Cafeteria Expectations

Examples of being responsible in the cafeteria include...

• Playing with my food

• Raising my hand for help

• Cleaning up my area

• Throwing away trash in the trash can

You need a napkin while you are eating. What should you do?

• Yell for the staff member.

• Go get one.

• Tell a friend to get me a napkin.

• Raise my hand for help.

I am respectful in the cafeteria when I...

• I use school appropriate words.

• Chew with my mouth open and play with my food

• Say please and thank you.

• Use inside voices.

When lining up for recess, you notice there is a straw wrapper on the floor by the lunch table. What do you do to show you are a responsible and respectful student?

• Tell someone else to pick it up

• Ignore it

• Pick it up and throw it in the trash can

• Tell the teacher

Our class is lining up for recess. What does that look and sound like?

• Students using walking feet

• Students in a line

• Students throwing lunchboxes in the air and catching them

• Students being quiet

A cafeteria worker puts peas on your tray. You didn't ask for them. What do you do?

• Politely say, "Can I have corn instead?"

• Whine and complain to the cafeteria worker.

• Try them and see if you like them.

• Don't make a big deal about it. Throw them away when it is time.

When entering the cafeteria, I should...

• Run to the lunch line

• Walk to the lunch line

• Yell to my friends across the cafeteria

• Cut in line to get food faster

In order to keep the noise at an appropriate level, I should...

• Yell to friends at another table.

• Make animal noises.

• Use my inside voice.

• Drum on the table.