{"id":12012,"date":"2026-06-04T04:54:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T04:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/originalmangogroup.co.uk\/flp\/?page_id=12012"},"modified":"2026-09-23T15:55:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T15:55:36","slug":"school-meals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/futuralearning.co.uk\/schools\/mary-elton-primary-school\/school-meals\/","title":{"rendered":"School Meals"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12012\" class=\"elementor elementor-12012\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18ca7d9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"18ca7d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:7266,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/futuralearning.co.uk\\\/schools\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/1024-Bridge-Farm-Carousel-03-scaled-1.jpg&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7c00f9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b7c00f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a499d05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a499d05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">School Meals<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a3126a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7a3126a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98f1a71 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"98f1a71\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a7b5bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a7b5bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e82e53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e82e53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"HTXT\">School Meals<\/h2><div><p data-start=\"111\" data-end=\"385\">The school has an excellent kitchen where children can enjoy a freshly prepared set meal each day. These meals are\u00a0<strong data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"280\">free for all children in Reception and Key Stage 1<\/strong>\u00a0under the Universal Infant Free School Meal initiative, and cost\u00a0<strong data-start=\"348\" data-end=\"382\">\u00a32.90 per meal for Key Stage 2<\/strong>.<\/p><p data-start=\"387\" data-end=\"669\">School meals should be booked and paid for in advance using\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mychildatschool.com\/MCAS\/MCSParentLogin\">My Child At School (MCAS)<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0our online payment system. Please note that we are unable to accept cash or cheques. For your convenience, you can choose and pay for your child\u2019s meals several weeks in advance if preferred.<\/p><ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/futuralearning.co.uk\/schools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Spring-Summer-Menu-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Current menu\u00a0&#8211; Spring to Summer 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mychildatschool.com\/MCAS\/MCSParentLogin\">My Child At School (MCAS)<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul><h3>Aspens<\/h3><\/div><p>Give our school meals a try! We are passionate about serving fresh, high quality and locally sourced ingredients in our meals. We have a team of experienced and creative chefs that keep our menus exciting and tasty for your child to enjoy. Many of the team at Aspens have school children themselves and as parents, we understand how important making the lunch decision is. You want to make sure that they eat at lunchtime, what they have is nutritionally balanced and that it fuels the rest of their learning day.\u00a0<\/p><div><strong>Menu cycle<\/strong><\/div><p>We operate a three-week menu cycle to work in line with the school terms. We change the menu in September, January and at Easter and we take the feedback from our customers to build our next cycle. Popular dishes remain but we do like to encourage new tastes and dishes and we work hard with the children to help them on their food journey. Our primary offer is fun and colourful and we use our Bubble and Squeak characters to communicate the daily choice. Our menu is varied and well planned to ensure the right balance of colour is present on the counters and we provide taster pots to encourage children to try something they are unsure of.<\/p><ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/futuralearning.co.uk\/schools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Spring-Summer-Menu-2025-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Current menu\u00a0&#8211; Spring to Summer 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>How we display our food gives the younger students a more grown up dining experience.<\/strong><\/p><div><strong>Free school meals<\/strong><\/div><p>All children that are in reception, year 1 and year 2 are entitled to receive UNIVERSAL FREE SCHOOL MEALS! We think it\u2019s a fantastic idea so please make sure you support this initiative. Not only will you be saving money, but you will also be giving your child a nutritionally balanced meal to fuel their bodies for the rest of their learning day.<\/p><div><strong>Pupils with special dietary requirements<\/strong><\/div><p>We will be in contact with parents and carers of pupils with special dietary needs.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/futuralearning.co.uk\/schools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Copy_of_Special_diet_form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Special Diet Form<\/a><\/p><div><div><h3>Recipes to try at home!<\/h3><p>Please see attached a recipe sheet for National School Meals Week. This\u00a0gives\u00a0<strong>actual recipes<\/strong>\u00a0and methods that were used during &#8216;National School Meals&#8217; week and are easy to recreate at home. Highlighting all that is freshly prepared, complying with School Food standards and all things great about a \u2018School Lunch\u2019.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/futuralearning.co.uk\/schools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Recipes_featured_for_you_to_recreate_at_Home.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Recipes Featured for you to Create at Home<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29ee10f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"29ee10f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4279c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"c4279c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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