School Meals
Every child in reception, year 1 and year 2 will receive a free school home cooked delicious lunch.
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 from Fish Fingers to Homemade Chicken Pie, Cheese Pizza and tasty Cottage Pie. All meals are served with an accompaniment of either Jacket Potatoes, Creamed Potatoes, Potato Waffles and Chips and a wide variety of vegetables and salads. There is a wide selection of desserts including Bakewell Tart, Cornflake Tart, Iced Sponge and Custard, Yoghurts and a selection of Fresh Fruit.
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 £2.40 per day (£12.00 per week). Paymentis 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. Your child has the option of a piece of fruit at break time.
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.
Your child should bring with them a water bottle for their use throughout the day.
