Nut Free School!

Please do not send any nut products into school as we have children with severe nut allergies.

There are also other allergies across school and therefore, we kindly request families adhere to requests made by school staff.

Our School Meals

School meals are seasonal and provided by Kirklees Catering, costing £3 per day. A copy of the Kirklees Seasonal Menu is at the bottom of this page.

Packed Lunches

You can choose for your child to bring a packed lunch from home.  Children will be asked to take all of their packed lunch left-overs home with them so that parents can monitor their eating habits.  This allows parents to see exactly what has been eaten and to discuss their child's choices with them.  Children are allowed to have their own juice at lunch time.

Children who bring a packed lunch to school should ideally have one which provides them with a balanced diet and supports the habit of eating healthily. NHS advise says that, a balanced packed lunch should contain:

• Starchy foods, such as bread, rice, potatoes, pasta etc.
• Protein foods, such as meat, fish, eggs, beans etc
• A dairy item, such as cheese or yoghurt
• Vegetables or salad, and a portion of fruit.

Snacks

The only foods that are permissible for school snack are either fresh fruit or vegetables or dried fruits without a coating.

Toast Tuck

Toast is served each Tuesday and Friday at morning break times.  As we are a cashless school, if you would like your child to have this optional extra (at a cost of 20p per serving) you can buy this item for the whole of the term by making a purchase via MCAS.  Pre-School do not have this extra service as they already have mid-morning snack every day.

Drinks

As a school we encourage our children to drink a range of healthy drinks throughout the school day e.g. water and milk. Children are encouraged to drink water, which is available throughout the school day. To support this, all children must bring a water bottle to school. These bottles may only contain plain water and may be refilled at the water coolers when needed.

CoolMilk scheme

Our school provides a milk scheme that is available to all of our pupils.  School milk is free for all under-fives. All other children can register with Cool Milk and receive a 189ml milk carton daily at a subsidised cost of approximately £18 per term payable directly to Cool Milk.

Each pupil that registers with Cool Milk will receive a carton of fresh, chilled, semi-skimmed milk every day in school.  School milk will provide children with essential nutrients, is rehydrating, energy boosting and helps them stay focused. Find out more about the benefits of children having milk at school by clicking here..

How to register

Milk is completely free for all children aged under five. If you wish your child to continue having milk after this time, simply register at cool milk.

My child is over 5 years old:

• Complete the online registration as soon as possible.  Shortly after registering you will receive a payment request.

• You can pay Cool Milk either online, over the phone, at a local Paypoint or by cheque in half-termly, termly or annual instalments.

• Please pay by Tuesday 5pm for your child’s milk to start the following week.

If you have any questions regarding school milk please visit cool milk or contact Cool Milk directly on 0800 321 3248.  More information on milk is also available from the school.