School Meals - April-May 2017

1st May 2017

Dear Parents and Carers

 

School Meals – first half of the summer term (24 April to 26 May 2017)

 

The daily cost of a school lunch is £2.20. 

 

The cost of school meals for the first half of the summer term 2017 is as follows:

 

Nursery and Year 3          24 days x £2.20 = £52.80

 

Year 4                                  21 days x £2.20 = £46.20

                                             (3 days less due to Fellside Residential visit)

 

Debits and Credits

If there is a credit or debit on your child’s school meals account, we will send home a note detailing how much you need to subtract/add to the amount shown above to balance your child’s account.

 

Payment

Parents/carers can choose to pay for the cost of the full half term or to pay on a weekly basis (£11.00 per week).  Cheques should be made payable to NCC.  Please write your child’s name, class and ‘school meals’ on the back of your cheque.  If you are paying by cash, please place money in an envelope clearly marked with your child’s name, class and ‘school meals’.   

 

Please note, if your child’s school meals account is in arrears by more than two weeks, we will ask you to provide them with a packed lunch until payment is received.  If you need any information about payment details/amounts due please contact Mrs Shevlin who will be very happy to help.  If you are having any difficulty in paying for school meals or any other school activities please arrange to speak with me so we can work together to manage payments. 

 

Free School Meals

If you think your child may be entitled to Free School Meals, you can apply for this benefit online www.northumberland.gov.uk/fsm , over the telephone on FSM 01670 623592 or by completing a paper application form which is available from our school office or FSM office, Wansbeck Square, Ashington, NE63 9XL or email FSM@northumberland.gov.uk .  To be eligible for FSM you need to be in one of the following categories:

 

To be eligible for help you need to be in one of the following categories:

  • Receive Income Support(IS) or Income-based Job Seekers Allowance (IBJSA).
  • Receive Income Related Employment Allowance (IREA).
  • Have an entitlement to Child Tax Credit (CTC), but not Working Tax Credit (WTC) and the family's annual income (as assessed by the Inland Revenue) is not more than £16,190
  • Receive support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
  • Receive the guarantee credit element of Pension Credit.