School Meals

School Dinners – Provided by Lancashire County Council catering services

Children have a choice of 2 meals every day, with fruit and yoghurt available daily. The menu is changed in the winter and the summer to offer a wide variety of choice, and is on a 3 week rota. We are a meat-free school, Quorn is used to substitute any meals which would normally contain meat.

Please encourage your child to try different foods, as some of the menu choices may be food they have never seen or been offered before. It can take a child several tastes before they like a food, so lots of encouragement is given at lunch, with stickers given to those who have tried different foods or have eaten all of their meal.

However, if your child really doesn’t like the school meals offered, it may be a more suitable option to provide a packed lunch, hungry children make unhappy children and they are unable to concentrate well in the afternoon session.

Lunch

You will be given the choice as to whether you would like your child to take a school meal at a cost of £11 per week, or whether you would like to provide a packed lunch. All children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are entitled to a free school meal.

Packed Lunch

If you choose to provide a packed lunch, please send your child with a small lunch box and a plastic flask or bottle. In the interests of safety, no glass bottles or cans should be brought in to school. We are working towards being a healthy school and therefore discourage children bringing fizzy drinks, chocolate or sweets as part of their lunch.