Packed Lunches

Packed lunches may be brought to school in a plastic container clearly labelled with your child’s name and class. For your child’s safety please do not send food or drinks in cans or glass containers. Yoghurts may be included, and a cold drink, as long as it is in a carton or unbreakable container.

Fizzy drinks are not allowed. Please support us by sending fruit juice or encouraging your child to drink water, which will be provided.

Sweets are not allowed. If your child’s lunch includes sweets, the supervisory staff will take the sweets to the office where they can be collected at the end of the day and taken home. We discourage children from eating crisps as they are not healthy. If you wish to give your child a snack for playtime please provide fruit to put in their trays, not in their lunchboxes.

The school takes part in the National 5 a day initiative by providing a free piece of fruit every day to all children in Foundation Stage and KS1.

It is the school’s policy to encourage children to drink water throughout the day, in order to develop healthy bodies and healthy brains! Children should bring their own water bottle – the best type of bottles are those with ‘sports’ tops. This can be re-filled at school, but should be taken home to be washed every weekend.

You can view Swillington Primary’s Packed Lunch policy below.