Superintendent Chace Anderson visited Sunset Hill Elementary on December 20. He came before lunch to observe recess, and then sat down for lunch with a group of 4th grade girls.
As the students entered the lunch room, none of the students were offered hand sanitizer nor was it available. Dr. Anderson hung his coat up outside the cafeteria area and then came back in to sit down. 4th grade lunch begins at 11:25. Dr. Anderson was one of the last to get lunch and sat down at 11:35.
Lunch that day was homemade turkey gravy, fresh carrot sticks, fresh fruit choices, and an apple pie cup.
Dr. Anderson engaged with the girls and asked them about their favorite and least favorite meals. One of the girls said that the lunch being served was one of their favorites. He asked them what they would change if they could change anything about their lunch experience. One girl mentioned she would like to see a salad bar. They also all agreed that eating in their snow gear was not ideal. Many said they need more time.
4th grade lunch ends at 11:45. None of the students at the table had empty lunch trays. A child sitting alone by himself to his right was eating the entire time, and as the notice was given for lunch to be over, he shoved food into his pockets and was eating his sandwich as he walked to the garbage to throw the food he couldn’t bring with him away.
Mr. Anderson did not finish his lunch and he remained in the lunch room for an additional 8 minutes, as the next round of children came in from recess to begin eating.
After he was done eating, Dr. Anderson asked if the 20 minutes the children have starts at the time they enter the room. This was confirmed (this fact is also in our report we submitted to the board last September). It was mentioned to him that Eden Prairie recently passed a referendum that increased the amount of ‘sit’ time, meaning that the children get 20 minutes to eat beginning by the time the kids sit down to get up and he was encouraged to consider this for Wayzata.
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