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St Ita’s Primary School is a Health Promoting School that provides a safe, secure and stimulating environment which encourages pupils to be Health & Safety conscious, both in and out of school. Our children are encouraged to have a healthy break in accordance with our Healthy Break Policy and in line with Guidance from DENI.
The children can have the following for Break Time*:
Lunchtime: One treat included with a well-balanced lunch; no sweets or fizzy drinks. Please see the link for guidance on packing a healthy lunch - ‘Are you packing a healthy lunch?’
(*If your child has a specific medical need documented by medical professionals, that requires them to have an alternative for their snack, please let us know).
Please ensure, in line with Public Health Agency guidance on choking; grapes and other small fruits and vegetables for children up to the age of five years, should be sliced or chopped. Please note that whilst this guidance refers to children under five, we feel in St Ita’s that children of all ages should not bring grapes or cherry tomatoes to school unless they are chopped.
We would like to remind parents that due to a number of our children having allergies to nuts, St Ita’s is a NUT FREE ZONE. Parents must ensure that nuts, peanuts and food containing nuts, e.g. nut yogurts, nut sandwich spreads or cereal bars are not sent in for break or lunch snacks. We would ask parents to carefully check labelling to ensure other children are not at risk.
Birthday Treats: If you would like to send in ‘Treats’ for other children when it is your child’s birthday, please ensure that they are easily distributed by the teacher. Cakes, buns, chocolate bars and such like are not permitted due to the allergy risk to other children. Hard sweets, chewing gum and hard, sticky lollipops are not permitted and must not be sent in as birthday treats.