Use this guide to see how Parents can select Dinner Menu items either in the MyChildAtSchool (MCAS) Desktop view or in the MCAS App
For further guidance see How to Create a MCAS Dinner Menu
The example screenshots in this guide are for illustration purposes only and my differ from your schools MIS
Please Note: Where parents of Pre-Admission Students have been added to MCAS in advance of the Student’s enrolment date, it will not be possible for the parents to book Dinners until the Student is actively enrolled at the school.
Desktop
Once the Dinner Menus have been created click Dinner on the left hand vertical menu
Dependant on how Dinner Menus have been set up by the school the parent will then be able to see the Dinners for each day with the option to click Next Week or use the Week drop down
The parent simply clicks on the Opt (options) available in the Dinner Menu for each day to make their Choice in the Meal Selection panel and click Select.
The selections then show as green in the Dinner panel
App
Please see the example screenshots below for selecting Dinner Menu items in the MCAS App.
Note: Parents using the MCAS Parent App will need to download the latest version from the Google Play Store or the Apple Store to see the changes.
Click on Dinners from the My Child screen to see three tabs
- Click in the Menu tab for the required Day or click to select the next or previous week
- Select your preferred menu from the drop down choices,
- Tick to select Dinner Menu items, click Submit
- Add Dinner Money if required
