In line with the healthful eating philosophy of Lions Gate Montessori, the Lunch Program is a service to parents, offering convenient, nutritious lunch options.
SNACK
The school provides healthy and nutritious snacks (organic, where possible) such as seasonal fresh fruits, vegetables, rice cakes, and crackers, as well as filtered water for your child. It is mandatory to advise the school in writing of any known allergies (food and otherwise) affecting your child.
LUNCH
Lunch at our school provides a relevant opportunity to help our students acknowledge their personal bounty. It is the school’s policy to use this time to help children appreciate the concepts of healthy eating and gracious living. Etiquette guidelines and the observance of manners with respect to the service, consumption and completion of a meal are presented to our students.
Extended-day and elementary students bring lunch and a drink from home or order from our Hot Lunch Program. When packing your child’s lunch, please keep in mind how much or how little he/she actually eats. For young children, a half sandwich is normally better than a whole one, and fresh fruits, sliced into bite-sized pieces, are preferable to canned fruits prepared with sugar. Please also ensure that the containers used can be easily opened. We encourage you to think about nutrition when packing lunch: Soda pop and highly sugared drinks are discouraged. Filtered water is always available at the school. The school provides dishes, glasses, napkins and cutlery for all students.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Hot lunches Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays are from Choices, a local, BC owned and operated retailer of natural, organic and specialty foods.
Students also hold a Pizza Wednesdays fundraiser from Firecrust Pizza. Net proceeds are retained by the Students’ Enrichment Activities Fund and are used to supplement costs for field trips and specialist workshops.
HOW TO REGISTER
1) Go to: MunchaLunch: https://munchalunch.com/schools/LionsGateMontessori/
2) Click the “Register Here” button (as shown below) and follow the prompts (eg. to add your child/ren, etc).
3) After adding your child/ren, click the green “Order Lunch!” button to order.
4) Next time, just click the “Login Here” button to access your account.
ORDERING DETAILS
1) Orders close on the 25th of any month (except for September)
2) There are no cancellations/refunds on your orders after the 25th of any month (except for September)
3) All payments will be online by credit card.
Please contact us If you need assistance with ordering.
We will also begin implementing fundraising events and field trip payments through this same website, so even if you are not participating in the hot lunch program, please do register so that we can manage the field trips through this same site.
Thank you for your support. We look forward to ‘lunching’ with you!