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If you ordered a Class photograph from Lafayette Photography it will be home with your child at the start of this week. | The School Nursing Team will be in Camphill this Friday administering the FLU Vaccination to P1 - P7 pupils. | Senior Choir members from P6 & P7 will be performing on BBC Newsline in December (date to be confirmed) ....... Parents of P6 & P7 choir members please see your Parentmail this week.  | Poppies will be on sale in school this week - minimum 50p donation. | ANNUAL TOY SALE is coming next FRIDAY 15th November...... all donations are now welcome...... | P2 parents - 'Three Little Builders' STEM workshop in school this Tuesday. | P3 & P4AMcL parents attending the 'Fresh Little Minds' workshop this Wednesday - The workshop will take place from 2-3pm - please see your Parentmail for details.  | P4 parents - Class Visit to Ballymena Library this Thursday - have you given permission for your child to go - via your Parentmail payment?  | P6 parents - pupils in P6 go to Ballymena Academy this Tuesday to see 'The Addams Family' musical - have you given permission via your Parentmail payment?  | P6 Nov/Dec swimming payment opens on Mon. 4th Nov - see Parentmail for details. | School Car parking reminder - as we move into the darker mornings and afternoons please remember to drive safely around school grounds. At morning drop-off time this is a reminder that no one should be stopping on the roundabout - cars should keep moving at all times to allow the swift flow of traffic in and out of school grounds.  Thank you. 
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CONSULTATION ON UPDATE TO NUTRITIONAL STANDARDS FOR SCHOOL FOOD

5th Feb 2020

If you would like to 'have a say' about 'Food in Schools' please see the message below issued from The Dept. of Education.

CONSULTATION ON UPDATE TO NUTRITIONAL STANDARDS FOR SCHOOL FOOD

The Department of Education has launched a public consultation on proposed updates to Nutritional Standards for School Food. The consultation period will run from 30 January 2020 until 27 March 2020 inclusive. The consultation document and on-line response form can be accessed on the Department of Education website at:

https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/consultations

You can comment on the proposals via the online response form. Alternatively, paper copies can be obtained by contacting the Department of Education:

By Phone: 02891 279852

By e-mail: nutritional.standards@education-ni.gov.uk

By writing to: Food in Schools Team

Department of Education

Room 6.06

Rathgael House

43 Balloo Road

Bangor BT19 7PR

The consultation will close for comments at 5pm on 27 March 2020. A summary of the responses to this consultation will be published on the DE website.

As the school environment can have a significant influence on the health behaviours of children and young people and in particular their food choices, it is important that all food provided in school is in keeping with up-to-date government advice on healthy eating.