School Meals
School meals at Danetree Primary School are provided by Chartwells, an independent catering company. Chartwells specialise in education catering, providing meals to schools across the UK, promoting a healthy lifestyle and providing tasty meals that children enjoy.
All meals are freshly prepared daily by a dedicated team using fresh ingredients. All menus meet and exceed all national nutritional standards, providing children with the nutrients and energy to get them through their busy day.
Chartwells cater for medical diets, for information regarding their policy and request forms please see downloads below. Their website has further information, please click here.
There is a wide selection of choice to suit everybody's taste. The menu operates on a 3 weekly cycle which includes four options each day:
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Main
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Vegetarian
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Jacket potato
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Pasta
Please note that the Autumn /Winter menu will run until the Easter Break and the Spring / Summer menu will begin after the Easter Break.
As part of government policy, all children in Reception, Years 1 and 2 will be provided with a free school meal. For children in nursery and in year 3 to 6, school meals cost £2.60 payable via MCAS (My Child At School). If you wish to change from packed lunch to school dinners (or vice versa) please email the school office via info@danetreeschool.org. One school week’s notice must be given for this change to take place. A charge will be made if no notice is received and a lunch was ordered for your child. Please note that school meals must be paid for in advance.
If you prefer your child to have a packed lunch, we ask that you support us in encouraging healthy eating habits and do not include fizzy drinks, squash, sweets or chocolate bars and no glass bottles. Please remember that we endeavour to be a nut free school in order to ensure the safety of children with nut allergies. Please check packaging for ingredients and do not send nuts or food containing nuts to school, for example pesto, nutty cereal bars, peanut butter or chocolate spread.
As packed lunches are not refrigerated and are kept on trolleys in the corridor we ask that you use an insulated lunchbox.
