WOLFE HOT LUNCH PROGRAM 2025-26
28 August 2025 – Welcome back to school!
New for this year: our weekly hot lunch with Foodie Kids will run on Tuesday and Thursday. The order deadline will be 7:30am, Thursday of the week prior. The PAC Fun Lunches will be on Friday, once a month.
Keep an eye out for the new schedule and the MunchaLunch ordering system to go live the 2nd week of September. Subscribe to the PAC mailing list for the latest information & reminders HERE. If you haven’t done so already, set up your MunchaLunch accounts to order lunches. See details on account set up below.
The coordination team will do their best to update the MunchaLunch ordering welcome page with latest Field Trip information. Please review field trip notices before placing your orders. Any orders not cancelled before deadlines and/or not picked up will be donated to students in need under admin/staff discretion. Please do not call the school for hot lunch requests. We cannot accommodate swaps and substitutions.
A reminder that a PAC fund is available to families facing any financial hardships, allowing every child in our school to participate in our Hot Lunch Programs. We can provide tailored financial assistance directly into your MunchaLunch account to help with hot lunch costs. See FAQ details below for more information.
If there are any questions or concerns about the Hot Lunch Program, please send us an email at wolfehotlunch@gmail.com.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Highlights: Foodie Kids is a hot lunch catering company that prepares, packages and delivers hot lunches to our school weekly. Gluten-free and Vegetarian options are available. Rotating theme days include Pasta Day, Kebabs Day, Mexican Day and Asian Day. Kid favourites such as pizza, lasagna, mac & cheese, chicken strips, and grilled cheese sandwiches are available each lunch.
Order Deadline: Thursday morning every week for lunches that fall on the following week. For example, place your order by Thursday, September 18 at 7:30am to participate in lunches on Tuesday, Sept. 23 and Thursday, Sept. 25. See below to find out how to order.
Important to know: CUTLERY IS NOT PROVIDED, PLEASE SEND CUTLERY TO SCHOOL WITH YOUR CHILD(REN).
Food Images: Scroll down to view some images from Foodie Kids.
Highlights: This parent/guardian-led hot lunch program runs on select Fridays.
Vendors: Subway, Pizza, Japanese and Vietnamese are a few options that have been scheduled.
Volunteer: Our PAC Fun Lunch program can only run if we have parent volunteers to help out. An average hot lunch takes about 6-8 volunteers, and shifts last around 1 hour. If you can help occasionally, please complete this FORM to add yourself to our volunteer list.
Order Deadline: Typically 5-7 days in advance, depending on the vendor.
Important to know: CUTLERY IS NOT PROVIDED, PLEASE SEND CUTLERY TO SCHOOL WITH YOUR CHILD(REN).
Food Images: Scroll down to view some images from our vendors.
Schedule & Order Deadlines: Coming Soon!
What is MunchaLunch? MunchaLunch is an online ordering system that we use to sell lunches for our hot lunch program and sell tickets or items for our fundraising events. MunchaLunch is not a lunch provider (ie, a caterer or restaurant) but a platform that allows us to sell the items we offer for purchase, process funds on credit cards and streamline our hot lunch program with easy-to-access reports and labels.
HOW TO ORDER
To order your lunches, you will need to create an account with the MunchaLunch Ordering System. Participation in the program is completely optional. For those that do participate, thank you for supporting these programs which contribute to our fundraising goals each year.
- Click the “Register Here” button. The system will guide you through registration.
- After adding your children, click the green “Order Lunch!” button to order.
- Next time, just click the “Login Here” button to access your account.
Help us maximize our fundraising efforts! By ordering for multiple weeks at a time and/or placing lunch orders for all of your children before proceeding to the payment page, families can help us reduce fees. The charge is triggered every time an order is paid for, not placed or submitted through MunchaLunch. The details of these fees are outlined below in the FAQs.
IMAGES FROM OUR VENDORS
FOODIE KIDS . Every Tuesday + Thursday
MINATO JAPANESE . Select Fridays
HOT LUNCH FINANCIAL SUPPORT
The General Wolfe Elementary PAC has created a fund to grant every child in our school the opportunity to participate in our Hot Lunch Programs. The fund is accessible to families facing any financial hardships. We can provide tailored financial assistance directly into your MunchaLunch account to help with your family’s hot lunch costs. If your family would benefit from this program, please contact us at wolfehotlunch@gmail.com. We can help with details and connect your family to the hot lunch financial support.
If you’d like to contribute to the fund, please see the Hot Lunch FAQs below.
HOT LUNCH FAQs
Are the Hot Lunch Programs a fundraiser for the PAC?
