{"id":885,"date":"2015-06-19T09:34:53","date_gmt":"2015-06-19T09:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/anntest3\/?page_id=85"},"modified":"2026-02-12T12:55:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T12:55:52","slug":"school-dinners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/StGerardsBlog\/school-dinners\/","title":{"rendered":"School Dinners"},"content":{"rendered":"

SCHOOL MEALS<\/strong><\/p>\n

School meals are prepared and served within a cafeteria system in the school dining hall. There is an extensive choice of menu from snacks to a full dinner.<\/p>\n

P1 \u2013 P5 receive a free school meal. P6 and P7 pay \u00a33.40.<\/p>\n

Breakfast Club<\/strong><\/p>\n

St. Gerard\u2019s has a breakfast club. The club starts at 8.15am and finishes at 8.55am in time for the start of the school day.\u00a0 Primary 1-5 are entitled to a free breakfast. The cost is \u00a31.05 for Primary 6 & 7 children.<\/p>\n

St. Gerard\u2019s cafeteria operates a cashless System accessed online through the Parent Portal. Please contact the school for access details. https:\/\/www.ipayimpact.co.uk\/IPI\/Account\/LogOn<\/a><\/p>\n

Special diets for pupils suffering from certain allergies, illnesses such as diabetes or religious observance can be arranged. The child\u2019s Registered Dietician or General Practitioner must complete a medically prescribed diet form.<\/u><\/p>\n

Information and application forms for free school meals may be obtained from schools, first stop shops, libraries and The Civic Centre in Motherwell.<\/p>\n

Parents\/carers are entitled to receive a clothing grant if they are in receipt of any of the following benefits: Income Support, Job Seekers Allowance, (income based).\u00a0 Employment & Support Allowance (income related),universal credit, housing benefit, council tax rebate.<\/p>\n

Packed Lunches<\/strong>:\u00a0 Children will be supervised while eating packed lunches and can sit with their friends who are having school dinners.<\/p>\n

Children are not allowed to leave the playground after school dinner or packed lunch. In accordance with Health and Safety, children are not permitted to go to the shop during lunchtime and we also wish to encourage healthy eating.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SCHOOL MEALS School meals are prepared and served within a cafeteria system in the school dining hall. There is an extensive choice of menu from snacks to a full dinner. P1 \u2013 P5 receive a free school meal. P6 and P7 pay \u00a33.40. Breakfast Club St. Gerard\u2019s has a breakfast club. The club starts at 8.15am and finishes at 8.55am in time for the start of the school day.\u00a0 Primary 1-5 are entitled to a free breakfast. The cost is \u00a31.05 for Primary 6 & 7 children. St. Gerard\u2019s cafeteria operates a cashless System accessed online through the Parent Portal. Please contact the school for access details. https:\/\/www.ipayimpact.co.uk\/IPI\/Account\/LogOn Special diets for pupils suffering from certain allergies, illnesses such as diabetes or religious observance can be arranged. The child\u2019s Registered Dietician or General Practitioner must complete a medically prescribed diet form. Information and application forms for free school meals may be obtained from schools, first stop shops, libraries and The Civic Centre in Motherwell. Parents\/carers are entitled to receive a clothing grant if they are in receipt of any of the following benefits: Income Support, Job Seekers Allowance, (income based).\u00a0 Employment & Support Allowance (income related),universal credit, housing benefit, council tax rebate. Packed Lunches:\u00a0 Children will be supervised while eating packed lunches and can sit with their friends who are having school dinners. Children are not allowed to leave the playground after school dinner or packed lunch. In accordance with Health and Safety, children are not permitted to go to the shop during lunchtime and we also wish to encourage healthy eating.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20305,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-885","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/StGerardsBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/StGerardsBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/StGerardsBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/StGerardsBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/StGerardsBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=885"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/StGerardsBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/885\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3829,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/StGerardsBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/885\/revisions\/3829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/StGerardsBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}