Field View Primary School

At Field View Primary School we want children to be healthy individuals. Nationally, there is an increasing issue with childhood obesity and tooth decay, therefore we want to support parents and children to make healthy choices. Our curriculum teaches children about the importance of a healthy lifestyle both physically and mentally.  This is something we actively promote in school through providing healthy school meals, regular exercise for children and lessons/assembly time focusing on how to be healthy.  

There is a clear link between high sugar intake and poor behaviour, which we seek to protect our children from. Therefore, in school we have strict rules regarding what children can eat and drink.  

We ask children to bring in a water bottle each day filled with water, flavoured water or low sugar squash. If this needs filling up during the school day, we will only provide water.  

Each morning, we provide children with breakfast through Magic Breakfast. Children in Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are provided with a piece of fruit at break time. Children in KS2 can bring in a piece of fruit to have during break time. No other snacks are allowed to be eaten during break time.  

At lunchtime, children have the choice of either a healthy school meal or a packed lunch.  

School kitchens must adhere to very strict nutritional guidelines about what can and cannot be included in school meals. This includes any salt, sugar and saturated fats. All menus compiled by school kitchens must meet these standards and all recipes are scrutinised for their nutritional content before being passed to the kitchen. This means that although the children will sometimes have puddings, cakes or chips for example, these are sourced and cooked in a healthier way and are presented as part of a balanced menu over the week.  

We cannot control the sugar, salt and fat content in packed lunches, so we have put together information about what to include in a packed lunch. Sweets, chocolate, fizzy pop and energy drinks are not allowed in school. Your child can have one snack in their lunchbox (biscuits or cakes) less than 100 calories.  

There are many of websites that offer advice about healthier packed lunches. Here is one form the NHS that that has lots of really tasty ideas for your children’s lunches.  

The NHS website ‘Healthier Families’ has lots of ideas and recipes for promoting healthy eating, and ways to encourage us all to eat healthy food at home.