The Murray School cafeteria serves breakfast and lunch. Breakfast starts at 7:45 a.m. and ends at 8:10 a.m. each morning. Students should not arrive before 7:45 a.m. for breakfast as there is no supervision before that time.

• Breakfast and lunch may be paid daily or prepaid on a weekly or longer basis. If a child is prepaying, we ask that the money be brought to the lunch collection clerk’s office before 9:30 a.m. to insure proper credit.
• You can also use the School Food Services website to prepay for meals at https://www.lunchprepay.com.
• If a child does not have money for that day, we allow them to charge for one day, but no longer. We request that the money be sent to school the next day.
• Children may choose to bring their lunch. Milk and ice cream are available for purchase. Children must purchase milk or ice cream as they go through the line.
Menus are published in the Fayetteville Observer Saturday Extra and Paraglide and are posted in the cafeteria and classrooms. Menus are also posted on the Fort Bragg Schools website. Copies may also be picked up in the school office.
• Free and reduced applications are available in the school office. You may apply any time during the year. You must reapply at the beginning of each school year. Applications are approved by the School Food Service office.

JUICE AND MILK SNACK

Students are provided an optional milk/juice break during the day. Students may bring their own nutritious drink, or they may choose to buy milk or juice at school. Envelopes are sent home monthly for parents to use in returning payment to school. All juice and milk payments must be prepaid by the date on the envelope. Payment may be made for the month or longer. Credit is given when students are absent. We request that parents indicate a choice for white milk, chocolate milk or orange juice on the front of the envelope.

Parents are invited to have lunch with their children in the cafeteria during their lunch time. We request that parents purchase lunch from the school or bring a lunch from home. Food and drinks from restaurants are not permitted. Parents may sit with classes at their assigned tables if space is available or at the designated guest tables. If sitting with the class, we ask that you follow the rules of the class while eating. If you visit the school for lunch, please sign-in in the Visitor’s Log in the office and obtain a visitor’s badge.

CAFETERIA RULES

• Take everything you need as you go through the line.
• Use and take care of utensils properly.
• Eat only the food on your tray.
• Eat only in the cafeteria.
• Seat six people per side of a table.
• Keep hands and feet to yourself.
• Silent lunch until your class has finished eating. Then you may speak softly to the people seated near you.
• Clean up your own spills and trash.
• There is a stop light in the cafeteria which will change colors if noise levels increase. Always observe the light signals while eating.
• Follow the directions of the adults on duty during lunch.

FOOD BROUGHT TO SCHOOL

Teachers use food as part of their study and learning about different cultures and holidays. We want to make sure that foods brought into our school are safe for all our children. Please check with your child’s teacher about any food concerns before preparing any foods for classroom use.