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THE SCHOOL DAY & ORGANISATION
POLICY ON SNACKS AND DRINKS
We encourage all food which is eaten in school to be part of a healthy balanced diet. Only fruit is allowed at playtime. This is provided free for Reception and Phase 1 children.
Children in Reception have an indoor break with time to eat their fruit and to drink their milk. Milk is provided free until their 5th birthday.
We encourage healthy packed lunches. We ask that no confectionary; sweets or chocolate bars, appear in packed lunches. Chocolate covered biscuit bars or crisps are acceptable as part of a healthy lunch box, although we encourage healthy versions or alternatives where possible. Full details of the school healthy eating policy are available upon request and details of healthy lunch box ideas are available from www.eatwell.gov.uk/agesandstages/children/lunchboxsect/ and www.schoolfoodtrust.org.uk or upon request from the school office.
Our school meal provider Alliance in Partnership follows the DE Food Based Standards, in effect from September 2007, found in annex 1 of their Food in School Policy. They provide healthy, nutritionally balanced, fresh meals daily.
We have an enviable kitchen facility which has enabled us to ensure that the Universal Free School Meals for all infants (pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2) has been successfully implemented at Cherry Orchard. Under the current scheme, parents have the option for their child to enjoy a hot or cold free school meal, worth around £400 per pupil over the academic year.
We encourage children to bring water to drink at any time during the day. This needs to be brought in a named spill proof sports type bottle.
Chewing gum is not allowed in school at anytime.
LUNCHTIME SUPERVISOR
During the lunch hour the children have half an hour in their classrooms or the dining Hall to eat their lunch. Every class is allocated a lunchtime supervisor who is responsible for the safety and well being of your child during the lunchtime. The lunchtime supervisors follow the school behaviour policy and work closely with the class teachers and Headteacher. They also administer minor first aid and know the Child Protection procedures.
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