MONEY MATTERS

** IN ORDER TO AVOID CONFUSION IN ACCOUNTING, SEPARATE CHECKS MUST BE WRITTEN FOR EACH CHILD AND FOR EACH TYPE OF COLLECTION. **

Example 1: If your child's teacher is collecting $10.00 student fee money, $2.50 lunch money, and book club money, you would write one check to the school for school fee money, one check to the school cafeteria for lunch money, and one check to the specific book club for book order. (Note: If your child's teacher orders from two or more book clubs at the same time, please remember to pay in cash or write SEPARATE checks to each book club.)

Example 2: If you have more than one child attending Mandeville Elementary School , and you are paying lunch money, you must write a check payable to the school cafeteria for EACH ONE of your children
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SCHOOL FEE

A student fee of $10.00 is charged to help cover the cost of duplications, additional workbooks, supplies, publications, and other instructional supplies. This fee is separate from the $10.00 fee collected by PTA.

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STUDENT INSURANCE

Optional student insurance is available at a nominal cost. When a student insured under this plan is injured, he/she will be given a claim form from the office. The office merely supplies the insurance forms and assumes no liability for the injury or negotiations with the company.

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LUNCH MONEY

Meals must be paid IN ADVANCE by the month or week. Prices for children are $.50 for breakfast and $.70 for lunch, the price for adults, $1.10 for breakfast and $2.15 for lunch, and $.25 for extra milk. Make checks payable to Mandeville Elementary Cafeteria. Charges may not be carried more than three (3) days. Free and reduced lunches are available for children who qualify. For guest reservations call the cafeteria at least a day in advance at 626-8127. No outside fast food is allowed in the cafeteria during lunch. Also, no canned or bottled items are allowed.

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SNACK MONEY

During the afternoon recess, snacks such as fruit juice, chips, and ice cream will be sold for $.50 each, or nutritional snacks may be brought from home such as fruit, crackers, popcorn, etc., Sweets such as candy, rich cakes and cookies are discouraged except for special occasions. Gum is never allowed. Also, no canned or bottled items are allowed. Your child should have no more than $1.00 to spend on snack money. Please do not include snack money with the lunch money. Do not bring snack money to the office; we will not deliver money to your child.

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BOOK CLUBS

Periodically, your child's teacher may send home order forms for various school book clubs such as TROLL, Trumpet or Scholastic. These book clubs offer quality children's literature in paperback form at affordable prices. While you are under no obligation to order from these book clubs, it is recommended that you make reading material of one form or another available to your child. Please contact your child's teacher for further details on book clubs.

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TEXTBOOKS

All textbooks issued to students are the property of the State of Louisiana . Students are expected to take good care of their books. If a student loses a book, he/she must pay the prorated cost of the book. There will be a fee assessed for all damaged books.

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LIBRARY

The library will be open from first bell until last bell including recess. Each student has a weekly, scheduled library period.
First through third grade students may check out two library books each week. Kindergarten students may check out one book each week.

LOST BOOKS MUST BE PAID FOR. MONEY IS NOT REFUNDABLE IF THE BOOK IS LATER FOUND.

Damaged books must be paid for to the extent of the damage.

Students are not allowed to bring food or drink into the library.

Students must maintain a quiet atmosphere and behave appropriately for library work.

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FIELD TRIPS

When field trips are scheduled by a teacher, written permission must be given by the parent or legal guardian and a fee (if necessary) paid for the student to attend the trip. Field trip fees usually pay for bus transportation and admission to the field trip site. Lunch is included. Many classes are involved in walking field trips to the city hall, etc. You will be asked to sign a permission form for your child at the beginning of the school year. A limited number of chaperones are required for each field trip. Parents are encouraged to act as chaperones on field trips. Only children enrolled at Mandeville Elementary School may attend school sponsored field trips. Parents are not allowed to meet a child at the site of the field trip and check him/her out from that site.

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