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School Meals

We recognise the important part a healthy diet plays for a child’s wellbeing and their ability to learn effectively and achieve.

We believe that the school, in partnership with parents and carers, can make a major contribution to improving children and young people’s health by increasing their knowledge and understanding of food and helping them to make healthy food choices.

As we are such a small school, we feel very lucky to have our own school kitchen. 

Mrs Parker (our cook) works hard every day to provide two options for children to enjoy at lunchtime. These options are:

  • A hot dinner
  • A jacket potato with either cheese or tuna

Children will be given a hot dinner from the main menu unless a jacket potato has been requested.

School meals are charged at £3.25 per day. Currently, children in Reception, Year 1 and 2 all receive free school meals.

If you feel you may be eligible for free school meals, please contact the school office.

Healthy Eating

We aim to:

  • Increase knowledge and awareness of a healthy diet through workshops and our P.S.H.E. , Science and DT curriculum;
  • Provide safe, tasty, and nutritious food that promotes health;
  • Enable all pupils to have a healthy school meal;
  • Provide safe, easily accessible water during the school day;
  • Promote healthy eating / healthy food choices and discouraging unhealthy eating / unhealthy food choices;
  • Be a role model for healthy eating;
  • Monitor healthy choices, including packed lunches;
  • Use a range of opportunities to promote healthy eating;
  • Ensure consistent messages regarding healthy eating are reinforced throughout the school day.
Hot Meals or Packed Lunch?

Menus are sent out each term and can be seen in each class. Children will be asked each day if they would like a school lunch from the main menu or a jacket potato. Any child who has dietary restrictions can contact us to discuss further.

Packed Lunch

Any drinks sent should be in unbreakable containers - no tins, glass bottles or fizzy/flavoured cordial drinks please.

We ask that parents only provide water for consumption during the school day. Children have access to water throughout the day if they require it.

We promote the use of cool bags in warmer weather.

We do ask that chewing gum or sweets are not provided in packed lunches or sent as snacks.

Free fruit is provided for Reception, Year 1 and Year 2.

Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 are encouraged to bring their own fruit for morning break.

Caterlink

Caterlink is the current provider of our food. Their values align with our school's.

“From farm to fork, every step of our journey is focused on quality ingredients, local deliveries and regional suppliers, and care for the planet.”

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