Lunchroom & Nutrition

Lunch Program

We welcome all our students to have choice in their lunchtime experiences. Families can either choose to go home for lunch and make arrangements with the school or stay at school using our lunch-time supervision service.

All students who stay for lunch will need to:

Register for lunch supervision using the form on SchoolZone.
Pay lunch fees for supervision.
Schools will set lunch fees using a standard formula

Lunch-time supervision is a service many families need. These changes should make the service easier for families, especially when it comes to understanding how schools set fees. The rules will also be consistent across all Edmonton Public Schools, so no matter which school your children attend, processes will be the same.

Most importantly, these changes still give us the flexibility to create a lunch-time supervision service that works best for the needs of our school and our families.

The Lunchroom supervision program begins on the very first day, so parents you are able to plan accordingly that your child(ren) are able take bring their lunch and remain at the school. We do ask that you return all lunchroom forms in a timely manner to ensure the shared responsiblity of a strong functioning lunchroom program.

Lunchroom fees include the cost of hiring lunchroom aides, cleaning and purchasing games and treats on special days. These fees are paid on SchoolZone, Student Profile, Student Fees

All students who go home for lunch:

In an effort to ensure the safety of all of our students, we are asking the following. When students are going home for lunch, they are to leave the school through the front door and return from lunch through the front door as well. If a student goes home for lunch, they are expected to be gone from school for the entire lunch hour (e.g., lunch hour begins at 11:36 and students return to school at 12:20). Attendance is taken at the beginning of each lunch hour to ensure student safety and clear communication.

Healthy snacks and lunch

To encourage healthy nutrition, please avoid packing candy, chips, gum and sunflower seeds (these can make a mess in the school).

Lunch program expectations

Please provide your child with:

lunches that do not require microwaving or hot water
lunch bags that are labelled with your child’s name
reusable containers or bags to help support our commitment of reducing garbage and waste
a plastic bag or containers for leftovers so you can see what your child is or isn’t eating

Students are expected to:

eat quietly at desks or tables
remain seated and not leave the designated lunch area without permission
be respectful of each other and supervisors at all times (student behaviour expectations for the lunch program are the same as classroom expectations
use indoor voices

Lunch Supervision Fees

Full-time lunch attendance is paid on a monthly basis.

Occasional lunch attendance is $2 per student per day.