To think 18 November should not be too late to sign DD up for a school Christmas dinner

[AtheneNoctua]

I am really mad. There was a flyer home. I told DD she could have school dinner on one day. She was delighted. She really wants school dinner but I won't let heave them on the basis that they are crap on a nutritional basis. But, I told her she could have a Christmas lunch and she was thrilled.

So, sent nanny into school this week with the money. Told she missed the deadline (which I thought was today but must have read it wrong... and no longer have the top half of the sheet to see what it said).

So, now I have to send DD (5) to school and say actually YOU can't have a Christmas Dinner (which inceidentally is her favourite food in the whole world) and all her friends are going to sit down and have one.

Am contemplating:

1. Arranging for DD to be "sick" that day.
2. Sending her in with a packed lunch of chocolate, crisps, and peanut butter.

Don't worry, for some reason we are all a bit tetchy tonight (full moon anyone?), vent away

I could make her some yummy peanut butter santa cookies.

Make them chocolate ones-kids are less likely to be allergic to chocolate. Unless of course you mean she is eating them at home and not in her lunch box!

Had they already reached their maximum number? Ds's letter said they would do an extra so many (on top of those already having school lunch that day anyway) and those would be on a first come first served basis. ( Just to clarify - that's first to return slip and money to the school - not a mass lunch time 200 children Christmas exodus to dining room to fight tooth and nail for turkey and crackers! )

We had a max no too as only so many could fit in the dining room at any one time.

Are your School Dinners really not nutritious? You should get Jamie Oliver in .

I pay for my DS to have school dinners as I think they are far more nutritious than sandwiches.

I hope you will be able to contact the School and they will fit your daughter in for the Christmas Dinner.

Our school dinners are great-that's why I asked. Think it's good for children to have a warm meal at lunch before playing outside. Must admit, seeing cornflake tart brought back memories!

Thanks... you have reminded me that I had to apply for DS's school place

The school dinners meet the minimum government regulations, and nothing more. My lunch box soup/sandwich/pasta/etc. is more nutritious.

Oh good God. Now there's a deadline you don't want to miss.

I know you are dying to hear my happy ending. I emailed the school. They said sorry, your fault, no way (or somthing slightly more diplomatic). I e-maile them back to ask if I could either get on a waiting list for kids who are due to get the Christmas lunch but don't show up to school that day or if I could deliver a nice hot meal to the table for DD at lunchtime. Haven't gotten a reply to theat one. But.....

The school caterer (Sodhexo) has responded to my e-mail saying they would be happy to give DD a Christmas Dinner.

YIPPEE!!!!

Although the school receptionist is probably not going to be very happy with me