adjust.
- Please pack a lunch for your child on the days they have not pre-ordered lunch.
- There is no Hot Lunch on minimum days.
