Hot Lunch "Haute Lunch" Program
Saint Thomas is pleased to offer a daily hot lunch program to our students in grades 1-8. Our hot lunch is provided by Catering by Michelle and is served in the church basement. In the event of a parish funeral, students are given the option of receiving a bag lunch which is then eaten in their classrooms. Each day students may choose from a daily "A" lunch, a weekly "B" lunch alternative, or "C" lunch which is the food/salad bar. Milk is included with hot lunch or may be ordered separately. Menus are sent home in the Pieces (School Newsletter). Families must prepay for lunches by sending money to the office which is then put into their family account. A running account is kept for each family and statements are emailed on a weekly basis. Students with insufficient balances in their accounts may not order hot lunch until money is added into their accounts. Hot lunch may be paid for by check or money order, but not by cash.
Our hot lunch provider is committed to providing healthy, fresh and, whenever possible, locally grown produce and products. Almost all items and entres are homemade daily in our kitchen with fresh ingredients including our own home-made yogurt, granola and salad dressings, rather than over-processed foods. Our milk is provided by Mooville Dairy, a local award-winning dairy, that makes a special 2% chocolate milk specifically for Saint Thomas. .
The current menu is available below:
Hot Lunch Payment Policy
Effective August 2010
All hot lunches will be purchased in advance. Payment will be made by check, money order, or cashier’s check, made out to “Saint Thomas Food Service” or “Saint Thomas Hot Lunch”. Account holders may deposit money into their family account at any time. Cash will not be accepted.
Regular and timely account statements will be issued. A threshold of $10.00 will be put into effect. LOW balance statements may be issued to accounts with a balance of $10.00 or less remaining in the account. This is to serve as a reminder to deposit funds into the account.
Accounts will have either a zero or a positive balance at the end of each quarter. Report cards will be withheld until a negative balance is paid in full. Positive balances will carry over into the following school year.