Healthy School Reminders

Breaktime Snack

We have noticed a growing number of children taking out part of their lunch to have at break time. As we are a 'Healthy School' KS1 and Reception children are provided with a piece of fruit or vegetable to eat at break time by Kent.

Snacks that are allowed:

Cheese - cheese string, babybel, little cheddar blocks etc

Fruit - apples, grapes (preferable cut up), pear, bananas, raisins, cucumber, tomatoes, peppers etc - These includes dried fruits but not chocolate covered - yoghurt covered is fine.

Vegetables - carrots, beans

Snacks that are not allowed:

Crisps

Chocolate

Cereal bars (these are difficult to police due to so many different varieties) 

Anything heavily processed such as winders, fruit jellies - with high sugar content. 

Lunchtime Packed Lunches

We have also noticed that chocolate bars and sweets are in some lunch boxes and again as part of 'Healthy Schools' we would ask that you keep them at home for after school or for a treat. A small chocolate biscuit is fine.

A few children have begun bringing in fizzy, carbonated drinks and also energy drinks such as 'PRIME'.  This is completely against our Healthy School ethos.  Please do not bring these in. Thank you.

Water Bottles

Just a reminder, water bottles in the classroom should contain water or weak squash. You may also wish to send your child in with a carton or a bottle with squash in for lunchtime. 

Lunchtimes

We continue to work hard to improve lunchtimes at Barming Pre-School and Primary School in order to make the experience a more positive one for the children and staff. We want to ensure children have a good quality lunch break with time to talk to their friends, digest their food properly and play in the fresh air.

Little Book of Goodness

• Little book of Goodness.pdf

[Click on the link below to go to the Nourish website]

https://www.nourishcontractcatering.co.uk/

Our school meals are provided by Nourish. Nourish is a privately owned, family-run contract catering company, providing high-quality meal services to all education sectors across London and the South East. The cost of a school meal is £2.80.

All children in Years R, 1 and 2 will be provided with meals at no cost as part of a Government initiative.

Please contact the school for further details.

Contact Details:

Tel: 020 8778 1111

Email: office@nourishcontractcatering.co.uk

Address: Nourish Contract Catering
Unit 27, Metro Business Centre
Kangley Bridge Road,
Sydenham
London SE26 5BW

Please direct any compliments or complaints directly to the company. Thank you.

Free School Meals

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