Lunch (ELP)

Parents of children in the Early Learning Program may choose to sign up their child for school lunch, or children may bring home lunch. A monthly lunch menu will be posted online and in each classroom. Lunch is served family style and eaten in the preschool classrooms. The lunch menu is determined by Keiki Gourmet caterer.  Keiki Gourmet’s rotating menus are created in strict accordance with the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) meal pattern requirements.  Their menus meet or exceed the nutrition standards required and include culturally appropriate dishes for the children of Hawaii. Lunches must be ordered monthly and paid for by the 25th of each month or one annual payment can be made in July.

If bringing a home lunch, lunch boxes should have the child’s name written clearly on the containers. Lunch boxes will be sent home daily. Saint Mark highly discourages highly-sugared treats at any time and prohibits soda for students in the Early Learning Program.

Students need to bring their own snack to school.  Snack time is an important part of life routines in the classroom. The children help to prepare, serve, and clean up after their snack. Snack time has a broad range of learning experiences for each child: the study of nutrition, serving others, and the proper handling of utensils, cleanliness, and manners.