Introduction

It is our hope that the CPE cafeteria will be a pleasant place for students to enjoy their morning and midday meals while interacting respectively with adults and fellow students.

The outlined student responsibilities explain how all members of our community can contribute to making sure that the CPE cafeteria is a safe and friendly environment for all.

CPE Cafeteria Rules

1. Walk at all times.

What this looks like: Children walking to the café line. Children walking to the tables. Children walking while cleaning up. Children walking to leave the cafeteria. What this doesn’t look like: Children running, skipping, hopping, jumping, sliding or galloping.

2. Pick up all necessary items as you go through the cafeteria line.

What this looks like: Children picking up spoons, forks, napkins, straws, and condiments before going to their tables. Children getting all the food that they want to eat with one trip through the line.

What this doesn’t look like: Children getting up from their seats to get forgotten items. Children walking to an adult to ask for an item.

3. Raise your hand if you need help from an adult.

What this looks like: Children raising their hands to ask an adult for a forgotten item. Children raising their hands to ask to go to the restroom if it is an emergency. Children raising their hands if they need help with their food. Children raising their hands if they can’t solve a problem with another student.

What this doesn’t look like: Children standing up or walking over to an adult.

4. Stay in your seat.

What this looks like: Children sitting on the lunch bench designated by the lunchroom staff and remaining with their bottoms for the entire lunch period. Children facing the table with their legs underneath it.

What this doesn’t look like: Children changing seats. Children going to talk to a friend, adult, or relative. Children leaving their seats to get forgotten supplies. Children going to the restroom without permission. Children standing up and dancing or playing. Children twirling around in their chairs.

5. Use voice/speaking levels 1-2, talking only with students at your table. Voice or speaking levels

0 No talking (like taking a test)

1 Whisper (no vocal cords—6-inch or secret)

2 Quiet Conversation (only people near can hear/12-inch voice)

3 Presentation voice (whole class can hear you)

4 Outside voice (at recess or at a ball game)

What this looks like: Children talking to the people on their right-hand side, left hand side, directly in front of them, or directly diagonal to them at the table where they are seated.

What this doesn’t look like: Children leaning between two tables to talk to each other. Children shouting so they can be heard by someone not sitting next to them. Children continuing to talk when the table cup has turned to red.

6. Use good table manners.

What this looks like: Children eating their food with the correct utensils. Children talking about polite things.

What this doesn’t look like: Children creating mixes with their food and drinks. Children making inappropriate noises. Children talking about things that are unpleasant or disgusting. Children using the trays, plastic utensils, storage bags, or containers to make noises or as play things.

7. Clean up after yourself.

What this looks like: Children checking for trash and food and picking it up before leaving the table. Children going back to the table to clean up messes they made.

What this doesn’t look like: Children leaving their trash and food for someone else to clean up. Children playing with their food and creating a mess.

8. Speak respectfully to others.

What this looks like: Children using words like please and thank you when they ask for things. Children using kind words when speaking to each other in the cafeteria.

What this doesn’t look like: Children demanding food or supplies from an adult without saying please or thank you. Children using words that are hurtful to others.

9. Immediately stop talking when given the Silent Signal. Remain quiet until the adult has finished giving instructions.

What this looks like: Children getting quiet and raising their hand so others near them will begin to become quiet. Children not talking until the adult is finished talking to the group.

What this doesn’t look like: Children continuing to talk once the signal to become quiet is given. Children ignoring the adult and continuing to talk when the adult is speaking to the group.

Severe or Chronic Behavior Issues

Students who misbehave may be relocated to an Alternative Lunch Location. Classes will not be punished for the reoccurring problem behaviors of a particular student. Any adult may choose to place a student at an Alternative Lunch Location (ALL) desk for improper behavior.

If students are repeat offenders, the classroom teacher and cafeteria assistant will speak with an administrator to make additional arrangements which might include the following: assignment to ALL for more than one day, eating lunch in the office, eating lunch in another teacher’s classroom, or having an assigned seat.

Student Responsibilities

It is our expectation that students will behave respectfully during their lunch period. They will demonstrate respect for themselves, respect for others, and respect for property.

Follow your teacher into the cafeteria in a quiet orderly line. If you are receiving lunch from the school cafeteria, you will follow your teacher to the cafeteria line door. If you packed your lunch, you will walk to your table.
Eat your breakfast/lunch and follow the CPE Cafeteria Rules.
Clean up your food and trash when an adult comes to your table to dismiss your class. Walk to the trash barrel and carefully place waste in the barrel. If you have a washable tray, put the tray in the window. If the tray is plastic, throw the tray in the appropriate trash barrel.
Line up in a single file line and quietly wait in the hallway on the appropriate color line for your teacher to escort you to class.
Keep voices at a level 0 to prevent disruption to the other classes in the hallway.

Policies & Procedures

Parent/Student Behavior Handbook

DRESS CODE

SUPPLY LIST 2023 - 2024