Healthy Pupils

Here at Shade School, we are very keen to promote good health among our pupils. Our school lunches, from Todmorden High School, are excellent - providing healthy, nutritious and tasty food for your children.

For those bringing packed lunches, we encourage healthy contents, such as sandwiches, fruit and a drink - no sweets, bars of chocolate or cans/bottles of fizzy drinks.  

Key Stage 2 children can bring a snack in for morning break. 

If you are intending to send in healthy snacks with your child, please limit them to the list below.

• Vegetable sticks.
• A piece of fresh or dried fruit.
• Bread sticks/plain pretzels/ banana bread/ malt loaf, oat/rice cakes
• Homemade snack – flapjacks or other oat/whole grain-based snacks. These must be nut free. Items brought into school should be carefully checked by you, to ensure this.

We are aiming for a common-sense approach, with the key being to keep it healthy and no chocolate, sweets or crisps.

Children under 5 have milk provided at mid-morning break, with children being given a piece of fruit in the morning in EYFS and KS1.

We also encourage children to drink water throughout the day, as research proves that regular intake of water increases concentration levels.

School Nursing

School Nursing is now provided by the Locala Team on behalf of the NHS.

Your School Nursing Team is made up of registered nurses some with a specialist qualification in School Nursing, a School Nurse Team Leader and School Nurse Assistants. This team works alongside children and families, school staff and other professionals.

Calderdale School Nursing patient leaflet

Family Hubs Website- information on health and wellbeing

 https://calderdalefamilyhubs.org.uk/