Welcome to the monthly newsletter for December 2016

Connecting team members through increasing communication, building team spirit, and recognizing extraordinary people.

Recent Events Upcoming Events

Winter Recess—December 23rd to January 2nd

Future Chefs Entry Forms Due—January 5th

Student Recess—January 13th to January 16th

November Safety Heroes

Jackling Elementary – Cindy Ogden helped fix things that needed to be fixed.

Jackling Elementary – Megan Conley always cleans up after herself and others.

Western Hills Elementary – Jennifer Marcus is always willing to reach the high things and she also gets help with lifting heavy things.

Mana High Academy – Kaleen Middlesworth always mops up spills quickly so no one slips and falls.

Job Referral Contest Winners:

Sharon Spotts

from Redwood Elementary for referring Maria Gomez!

We’re always hiring, so don’t stop sending

your friends and family our way! Fine Dining for Sandburg Elementary—Nov. 17th

Board Members Visit During Thanksgiving Prep

It’s always impressive to see how much work goes into our school Thanksgiving meal. This year, Dr. Bates and other board members toured the Bates Central Kitchen and got to see first hand just how hard our staff works!

Here's a list of a few items our Nutrition Workers prepared for this year’s Thanksgiving meal:

6,980 lbs. of Turkey

850 Gallons of Turkey Gravy

26,775 Rolls

44,520 Pieces Pumpkin Choc. Chip Cake

168 Cases of Fresh Plums

135 Bags of Baby Carrots

1 Partridge in a Pear Tree

R.E.P.’s Recognitions

We love hearing about the wonderful workers who go out of their way in being kind and helping others! Don’t leave a good deed un-noticed. Nominate your co-workers today! For more details on these nominations, see our blog at www.graniteschools.org/foodservices/blog/. Now, here’s this month’s Extraordinary People:

BATES CENTRAL KITCHEN: Dana Adams Joy Ashley Mark Mecham Kevin Olsen Camille Payne Kathy Vest

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS: Academy Park – Christy Clawson Bennion – Julie Sartori Bridger – Donnette Mitchell Farnsworth – Crystal Cowdell Farnsworth – Anita Krieger Fremont – Marcos Figeueroa Fremont – Maria Gomez Fremont – Regina Hackworth

Fremont – Paula Vincent Hartvigsen – Angela Sandstrom Hartvigsen – Josephine Jones Hillside – Norma Hunt Hillside – LaPriel Jensen Hillsdale – Vicki Pfeifer Jackling – Nanette Dennison Jackling – Pam Bullock

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS: Bennion – LeAnn Whitney, Sandy Baker, Ronette DeGrey, Paula Woolf, Tera Backman and Laretta Clark Bennion – Tera Backman Bennion – Sandy Baker Bennion – Laretta Clark Bennion – Ronette DeGrey

Bennion – LeAnn Whitney Bennion – Paula Woolf Kearns – Katie Dick

HIGH SCHOOLS: Cyprus Brockbank Campus – Laura Mathisen, Carla Price, Melissa Hayward, Maria Howard, Dawn Ostler, Stella Herrera, Tanya Madill and Rosamaria Best Granger – Theresa Fife Skyline – Martha Fitzgerald Skyline – Penny Child Skyline – Martha Fitzgerald Skyline –Selena Gameros Skyline – The Cafeteria Staff

The Sharing Corner

The nutrition teams

at Lake Ridge and

Oquirrh Hills had

some fun things to

share this

Thanksgiving. Love

the outfits, ladies!

Have something

you’d like to share?

Contact the GFS

Communications

Team at

385-646-6880.

62 Holiday Santa Baskets!

Don’t miss your opportunity to participate in the 2016

Santa Baskets drawing! You can see these wonderful

gift baskets (generously donated by Granite workers)

at both the GEC Café and the Bates Central Kitchen.

Purchase a piece of candy for $1, and get a ticket to

enter the drawing. Winners will be drawn at 2:30 pm

on December 21st at the GEC Café and during lunch

on December 22nd at the Bates Kitchen. Proceeds

from the drawing go towards helping families in need.

Lake Ridge Elementary

Oquirh Hills Elementary