{"id":3839,"date":"2014-12-16T12:20:35","date_gmt":"2014-12-16T11:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StMarks\/?p=3839"},"modified":"2014-12-16T13:57:43","modified_gmt":"2014-12-16T12:57:43","slug":"free-school-meals-initiative-p1-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StMarks\/2014\/12\/16\/free-school-meals-initiative-p1-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Free School Meals Initiative, P1-3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>FREE SCHOOL MEALS FOR PRIMARY 1 TO 3 PUPILS: COMMENCING MONDAY 5TH JANUARY 2015 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I write to inform you of the start of the free school meals provision for all Primary 1 to 3 pupils. This initiative was announced following a decision by the Scottish Government earlier this year and will start in East Renfrewshire Council on Monday 5th January 2015.<\/p>\n<p>As of Monday 5th January 2015 all Primary 1 to 3 pupils will be provided with a healthy lunch that meets the requirements of the Health Promotion and Nutrition (Scotland) Act 2007 and I would ask you to encourage your child to take up their entitlement and try the various food available.<\/p>\n<p>Facilities Management catering staff have been working with Head Teachers and school staff to ensure that all children have a positive and enjoyable experience at lunch time. We have developed a menu to allow the pupils to try new and varied foods and we intend to consult with parents towards the Spring break to seek views on the menu. I have attached a copy of the menu for your information and to allow you to discuss this with your child, this information can also be accessed through the following website www.eastrenfrewshire.scottishschoolmeals.co.uk<\/p>\n<p>I wish you and your families\u2019 best wishes for the festive season and look forward to seeing your child for their free lunch in the New Year.<\/p>\n<p>Yours sincerely<\/p>\n<p>Fiona Morrison<\/p>\n<p>Head of Education Services (School Performance &amp; Provision)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/public\/StMarks\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2014\/12\/Temp-P1-3-Menu.docx\">Temporary P1-3 Menu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FREE SCHOOL MEALS FOR PRIMARY 1 TO 3 PUPILS: COMMENCING MONDAY 5TH JANUARY 2015 I write to inform you of the start of the free school meals provision for all Primary 1 to 3 pupils. This initiative was announced following a decision by the Scottish Government earlier this year and will start in East Renfrewshire &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StMarks\/2014\/12\/16\/free-school-meals-initiative-p1-3\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Free School Meals Initiative, P1-3<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2429,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,73],"tags":[20436],"class_list":["post-3839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-latest-news","category-pupils","tag-free-school-meals"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StMarks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StMarks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StMarks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StMarks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2429"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StMarks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3839"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StMarks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3839\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3852,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StMarks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3839\/revisions\/3852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StMarks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StMarks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/StMarks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}