Dinners and Milk

Children can choose to have a school lunch or bring their own packed lunch to school. The policy is that:

• they have a school lunch every day or
• they can opt to have a school lunch on just a Tuesday and Thursday or
• a Tuesday only or Thursday only (refer to payment table below).

Our new menu selector system displays the menu on offer that day on the classroom whiteboard in the morning.  Each pupil selects either 'packed lunch from home' or chooses a meal from the menu which is then charged to the pupil's ParentPay account.  Pupils are then allocated a coloured wristband depending on what meal they have chosen so the kitchen staff knows what to serve them.  This system is helping to reduce waste and minimise the risk of dinners being unavailable to children who are later on that day's rota over the lunch period.

Nearly all of the meals provided by our school are made here on site every day by our skilled kitchen team.  School meals cost £2.55 per day from September 2023, and must be paid for in advance by the Monday morning or half termly at the beginning of each half term via ParentPay, our secure online payment system. No cash is accepted in school.

Our current school dinner menus can be found in the documents below:

The following link is to Kirklees menu site but is not always updated when changes have been made: https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/schools/pdf/menus/Primary-and-Middle-schools/meltham-ce-primary-school.pdf

Milk

If you would like your child to receive milk in school, please visit www.coolmilk.com 

Children under the age of 5 years old are entitled to free school milk. Once your child turns 5 years old, you will have the option for your child to continue receiving milk which you would then need to pay for. Please sign up through the website to register and pay.  

If you are eligible for Free School Meals your child can receive milk without a charge. Once you have signed up via the website below, we can arrange for your child to receive milk in school. Please speak to the office for further details.

https://my.kirklees.gov.uk/service/Schools_and_education___Apply_for_free_school_meals

Allergy/Intolerance

If your child has an allergy or intolerance to any foods, they may only select a meal option after parents have read and responded to the letter that can be found here. In some cases, a meeting with our head chef is required.