Do your kids have snacks in school?

[HelenePA]

A spin off of another thread My 4 yr old who was in full day prek last year did have a snack but my 1st and 3rd grade girls didn't have snack time.. their lunch times were 12:30pm and 1pm. They got on the bus at 8am. My son who will be going into K next will will have snack time again (if I remember it correctly) but it phases out in 1st grade. What is it like in your school? I dont see anything wrong with this

 

[daisyduck123]

1st grade teacher here

I teach in a school with K-5. The only ones who get snacks are the Kindergarteners...for some reason they have the last lunch shift (1pm) so they get a mid-morning snack.

We used to give the 1st graders snack when we had the 12pm lunch shift...but it just got to be ridiculous. Kids would bring pudding snacks, Go-gurt (OMG what a mess!), etc...even after we'd told the parents on Back to School nite that snacks needed to be DRY finger foods (like pretzels). We decided the kids didn't really need the snack anyway, so we ended it.

 

[DisneyKT]

All kids in my DD school get a snack. K thru 5.

 

[HelenePA]

All kids in my DD school get a snack. K thru 5.

Does the school supply it or do you have to send it in? I have never heard of snacks in school after K before the dis..

 

[DisneyMomx7]

All the kids in the younger grades (Pre-K through 5) bring a snack each day. 6-8 depends on the teacher - some teachers allow it, some do not.

I really like my kids to have a snack each day becaue they eat breakfast about 6:30 am and they don't have lunch until 12:10. We have to leave by7:30 am that's why they have such an early breakfast.

 

[Danauk]

I'm a primary school teacher in England and our kids have a mid morning fruit snack. All key stage 1 children (age 5 - 7) get free fruit each day, in key stage 2 (7 - 11) the school pays for the fruit they eat. We start school at 8:55am, have snack (fruit and juice) between 10:20 and 10:50 and the children have lunch at either 12:00 or 12:15pm. School finishes at 3pm.

 

[jodifla]

2nd graders still do snacks here.

I distinctly remember still having snacks in 2nd grade myself, actually.

 

[MinnieMe87]

Around here all of the grades in the schools do not get snacks except for Kindergarten. I can't speak for the preschools, but I assume they get snacks.

 

[dislaney]

At my kids schools, only kindergarten receives a snack and it is provided by the school.

 

[tigger813]

In full day PreK DD2 had a morning and afternoon snack plus lunch. DD1 is in 4th grade and has had snack time everyday. I taught 5th grade and we always had a working snack or that was when I did read aloud to my class.

 

[Familyof4lovesDW]

Yes. It is provided in preschool and in K you have to bring your own, with a water bottle if you would like, no juice. We did not have any restrictions except the juice. Preschool is 8:30-11 and K is 7:45-10:20, so they are both home for lunch if you do am, but have to eat a very early lunch if they do pm. I do not know about first, I can let you know at the end of Aug. lol.

 

[Ephany]

DD's 1st grade class had snacks last year. 99% of the time we sent in hers along with her lunch, but occasionally I forgot so I also signed up for 2 weeks of snack time. One week in the fall and and once in the spring I provided enough snacks for 15 kids for 5 days. It was totally voluntary at the request of the teacher; I sent in things like granola bars or individual bags of goldfish. I like the idea and as far as I know it didn't cause any classroom disruptions, hopefully her second grade class does the same thing.

 

[MushyMushy]

Our elementary school did -- K-5. Snacks were provided by parents, but I know that teachers brought in things for the underprivileged kids. A few parents would always send in extras too. There were a few teachers who would allow the kids to keep bottled water on their desks to sip at all day.

Considering our area is extremely low income, I don't begrudge these kids having a snack during school. Who knows how much they'll get to eat in the evening or even breakfast.

 

[frndofpooh]

One of my sons is in public school (rising third grade) and they allow snacks from k-5th grade. Snacks are brought from home or purchased in the cafeteria. Time is set aside in the morning for snack to be eaten, and it varies depending on when they have their assigned lunch time. It seemed strange to me at first, but the administration feels that the kids need a snack to keep them mentally focused and feels like if they have a snack mid-morning they are less likely to gorge on food from the cafeteria for lunch (which, being part of the federal school lunch program is not the healthiest) because they are overly hungry.

