We are excited that our school has been chosen as one of 15 Tasmanian schools to be a part of the 2022 School Lunch Project.  Mrs Riley and our canteen staff will cook and serve a free, delicious healthy lunch for Prep/1, 1/2 and 2/3 on Wednesdays and Kinder, 3/4, 4/5 and 5/6 on Fridays for the 2022 school year.

Lunches  that are popular with children will be served to class where students will enjoy a sit down meal together. The meals will be approved by the project dietitians.  A sample menu is provided below.

Children with food allergies will be given foods they can eat.  The lunches will start next week on Wednesday 1 June and Friday 3 June.

Before the lunches start the project team are interested in some parents and students completing a short survey, including questions to find out what students normally eat for lunch.  In term 3, the team will ask parents and students what they think about the lunches.  Parents can click on the link below to complete the survey:

Parent/caregiver survey: https://redcap.utas.edu.au/surveys/?s=JKJCJX7CAN

If you would prefer, hard copies of the survey are available from the school office.

Some students have already completed an anonymous paper survey asking, who usually makes their lunch, how much of their lunch do they eat and what they think about having lunch made and served at school.

The lunches are free and participation is voluntary; permission notices have gone home this week.  If you do not want your child to have the lunches, they do not have to.  If you would like your child to have the free lunches, you will need to sign the form and return it to the office before Wednesday next week.

Sample Menu:

Chicken fried rice/tofu fried rice with fruit salad/or piece of fruit

Vegetable curry with Rice with fruit salad/or piece of fruit

Savoury slice with mexican corn and bean salad

Pasta Bolognese with cheese and green salad

Lasagne/lentil lasagne with green salad

Cottage pie/lentil cottage pie with green salad

There will be a different menu each day.

We are looking forward to starting the lunch project next week.