School Dinners

At Whale Hill Primary, children can enjoy a variety of healthy, delicious, and nutritious meals thoughtfully prepared by Mellors Catering Company. If you would like a menu so that you and your child can choose their meals together, please see below, or call into the school office.

We are looking forward to sharing our upcoming theme days with you all, and will share future dates as we know them.

If your child is currently on packed lunches, and would like to swap back to dinners – please notify the school office, as we have a form for you to complete. We need two weeks notice to swap from packed lunches to dinners, and vice versa, to allow our Cook to order food in, according to dinner numbers.

If you think you may be eligible for Free school meals, even if your child is in Year Reception, One or Two, you can apply online here. https://apply.cloudforedu.org.uk/ofsm/sims

March 5th sees us celebrating World Book Day. Our school meals take on a literary twist as we celebrate our favourite books. What is your favourite book to read?

In February, we celebrated the Lunar New Year and pancake day.

February 12th sees the start of the Lunar Year of the Horse  – this represents hard work, bravery, and resilience – something we think fits us very well here at Whale Hill.

February 17th is Pancake Day, and we will be serving up American Pancakes with fruit and toffee sauce.

A Flipping fantastic February 

January has been our ‘Eat the Rainbow’ month. This theme day is more than just tasting vegetables; it’s about giving your child a powerful boost in well-being and brainpower:

Immunity Supercharge: Each colour of the rainbow—from the vitamin C in red peppers to the antioxidants in blue berries—acts like a shield, giving their immune system the essential nutrients it needed to fight off winter bugs.

Boosted Mood & Focus: Did you know that regular consumption of fruit is linked to children having better mood and lower levels of anxiety? Fuelling up with colourful foods helps sustain energy and concentration throughout the day.

A Palate Adventure: We’ll turn mealtimes from a struggle into an adventure! Our fun activities encourage kids to be brave eaters, trying new textures and colours and expanding their favourite food list.

Cook has been very busy making sure there are lots of options to choose from, in a very friendly way. How many different colours has your child eaten this month?

Our kitchen staff work incredibly hard all year round – but never more than on Christmas dinner day. This is not just any food, this is Whale Hill Christmas Dinner. We all really enjoyed it, and want to pass on our thanks to Cook and all the kitchen staff, and their helpful elves, for all their hard work.

For more information on Mellors Catering, click here.