BREAK TIME SNACKS

Children in the infants are able to take part in the National fruit scheme, which means that a range of fruits and vegetables are provided every day - free!  However, children in the infants are welcome to bring in their own snack instead.

In Key Stage 2 (Years 3-6), we allow the children to bring a snack in to have at break time.

Help your child to get their ‘five a day’ by including some fruit or vegetables as a snack for their morning break / snack time.

Children need more or less energy (calories) depending on their age and stage of development.  Some bread-based snacks can therefore help to meet these extra energy needs and help your child feel more satisfied.

Snacks should ideally be provided in a small, named container and they must be kept separate from packed lunches.  (Children will not be allowed to take snacks from their lunchboxes.)  If a spoon is needed, this must be brought from home too.

Children cannot share snacks with others.  Despite sharing being an innocent and kind act, there are so many children in the school with allergies and intolerances.

Snacks that are allowed during the school day are:

    ● All fresh fruit and vegetables including pots/bags of fruit and vegetables

    ● Raisins/sultanas (but not coated raisins)

    ● Dried fruit flakes

    ● Plain bread sticks

    ● Unsalted rice cakes

    ● Cheese portions

    ● Fromage frais

    ● Yoghurt

    ● Bread/sandwich with a savoury filling (Marmite/yeast spread, humous, etc.)

    ● Crackers

    ● Cream cheese/cottage cheese

Not allowed:

    ● Nuts - as whole nuts or as an ingredient in something else

    ● Chocolate spread

    ● Fruit in syrup

    ● Processed fruit (Fruit Winders/Yo-Yo Bears) - here's the reason why

    ● Crisps (baked or otherwise)

    ● Cereal bars

    ● Breakfast biscuits

    ● Sweetened breads and pastries

    ● Pancakes

    ● Scones, fruit bread

    ● Pastries, such as:  croissants, pain au chocolat and packets of crisps

Special diets and allergies

To protect some of our children, who have nut allergies, we do not allow nuts or nut-based items as breaktime snacks or as part of lunchboxes under any circumstances.