Have you had to walk into the cafeteria and eat in five minutes because it's time to return to learning? Well, we have. Sometimes we sit down and before the blink of an eye, Mrs. Cathy, our lunch aide, says, “Two minutes – hurry up.”  

We, fifth graders, have from about roughly 1:36-1:52, which is barely any time for our tiny mouths and big stomachs. And to make it worse, at the end of lunch, there are still buyers emerging from the kitchen with a tray full of food. We believe that all buyers and non-buyers should have the same time to eat, even if it means buyers staying back in the cafeteria for longer.

The lunch aides of Menlo Park Elementary exert a lot of energy into making sure students are being responsible, so we can’t blame them if they yell at us once or twice. The fantastic chefs at Menlo Park Elementary prepare hundreds of lunches every day. Also, the lunch aides aren’t just our lunch aides. They’re also lunch aides for many

Lastly, if you still don’t agree with us. We asked A MILLION PEOPLE (seemed like it) And… WE GOT SOME MIXED AND INTERESTING RESPONSES. Out of 33 responses from fifth graders, only 15.2% (or five people) said no.

A classmate, Saindhavi said, “I strongly believe that we should have more lunch time because the fourth graders are VERY slow at lining up! Also, students need food more than anyone here. Some kids eat lunch in their classrooms because of the fact that we do not have enough time to EAT. Students spend six hours in school trying to educate their brains, but eating gives energy to our bodies. WE NEED FOOD!”

As you can see, people are very enthusiastic about lunchtime, but, some people still say no. One of them was Ayushman, who said, “No because people still won’t finish their food. And how much time do we need to eat a small meal?”

In conclusion, 5th graders have a meager amount of lunchtime and need more.