WHAT TO PACK?
Students will have 3 eating times. Fruito, Morning Tea and Lunch. Please label all containers, lid and base, with your child’s name and their class. Containers do have a tendency to go missing, however, labelled items do find their way back to their owners. Please teach your child to open and close their own lunch box and containers, whilst there will always be teachers to help, we are focus on independent self-help skills.
Fruito is a fruit or vegetable snack at 10:00am each day and is eaten in the classroom. This break only lasts for 10 minutes. Please cut apples, oranges or any large pieces of fruit, or vegetables, to ensure it can be eaten quickly. Reusable containers are a good idea so any uneaten fruit or vegetables can be eaten at another break time.
Morning Tea – also known as recess lasts for 20 minutes. Students are taken outside, along with their lunch box and drink bottle to eat and drink during this break. After they have finished eating they may have a play with their friends.
Lunch – is again eaten outside/in our maker spaces. Students must remain seated for a minimum of 10 minutes, however can stay longer to finish their lunch if they choose. Lunch time is 50 minutes, so enough time for your child to eat and play!
Drink – students should always have a water bottle at school and begin the day with it filled with water. There are school bubblers for students if they do forget their drink bottle.
Hat – all students are required to wear a Waitara school-hat each and every day.
Canteen - Our school canteen is opening from Monday to Friday. Orders can be made online, using the Flexi School website. We ask that Kindergarten canteen orders are not made prior to Term 1, Week 5.
Rain – if it looks like rain please pack your child’s raincoat. The children will sometimes need to cross the playground to go to the bathroom or to another classroom and will need rain protection. Students are not permitted to use umbrellas.