For Parents & Carers
School Meals
We operate a cashless canteen system and all canteen top ups will need to be made via your Arbor account. Accounts can only be topped up online and as a cashless school we do not accept cash or cheques for top ups or payments. You can use this guide for full details regarding how to top up
SECONDARY PHASE AUTUMN MENU 2026
WEEK 1: 31 AUG, 21 SEP, 12 OCT, 9 NOV, 30 NOV
WEEK 2: 7 SEP, 28 SEP, 19 OCT, 16 NOV, 7 DEC
WEEK 3: 14 SEP, 5 OCT, 2 NOV, 23 NOV, 14 DEC
MONDAY
WK1: Vegetable Curry & Rice OR Pasta Carbonara - Mixed Vegetables
WK2: Jacket Potato with Cheese & Baked Beans OR Tomato & Red Pepper Pasta Bake -Peas
Fruit Basket
WK3: Margherita Pasta Bake OR Chicken Korma with Mixed Rice - Pea & Corn Mix
Fruit Basket
TUESDAY
WK1: Sweet & Sour Chicken with Mixed Rice OR Bean Goulash with Cous Cous - Sweetcorn
WK2: Classic Pork Sausage & Mash OR Sweet Potato & Chickpea Curry - Mixed Vegetables
WK3: Beef & Lentil Lasagne OR Ratatouille & Chickpea Hotpot - Sweetcorn
WEDNESDAY
WK1: Beef Pasta Bolognaise OR Vegetable Mince Bolognaise – Peas
Fruit Basket
WK2: Chicken Tikka Masala with Mixed Rice OR Mixed Bean & Vegetable Chilli with Mixed Rice – Broccoli
Fruit Basket
WK3: Chicken & Ham Pie OR Vegetable & Lentil Cottage Pie- Farmhouse Vegetables
THURSDAY
WK1: Toad in the Hole OR Mixed Bean & Spinach Curry with Rice - Roast Potatoes - Carrots & Cabbage
WK2: Roast Gammon with Gravy OR Vegetable & Lentil Lasagne - Cabbage & Carrots - Roast Potatoes
WK3: Roast Pork with Apple Sauce OR Mediterranean Vegetable Cobbler - Carrots & Green Beans - Roast Potatoes Blueberry Muffin
FRIDAY
WK1: Quorn Hot Dog OR Pork Burger - Chips
WK2: Chicken Burger in a Roll OR Mexican Bean Vegan Pastry Roll -Chips
WK3: Hot Dog OR Quorn Burger in a Roll - Chips
Meals are cooked in our kitchens at the Secondary Phase by our own staff.
Our canteen staff also offer snacks during mid-morning break.
The school is pleased to provide free hot school meals for all KS1 pupils (R, Y1 and Y2).
Water
We encourage the children to bring in a named, see-through bottle of water, which is available within the classroom, to be sipped throughout the day.
Current thinking states that if children are allowed free access to water this improves both their learning and their general health.
Free School Meals
Your child may be able to get Free School Meals if you qualify for any of the following:
- Income Support
- Income Based Jobseekers' Allowance
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
- Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- The Guaranteed element of State Pension Credit
- Child Tax Credit (provided you are not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
- Working Tax Credit 'run-on' - paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
- Universal Credit
Children who get any of the above benefits in their own right (ie. they get benefits payments directly, instead of through a parent or guardian) can also get Free School Meals.
Children under the compulsory school age who are in full-time education may also be able to get Free School Meals.
Information and how to apply for Free School Meals can be found on the Norfolk County Council website.
If you need any further support, Help with Living Costs can also be found on the Norfolk County Council website.
If you require further help and support with living costs, please refer to www.norfolk.gov.uk/nas or call 0344 800 8020.
For further information or any queries you may have please contact reception@litchamschool.org.uk