Welcome to St. Begh's Catholic Junior School

 

 

9th September 2009

 

 

Dear Parents

 

 

As part of our Healthy Schools work we encourage children to make healthy choices and to be aware of what makes a balanced diet.  This is done partly through the curriculum but also through our food in school policy.  You may be aware that we have been part of a pilot scheme to test the new Nutritional Standards for school meals.  This means that we are trying out lots of recipes to find tasty, nutritional meals that meet those standards for children who have school meals.  As part of this project, and in order to avoid waste, we will be sending home a weekly menu for your child to choose what they would like for lunch each day.  This will be a good opportunity for you to see what we have on offer and to talk to your children about their food choices.  The menus need to be returned to school on a Monday morning.

 

 

We would also like to find ways to encourage children on packed lunches to think about their food choices.  The following are things to think about when putting together your child’s lunch:

 

Have you included …….

 

  • A good portion of starchy food (e.g. bread, pasta, pitta, rice)

     

  • Fruit and vegetables (e.g. apple, Satsuma, cherry tomatoes, carrots, raisins)

     

  • A portion of dairy food (e.g. cheese, yoghurt)

     

  • A portion of lean meat, fish or vegetarian alternative (e.g. ham, chicken, tuna, egg, hummus)

     

  • A drink (e.g. fruit juice, milk, bottled water)

     

 

It has also come to our attention that there is an awful lot of waste food and packaging from packed lunches.  So that you can see what you children are eating (or not) we will be asking children to take home anything they do not eat.

 

 

In our continuing efforts to improve lunch times for the children we are looking for ways to create a pleasant atmosphere for eating.  We would like to talk to your children about what they think would help to improve things and to bring their ideas into school to share with us.  Examples might be background music playing or colourful, wipe-clean tablecloths.  We look forward to your suggestions.

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

 

 

Mrs Mayer

 

Acting Headteacher

 

 

 

 

MENU

 

 

 

WEEK BEGINNING

9th November

 

 

MONDAY

 

  

 

  SAUSAGE WITH CREAMED POTATO

 

EGG SPECIAL FRIED RICE

 

PEAS

 

CARROTS

 

FRESH FRUIT SALAD

                                      

 YOGURT

 

  

TUESDAY  

 

    

 

SWEET & SAVOURY PORK & RICE

  

JACKET POTATO SERVED WITH CHEESE 

 

PEAS

 

BAKED BEANS

 

FRESH FRUIT SALAD

 

ICE CREAM

  

YOGHURT

 

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

WEDNESDAY

 

 

ROAST BEEF WITH ROAST & MASH POTATOES

 

CHILLI CON CARNE & RICE

 

SWEETCORN

 

CARROTS

 

BLACKBERRY & APPLE CRUMBLE AND CUSTARD

       

FRUIT

     

YOGURT

 

     

 

 

 

THURSDAY

 

 

TUNA  & SWEETCORN BAKE

 

PASTA BOLOGNAISE

 

BROCCOLI

 

CARROTS

 

FRESH FRUIT PLATTER

 

YOGHURT

 

 

   

    

 

FRIDAY

 

 

 

 

HOMEMADE CHICKEN NUGGETS

 

VEGGIE SAUSGES WITH MASH

 

POTATO COLESLAW

 

BAKED BEANS

 

CHOCOLATE MUFFIN

 

FRUIT

 

YOGHURT

 

 

AVAILABLE EVERY DAY

 

BAGUETTES SERVED WITH JACKET POTATOES AND SALAD

 

JACKET POTATOES WITH TUNA OR CHEESE FILLINGS

 

SELF SERVICE SALAD BAR

 

FRESHLY BAKED BREAD

 

FRESH FRUIT

 

YOGHURT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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