School Meals
Every child in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 will receive a free school home cooked delicious lunch.
At Mossbourne Herd Lane Academy, we believe in encouraging healthy eating. Our school meals are provided by our specialist catering partner called ‘The Pantry’. The Pantry only uses the best quality ingredients and suppliers, whilst trying to maintain an affordable meal price for all our students. Our range of school meals are all Home Cooked and thoroughly enjoyed by our children, our catering team provide high quality, healthy foods loved and enjoyed by the children.
Your child can have two options in respect of lunchtime arrangements:
- School Meal
- Packed Lunch
School Dinners
If your child wishes to stay for school dinners, these are currently £2.50 per day (£12.50 per week). Payment is to be made online using Arbor
https://ortu-corringham-primary-school.uk.arbor.sc/?/home-ui/index
If you think you may be entitled to Free School Meals, please collect a form the school office or download it from here, and you will be advised how to make your claim.
All food in schools must meet nutritional standards so that children have healthy, balanced diets.
This means there must be:
- high quality meat, poultry or oily fish
- at least 2 portions of fruit and vegetables with every meal
- bread, other cereals and potatoes
There can't be:
- fizzy drinks, crisps, chocolate or sweets in school meals and vending machines
- more than 2 portions of deep-fried food a week
Sandwiches
If your child wishes to bring a packed lunch, this should be in a suitable container (not a carrier bag) marked with your child's name. We would also recommend that a cool pack is placed inside the lunch box, as it is often very warm in school and this helps to keep the food fresh. We encourage healthy eating in school and ask you to bear this in mind when preparing your child's lunch box. PLEASE DO NOT SUPPLY PRODUCTS CONTAINING NUTS AND EGGS.
Snacktime
We have a healthy eating policy, and do not allow sweets, crisps or drinks at break times.
In EYFS snack time is available for your child when they require it and they also have milk during the morning.
KS1 children receive a free fruit snack during the morning.
KS2 children has the option of a piece of fruit at break time.
Your child should bring with them a water bottle for their use throughout the day.
