At the end of the summer term, we were very proud to be awarded our Food For Life (Bronze) Award, which means that the food we serve has been rigorously assessed to ensure it’s high quality, healthy and sustainable.
As a Food for Life Bronze school we:
- Have committed to improve our school food culture by developing a school food policy.
- Meet Bronze Food for Life Served Here Award standards, which shows that school food is healthy and uses seasonal ingredients that are at least 75% freshly prepared.
- Involve pupils and parents in planning improvements to school menus and the lunchtime experience, boosting school meal take-up.
- Give every pupil the opportunity to visit a local farm, and take part in cooking and food growing activities.
We want to continue to build on this achievement and make sure that all aspects of food and drink in school are as healthy as possible. Please remember that we have a "Water Only Policy." Children are not allowed to bring in pop or juice. They should each bring in a clean bottle of water on a daily basis. Your child is encouraged to drink this water throughout the day. The only exception to this is milk, which can be purchased online via the school system.
Snack Time -
Children in Reception, Y1 and Y2 are all provided with a piece of fruit to eat at snack time. Children in Y3, Y4, Y5 and Y6 may bring in a healthy snack to eat at break time. This could be a piece of fruit, a healthy biscuit or crackers. Crisps, chocolates and sweets are not allowed. We have already had to speak to some of the children to remind them of this.
Please note, nuts of any kind are not to be brought into school as we have a number of children who have severe nut allergies.
