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Primary News
March 2017
School Meal Prices
At a recent Special Council meeting a planned school meal price increase of 10p was approved.
Accordingly, from 19 th April 2017, primary meal charges will be £2.10 daily (unless free meal school
entitlement) and the secondary 2-course meal equivalent will increase to £2.25. All new menus and
price lists will be available on www.pkc.gov.uk/schoolmeals.
All pupils in P1-3 are automatically receive free school meals. For pupils in P4 or above you can
claim free school meals for your child(ren) if you are receiving:
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Income Support (IS)
Income based Job Seeker's Allowance (IBJSA)
Any income related element of Employment and Support
Allowance
Pink Day
Child Tax Credit (CTC), but not Working Tax Credit, and your income is less than £16,105.
Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Working Tax Credit (WTC) and your income is less than £6,420
If you are between 16 and 18 years old and receive any of these benefits in your own right,
you can claim free school meals for yourself.
You may also be eligible if you are an asylum seeker receiving support under Part VI of the
Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
Universal Credit
For more information or to apply for free school meals please look on the council website
http://www.pkc.gov.uk/freeschoolmeals or ask at the school office.
Bounce Back
Throughout the primary a programme called Bounce Back is used to teach pupils wellbeing and
resilience. The Australian programme was developed to promote positive mental health and wellbeing
in classrooms and to help pupils act resiliently when faced with challenges and adversity. The
programme teaches the importance of eight core values: honesty, fairness, responsibility, support,
cooperation, acceptance of differences, respect and friendliness and inclusion. The following Bounce
Back acronym helps support pupils in developing resilience:
Bad times don’t last. Things get better. Stay optimistic.
Other people can help if you talk to them. Get a reality check.
Unhelpful thinking makes you feel more upset. Think again.
Nobody is perfect – not you and not others.
Concentrate on the positive (no matter how small) and use laughter.
Everybody experiences sadness, hurt, failure, rejection and setbacks sometimes, not just you. They
are a normal part of life. Try not to personalise them.
Blame fairly. How much of what happened was due to you, to others and to bad luck or
circumstances?
Accept what can’t be changes (but try to change what you can change first).
Catastrophising exaggerates your worries. Don’t believe the worst possible picture.
Keep things in perspective. It’s only part of your life.