Sunburst Schools is excited that all students in Kindergarten-12th grade will eat for FREE for all breakfast and lunches served for the 2024-2025 school year! We hope all students and families take advantage of this great opportunity. Students will be charged for extra milks, etc.
Breakfast:
Breakfast Provides Benefits... Make it a Priority!
Higher Test Scores. Research has proven that children who eat breakfast have higher math and reading scores.
Improved Attendance. Studies show that students who eat breakfast are absent and tardy less often.
Fewer Trips to the School Nurse. When students eat breakfast, nurses report fewer hunger-related office visits.
Improved Classroom Behavior. Students are better able to pay attention in class when they have eaten. Principals confirm that they see fewer discipline problems when students have eaten breakfast.
Better Learning. Students learn best when they have eaten a good breakfast.
More Time on Learning. When students have eaten, they are better able to concentrate and behave in the classroom. This allows teachers to spend more time on teaching and less time on discipline.
Lunch:
Lunch Provides Benefits... Make it a Priority!
Higher Test Scores. Research shows that a healthy lunch can raise student achievement by about 4 percentile points on average.
Improved Attendance. Studies show that students who eat lunch are absent and tardy less often.
Fuel for the day. When students eat lunch it raises their blood sugar levels and provides fuel for the rest of the day.
Improved Classroom Behavior. Students are better able to pay attention in class when they have eaten. Principals confirm that they see fewer discipline problems when students have eaten breakfast.
Better Learning. Students learn best when they have eaten a healthy lunch.
More Time on Learning. When students have eaten, they are better able to concentrate and behave in the classroom. This allows teachers to spend more time on teaching and less time on discipline.