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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 176313" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>I love helping with lunches - though I do not have the food safety issues you do. We have a very small school. We had to get volunteers to transport the food from the HS to our school the years we tapped into the hot lunch program. I work until 12:30 so when I helped at school, I would leave work at 11:00, get fast food for difficult child and arrive at school by 11:30 to help until 1:00. I could then go back to work to make up the time.</p><p> </p><p>This last year all kids brought bag lunches. We have a refridgerator and two microwaves. Older kids who are able to run the microwave could have a hot lunch - If you can not do the microwave, then you have to have cold lunch. There was one girl who would ALWAYS ask for the helper to run the microwave and we had to say "no". She did know how, just liked being waited on.</p><p> </p><p>I think 1/2 hour is too long for lunch - After about 20 minutes, kids start getting restless and that is when the frustrations levels rise. So, I will often play games with the kids - like 20 questions.</p><p> </p><p>A few years ago, we had a boy who would never eat ANYTHING. I would have table contests to see which table of kids ate the most food. I did get him to eat one or two bites of food through this game. One of the other kids told his mom that I was the best lunchroom helper because I got the boy to eat. It was awesome how the kids were supportive and cheered him on over just one or two bites instead of being mean about him not eating more to give their table a better chance to win. I think the kids caught on that that was my true reason for the game.</p><p> </p><p>If I didn't work, I would be volunteering at the school every day. As it is, I do spend much of the afternoons there preparing for Sunday School (is our church day school). This year Sunday School will be a lot more work for me so I will spend afternoons at school again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 176313, member: 5096"] I love helping with lunches - though I do not have the food safety issues you do. We have a very small school. We had to get volunteers to transport the food from the HS to our school the years we tapped into the hot lunch program. I work until 12:30 so when I helped at school, I would leave work at 11:00, get fast food for difficult child and arrive at school by 11:30 to help until 1:00. I could then go back to work to make up the time. This last year all kids brought bag lunches. We have a refridgerator and two microwaves. Older kids who are able to run the microwave could have a hot lunch - If you can not do the microwave, then you have to have cold lunch. There was one girl who would ALWAYS ask for the helper to run the microwave and we had to say "no". She did know how, just liked being waited on. I think 1/2 hour is too long for lunch - After about 20 minutes, kids start getting restless and that is when the frustrations levels rise. So, I will often play games with the kids - like 20 questions. A few years ago, we had a boy who would never eat ANYTHING. I would have table contests to see which table of kids ate the most food. I did get him to eat one or two bites of food through this game. One of the other kids told his mom that I was the best lunchroom helper because I got the boy to eat. It was awesome how the kids were supportive and cheered him on over just one or two bites instead of being mean about him not eating more to give their table a better chance to win. I think the kids caught on that that was my true reason for the game. If I didn't work, I would be volunteering at the school every day. As it is, I do spend much of the afternoons there preparing for Sunday School (is our church day school). This year Sunday School will be a lot more work for me so I will spend afternoons at school again. [/QUOTE]
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