Canteen
Our canteen provides fresh, healthy and affordable food choices that support students throughout their school day. You can easily view our menu, check opening hours and learn how to place an order for your child.
Our Manly Vale canteen is proudly recognised as a NSW Healthy Choice Canteen, offering nutritious, affordable meals that support student wellbeing. We follow the NSW Healthy School Canteen Strategy by promoting healthier choices, limiting less healthy options and encouraging water as the drink of choice.
Managed by our P&C and powered by generous volunteers, the canteen provides recess and lunch orders as well as over-the-counter service each day. All food aligns with the Department of Education Healthy Food Strategy, with a delicious range including fresh sandwiches, salads, hot meals and locally made sushi. The canteen is nut-free and offers vegetarian and gluten-free options, ensuring there’s something for every child.
Canteen opening times
The canteen is open for recess (11:20am) and lunch (12:50pm) orders each day. We are also open at lunch for over the counter purchases. If you need to get in touch with us you can send an email to manlyvalepscanteen@gmail.com.
During PSSA (Primary School Sport Association) sport days (Fridays) students in sporting teams are able to select PSSA on their flexischools app to ensure their lunch comes out at the earlier time for them.
Orders can be placed up to 8.50 am each day. If you happen to forget, there is a limited late lunch menu to select from, available for orders until 10.00am.
Ordering from our canteen
Ordering from our canteen is simple, convenient and designed to make school mornings easier for families. Lunch and recess orders can be placed online through Flexischools, giving you a quick and reliable way to ensure your child receives a healthy, delicious meal. Please ensure you receive an order confirmation so you know your order has been successfully submitted for the correct day. And don’t forget to let your child know they have a lunch order waiting for them, otherwise they won’t know to collect it at break time!
Students can also make over-the-counter purchases at lunch. With fresh options and a smooth ordering system, our canteen makes healthy eating an easy part of the school day.
How your child receives their order
Students in Kindergarten to Year 2 have their orders handed to them by our canteen staff, while Years 3–6 students pick up their orders from the canteen collection bench. If a student has ordered a frozen item, they simply bring their lunch bag to the canteen and show it to staff to receive their treat.
Over the counter service at lunch
Purchasing from the canteen also gives students a chance to practise real-life skills like choosing items within a budget and counting change. Most snacks are priced between 20c and $3, so only a small amount of money is needed.
Emergency lunches
Order online
Lunch and recess orders can be made online through Flexischools. CLICK HERE to register (one time registration) and order. Download the Flexischools App using the links below for on-the-go ordering.
Canteen menu
*** Please note: items and prices are subject to change or be made unavailable, daily. Please check Flexischoolsfor most up-to-date menu.
Download our canteen menu
View or download our canteen menu (PDF), however please always check Flexischools for the latest menu available.
Volunteer
We always welcome volunteers; parents, grandparents and carers. Your child will love seeing you there, and it’s a wonderful way to support our school community. Visit the P&C Website (link below) to learn more about volunteering your time for our amazing canteen.
Volunteer shift times:
- 9:00 am to 11.00 am (Mon- Fri): Involves helping make/prepare the recess and lunch orders.
- 12.30 pm to 1.30 pm (Mon-Thurs): Help serve at the counter. Help the children collect their lunches and serve lots of yummy snacks at the counter.
- 12.00 pm to 1.30pm (Friday): Help getting all the Friday lunches out and getting ready for busy Friday counter service. Fast paced yet lots of fun.
Health and Safety Requirements:
- You will need to wear closed in shoes, have your hair tied back and wear appropriate clothing for food preparation.
- We ask that you do not do your shift if you or someone in your family is sick (especially COVID, Flu and Gastro).
- We request that you continue waiting 10-14 days after COVID or gastrointestinal illness before coming in to volunteer.
- We recommend that you are up to date with all your vaccinations.
- If you are coming in after recovering from COVID please consider doing a Rapid Antigen Test to ensure that you are no longer contagious.
Working With Children Check (WWCC)
All Canteen volunteers need to complete the following form which then needs to be handed into the front office with appropriate ID (hard copies are also available at the front office).
This is free to apply for - CLICK HERE to get started.
Canteen Feedback
Let us know how we can improve the Canteen. We are always open to new, healthy, fun ideas for our canteen. Please use this form for your feedback. Please note that if you would like a follow up, you will need to supply your name and a form of contact (phone or email) otherwise, please feel free to leave it blank.
Parent portal
Use our parent portal apps to make a payment, view reports and record absences.
Bell times
Learn about our start and finish times, breaks and activities.