Deanshanger Primary School Parent Portal - Fresh Start Lunches at Deanshanger Primary School April 2021

We are very proud to serve delicious freshly prepared lunches on a daily basis. These are prepared by our fabulous Fresh Start team.

Having healthy and high-quality produce, locally sourced and prepared on the school site is very important to us.

We are keen to have more children sign up for lunches for multiple reasons. The food is very tasty, it is free for all children in FS, Y1 and Y2, numbers have really dropped since the lockdown and we are keen to ensure that our Fresh Start team continue to be a real asset to our school.

Did you know...

Fresh Start lunches are free of charge for all children in Foundation Stage, Year 1 and Year 2.

Since September 2014 the government has funded schools in England to provide every child in Foundation Stage, Year 1 and Year 2 with a hot, nutritious healthy meal at lunchtime. Their aim is to improve academic attainment and save families money.

If your child is in these year groups and is currently bringing in a packed lunch, you could instantly save money by signing up for Fresh Start school lunches. You'd also be saving the time shopping and prepping for the packed lunches.

For children in Years 3,4,5 and 6, the daily cost is £2.50.

Children sit together in their year groups whether they have a packed lunch or a Fresh Start lunch.

If your child is a picky eater, please don't worry at all. The Fresh Start team (and midday supervisors) are used to this and will gently encourage children to give their lunch a try - we'll let you know if the food choices made on Meal Manager are not enjoyed by your child so that a change can be made for future weeks.

Please note: We don't make any money as a school from Fresh Start lunches; we are just keen to promote high-quality food at a reasonable cost or even free!

Interesting facts about the Fresh Start lunches (from the Fresh Start website - https://freshstartcatering.uk/)

Our school dinners are designed to offer your children something tasty and exciting, as well as being healthy, fresh and nutritious. We’re big believers that with food, you get out what you put in. By using locally sourced produce as much as possible and prioritising products that are in season and at their freshest, we ensure that only the best is going into our meals! All our meat is high welfare and our eggs are free-range!

Fresh vegetables are served with all meals as well as unlimited access to the salad bar. There is also home-made bread baked in your school kitchens every day! There’s always a delicious dessert on offer, as well as fresh fruit and yoghurt.

We do our best to cater for children with food allergies and are able to cater for most comfortably by substituting, where possible, with suitable ingredients.

You can order lunches easily using Meal Manager https://mealmanager.freshstartcatering.uk/

If you have a hot meal in the evening and would prefer for your child have a packed lunch type option, look no further than the deli bar...

Wraps, rolls, bread, ham, cheese, tuna and egg are on offer and that's still before having a serving of tasty treats from the salad bar! As many of the children have said, it's like going to the Harvester!

After their main course, the children can choose their dessert.

The current Spring Term menu - it is based on a 3 week cycle

The deadline for ordering lunches for the week beginning 12th April, is lunchtime on Thursday 8th April.

If you need to know anything more about school lunches or need any help with the ordering, please make contact with us via the school office@deanshanger.northants.sch.uk