Cardinal Schools
Mon. Nov. 30 Fruit and tornado/Biscuit with sausage gravy, tri tater and fruit
Tue. Dec. 1 Fruit and pancake wrap with syrup/BBQ pork sandwich, baked beans and pears
Wed. Dec. 2 Biscuit, egg patty, fruit and sausage/Little smokies, macaroni and cheese, celery with ranch and apple
Thu. Dec. 3 Fruit and mini cinnamon rolls/Corndog, green beans and pineapple
Fri. Dec. 4 Breakfast pizza and fruit/Tenderloin sandwich, Doritos and oranges

Fairfield Schools
District will continue virtual learning the week of November 30th. The Food Service Department is continuing to provide FREE meals for ANY Fairfield school district children from 2 through 18 years of age during this time. Please visit the school website at Fairfieldsfuture.org>Departments>Food Service for the meal sign up link. This will help them know how many meals to prepare. The meal pick up is Monday November 30th from 4:30 until 6:30PM at the Fairfield Middle School 404 West Fillmore Avenue. Meals will include 5 breakfasts and 5 lunches. Each meal served helps support the program.

On August 31st, 2020, the USDA extended waivers allowing school districts that qualify to provide meals free of charge to children 2 through 18 years of age. These waivers are extended until December 31st, 2020 or until funding runs out, whichever comes first. Fairfield and Cardinal school district are participating in this program. Here is the information:

Q: What meals are included? A: Breakfast and Lunch.

Q: What if my child brings cold lunch and wants milk from the school, will it be free? A: No, items must be a complete menu meal to be covered under the waiver.

Q: What if my child wants an extra juice or milk with the meal they receive from the school, will it be free? A: No, any item that a student uses that is extra will be charged as an a la carte item.

Q: How long will my student receive free meals? A: Meals will be provided through December 18, 2020 on school days only or until funding runs out, whichever comes first. Meal service days will follow the school calendar found on fairfieldsfuture.org.

Q: What happens when funding is no longer available? A: Your students’ meals will be charged according to their qualified lunch status- free, reduced or paid. If you haven’t filled out a Free/Reduced form for the 20/21 School Year, please contact Stephanie Hawkins (641) 472-2655 ext. 6703 or [email protected] This will ensure that all meal statuses are up to date when funding has ended.

Q: How will I know that funding has ended? A: We will notify families that funding has ended via the school’s website fairfieldsfuture.org, FCSD Lunch Lady Facebook page and via email.

Q: How do I sign up for these meals? A: Sign up opens weekly on Thursdays. You will need to submit a separate order form for each child/student and submit by Sunday at 9 p.m. Sign up on the school’s website- fairfieldsfuture.org > Departments > Food Service, click the post that says “Sign Up Here”, the links are posted within. You will need to sign up for these meals WEEKLY.

Q: How will I receive these meals? A: Hybrid K-12 students will continue to receive their bagged meals at the end of day on Tuesday (Trojan) or Friday (Power).
Virtual, PreK and Non-School aged Children will need to pick up their bagged meals on Monday nights between 5-6pm at the Middle School, 404 W Fillmore Ave, on the West side of the building by the loading dock.

Ottumwa Schools
Mon. Nov. 30 Chicken tenders, mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans and mixed berry fruit cup
Tue. Dec. 1 Pizza, garden salad, broccoli and Mandarin oranges
Wed. Dec. 2 French toast, hash browns, sausage and cinnamon apples
Thu. Dec. 3 Macaroni and cheese, peas and pears
Fri. Dec. 4 Sunbutter pocket, baby carrots and fruit

Pekin Schools
Mon. Nov. 30 No school
Tue. Dec. 1 Fruit, mini cinnamon rolls and gogurt/Sausage pizza, cheesy green beans, Caesar salad, chex mix, blueberies and pineapple
Wed. Dec. 2 Fruit, scrambled eggs and toast/Oven fried chicken, mashed potatoes, broccoli, roll, applesauce and fruit
Thu. Dec. 3 Egg omelet and toast/Biscuit with sausage gravy, baby carrots, corn, apples with caramel and Mandarin oranges
Fri. Dec. 4 Biscuit with sausage gravy and fruit and string cheese/Bacon cheeseburger, baked beans, cucumbers, chips, oranges and other fruit

Van Buren County Schools
Mon. Nov. 30 Fruit and muffin/Chicken patty sandwich, French fries and fruit
Tue. Dec. 1 Breakfast pizza and fruit/Cook’s choice
Wed. Dec. 2 Fruit and pancakes/Pizza bites, corn and fruit
Thu. Dec. 3 Cinnamon roll and fruit/Biscuit with sausage gravy, hash browns and fruit
Fri. Dec. 4 Donuts and fruit/BBQ pulled pork sandwich, glazed carrots and fruit

VBC School District is offering “free meals” to those who wish to participate. Each Student will be allowed to eat 1 Breakfast meal and 1 lunch meal during the school day. Charges will not be going on to the student meal account, unless they are wanting one item only such as milk, if they brought their meal from home. No change is needed from parents or students. The balance your son/daughter has in their meal account will remain the same unless they purchase extra items.
Afternoon break for lower Elementary grades -This milk is charged to the student account, unless you have signed up for assistance with this program, or your child is attending Head Start or Pre K 4 year olds. Students will continue to go through the service lines like we have been, with the cashier tallying the meals for reimbursement. All Adults will continue to be charged for their meals since the school is not reimbursed for Adult Meals. At this time we have had some online learners express interest in curbside meals pick up, and are providing this opportunity, as long as they continue to come regularly when they have signed up.