Aspire Catering Update Menu Free lunches Have you

Aspire Catering Update & Menu Free lunches- Have you taken advantage ? ? Yes there is such a thing! A saving of up to £ 11. 50 per child per week…. . that is around £ 400 per child per year. If your child is in Year 3, 4, 5 or 6, and you are in receipt of benefits, your child could be entitled to free school meals. It is quick and easy to apply, either call 0300 123 4048 or visit www. hertfordshire. gov. uk/services/schools-and-education/at-school/free-school-meals. aspx If your child is in Reception, Year 1 or 2, school meals are free for all children and funded by the Governments Universal Free School Meals Grant. Even though the meals are free, we would encourage any family in receipt of benefits to apply for free school meals. This will enable the school to access additional funding for your child e. g. pupil premium. To apply simply follow the instructions above. Special Diets? Allergies? No problem…simply contact the school office or Email the Head of Catering Paul Bodsworth pbodsworth@aspireacademies. org. uk Allergy key : GF— Gluten Free, DF— Dairy Free, NF— Nut Free, VG— Suitable for Vegan, V— Vegetarian Spring/Summer Spring is in the air at last, with this so is our new spring/summer menu. We will also be holding some themed lunches across the next few terms to add a little variety and difference to the menu working along side each school and their term focuses. Look out for these in your school news letters. I am pleased to share with you that the launch of our “super sauce” has been well received by the children, and hopefully you as a parent , knowing we are trying to get as much vitamins, minerals and vegetables into a child's diet when they are dining with us for lunch. If I can be of any assistance our you would like to discuss any dishes on the menu then please get in touch. Bon Appétit! Aspire Academies Trust, High Street, Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, HP 30 HL, E-mail: admin@aspireacademies. org. uk

25 th March, 29 th April , 20 th May, 17 th June, 8 th July, Day Main Course Vegie Cheese & Onion potato bake (NF, V) Allergy Free Mozzarella & Haddock Fish cake with chips (GF, NF, DF) Monday Cod Goujons with peas and chips Tuesday Savoury Quorn mince Chicken Pie with Mash, in a Yorkshire pudding BBQ Chicken and rice Vegetables & Gravy with mash (NF, DF, GF) (NF, V, ) Wednesday Mature Cheddar Italian style beef Cheese Quiche with meatballs and spaghetti diced potatoes (NF, V, VG) Thursday Quorn Sausages served Roast Pork served with Vegetable biryani and with Roast potatoes, rice fresh vegetables, Yorkshire Pud (NF, V, GF, VG) Yorkshire Pud and gravy (V, NF, GF) Friday Pizza Feast - choice of peperoni, margherita or veggie topped pizza served with pasta, salad and golden wedges (GF, V, VG, DF, NF) Tomato, Pepper and cheese tray bake with diced potatoes (NF, V, GF, ) Lunch Menu Week 1 Fresh Baked Jacket Potatoes with a choice of fillings are available every day Help yourself salad bar is available every day All meals are served with Seasonal Vegetables and Potatoes

1 st April, 6 th May, 3 rd June, 24 th June , 15 th July Day Monday Tuesday Main Course Vegie Puff pastry Pork Sausage roll with chips/pasta Spinach and Ricotta cannelloni with garlic bread (NF, V, ) Allergy Free Oriental stir fry vegetables with mushroom rice and BBQ sauce (NF, DF, GF, V, VG) Lunch Menu Week 2 Cheese , tomato and onion Vegetable and Cheese Chicken chunks with a pinwheels with baked sauté potato bake choice of dips with wedges (NF, DF, GF, V) baked wedges (NF, GF, V) Mixed vegetable cobbler (NF, GF, V) Sweet and Sour Chicken with rice (NF, DF, GF) Fresh Baked Jacket Potatoes with a choice of fillings are available every day Wednesday Traditional beef lasagne with garlic bread Thursday Roast Chicken and stuffing served with roast potatoes and vegetables, Yorkshire Pud and gravy Friday All meals are served Burger Bar Choose between a beef burger or a bean burger, add fillings of your choice, served with chips, salad and vegetables with Seasonal (GF, DF, NF, V, VG) Quorn fillet and stuffing served with roast potatoes, Vegetable bolognaise vegetables, Yorkshire Pud pasta bake and gravy (NF, GF, V, VG, DF) (NF, V) Help yourself salad bar is available every day Vegetables and Potatoes

22 nd April , 13 th May, 10 th June, 1 st July, 22 nd July Day Monday Main Course Beef pasta bolognaise with garlic bread Vegie Macaroni cheese with garlic bread (NF, GF, V) Allergy Free Mushroom stroganoff with rice (NF, GF, V, VG) Tuesday Pork sausages with mash Cheese omelette with Pasta Napolitano with potato, vegetables and vegetables garlic bread gravy (NF, GF, V) (NF, DF, GF, V, VG) Wednesday Chicken curry and rice with naan bread Thursday Roast Beef served with Roasted Quorn 5 Bean chilli con carne roast potatoes and f Sausages served with rice vegetables, Yorkshire Pud roast potatoes and fresh (NF, DF, GF, V, VG) and gravy vegetables, Yorkshire Pud and gravy (NF, GF, V) Creamy Quorn pie with Turkey meatballs with diced potatoes and spaghetti vegetables (NF, DF, GF) (NF, GF, V) Friday Hot Dogs - Choose your own hot dog, veggie dog, allergy free hot dog, served with chips, salad and vegetables (DF, NF, V, GF, VG) Lunch Menu Week 3 Fresh Baked Jacket Potatoes with a choice of fillings are available every day Help yourself salad bar is available every day All meals are served with Seasonal Vegetables and Potatoes