Page 14 - Information for Parents

JEWELLERY

Children are not allowed to wear any jewellery for school except pierced earring
studs and watches. Please note that piercings are NOT allowed for any other body
part (eg. tongue, belly button, nose, eyebrows etc) and children cannot attend
school with these types of piercing. These must be removed for all physical
education, games and swimming lessons. If not removed, the child will miss their
entitlement to the PE curriculum. Staff are not responsible for the removal of
earrings or the safe keeping of any item. The school cannot be responsible for any
loss or damage. If you wish your child to have their ears pierced, then the
beginning of the summer holidays is a good time.

SCHOOL MEALS

The school kitchen provides excellent subsidised meals. The children are offered
a choice of three or four main courses and sweets each day, including a vegetarian
dish. Meals are served by our catering staff and children are encouraged to have
a well-balanced and nutritious lunch.

Our chosen school meals provider is Dolce, who offer a cashless system. Parents
can pre-order flexibly, either day by day or up to a full term in advance. To help
you make an informed choice for your child, they provide a full ingredients list,
recipe card and nutritional breakdown for each dish. Payment is also made through
the online system.

Please note that all children in Reception, Year 1 and 2 are entitled to free
schools meals as part of the Government’s initiative. However, if you are in
receipt of:

• Income Support
• Income-based Jobseekers Allowance
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
• Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• the guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
• Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit

and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
• Working Tax Credit Run-on - paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for

Working Tax Credit
• Universal Credit (you must have less than £616.67 a month net earned

income (after tax - and not including any benefits)

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