Snack Guidance

Most children require a snack at morning break to keep them going through the day.

We encourage children to bring in healthy snacks full of vitamins and minerals containing no added salt, fat or sugar. Many of these will help contribute to their 5 daily portions of fruit and vegetables, keep them alert and help them concentrate.

Providing snacks in a small, named, recyclable container is ideal.

EYFS children have a daily snack provided by school and parents pay £1 per week for this via the school app.

KS1 have a daily snack of fruit or veg provided for free by the government, so additional snacks for these children may not be required.

KS2 are provided with a fruit snack on Monday, Wednesday and Friday for free by the local authority so additional snacks may not be required for these children on these days.

If you are intending to send in healthy snacks with your child, please limit them to the list below.

• Vegetable sticks.

• A piece of fresh or dried fruit.

• Bread sticks/plain pretzels/ banana bread/ malt loaf, oat/rice cakes

• Homemade snack – flapjacks or other oat/whole grain-based snacks. These must be nut free. Items brought into school should be carefully checked by you, to ensure this.

We are aiming for a common-sense approach, with the key being to keep it healthy and no chocolate, sweets or crisps.

We need the children to stay hydrated and so please ensure they bring a named water bottle into school daily. Squash and fruit juice are not permitted.

We hope that with your help, we can encourage the children to develop healthy eating habits that become a normal part of everyday life.