School Dinners
We work closely with Caterlink, who run the catering contract for Merton maintained schools, to ensure school dinners are healthy. School meals are prepared and cooked on site daily in our school kitchen. Their menu offers vegetarian and Halal options and can accommodate allergy and dietary needs, but these must be shared with them and the school as soon as a school place is accepted, so that the company can adapt/create an appropriate menu for your child. Please email info@hillcross.merton.sch.uk if your child has specific dietary requirements, and we will send you an online form that goes directly to the catering company. As well as their hot lunch, the children are free to choose from a piece of freshly baked bread and from the salad cart, which offers a range of freshly cut vegetables each day. Menus change twice per year. You can view the current menu by clicking the link on the right.
Currently, all children in Reception to Year Six are entitled to a free school meal, under the London Mayors offer 'Meals scheme for every primary school child in London'. However, school meals need to be pre-ordered through your child/ren's MCAS account. Nursery families have the option to purchase a school meal for their child on the days that they attend school all day.
IMPORTANT – Please note that if you do not pre-order a school meal for your child/ren, the catering company will not know to prepare a school meal for them, and they may have to wait until the end of service to ascertain if there is enough food for them to have a meal that day. Orders can be placed more than a term in advance.
To book a school meal for your child, please follow these instructions:
1. Log in to MCAS Account using your credentials.
2. Navigate to the section for booking meals.
3. Select the dates for which you would like to book a hot dinner.
4. Choose the meal option for your child. You can choose a school meal, a halal option or a vegetarian option.
5. Confirm the booking.
If you have any questions or require assistance with the booking process, please do not hesitate to contact the school office.
