Healthy Eating
Virgin Mary Girls’ School, Ballymun aims to help all those involved in our school community, children, staff and parents in developing positive and responsible attitudes to eating and to appreciate the contribution good food makes to health.
It is the policy of the school as part of its S.P.H.E. programme to encourage healthy eating habits amongst the pupils. Teachers reinforce this policy in their classrooms.
Eating and drinking are only allowed at break time.
Chewing gum is forbidden.
The school is part of a scheme run by the Department of Social and Family Affairs which provides funding for a healthy morning snack and lunch for each pupil. This supplements the scheme operated by Dublin City Council. The food and drinks are supplied by Glanmore Foods. The school adopted the scheme following consultation with all the parents. Children now no longer bring any food or drinks to school as all their needs are supplied under the scheme.
Exceptions of course are made for children with special dietary requirements.
A daily breakfast club operates on school premises daily between 8.30 a.m. and 9.00 a.m. It provides children with toast, cereal and juice. It is open to all children.
The club is run under the auspices of the School Completion Project.
It is the policy of the school as part of its S.P.H.E. programme to encourage healthy eating habits amongst the pupils. Teachers reinforce this policy in their classrooms.
Eating and drinking are only allowed at break time.
Chewing gum is forbidden.
The school is part of a scheme run by the Department of Social and Family Affairs which provides funding for a healthy morning snack and lunch for each pupil. This supplements the scheme operated by Dublin City Council. The food and drinks are supplied by Glanmore Foods. The school adopted the scheme following consultation with all the parents. Children now no longer bring any food or drinks to school as all their needs are supplied under the scheme.
Exceptions of course are made for children with special dietary requirements.
A daily breakfast club operates on school premises daily between 8.30 a.m. and 9.00 a.m. It provides children with toast, cereal and juice. It is open to all children.
The club is run under the auspices of the School Completion Project.
