October Welcome: Wake Me Up When September Ends

We are officially one month into the school year! It’s been a learning curve and transition for many of us, with position changes and adapting to different work styles all around. We’re dusting off our culinary chops in our kitchens once again, while remembering to offer a fruit and/or vegetable to each and every student, all with a smile! We hope the school year only goes up from here.

This is our first installment of a department-only monthly newsletter! We want to feature the GREAT things YOU do for students. Thank you for your hard work in making our Food & Nutrition Services team one of the best in the nation!

Your friendly neighborhood office dietitian,

Shennie Quintanilla

Featured CPS Food & Nutrition Services Articles

Some people caught on to the excellent service we’re providing in Cambridge. Read these two featured articles on diverse lunches in our schools, published by FoodService Director and the Cambridge Chronicle in September.

August, September, and October Birthdays!

August:
Ana Costa - King; Shyla Mammen - CPT; Nancy McQueeney - FMA; Denise Jones - Tobin; Gloria Thompson - CRLS; Donna Deangelo - Morse; Paul Oberhauser - Tobin

September:
Ann Moore - Baldwin; Carol Sheehan - Haggerty

October:
Dyavana Howard - KLO; Isaac Braxton - King Open

CitySprouts Partnership

Our CitySprouts school gardens are harvesting away as the season of growth slows down and comes to an end in New England. Check out this pretty pizza with Swiss chard from the Amigos School garden. Thanks Deb (AMI) for providing the picture!

Share your fun food photos with Shennie at [email protected].

Let's Talk About Food Event at Harvard

We want to give a huge shout out and thank you to Ian Lavallee, Kitchen Manager at CRLS. He represented our department in a demo presentation with Red’s Best Fish.

Thank you for your time on a Saturday, Ian!

National School Lunch Week is Coming Up!

We will be celebrating National School Lunch Week from October 15th to October 18th, with the theme of What’s on your Playlist?, emphasizing the communal experience both music and meals have in defining our important life events. Our menu that week will include some student favorites and new additions, and we will have Lucky Tray winner giveaways! 

Check out the School Lunch Week flyer >> 

You Say Goodbye, I Say Hello

We want to give our sincerest THANK YOU and appreciation for our staff that have parted ways with us this past month. Thank you for your service in our department, and best of luck in your future endeavors: Francis Wigfall (BAL), Maisha Jones (BAL), and Dyavana Howard (KLO)!

A huge WELCOME to our new hires this month! We’re grateful to have you on our team, feeding students, and representing our department. Here’s to you: Sharon Douglas, Halwo Hussein, Ann Moore (BAL), Ivelisse Kantor, Betzy Otero, and Joanne Rosario! Know of someone interested in a Substitute Cashier/Cafeteria Helper position? Have them apply at the link HERE.

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