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Healthy Eating Week After a very successful 'Healthy Eating Week' back in the Spring term, Miss Allen talked to the children to find out what they had learnt during the week and if they had changed any of their eating habits as a result. If you would like to read the children's responses please click on this link. Healthy Eating Questionnaire.

Healthy Lunchboxes There is increasing concern about rising rates of obesity and related health problems in children. We have produced a leaflet to help you make healthier packed lunches for your children. The guidlines in the leaflet are based on the school's food policy. Please click on the link below to download a copy. 'Healthier Packed Lunches for Children'

A visit, to our school kitchen and dining room, was made during a lunchtime period in order to check menu compliance with National Nutritional Standards. Here are some highlights of the report: At least one item from each of the following food groups is available on the daily menu; starchy foods, fruit, vegetables, salads, milk and diary food, meat, fish and alternate sources of protein. Starchy foods cooked in oil or fat are not served more than three times a week. Starchy foods not cooked in oil or fat are also available as an alternative. In a single week meals do not contain more than two deep fried items. Fruit based desserts are served twice a week. Fruit juice is served according to the menu. Red meat is served at least twice a week. Manufactured meat products are not provided more than once a fortnight. Fish is served at least once a week. Oily fish is served at least once every three weeks. Chilled drinking water is freely available. Bread (without spread) is available as an extra to the meal every day. Drinks served are acceptable to the Standards. Fruit juice, milk and water were served on the day of the inspection. Confectionery is not available. Condiments are not available. Documentation was thoroughly and clearly completed. All Food based Standards were correctly followed and implemented. Other observations made: Children pre order their meals in advance to ensure that they receive their first choice. This system is working particularly well; at the end of service on the day of inspection there was very little food waste in the bin from the children's trays. The school has been extremely supportive in the administration of this system, which is one of the reasons it is working so well. The school also gets very involved with promoting special day menus; the St Georges day special during the week was expected to increase the day's meal numbers by 100, which includes staff meals. Fresh fruit appears popular with all age groups, whilst not many of the reception or infant children had any salad. At the end of service the majority of the salad had nearly all gone, even the lettuce seemed to go quite well, which is unusual for a primary school. Year five children assist the younger children to the bread and salad, drinks and cutlery, which was great to see the children helping each other. The dining room was beautifully decorated with laminated pictures of fruit and vegetables and lots of advice on healthy eating. The counter was nicely presented and all food freshly produced. Fresh new potatoes are ordered direct from the supplier and children enjoy them so much more than the tinned ones. This offers the children an alternative to the chunky chips. A choice of all items, including fresh fruit, was available until the end.

At Potters Green School we are doing all we can to keep healthy. Our eating habits are really improving. The new menu in the canteen has gone down very well, an example of the menu can be seen below. There is a great atmosphere in the canteen and we have just stared a new initiative called 'The Lunch Bunch'. A variety of guests will be invited into school to eat lunch with different groups of children. The first guest was Mrs Pountney, the Headteacher, and she was entertained by the school council.

Free School Meals Is your child entitled? Are you receiving any of the following benefits? Income support (IS) Income Based Job Seekers Allowance (IBJSA) Child Tax Credit only together with an income of less than £14,155 Guarantee element State Pension Credit Suport under Immigration & Asylum Act 1999 If you are, your child may be entitled to free school meals. For further information please contact: School Benefits and Transport Section ED37 Children, Learning and Young People's Directorate, New Council Offices, Little Park Street, Coventry, CV1 5RS. Office Open: Monday to Thursday 8.30am to 5.00pm - Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm.

Parents can now have a say in what their children eat at dinner time! A two week menu is sent home so that parents can help their children to make healthy choices about their school dinners. School lunches have got healthier: More fruit and vegetables - every day we provide fresh fruit and salads plus hot vegetables. More oily fish - oily fish (like salmon) is served every two weeks, plus tasty fish every week with added Omega 3. Bread every day - we have a selection of fresh bread available with every meal. Water and healthy drinks - our water is chilled and free. Semi skimmed milk is available every day as are pure fruit juices. Sweetened fizzy drinks are not served. No confectionery or savoury snacks - we don't serve crisps or chocolate coated biscuits at lunchtime. No salt - salt is not available. Condiments such as ketchup and mayonnaise are restricted. Deep fried foods - is not served more than twice a week. Manufactured meat products - only served occasionally in line with Government standards.

Sample Menu Roast chicken and stuffing, roast potatoes or new potatoes, vegetable choice and salad selection. Plain or cheese omelette, roast potatoes or new potatoes. vegetable choice and salad selection. Jacket potato, turkey bolognaise, vegetable choice and salad selection. Fresh fruit platter. Chocolate dairy dessert. Fruit cocktail and jelly. Milk. Fruit juice. Chilled water. Salad and bread is available with all main meals.

All children have access to drinking water during the day. There are water containers around the school with cool fresh water, some classes have cups of water available or the children can bring sports bottles full of water for their own use.

We actively encourage the children of Potters Green to be healthy with after school clubs that enable the children to be active, for example, Country Dancing, Football Training and Netball Training. Check out our Extra Curricular Activities for more information.

Potters Green School has chosen to take part in the National Schools Fruit Scheme which has been introduced by the government.

School children aged 4 to 6 are entitled to a free piece of fruit each school day. It may be an apple, pear, banana or clementine - depending on what's in season. We would like to continue these good habits throughout the rest of the school and have therefore decided that if children want a morning snack at school, they must bring a piece of fruit and/or a drink. The fruit may be a piece of fresh fruit or dried fruit such as raisins. At Potters Green we are committed to making our children aware of the advantages of healthy eating and all children are taught about a healthy diet.