School Lunches
Children can have a school meal or bring a packed lunch of their own
The Importance Of Attendance
In a bid to become more environmentally friendly and to be more accurate with the ordering of fresh produce and therefore reduce food wastage, our catering company, Aspens, has introduced a new method of booking school lunches. Parents are required to book and pay for their children’s lunches via ParentPay.
You are able to view the menu through the ParentPay platform by clicking on the Meal Booking option, which enables you to choose the meals with your child. You will also be able to view any special events and theme days that are coming up. Once you have made the selections, you will have two hours from the time of booking to make payment for the meals. If payment is not made within this time, the booking will be automatically cancelled. Should you need to cancel any booked meals, it is your responsibility to do so as you will still be charged if you don’t.
Please find below a step-by-step guide on how to book meals using ParentPay.
Meals can be booked up to a term in advance, and Aspens is requesting that you have completed all meal orders by 11pm every Thursday for the following week. It will not be possible to order meals for the following week after this time. Please note that the school office will also be unable to book meals for the children. The cost of children's lunches remains the same at £2.30 per meal.
Criteria For Free School Meals
You are eligible if you are in receipt of the following:
- Income Support;
- Income Based Job Seekers Allowance;
- Income Related Employment and Support Allowance;
- Child Tax Credit, as long as you do not get Working Tax Credit and whose annual income (as assessed by HM Revenue & Customs) does not exceed £16,190;
- Support under part VI of the Immigration & Asylum Act 1999;
- Guarantee element of State Pension Credit;
- Universal Credit (with an annual take home pay of no more than £7,400, as assessed by earnings from up to three of your most recent assessment periods).
All pupils in Reception, year 1 and year 2 are entitled to a free school meal under the government’s Universal Infant Free School Meal scheme.
List of services
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Packed LunchesList Item 1
Parents should encourage their children to eat a healthy packed lunch. Fizzy drinks, sweets, crisps, chewing gum and chocolate are not permitted.
As there are currently children in school with nut allergies, it would be appreciated if chocolate spread, peanut butter or packets of nuts were not included in your child’s packed lunch.
Lunch boxes should be clearly labelled with the child’s name and class
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School MilkList Item 2
Why school milk?
School milk is excellent as a mid-morning drink. It provides a nutritional boost and keeps children hydrated between breakfast and lunch, helping them to concentrate and learn.Image result for cool milk
School milk is…
FREE for children under the age of five.
FREE to children receiving or entitled to free school meals.
Subsidised for all other children in primary education.
If your child is under five…
Register your child online at
www.coolmilk.com/register or pick up a registration form from the school office and return it to FREEPOST COOL MILK (no other details required).
Click on the link below to register your child for School Milk.
https://customers.coolmilk.com/manage/Parent_Child_Registration.php
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Snacks and WaterList Item 3
As a healthy mid-morning snack, we encourage children to bring fruit (fresh or dried) or raw vegetables (no sweets, chewing gum or crisps please). Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 pupils are provided – free of charge – with a portion of fruit or vegetable each day.
For younger children, where parents wish to provide the mid-morning snack themselves, it is recommended that it is prepared for easy eating and stored in a small plastic container. Children are encouraged to drink water throughout the day.
Drinking water is available on tap in every classroom. It is recommended that every child brings in an individual, labelled water bottle.