Lunch Duty Tips and Helps
Posted December 19th, 2005 by Mrs. Goldfish
Greetings fellow paras!
I thought it best to start a new thread devoted to the monumental task of lunch room duty....and possibly share those anecdotes that only occur in the cafeteria :)
As I mentioned before in my introductory post, our school is looking for a solution to maintaining sanity in the cafeteria. Our biggest challenge is the noise level. One suggestion offered by our principal is using coupons that can be redeemed for a treat or prize...and are issued for good behavior. The major drawback to this system is how on earth are these coupons going to be tracked....
At my daughter's orthodontist they have this little punch card she brings to each visit. And if she does what she's suppose to...they'll punch out the little boxes. When she gets all 20 boxes punched, she can get a prize. Maybe something similar to this could be adapted to the lunchtime situation? Granted I'm running into the tracking issue all over again...
What does your school do? Is there a way to make children want to maintain decorum in the lunchroom? Come on...brainstorm with me :D
Let the comments roll in! :wink:
Lunch Room
I work at a small community school in Iowa. In our lunch room we have K-2 that is very hectic. What we have done in the past is have a "Golden Tray award". Each class has a board that they get to make a mark on if they are showing good lunch room behavior. At the end of the lunch period, the class with the most marks gets to have the golden tray sit at their table the next day. (We used an old lunch tray painted gold) The class with the most marks at the end of the week got their picture taken and displayed in the lunch room on the "Wall of Fame".
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