Breakfast at Home 

Children start the day with a nourishing breakfast at home. Skipping breakfast or eating insufficiently  prevents attentiveness and makes it harder to grasp new concepts. 

Recommended Lunch Box Items 

• Fresh vegetables and/or fruit 

• Sandwiches, rolls, homemade burgers 

• Occasionally: home made nuggets and fries (not repeatedly) 

• Plain water is preferable to artificially sweetened drinks 

Strictly Not Allowed 

• Junk food and packaged items: chips, crisps, Pringles, chocolates, chewing gum, sweets, biscuit  packets 

• Foods with artificial or added red colour 

• Cola drinks and artificial juices 

• Processed meat: nuggets, sausages, deli meat 

• Oily and messy food 

• Chicken or fish with bones 

• Large pieces of food requiring cutting, noodles, rice, pasta 

Pre-School Guidelines 

• Food is cut into very small pieces for easy eating with a fork or spoon 

• Teachers supervise snack time but do not cut food for each child 

• Knives are not recommended in pre-school classes 

Snack Time / Break 

• Duration: 40 minutes (10 – 15 minutes for snacks, 25 – 30 minutes for outdoor play) • Students eat under teacher supervision 

• Contents of lunch boxes are checked 

• Proper table manners are encouraged 

• All students begin with Bismillah 

• At the end, students clean their tables and put away lunch boxes 

• Junk food is taken away; classmates share their lunch with the child 

• Parents receive reminders through the Homework Diary 

Middle School Guidelines (Grades 6–8) 

• Students of Grades 6–8 are expected to bring snacks from home. However, they may be allowed to  buy snacks from the school canteen once a week according to the following schedule.

o Monday: Grade 6 

o Tuesday: Grade 7 

o Wednesday: Grade 8A 

o Thursday: Grade 8B 

o Friday: No canteen access for any grade 

• Lunch time takes place in classrooms under teacher supervision 

• Teachers monitor eating manners and encourage students to eat fresh fruits and vegetables, just as  with junior students