The children at Greswell are able to bring in their own packed lunch or buy a school dinner.
All children in reception, year 1 or year 2 in a state-funded school are being offered a free healthy school lunch (Universal Infant Free School Meal).

Key Stage 2 children are eligible for a free school lunch if their parent is receiving any of the following welfare benefits:

Employment and Support Allowance
Income Support
Income based Job Seekers Allowance
Guaranteed Element of State Pension Credit.

They are also offered to children of families who are in receipt of:

Child Tax Credit only, but who are not entitled to Working Tax Credit.
Registering for free meals could raise extra funding for your child’s school, to fund valuable support like extra tuition, additional staff, trips and uniform. It is therefore important to sign up for free school meals, even if your child is in reception, year 1 or year 2, so that your child’s school receives as much funding as possible.
If you require any more information about free school meals then please contact the school office or click here to visit the Tameside website.

Packed Lunch Information

Lunch boxes should be clearly marked with your child’s name and class.
As a ‘Healthy School’ we ask that we provide your child with a ‘healthy’ lunchbox
A recent survey showed that only 1% of children’s lunchboxes met nutritional guidelines
Ideally, a lunchbox should contain a source of starch and protein, some fruit, and a drink. Be creative and think outside the (lunch)box!
Try wraps instead of sandwiches, or quiche or a slice of pizza.
Pasta, couscous or rice salads are another good alternative to sandwiches, but don’t forget a fork or spoon!
Cut fruit up or give seedless grapes to make it easier to eat.
Offer cherry tomatoes, carrot, pepper or cucumber sticks with a favourite dip.
Give your child water instead of fruit drinks or juices and no fizzy drinks!
Get your child involved with everything from choosing a lunchbox to preparing the foods to go in it. When you go to the supermarket, let your child choose the fruit or vegetables, or sandwich fillings that you buy. If possible, let them help you to make the salad or sandwich, cut up and wrap the fruit, and fill their own water bottle.
The more involved your child has been in the preparation, the more they’ll want to eat it.
Due to health and safety we cannot allow children to have glass containers in their lunch boxes.

School Lunch Information

School meals are cooked in the school kitchen by our qualified cook. There are choices of main meal and deserts that are freshly cooked on the premises and a drink accompanies these.
The Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 hall are now used by all children on school and packed lunches.
Dinner money is payable on Parent Pay, and choices are picked on LunchHound.
Please note: If you wish to change your child’s lunch time arrangements from a packed lunch to a school lunch or vice versa, please inform school so that we can process the change.

Lunch Time Supervision

Across school we have a staggered lunch break between the hours of 11:30am and 13:20pm. (Reception – Year 6)
The children are supervised within both dining halls and the playground areas by our team of midday assistants, sports coaches and children from Upper Key Stage 2 (Year 5 and 6) are appointed as ‘Play Leaders’ to provide lunch time games and activities for the younger children.
There is a first aid attendant on duty at all times and any incidents/accidents at lunch times are recorded and reported to the class teachers at the end of lunch time. Parents will receive a text if their child has had a bump to the head.