My oldest son is in a private school that spans k-8th. They have snack time for every grade, although in middle school (6-8) it is a "working snack". They are allowed to snack while working, reading or listening to lecture.

 

[kidshop]

Yes, K-5th bring in their own snacks every day. I know a lot of parents (or by 5th grade, the students) send in junk, but I tried to stick to actual food...little baggies of cereal, or crackers or oatmeal bars. I always sent in pre-packaged stuff for the kids who didn't have a snack, otherwise the teacher had to spring for a supply. We forgot snack a few times, so it's nice to know she had something.

I think the kids need a snack (if it's food) and I much prefer to send in my own for my own kid, rather than send a group snack once a month. That's how you end up with moonpies or packs of oreo's, yuck!

 

[FlightlessDuck]

Through elementary school, my kids had snack time sometime after lunch, I think. I think it changed year to year depending on when they had lunch.

 

[disykat]

When I was growing up there were no snacks in school. (Kindergarten wasn't in the public schools at that time.) When I taught prior to having kids there were usually no snacks. We had three recesses a day though, so there were opportunities for kids who needed to eat to do so if they brought food from home. The only time snacks were ever mentioned to the general population was if the kids had a really late lunch the teacher might forewarn parents that those kids might want a snack for morning recess.

Sometime between when I left teaching in 1992 and started subbing in 2001 it became a snack free for all. All snacks, all the time. I really don't understand how kids who start school at 9:00 (many of whom eat breakfast at school at 8:50) and get lunch at 11:20 need a snacktime in between. Obviously exceptions can be made for classes that have a longer time without meals or for kids who have a medical need, but it's silly - we're not allowed to give them morning recess anymore but we have to allow a 10 minute break for so they can eat junk food they brought from home?

My big pet peeve is taking away recess. Give them three recesses a day and that would allow plenty of time to snack, get a drink, use the bathroom, stretch their legs or get a little exercise and have a more productive day all over.

 

[yellowlabforever]

My high school has a snack break, although I didn't use it because I wasn't hungry at all. It was between first and second period, which was around 9:40. Its weird because we eat lunch at 11:30, but we have block classes so thats just how the schedule worked out...

 

[HelenePA]

When I was growing up there were no snacks in school. (Kindergarten wasn't in the public schools at that time.) When I taught prior to having kids there were usually no snacks. We had three recesses a day though, so there were opportunities for kids who needed to eat to do so if they brought food from home. The only time snacks were ever mentioned to the general population was if the kids had a really late lunch the teacher might forewarn parents that those kids might want a snack for morning recess.

Sometime between when I left teaching in 1992 and started subbing in 2001 it became a snack free for all. All snacks, all the time. I really don't understand how kids who start school at 9:00 (many of whom eat breakfast at school at 8:50) and get lunch at 11:20 need a snacktime in between. Obviously exceptions can be made for classes that have a longer time without meals or for kids who have a medical need, but it's silly - we're not allowed to give them morning recess anymore but we have to allow a 10 minute break for so they can eat junk food they brought from home?

My big pet peeve is taking away recess. Give them three recesses a day and that would allow plenty of time to snack, get a drink, use the bathroom, stretch their legs or get a little exercise and have a more productive day all over.

We get recess 2 times a day still! Thankfully they haven't taken that away from us. I"m not sure how long it is each day but I hear all about how much fun they have at school during recess. I'm sure they can get water when ever they want but I dont get this need for snacks maybe its just because it was how I was brought up? We leave the house at 7:47am each day. Breakfast before hand and I give them something to snack on while walking to the bus. That should tide them over for the 4.5 hours til lunch I would think. Plus they have the option to eat breakfast again in school and yes sometimes my kids do because they like to gab with their friends then.

 

[HelenePA]

My high school has a snack break, although I didn't use it because I wasn't hungry at all. It was between first and second period, which was around 9:40. Its weird because we eat lunch at 11:30, but we have block classes so thats just how the schedule worked out...

if you used snack time would you eat your own snack or buy it in school? our school did away with the snack and soda machines because of this whole eating healthy stuff only in school stuff.. of course their lunches are crappy so I dont get it.