Breakfast, Lunch, Snacks
Breakfast and lunch menus are published monthly and can be accessed through the HISD website and app. To purchase breakfast and lunch, parents may pay with cash daily, pre-pay (in the cafeteria), or pay with a credit card online at www.schoolcafe.com.
Breakfast is available Monday through Friday beginning at 7:25 a.m. Your child’s lunch period depends on his/her grade level. The lunch period may begin as early as 10:20 a.m. and as late as 12:45 p.m. Students may bring lunch from home or purchase a lunch from the cafeteria. Water fountains are in the cafeteria for student use. Microwaves are not available for student use. A list of non-allowable foods is listed below.
Parents are welcome to visit their child during his/her lunch period occasionally. All parents must sign in at the Reception Office and receive a visitor’s badge. Parents who wish to visit during lunch should use a folding chair as all seats at the table are utilized for students. Parents may only eat with their child. No siblings, relatives or friends may be pulled from other tables. Parents are not allowed to bring snacks/food to anyone other than their child.
Parents must adhere to the scheduled lunch times and exit the café using the exit leading to the main hallway headed towards Reception. To allow time for students to practice café routines and procedures, the first day for parents to visit for lunch is Monday, October 2, 2023.
HISD Cafeteria Guidelines:
Food cannot be shared (siblings may not eat from each other’s plates).
Outside food can only be brought for your child.
Food may not be taken out of the cafeteria.
Under no circumstances are parents and/or guardians allowed to eat off a child’s plate.
Non-allowable Foods
Students are not allowed to bring the following food items to school:
Soft drinks/Soda
Items packaged in glass containers
Candy
Snacks
Depending on the time of the class’s lunch period, your child’s teacher may ask that you pack a light snack for your child to be eaten mid-morning or mid-afternoon. Your child’s teacher will let you know about snacks at the beginning of the school year.