School Meals
Our school meals are excellent – just ask our children! They’re cooked fresh on site every day; they’re delicious, nutritious & served by fantastic staff who are an amazingly important part of our school family! The Catering Contract of the school is run by Pantry. Their focus is on quality fresh food & they source only quality ingredients to provide varied and exciting menus that all of our children can enjoy. Ordering is done by the parent through Pantry. Meals cannot be ordered through school staff. This means you are able to choose with your child to ensure they are selecting food that they will enjoy, this gets recorded on an online system and sent to the school kitchen to ensure each child gets what they selected.
We do not handle lunch money in school. When your child starts at St Mary's you will be given log in details for Pantry where you can order meals and use their online payment system.
If your child has any allergies or special needs, then please let Pantry know in order that they can ensure that your child is well catered for at lunchtime.
Packed Lunches
If preferred, children can bring a healthy packed lunch to school. Children have their packed lunch in the same hall as those having a hot school meal. Children must not bring in fizzy drinks or energy drinks and packed lunches need to be balanced and healthy. Drinking water is available on each table for children having packed lunches. Please do not send your child with any food containing nuts, we are a nut free school as we have children with serious allergies.
Please download the document below for ideas of food items to put in a healthy lunchbox.
Snacks
All children in Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 have access to free fruit each day during morning playtime. Children in Key Stage 2 can choose to bring in a piece of fresh fruit or vegetable to eat during playtime.
Water and Milk
All children in school are given a water bottle which they can use in lesson time and before and after playtimes to keep themselves hydrated. All children in Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 are entitled to free school milk. Children in Key Stage 2, who are entitled to free school meals, are also entitled to free milk and other children in Key Stage 2 can order milk each term at a cost. Please complete the form that is sent out each term to order milk, or inquire at the main School Office.
Please click on the attachment below to read our Whole School Food Policy.