School Meals
From September 2021, our school kitchen is run by Mellors Catering Service. Mellors Catering Services are an award-winning family business, established back in 1840 as a local bakery, and is now the first choice contract caterer in the north for staff restaurants, schools and colleges. Please click here to read more about Mellors Catering Services.
Our school meals are freshly prepared and cooked on site each day. Meals cost £2.65 per day (£13.25 per week) and provide a healthy, balanced choice of nutritious dishes that support our commitment as a Healthy School.
Children are supervised and supported by our dedicated Lunchtime Organisers, who help to ensure that lunchtime is a safe, enjoyable and positive part of the school day.
If your child has any dietary requirements we will be able to accommodate these. Please read and complete the attached form the Mellors Allergen Pack. If your child does have any dietary requirements you will need to complete which is included in the Allergen Pack and you will also need to come and speak to the school office.
Children are also welcome to bring a healthy packed lunch from home. We are a ‘Healthy School’ and therefore sweets and fizzy drinks are not permitted.
No Nuts in School
Please note we have a number of children with serious allergies in school.
Because of this we operate a 'no nuts policy’. Our school kitchen is a nut free zone and we respectfully inform families that no nut products must come into school in a packed lunch. This includes products such as nut cereal bars, peanut butter and nutella spread.
Procedures
School Meals must be paid for on a weekly basis. School Meals currently cost £13.25 per week(£2.65 a day) and are to paid for online at scopay.com/bowkervale. Please contact the school office if you require an online access letter.
If you request to change from School Meals to Packed Lunch or vice versa you will need to complete the online form available on School Spider. If you are unable to access the form, please contact the school office who will be more than happy help. Please note to change meal preferences, it is half a terms notice (for example, if you submit the form in September or October, your child would be able to change after the October half term holidays).
Reception to Year 2 are currently entitled to a Universal Infant Free School Meal. You must still let us know if you are entitled to a Free School Meal, this directly contributes to our Pupil Premium.