Academy Meals
If your child is attending school full-time they will be staying for lunch-time. Please ensure you make arrangements for their lunches.
Paid school meals
At Lime Academy Watergall we are a cashless system where school dinners are ordered and paid for via Arbor. School accounts must be in credit for your child to receive a school meal.
School meals are ordered via Arbor and this allows parents to select from our range of delicious weekly meals for their child(ren). Parents can view the termly menus on Arbor. Meals should be booked 7 days in advance to ensure that children receive the meal of their choice.
Free School Meals
If you are in receipt of Income Support or Jobseeker’s Allowance you may be entitled to apply for Free School Meals for your child. Cambridgeshire County Council, Education Welfare Benefits Service is the Free School Meal (FSM) entitlement provider for our school.
If you would like to apply for your child, making an application is quick and simple to do using this online application form, selecting “no” when asked if you have had a previous claim.
Alternatively you can collect a paper application form from the school office. Once completed, these can be returned to the school office for checking.
Please note that we are unable to provide your child with a free school meal until we have received written confirmation from the Local Authority.
In 2013 the Government introduced the universal infant free school meals (UIFSM) grant, which enables schools to provide free school meals to all pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2.
Check with your local authority here to see if your child qualifies for free school meals.
WE ARE A NUT FREE SCHOOL.
Packed Lunches
Alternatively, children may bring a packed lunch. Please make sure that the lunch box is clearly marked with your child’s name and that it is secure, especially the drink container (no glass containers). Please make sure your child’s packed lunch is a healthy meal, with no fizzy drinks and we ask you to avoid crisps and chocolate. Do not pack any nut products as we are a Nut Free School.
School meals are moving towards a healthy organic menu (where possible), with lots of fresh vegetables and interesting meals. We would like to see all our children eating healthily. Therefore, our request to parents providing packed lunches is to avoid crisps and chocolate. We appreciate your co-operation.
Snacks and Milk
Children may bring a healthy snack to be eaten at break time. Fruit is provided daily in KS1. The school is part of the Cool Milk for Schools scheme and all children receive free milk until the child’s 5th birthday.
Healthy Eating
We all want to help our children stay healthy and happy as they grow up. Here at Lime Academy Watergall we want to help children lead a healthy lifestyle by offering healthy food choices at lunchtime. You can find out much more about healthy eating at break-time for a small cost by applying directly to Cool Milk. Alternatively you can ask for a registration form at the school office.
