Healthy Schools: Healthy Eating Policy

Greenleas was the first local school to obtain this award.

It is a National Standard which sets out guidelines to encourage an improvement in children’s health & achievement. Holders of the award have to demonstrate a commitment to promoting good health and citizenship and the positive benefits this brings.

Initiatives at Greenleas include:

• Healthy snacks at playtime rather than sweets / biscuits
• Personal water bottles to encourage children to drink more fluids
• Walk to School days
  
• Fruit Days where each class takes turns to bring fruit to school for everyone to share
  
• Fruit for all in Key Stage 1 and Early Years children - every day
  
• Healthy Schools Week - a programme of events for all the family.

School Meals

The school has made a commitment to raise the standard of school meals and to provide fresh healthy food each day. Mrs Tyas, our school cook, makes delicious meals each day in the school kitchen. They offer a balanced and varied diet. A menu is displayed in the hall, and a sample menu may be downloaded. Alternatively, a packed lunch may be brought to school. Parents are welcome to come along and try a school meal at any time.

The cost of school meals is advertised in the School Office.

• Please pay weekly or half termly, on a Monday only, unless the child is absent and then money should be sent on the first day in school.
• Cheques should be made payable to Eden Foodservices.
• Please deduct credits when sending in weekly dinner money. Those paying half-termly will be informed of credits at the end of the half-term. Remember holidays/sickness days when allowing for credits.
• Please send all monies in a sealed named envelope.
• Please keep monies for brothers and sisters separate. Send via the teacher only - money cannot be accepted at the Office, nor change given.
• If there are any queries regarding dinners, please phone the cashier on 375431 as the Office does not handle dinner money.
• Parents in receipt of certain levels of family tax credit (Income based) are entitled to free school meals or free packed lunch for their child. You may enquire confidentially at the school office for an application form.

Packed Lunch

• Please send packed lunches in a box clearly marked with pupil's name and class.
• Children are encouraged to bring milk or fruit juice, water is provided for all as a healthy option. We ask that no glass bottles, fizzy or excessively sweetdrinks are brought.
• Please provide a plastic beaker for the water provided.
• No sweets or chocolate bars please, but yoghurts/desserts/and plain biscuits may be sent.
• Please put in a small ice pack to ensure food is kept cool.

Drinks

• School milk is available free each day for our children under 5.
• Parents who wish their child to have milk to drink at break time are welcome to send a flask or carton in daily.

As part of our Healthy Schools initiative we encourage all children to have a water bottle in class to improve their well being and performance.