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School Lunch Menus 2023/24

We have attached a copy of this years school lunch menus for Primary Schools.

Remember if your child(ren) are P1-5 they are entitled to a free school meal each day, and if your child is P6-7 and would like a school lunch daily then the cost of this is only £1.08.

If you would like to apply for FSM entitlement for your child(ren) then this must be done every year.

We have enclosed the link below should you wish to apply for free school meal entitlement.

Apply online · East Ayrshire Council (east-ayrshire.gov.uk)

Primary Menu 2022 to 2023 (east-ayrshire.gov.uk)

School Meal Crunch Deal

The Council is introducing a lunchtime School Meal Crunch Deal within our schools for just £1.08.

The deal will run from August 2023 to June 2024 and will be available to young people who pay for their school meals.

Our Primary Schools

Within our primary schools, the menu options remain unchanged but we have reduced the price of a school meal for P6’s and P7’s, who pay for their school meal, to £1.08.

Our school meals will still be nutritious, with locally sourced quality ingredients prepared daily.

Our Secondary Schools

Within our secondary schools, the Crunch Deal includes any main meal or any ‘grab and go’ option with water, a piece of fruit and the choice of a yogurt, homemade soup or a biscuit.

Young people can still purchase individual items from our menus at interval and lunchtime at full price.

Young people who receive a Free School Meal can continue to choose the same hot meal and ‘grab and go’ options for free using their full daily allowance.

You can view our menus and find out more about school meals online. 

School Meal Crunch Deal

The Council is introducing a lunchtime School Meal Crunch Deal within our schools for just £1.08.

The deal will run from August 2023 to June 2024 and will be available to young people who pay for their school meals.

Our Primary Schools

Within our primary schools, the menu options remain unchanged but we have reduced the price of a school meal for P6’s and P7’s, who pay for their school meal, to £1.08.

Our school meals will still be nutritious, with locally sourced quality ingredients prepared daily.

Our Secondary Schools

Within our secondary schools, the Crunch Deal includes any main meal or any ‘grab and go’ option with water, a piece of fruit and the choice of a yogurt, homemade soup or a biscuit.

Young people can still purchase individual items from our menus at interval and lunchtime at full price.

Young people who receive a Free School Meal can continue to choose the same hot meal and ‘grab and go’ options for free using their full daily allowance.

You can view our menus and find out more about school meals online. 

 

Breakfast Club

If you have received a letter offering your child a space at Breakfast Club for Session 23/24 please return to the school office no later than Friday 30/6.

We currently have a waiting list for spaces at breakfast club therefore if we don’t receive your letter by this date accepting the place allocated to your child we will assume that the place is no longer required and allocate the space to one of our waiting list children.

Thankyou

Teacher Gifts

We have been struck by the number of adverts, shop displays and social media posts about teacher/staff gifts at this time of year.
We want to let you know that none of this is necessary.  It is upsetting to see that there is so much out there putting pressure on families to believe that this is what school staff expect. We don’t!
We do our jobs because we love it! We love your children and the best gift for us is having the privilege to be alongside them as they grow and develop.
So, once again we remind our families that a simple ‘Thank You’ is more than enough.
From all of the staff at Mount Carmel

#togetherweareteammc

Teacher Gifts

We have been struck by the number of adverts, shop displays and social media posts about teacher/staff gifts at this time of year.
We want to let you know that none of this is necessary.  It is upsetting to see that there is so much out there putting pressure on families to believe that this is what school staff expect. We don’t!
We do our jobs because we love it! We love your children and the best gift for us is having the privilege to be alongside them as they grow and develop.
So, once again we remind our families that a simple ‘Thank You’ is more than enough.
From all of the staff at Mount Carmel
#togetherweareteammc

School Crossing

Unfortunately we will have no School Crossing Attendant available to help the kids cross the road  on either Wednesday 21st June am & pm and also on Friday 23rd June am & pm.

Please ensure that if your child is walking to school or being dropped off that they are accompanied by a responsible person who can ensure that they arrive at school safely.

Thankyou

Blair Drummond – Information

A reminder that the pupils MUST be in school no later than 8.15am on the morning of the trip as the buses will be leaving at 8.30am sharp and are unable to wait for any latecomers.

Buses are scheduled to return to the school at 3.30pm. All children will then be dismissed at 3.30pm from their classes.

Children to wear school jumpers, comfortable clothes and comfortable shoes. Snacks should be eg fruit, crisps etc – no large bags of sweets or crisps and as always no fizzy juice.

Please send your child with a plastic bag with their lunch/snack in it.

No schoolbags on the day.

Do not send money with your child as we will  not be visiting the gift shop.

Breakfast Club 23/24 Session

Now that the closing date has passed for applications to be completed for the 23/24 session of breakfast club.

We will notify all parents/carers w/b 19/6 as to whether or not there child(ren) have been successful in being offered a place for session 23/24

Please note that all outstanding payments for session 22/23 must be paid before a place for session 23/24 will be offered.

Thankyou

Cost of Living Payment

Extra payments to help with Cost of Living

Including those in work, on a low income and entitled to certain benefits or tax credits

You may be entitled to up to 3 Cost of Living Payments of £301, £300 and £299, if you get any of the following benefits or tax credits on certain dates:

  • Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
  • Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
  • Income Support
  • Pension Credit
  • Universal Credit
  • Child Tax Credit
  • Working Tax Credit

The £301 paid-

Between 25 April 2023 and 17 May 2023 for most people on DWP benefits

Between 2 and 9 May 2023 for most people on tax credits and no other low income benefits

Then following that-

£300 paid during autumn 2023 for most people

£299 paid during spring 2024 for most people

 

For further information visit:https://www.gov.uk/guidance/cost-of-living-payment#low-income-benefits-and-tax-credits-cost-of-living-payment

 

Free School Meals

 

Clothing Grant applications for the current academic year 2022/23 need to be made by Friday 28th April 2023.

The applications for the next academic year 2023/24 will open on Monday 1st May 2023; the processing of these applications will not start until June.

Free School Meals

If your child qualifies for free school meals then they would be entitled to receive a two course meal worth £2.15 per day.

For the current year 2022/23 you can make an application up until the end of this term.

The applications for the next academic year 2023/24 will open on Monday1st May 2023. You need to apply each year, as the award is not continuous.

Check if you qualify and to apply online–

Clothing grants and free school meals · East Ayrshire Council (east-ayrshire.gov.uk)