Lunches
Hot School Meals
We are proud to work with Chartwells for your children’s school lunches. Chartwells believe that the key to fuelling young minds comes from understanding both what they need and what they enjoy, which is why they develop nutritious and delicious food that pupils love, alongside helping to ensure a healthy body and mind. Their passionate culinary experts work closely with us to ensure every child receives healthy food, perfectly suited to meet their needs and dietary requirements.
If your child is in Reception, Year 1 or Year 2, your child is entitled to a universal free hot school meal.
If your child is in Year 3, 4, 5 or 6 and they would like hot school meals, then you need to order and pay for them.
The current meal price is £3.09
How to order: Log on at www.parentpay.com to choose and book your meals. Orders need to be placed by midnight Thursday, ten days ahead of the week required. For example, meals for the week starting Monday 12th would have an order deadline of Thursday 1st.
You will have received an activation letter and temporary password to set up your ParentPay account. If you need this resent, please contact your school office.
To contact Chartwells, please call them on 01243 774 175 or email them on 73041@compass-group.co.uk
For more information, go to https://www.chartwells.co.uk/west-sussex/
Packed Lunches
If your child has a packed lunch we would encourage you to provide your child with a healthy lunch and drink of water. We stress that we do not permit fizzy drinks and/or sweets.
As we have children who have severe food allergies we ask that you do not give your child any food containing nuts or sesame at any time (e.g. peanut butter, nutella or kinder products)
Children are only allowed to bring crisps and chocolate bars on Fridays as a treat. We would also ask you to make sure you give your child food that they like and an amount that they will eat. Children should also be reminded not to share the food they bring.
Please make sure that they are able to unwrap the food you supply easily as we do ask them to remove it themselves as part of becoming more independent. All lunch boxes must be small, labelled with the child’s name on the outside and have a small frozen ice pack to maintain the food at a low temperature. Insulated boxes are particularly good. The boxes are stored in the classroom. If you bring your child’s lunch in late please hand it in at the school office. We have found that this makes it much more of a social event and makes the children more aware of what they are eating.