School Meals and Snacks
Mid-Day Meal Arrangements
Children may remain at school during the midday break and eat either a school meal or packed lunch provided by parents.
Excellent school lunches are cooked on the premises at a cost of £2.30 per day. Children in Robins and Blackbirds class are entitled to Universal Infant Free School Meals.
Meals for the week should be paid for on Mondays or on the first day back if your child has been absent. Cash only is accepted in school but on-line or telephone payment can also be made. If you are in receipt of some benefits your child may be eligible for free meals. Parents can check eligibility by going to www.kent.gov.uk and follow the link to education/free school meals or please ask at the School Office for details. All enquiries are treated as confidential. This benefits not only the child, his/her learning but the school in terms of the school budget under its Pupil Premium allocation.
Children who normally have a packed lunch can choose to have school lunches on specific days and the menus are displayed in the kitchen window and the notice board in the entrance lobby on a weekly basis. These should be ordered and paid for on the Monday of each week.
There is a staggered lunch time from 12 midday. Children continue to eat in classrooms.
Children are supervised by the permanent school staff, one Midday Meal Supervisors and a Play Leader who oversees the planning and delivery of fun activities at lunch time to cater for all children’s participation and enjoyment. Skills from PE sessions are practised and developed. Children prepare for tournaments as well as learning new skills and having fun. Children dine on mixed age tables. They are encouraged to pour their own drinks and manage their own needs gathering cutlery and clearing plates. A child from the oldest year group in school (year 6) is assigned to each table. Staff are consistently on hand to assist children in cutting up food and trying different food types.
Mid morning snacks
Only fruit or raw vegetables are allowed to be eaten at the mid-morning break.
School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme
The school is a member of this scheme and a free piece of fruit or vegetable is offered to all infant children at mid morning break.
Drinking Water in School
We encourage the children to drink water throughout the day. Named non-spill bottles are provided by the school, refilled daily and sterilised on a weekly basis. Lids and bottles are replaced as required.