Our School Canteen

The canteen is an integral part of school life at Neutral Bay, and we are lucky to have Nina & Coby as our canteen managers, who along with the very necessary volunteer helpers keep our children well fed and happy!

The choices both at recess and for lunch are extensive and if your child has special dietary requirements, just discuss these needs with Nina & Coby when you join the school and before your child makes their first order and she will be able to organise something suitable.

There are two windows at the canteen, one which caters for K-2 and the other for 3-6, this gives everyone a fair chance of being served, with the little ones not being jostled or over looked.

To order lunch, there are bags available at the K-2 window in the morning before school with the price list on the desk nearby, or you can bring your own bag with your order written on the front and 'post' it in the special 'Lunch Orders' box hanging on the wall at the front of the canteen. These orders should be in by 9:10am, late orders can be taken, but in this case, there is no guarantee of getting what you want although we do try.

No child will be left hungry and if your child forgets their lunch or it gets wet, eaten by a dog or lost, we will give them something and send an IOU home for you to pay the next day.

Volunteers are a VERY necessary part of canteen life and without their help, the canteen would not be nearly so versatile or well run and we do encourage all parents and even grandparents to try to give one day a term to help out. A volunteer form is sent out at the beginning of the year and you just put your preferred date on the form and send it back to the cantenn, email it to Philippa Shelley-Jones, or just go and see the ladies in the canteen to put your name down and you will be sure of a very warm welcome!

I have met some wonderful people by working in the canteen and it gives a broad overview of the whole school community by fostering a closer relationship with the children, teachers and other parents. The children love to see their parents in this role and it is a very rewarding experience for all concerned.

Click here for a printable version of our Term Three menu

CANTEEN ROSTER – TERM 3, 2008

CANTEEN DUTY COMMENCES NO LATER THAN 9.30 am and FINISHES AT 1.30 pm

 IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO DO YOUR DUTY PLEASE FIND A SWAP/REPLACEMENT FROM THE CONTACT LIST OF NAMES PROVIDED

Click here for a printable MS Word version of the Term Three, 2008 Canteen Roster

Volunteer forms are available to download here

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