As a result of the current situation, lunch breaks have been shortened to 30 minutes to accommodate the changes to our daily timetable. Students with a lunchtime pass will not be allowed off-site during their allocated lunch break because of the reduction in time available to them.

Please ensure that your child brings their food/drink with them when they come to school.

Thank you for your support and apologies for any inconvenience.

Our school endeavours as far as possible to be a nut-free school, this includes sesame seeds.  We have quite a number of students in school who have severe nut allergies and can be seriously affected by someone else who is eating or may have recently eaten nuts.  

Please encourage your child to understand that eating a nut product (including items such as peanut butter sandwiches and Nutella bars) can have a serious effect on a student later on in the classroom.

Your child may be able to get free school meals if you get 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 guaranteed element of Pension Credit
• Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
• Working Tax Credit run-on - paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
• Universal Credit - if you apply on or after 1 April 2018 your household income must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get)

If you are a parent or carer, and you get one of the benefits listed, your child may receive free school meals, but you need to apply for them.

Call 0300 123 4048.

Apply online at: www.hertsdirect.gov.uk/ufs/ufsmain?formid=HCWH

Please read the attached document with regard to biometrics information. You can also download this letter to give written consent for your child to use our fingerprinting technology.

Biometric Letter

Biometric Consent Form

Week 1

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Shepherd's Pie	Chicken Pie and Creamed Potatoes	Roast Beef and Roast Potatoes	One Pot BBQ Chicken	Fish Fillet with Chips
Cheese and Tomato Quiche with Diced Potatoes (v)	Vegetarian Burrito and Spicy Wedges (v)	Veggie Sausage and Bean Cobbler (v)	Macaroni Cheese with Wholemeal Garlic Bread (v)	Quorn Sausage Posh Dog, Homemade Roll and Chips (v)

Week 2

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Beef and Tomato Meatballs with Wholemeal Spaghetti and Tomato Sauce	Sausages with Onion Gravy and Creamed Potatoes	Roast Chicken with Sage and Onion Stuffing and Roast Potatoes	Chefs Choice Chinese Beef Noodles	Fish Fillet with Chips
Vegetarian Roll with Paprika Potatoes (v)	Sweet Potato and Spinach Curry with Savoury Rice (v)	Cheesy Vegetable and Potato Bake (v)	Sage and Onion Coated Quorn Fillet with Potato Wedges (v)	Cheese and Tomato Calzone with Chips (v)

Week 3

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Beef Casserole with Dumplings and Creamed Potatoes	Salmon en Croute with Baby Potatoes	Roast Pork and Apple Sauce with Roast Potatoes	Chefs Choice Chicken Curry and Rice	Fish Fillet and Chips
Tomato Bolognaise with Wholemeal Spaghetti (v)	Vegetable Tikka Pie (v)	Roasted Vegetable Slice with Roast Potatoes (v)	Vegetarian Lasagne with Wholemeal Garlic Bread (v)	Quesadilla with Chips (v)

A selection of seasonal vegetables and fresh fruit are available daily.

No hot puddings are currently available, however a selection of traybakes and chocolate cookies will be on offer.