Nutrition

LAMB offers healthy breakfast, lunch, and snack programs to students during the school day and Before and After-care School Enrichment program (BASE).

Nut-Free School

Please don’t forget LAMB is a nut-free school. Please do not send foods or snacks containing peanuts or any nuts to school. We appreciate your cooperation in helping us keep all students safe.

Breakfast

We offer free breakfast to all students from 7:45 a.m. to 8:25 a.m. at the designated “Grab and Go” location (Blue door by multipurpose room).

Dietary Accommodations

If your child has a dietary restriction or requires a meal accommodation, please complete the Dietary Accommodation Form and submit it at your earliest convenience. Once completed, please submit the form to the front office or email it to meals@lambpcs.org

If you have previously submitted a dietary accommodation form and your child's dietary needs have not changed, you do not need to submit a new form. Please submit an updated form if your child's dietary needs change.

Meal Ordering

Families must submit meal selections within the designated ordering window. Once the ordering window closes, meal orders are finalized with our food service provider and cannot be changed. Late orders will not be accepted.

We encourage families to review meal selections with their child before submitting their order to ensure they are aware of the meal selected for each day. We cannot change meals once the orders have been submitted.

Lunch purchases are non-refundable. Refunds cannot be issued for meals that are ordered but not consumed, including student absences.

Lunch

We offer lunch every full school day, for a fee. We offer standard, vegetarian, and dairy-free lunches through an outside vendor. We may be able to accommodate certain other dietary restrictions.

Families may qualify for free or reduced-cost lunches based on family income. We encourage all LAMB families to complete the Free and Reduced Meals application form available at lambpcs.org/forms or by contacting the front desk. Front desk staff can also help families fill out the form if needed.

At the end of each month, families receive the menu for the month ahead and must pre-order meals for their children. Full-price lunch meals cost $4.95. Payment is due when families submit the monthly menu for their children.

Monthly Menu

Based on feedback from families, we have separate menus for primary and elementary. Please pick a menu based on your child’s level.

November 2026

October 2026

Read our Household Meal Letter

Read our Meal Charge Policy.

Read our Local Wellness Policy.

Read our School Health Profile.

Allergen Information can be found here.

Nutritional Information can be found here.

For more questions about our lunch program, email meals@lambpcs.org. 

School Meals (National School Lunch Program)

Meals

LAMB PCS is proud to partner with DC Central Kitchen to provide nutritious and delicious meals through our school breakfast and lunch programs. In keeping with the Montessori philosophy, mealtimes are an opportunity for students to develop social skills, practice table etiquette, and build a sense of community in a comfortable, family-style setting.

Lunch is served in the classroom, where students help prepare the dining environment by setting the tables, often with placemats and flowers. Students and staff gather together to share meals, fostering independence, respect, and meaningful social connections in an atmosphere that reflects the warmth of a family meal.

Child Nutrition Programs

LAMB PCS participates in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), and Afterschool Snack Program (ASP).

Our school meal program follows the nutrition standards established by the USDA and applicable requirements of the Healthy Schools Act. We provide balanced, nutritious meals that include a variety of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins.

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is a federally assisted meal program that provides nutritionally balanced lunches at no cost or at a reduced cost to eligible children each school day. The program operates in public, charter, nonprofit, and private schools, as well as residential child care institutions.

Free and Reduced Meals (FARM)

Under the National School Lunch Program, some families may be eligible for free or reduced lunch pricing. We encourage all qualified families to apply and take full advantage of this program. To see if your family is eligible, you must complete an NSLP application and return it to Lee Montessori. You can complete an application for 2025-2026 by clicking this link.

Our Meal Charge Policy for paid lunch is available here

USDA Nondiscrimination Statement

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g.,Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the State or local Agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Mail Stop 9410, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

Also, the District of Columbia Human Rights Act, approved December 13, 1977 law 2-38; DC official code §2-1402.11(2006), as amended) states the following:

It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice to do any of the following acts, wholly or partially for a discriminatory reason based upon the actual or perceived: race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, genetic information, disability, matriculation, or political affiliation of any individual. To file a complaint alleging discrimination on one of these bases, please contact the District of Columbia’s Office of Human Rights at (202) 727-4559 or ohr@dc.gov.

District of Columbia Human Rights Act

The District of Columbia Human Rights Act, approved December 13, 1977 (DC law 2-38; DC official code §2-1402.11(2006), as amended) states the following:

It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice to do any of the following acts, wholly or partially for a discriminatory reason based upon the actual or perceived: race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, genetic information, disability, matriculation, or political affiliation of any individual. To file a complaint alleging discrimination on one of these bases, please contact the District of Columbia’s Office of Human Rights at (202) 727-4559 or ohr@dc.gov.