Nutrition Breaks

Nutrition Breaks in Kindergarten

We have 3 eating times every day. Please send enough food for:

1.  A morning snack 

2. ‘First’ Nutrition Break                                

3. ‘Second’ Nutrition Break 

 * Nuts / nut products are not allowed at school.*

FIRST - Snack time is quick - about five minutes, and just one thing. Please help your child identify their snack so that they’re not eating their whole lunch or their ‘main course’ at snack time! 

Here are some ways you can do this: 

   - Keep a separate container for snack and use the same one everyday.

   - Label the snack by making an S on a piece of tape and sticking it to the snack

   - Have a snack routine (e.g., “your yogurt is for snack everyday”) 

THEN -  we have 2 lunch times, or “Nutrition Breaks.” These are longer breaks - approximately 25 minutes. Students eat half their lunch at each time. 

We provide time and space for students to eat. Everyone is seated, and the classroom is calm. There are educators in the classroom at all times. 

If you have concerns about how much your child is eating, please reach out to their educator team.

Our School Council organizes weekly Pizza Days for lunch. Information will be in e-news from the office in the fall once things are settled. 

It is important to send containers and snacks that your child can open. Bento Box, Yumbox, Planet Box, etc. are all great choices as they are easy for your child to manage. 

Please send a lunch bag for the containers so that your child can carry their lunch from their cubby to the classroom independently. 

We do not recommend items that can spill, such as bottles of chocolate milk or yogurt drinks with an open top. 

Please send water in a non-spill water bottle. Bottles can be refilled at our school water stations. 

Thank-you for your support in making Nutrition Break time successful for your child.