School Lunches
Milk and Snacks
School Lunches
at Stanton Primary School
If children eat better, they feel better, play better and work better. At Stanton Road Primary School, our healthy eating policy is carefully designed to ensure all children enjoy access to a nutritional and carefully balanced diet whilst on school premises.
Our new suppliers – Midshire Signature Services - are an independent contract caterer providing specialist catering, cleaning and support services, predominantly throughout the North-West. They are a family run business, owned by husband and wife Phil and Sue Bradwell, and provide freshly prepared food from good quality ingredients prepared from scratch on the school premises. They have a clear focus on health, wellbeing and sustainability.
Midshire run themed food days throughout the year and for children not eligible for Free School Meals, these meals are charged at the normal rate of £2.50 (wef September 2023)
NEW MENU - wef 9 January 2024
At Stanton Road Primary School our healthy eating policy is carefully designed to ensure all children enjoy access to a nutritional and carefully balanced diet whilst on school premises.
UNIVERSAL INFANT FREE MEALS
If your child has moved up to year 3 they will no longer be eligible for Universal infant free school meals, therefore you will need to advise us if they will require a school lunch.
Each meal will cost £2.50 and payment is through Parentmail. If you do not have login details, please contact the school office.
FREE SCHOOL MEALS
Parents/Carers are entitled to get free school meals/milk for their children if they receive:
Income Support
Working Tax Credit run-on - paid for four weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
Guaranteed Pension Credit
Child Tax Credit with a total annual taxable income of less than £16,190 and are NOT receiving Working Tax Credit
Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
Universal Credit (provided you have an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400, as assessed by earnings from up to three of your most recent assessment periods)
We ask all parents to complete the Free School Meal application form. The information provided will be used by the school to check whether or not you are entitled to Free School Meals. It will also mean if your circumstances change - even for just one day - it will automatically identify your eligibility. Registering could not only potentially provide your child with free healthy meals every lunchtime, but also raises an additional £1,320 for the school to offer pupils invaluable additional support, additional equipment and individualised resources and to fund extra school activities, such as clubs and visits.
We are aware that some families do not register for Free School Meals as children in EYFS and Key Stage 1 already receive Universal Free School Meals, however, if your child is eligible, the £1,320 grant money will still go to the school for the purposed noted above. To check whether your child is eligible, we ask that you please complete the form and return it to the school office, where we will be able to carry out the check for you.
Cool Milk
Our school milk scheme
Did you know our school has a school milk scheme?
By registering your child for our school milk scheme they will receive a 189ml (third of a pint) carton of semi-skimmed milk every day. This is delivered fresh and chilled to their classroom every day.
“How much does it cost?”
Thanks to government subsidies, school milk is free for all under-fives and is subsidised at around £15 a term for children aged five or older.
“Why should I register my child?”
School milk provides your child with essential nutrients such as calcium and protein, for strong, healthy teeth and bones. It is also rehydrating and energy boosting, helping to bridge the long gap between breakfast and lunch so children stay focused.
Find out the top ten reasons to drink school milk at www.coolmilk.com/whyschoolmilk
“How do I register my child?”
If your child is under five-
Go to www.coolmilk.com, click on the link below or pick up a form from school.
Just register by a Tuesday for your child’s free milk to start the following week.
Free milk will continue until the Friday before your child’s fifth birthday. You will receive a payment request three weeks before this time- if you wish for your child to continue to receive school milk simply make a payment.
If your child is over five-
Go to www.coolmilk.com, click on the link below or pick up a form from school.
Pay Cool Milk online, over the phone, at a local PayPoint or by cheque in instalments to suit you. If registering online you can pay straight away, if using a registration form you will need to wait to receive a payment request.
Just pay by a Tuesday for your child’s milk to start the following week.
“How do I find out more?”
Visit www.coolmilk.com or contact Cool Milk directly on 0844 854 2913.
Healthy snacks & Drinks
We encourage children to make healthy choices about food and drinks.
All children are encouraged to bring fresh water to school each day using a named, refillable water bottle, which can be accessed throughout the day.
Drinks should be in a non-breakable container - no glass bottles or cans please and no fizzy drinks
EYFS & Key Stage 1
Each morning, children are provided with a portion of fruit/vegetables.
Key Stage 1 & Key Stage 2
Children may bring in a healthy mid-morning snack to enjoy during their break time (fruit/ vegetable sticks/ bread sticks). No sweets, crisps, biscuits or fizzy drinks are allowed.
Children are also offered a piece of toast as their mid-morning snack. This costs £1 a week (20p a day) and is paid for a half term in advance, payable through our online payment system.
Stanton Road is a nut free school - please do not send in any food that contains nuts of any kind, including peanut butter