HEALTHY EATING

A gentle reminder regarding snacks & packed lunches in school plus some snacks sent for afterschool clubs.

We must reiterate that we believe ourselves to be healthy school and although we try not to dictate what children eat during the school day we would like our parents to be mindful that in the majority, this should be healthy.

Morning break: 

A healthy snack (for example, fruit or veg, a healthy no nuts cereal bar, oatcakes, breadsticks)

Please no chocolate, crisps or sweets for morning snack.  

Please no family size/sharing bags of any items. 

Packed Lunches: 

A small chocolate treat and/or a packet of crisps, as part of a balanced meal, is allowed.  Please no sweets.

Please no family size/sharing bags of any items.

WATER BOTTLES

At Rose Hill Primary School, we follow the Local Authority and National guidelines which state that children should only have plain, still or sparking water in school to drink in the classroom. This should be brought into school in a clear container. Flavoured water is not recommended by the Local Authority and National guidelines for children to drink in school. All water from cold taps is of drinking standard in school.

We also recommend that children bring water in clearly labelled multi use containers, rather than single use bottles which are not good for the environment.

WE ARE A NUT FREE SCHOOL 

We have a number of children in school who suffer from SEVERE nut allergies. We cannot stress enough the severity of these allergies that could have very serious consequences should they even come in to contact with nuts to the touch, let alone digest them.

We implore you to empathise and ensure that this must NEVER happen.

The following items SHOULD NOT be brought into school:

• NO peanut butter sandwiches
• NO packets of nuts (cashews/pistachios etc)
• NO  mixed nuts sachets or bags of
• NO Nutella (Chocolate Spread sandwiches)
• NO pesto on pasta/wraps (made with pine nuts)
• NO fruit and cereal bars that contain nuts i.e tracker bars
• NO chocolate bars or sweets that contain nuts (Celebrations i.e. Snickers)
• NO sesame seed rolls or bagels (children allergic to nuts may also have a severe reaction to sesame)
• NO cakes made with nuts

We have a policy not to use nuts in any of our food prepared on site at our school.  

If there are any issues that you feel arise as a result of this, please feel free to speak to the Office on 0161 427 9168 to discuss them.  If your child develops any allergies, please inform the school ASAP.

Help keep our children safe and thank you for your co-operation in this matter.