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SCHOOL MEALS
All children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are entitled to a free school meal. We assume that all children wish to take up this entitlement unless you inform us in writing. Our lunchtime arrangements are flexible; on a daily basis you can choose to send a packed lunch with your child or for them to have a meal from the kitchen.
Children in Year 3 onwards can purchase meals for £2.40, but may be entitled to free school meals if their parents/carers are in receipt of certain benefits. Payments for school meals are now made online via ParentPay.com (we are no longer able to take cash payments). You will only be able to register once your child has actually started at the school.
The school menu options run on a 3-week rotation basis, with bread and salad available every day. The menu changes twice a year and is available on our parent app. Children order their meals at registration time in the mornings. If you wish to choose the main item for your child whilst they are in Reception class, please write the item you would like your child to have for lunch, together with your child’s name, on a slip of paper.
Our dinner ladies monitor whether school meals have been eaten. They also encourage children to eat as much of their meal as possible, and also to eat their main course before their pudding! They will make the class teacher aware if they have any concerns.
ParentPay
Please note that if your account goes into debt for school lunches for five days, we will contact you to inform you and you will have to provide a packed lunch for your child until the debit is cleared.
Free School Meals
Packed Lunches and Snacks
If you choose to send a packed lunch for your child, it is not for us to dictate what you choose to give your children for lunch however we are a healthy school, so we would encourage you to choose healthy items for your child’s lunch. We ask you, for safety reasons, not to send your children with flasks containing hot food/drinks. We do not allow glass bottles, tins or fizzy drinks or nut/nut products.
We are a Nut Free School
We have children who have severe allergies and therefore we are a nut free school, so no items must be sent to school containing nuts, including Nutella, Snickers etc.