School Dinners
We have been thinking about how we can make our dinner times even better!
Emma our cook works tirelessly to meet all the needs and wants of all our students on school dinners. Together we have been working on developing four key aspects of school dinners.
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Choice for all, no matter what time you are timetabled for dinner.
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Greater choice and more regular options.
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Consistency of menu, so students become more familiar with the choices and hopefully more open to trying different options!
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Speed of service, reduction in waiting times for students.
How we hope to achieve this:
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Choice for all no matter what time you are timetabled for dinner.
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Pre-order of a 2-week menu – this will allow your child(ren) to have their choice each day of what they / what you want over the 2-week menu period;
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By pre-ordering, every child will get their choice of dinner whether being first in for dinner or last in for dinner.
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The pre-order of lunch will also reduce food waste!
Greater choice:
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Within our New 2-week menu we are introducing our very own “Pasta Queen” option, a sandwich option and a jacket potato option this will complement our main and dessert options.
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Consistency of menu, so students become more familiar with the choices and hopefully more open to trying different options!
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Reducing our menu down from 3 weeks to 2 weeks will hopefully create greater familiarity to the choices available.
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We are hoping this familiarity supports developments in eating habits.
Speed of service, reduction in waiting times for students.
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We are creating a second serving hatch that will serve Sandwiches, the “Pasta Queen” salad bar and not forgetting the pudding!
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The pre order menu will make this the go to, no queue option!
Our intention is to run the menu’s when we return on 3rd September for 2 weeks. Initially, students will choose over this period, so they can understand and experience what is on offer, and we will work with class staff about the child’s choice options.
We will send you a reminder when we return on the 3rd September about the lunch 2-week menu, and if you wish to make the choices with your child you will be able to do this and return your choice by 8th September. If we don’t hear from you by this date, we will go with the information of choices that class staff have worked up with your child over the 2 weeks.
We will review and amend as we need to, to make the best possible lunchtime options for our school student population and keep you updated.
Thank you for your continued support.
