14th September 2012
Dear parents,
When your child stays for lunch they can either have a packed lunch or a school dinner.
It is your responsibility to organize whether your child has a packed lunch or school dinner and make sure that your child knows what they are having at lunchtime.
SCHOOL DINNERS:
In Parsloes school hot dinners are provided by the Local Authority’s Schools Catering Service, which is not run by the school. A school dinner costs £2.00 and this money goes directly to the Schools Catering Service NOT to our school.
The system for paying for a school meal is called Parentpay. This means that schools do not take the cash for school meals. Details of how to use this system are available from the school office. If you have any questions about this system please ask to speak to Mrs. Parkin in the school office.
Therefore if your child is going to have a school dinner it is important that you make sure you have topped up your Parentpay account in advance or if your child is entitled to Free School Meals, make sure this is up to date by providing the school with a copy of your Free School Meal authorization letter.
In order for your child to have a school meal there must be sufficient funds in your child’s Parentpay account. While we will not see a child go hungry at lunchtime if there is no funds on their account we cannot for obvious reasons guarantee they will have a full school meal. This is because we are not in a position to subsidise your child’s account from school funds or allow accounts to go overdrawn because the Schools Catering Service expect the school to pay these debts.
If you are experiencing any difficulties with this system please inform us as soon as possible so we can make the necessary arrangements so that your child does not miss out.
PACKED LUNCHES
All packed lunches must be healthy choices. No fizzy drinks, sweets, chocolate are allowed in school packed lunches. Also make sure your child’s packed lunch box has their name on it.
Thank you for your co-operation
Yours sincerely
Mrs. A. Lipski,
Head Teacher
