St Martin’s School has a kitchen where staff from Chartwells prepare school meals for children and staff every day.
For Chartwells, the focus is on tasty food to help children flourish. By providing nutritious food, cooked fresh every day, they give children a balanced diet with choices that aid concentration levels and give them energy to focus and to play.
Chartwells will also cater for all medical diets.
Children are able to select in advance from 2 different choices, one vegetarian, and there are also other daily choices such as pasta as well as a packed lunch option in the summer months. In addition to this, there are always vegetables and fruit as an option, as well as a dessert choice too.
Children may bring their own packed lunches from home. We ask parents/carers to ensure that they include items that will help build healthy lifestyles and support concentration and learning throughout the day.
At morning break, fruit and vegetable snacks are provided to children in Reception, Years 1 and 2 via the free fruit and vegetable government scheme. Children may also bring in a healthy snack from home for break time.
All children are encouraged to bring a water bottle into school every day. Bottles can be filled at any classroom tap.
Please be aware that we are a nut-free school. Do not send any nut-based products, including sandwich spreads, into school.