Food Zone

PLEASE NOTE: BURSTOW IS A NUT-FREE SCHOOL

Please do not send any nuts or products that may contain nuts into school with your children

Lunchtime at Burstow

It is great to see so many of Burstow’s children enjoying a nutritious hot meal that fills them up and gives them an energy boost for their afternoon lessons. The small amount of wasted food is a tribute to Mrs Peterson’s wonderful homemade food.

The school recently conducted a lunchbox survey in order to see what children are being provided with from home for their midday meal. The results will help us to focus on areas where we may be able to promote healthy and more varied ideas to put in lunchboxes.

We have just begun ‘sandwich sampling sessions’ with KS1 packed lunch children. Mrs Peterson gives children a variety of fillings to try and we are hoping that these healthy and tasty ideas may appear more frequently in lunch boxes.

Each month in the Food Zone, ideas for lunch boxes, using seasonal, fresh ingredients will be published. Do read, try and enjoy!

Free school lunches

Parents do not have to pay for school lunches if they receive any of the following:

Income Support
income-based Jobseeker's Allowance
income-related Employment and Support Allowance
support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
the Guarantee element of State Pension Credit
Child Tax Credit, provided they are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual income (as assessed by HM Revenue & Customs) that does not exceed £16,190
Working Tax Credit during the four-week period immediately after their employment finishes or after they start to work less than 16 hours per week

If you think you may qualify, please ask at the school office for an application form for free school meals.

Mrs Rushby (Health and Well-being Coordinator)