Page 11 - Mandale Mill Prospectus 2017-2018

Children going home for lunch should be collected by a parent from the school office and should not return
to school until 12:55p.m.

Lunch arrangements must be agreed at the beginning of every half term and not changed until the start
of the next half term. This includes those children who to go home for lunch.
The school employs midday supervisors and teaching assistants to supervise children during lunch. They
supervise children while eating their lunch, entering and leaving the dining hall and playground behaviour.
All our children are expected to show respect and courtesy to all staff.

Packed Lunches
If your child prefers to have a packed lunch, we ask that you consider the following checklist to provide a

balanced meal:
• A portion of starchy food, e.g. wholemeal bread
• Plenty of fruit and vegetables ( grapes must be cut up lengthways)
• A portion of milk or dairy foods, e.g. cubes of cheese, yoghurt
• A portion of lean meat/fish or alternative, e.g. ham, chicken, tuna, egg or humus
• A drink of water

Children bringing a packed lunch may drink water provided by school. If you prefer to include a different
drink for your child, milk or 100% fruit juice (not from concentrate) are healthy options. If a drink is
brought from home, it should be brought in a carton, plastic bottle (with a sports cap) or plastic safety

flask. Glass bottles, cans and glass sealed flasks are not allowed in school for safety reasons. Lunch boxes
must be clearly marked with your child's name and class and should arrive at school with your child before
9am. Please note that we have no facilities for cool storage or storage of large bags. An ice pack will help
to keep food fresh.
We also ask for all nut based foods to be left out of packed lunches as we have pupils with nut allergies
who attend school.

The Parent’s Voice
“I have really enjoyed the classes and found learning fun and fulfilling and would like to carry on further
with both maths and English to further my knowledge” Course Review 2017.

We work in partnership with parents to provide the best education possible for your child. To help with
this, we regularly involve parents when reviewing a particular issue. We really appreciate the time parents
give to helping the school in this way.
• Any parent with a comment or concern is welcome to ask for a meeting with a
member of staff at a mutually convenient time.
• Throughout the year, there are several chances for parents to come into school to
find out how their child is progressing, through formal and less formal consultations
and occasions.
• Particular arrangements are made to give parents information about important issues such as end
of Key Stage SATs, Year 1 Phonics Screening, transitions from Early Years and to secondary school
and provision of sex and relationships education.

The school welcomes any suggestions from parents about how we can improve our attempts at
encouraging parents to play a full part in the life of our school. We are really looking forward to working
on our Leading Parent Partnership Award in the coming year.