Yes, our hot lunch program generates funds that the PAC relies on annually to help support many programs, purchases and needs the school, staff and students all benefit from. These programs are completely optional and are offered as a service to the parent community while contributing to our fundraising goals.
Is financial assistance available?
If your family is experiencing financial hardships and your child is unable to participate in the hot lunch programs, please reach out to the Hot Lunch Coordination team at wolfehotlunch@gmail.com. The PAC has funds set aside for students to participate in these programs. We can also help connect you with the school principal if lunches are required everyday.
How can I contribute to the PAC Hot Lunch Financial Support?
When you order your hot lunches, a “SUBSIDY CONTRIBUTION” menu item under treats will be available for you to add to your order.
I placed an order. How do I know it went through? If I order a few months out, will I be reminded of the days I ordered?
If your order was placed and you followed the steps to payment, you will receive an email confirmation with the order details. If, however, you placed the order and did not pay, after an hour elapses, the order will automatically be cancelled, and you will be sent an email notifying you, including a copy of your cancelled order. MunchaLunch automatically sends an email reminder the day before each lunch you have an active order. Go ahead & order for multiple weeks at one time.
Are cancellations and changes allowed if something comes up or my child wants to change something we ordered for them? What if my child is sick or has a field trip, and I ordered lunch?
Orders can be cancelled or changed up until the order cut-off date/time by logging into your account and going to “My Account” > “View My Orders” > and proceed to “Edit” the order in question. This process will allow you to put your items back into the cart, add or remove items as necessary and re-submit the order. If the new order costs more, a payment will be required to finalize the changes within an hour. If the new order costs less, the balance will remain on your account as a credit and will be automatically applied to your next order.
Orders cannot be change or cancelled after the order deadline has passed as the order has then been submitted to the vendor, and the PAC has now paid for that item from your order. No refunds or credits are permitted after the order deadline passes. You are always welcome to come to the school to pick up your child’s lunch if they are absent due to illness or away on a field trip. If lunches do not get picked up, they are donated to students in need, under staff/admin discretion. Please do not call the school office for hot lunch requests.
I hear you say we should pay for multiple lunches in one transaction. What is this all about?
Credit cards charge fees are applied to the vendor for the payment service they provide. The PAC is the vendor as we price items on MunchaLunch and sell them for a profit to support our fundraising goals. In addition to the 2.9% processing fee, we are also charged a $0.30 transaction fee, which is substantial when charged on a small order.
Families can help us reduce fees by placing lunch orders for all of their children before proceeding to the payment page. The charge is triggered every time an order is paid for, not placed or submitted through MunchaLunch. Ordering for multiple weeks at a time also further reduces these fees. This fee is currently added to the markup of all items we sell.
Why is the deadline to order so far in advance?
For our regular Hot Lunches and PAC fun lunches, Foodie Kids and restaurants require 5-10 days notice to purchase fresh ingredients and prepare meals for the volume of our hot lunch orders the following week.
I want to volunteer, but I am not available every week, should I bother?
Yes! Many volunteers join us casually and do not help out every time. The process is easy to learn, and commitment is usually less than an hour. Come join us when you are available. We need volunteers to make these programs possible. To sign up, please fill out this FORM to add yourself to our volunteer list.
What considerations are given when it comes to packaging of food for these programs and being environmentally responsible?
Packaging and waste are a big consideration when selecting a vendor to supply lunch to school. Foodie Kids has a great model with nearly all packaging compostable or recyclable. Lunches are also delivered to our school in reusable thermal bags separated by hot and cold. This is why cutlery is not provided. We ask families to send this from home.
I’m moving schools. How do I transfer my MunchaLunch account to our new school?
You can do this independently if you need to transfer to a new school. Follow this link: https://munchalunch.com/account (click ‘Transfer My Account’).
I have children in 2 different schools that use MunchaLunch. Do I need to have 2 MunchaLunch accounts or can I order from one account for 2 schools?
If you need to add a school to your account, you can do this on your own. Follow this link: https://munchalunch.com/account (click ‘Add Second Account’).
I forgot my password. How do I recover it?
On the login page: https://munchalunch.com/login > click ‘Forgot Password’ > the system will send a password reset link.
How do I find out when new dates are added and available to order?
Your best source of information and current updates for the hot lunch program is by joining the PAC mailing list. Program information or changes, updates and reminders will be distributed via the PAC Newsletters and emails. To subscribe to the PAC mailing list, fill out the form HERE.
CONTACT
Still have questions? Reach out to the Coordination Team at wolfehotlunch@gmail.com. We will do our best to help you out.
Please note that the email account is monitored by volunteers who are busy parents just like you, and we will try to respond as soon as we can. Thanks!
Your Hot Lunch Coordination Team