Johnston County School Lunch Menus    

Enjoy Lunch at Powhatan!  

Our school is proud of our cafeteria staff.  They prepare delicious foods to serve students and staff daily.  A positive atmosphere is maintained and parents are welcome to join students for lunch.  We hope you are taking advantage of this opportunity.

To comply with the Johnston County Schools Child Nutrition program recommendations, we will be making a procedural change beginning in April regarding how money is collected daily.  Students in K-2 may take lunch money to the cashier in the cafeteria each morning.  Students in grades 3-5 will give money directly to the cashier at lunch.  Classroom teachers and assistants will no longer collect money from students for the cafeteria. 

Parents may check the balance of their child's account online at no charge by logging onto www.payforit.net .  They may deposit money in their child's account online for a 5.75% per transaction fee.  We encourage parents to send money for their child's account on a monthly or weekly basis. Parents are welcome to bring their child's money to the school.

Our cafeteria manager will send automated telephone messages to remind parents when student account balances are low.  We appreciate the support of our parents as we implement this change in our cafeteria procedures. 

We hope you and your child will enjoy lunch at Powhatan!

Free or reduced-price lunch applications are mailed during the summer or, for new enrollees, are available in the office. Status is determined by family income. Cost for those paying :  

Student
Breakfast:  Full-price  $1.35   Reduced  $0.30
Lunch:      Full-price  $2.10  Reduced  $0.40  

Adults
Breakfast: A la carte per item.
Lunch:  $3.50 with Tea or Milk  

Milk: $0.50  

Ice Cream: $0.60 

Cookie: $0.25  

Chip Variety: $0.45 - $0.85  

One additional lunch item such as ice cream, punch and cookies may be purchased when available, but only with full lunch (purchased or brought from home).

Per county office policy:  No charges may be had for students, staff, or guests.  Students who do not have lunch money or a bag lunch from home will be given a fruit and vegetable tray at no charge.  Students may not purchase additional items.  Repeated instances with no lunch will result in reporting parents to the Department of Social Services for neglect.     

Please pay by the week or month.  Checks should be written to: Powhatan Elementary Cafeteria.  Include the teacher's and child's full name on the check or on a piece of paper with cash.  Returned checks will be liable to Johnston County Schools for an amount of $25.00 plus the amount of the check.  Two returned checks will forfeit check-writing privileges to the school.

We welcome adults to join us for lunch.  For operational and health reasons, food from outside vendors must not be brought into the cafeteria.  If you wish to bring lunch to your child from outside vendors, we will arrange for special seating outside of the cafeteria.  If you wish to eat with your child in the cafeteria we ask that you sit at his/her class table if there is space available.

Snack:  The cafeteria will sell fruit, juice, and milk for snack.  All grade levels will collect snack money in the homeroom.  Parents who choose to send snack items are asked to send only healthy snack items.  For health, safety and cleanliness reasons, please do not send soda, canned or bottled drinks, candy or chips.  In order to maximize attention to academics, parties are confined to snack time."

Please help Child Nutrition by Following the Offer vs. Serve Guidelines

What is "Offer vs. Serve"?  The cafeteria staff offers the items from the menu as students pass through the serving line. Students get to choose which items they want for lunch.  They are not served unwanted food.  This way students get the foods they will eat, which helps prevent food waste.  Students have a choice to get 3, 4, or 5 out of the 5 menu items offered.  "Offer vs. Serve" is a federal program that JCS Child Nutrition must follow.

*0 to 1 meat item or entree

*0 to 2 servings of fruit or vegetables

*0 to 3 servings of bread item

*0 to 1 milk item

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