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Here is this week's news:
I hope you have all had a great week!
We are so grateful to the volunteers from Hilton Puckrup Hall who have been very busy this week giving our playground steps a new coat of colour. I am sure you will all agree how amazing it looks!
As you may have noticed, Mrs Leggett has broken her arm! She is looking for a few volunteer helpers who may be able to come into Foxes class on a Monday afternoon (this Monday in particular) until Half Term, to help with her art lessons. Please email Mrs Bowen on admin@twyning.gloucs.sch.uk if you are able to help. Many thanks.
Next Thursday 9th October it is our annual Harvest Festival at 2:30pm in the School hall. Parents are invited to attend. As usual, please can children bring in fruit/vegetables or packets/tins of (in date) food for the children to sell back to you at the end! All proceeds will go to the Food Bank. Many thanks.
Coats - All children should now be bringing a named waterproof coat to school. We have had such changeable weather recently that we never know what the weather will bring at the moment!
Have a wonderful weekend.
Miss Gladstone
Platinums
Platinums
Congratulations this week go to...
Charlie P
Olivia W
Oliver TB
Frankie D
Ben S
Horatio F
Harrison B
Chloe L
Dates for your Diary
Dates for your Diary
9th October - Harvest Festival 2:30pm in the Hall
22nd October - School Discos (details to come next week)
24th October - INSET DAY
27th - 31st October - HALF TERM WEEK
3rd November - Start of term 2
14th November - Children in Need day
21st November - Non Uniform Day - bring a bottle and/or chocolate for the Christmas Fair
28th November - Non Uniform Day - bring a gift item for the Secret Wrapping Room
24th & 25th November - Book Fair in school
6th December - Christmas Fair
8th December - Evening Carol Concert 6pm (Hedgehogs and Owls)
9th December - Nativity dress rehearsal (Rabbits, Squirrels, Foxes)
10th December - Nativity 2pm (Rabbits, Squirrels, Foxes)
11th December - Nativity 10am (Rabbits, Squirrels, Foxes)
16th December - Pantomime morning (Roses theatre)
19th December - Break up for Christmas Holidays
5th January - INSET day
6th January - Start of term 3
24 and 25 June 2026 Big Step transition taster days are taking place at Tewkesbury Academy.
tewkesbury cross country - race 2
tewkesbury cross country - race 2
Yesterday, eighteen of our years 4, 5 and 6 children took part in the second race of the series at the Vineyards. Due to numbers, the girls' age groups were combined this week and our first girl to finish was Isla in 5th place. The larger number of boys meant they still raced separately. Jesse placed 4th in the years 5&4 race and Leo H 5th in the year 6 boys race. Well done to the commitment and effort of all our runners, contributing to our Twyning team: Leo H, Theo, Jack, William R, Bertie, Hallie, Jesse, Joe, Ethan, Isla, Lea, Olivia J, Lachlan, Charlie, George, William B, Willow and Matilda.
reception 2026 intake
reception 2026 intake
If you or anyone you know would like a tour of the school with your Reception 2026 child/children, please ring or speak to Mrs Bowen to book an appointment. We are happy to show you around anytime.
Online applications for September 2026 entry will need to be submitted between 3 November 2025 and 15 January 2026.
Further information can be found here www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/education-and-learning/school-admissions/admissions-to-reception-at-primary-school-3-junior-school-lower-to-middle-school-places-for-september-2024/
Key dates:
Key dates:
From November 2025 : Letters are sent out to Gloucestershire residents explaining how to apply for a school place
From 3 November 2025 to Midnight 15 January 2026 : Application Window opens. Closing date for school applications is Midnight on 15 January 2026
16 April 2026 : Allocation Day
SCHOOL DINNERS
SCHOOL DINNERS
Please remember to top up your child's ParentPay account to cover their school dinners. Your account should be in credit at all times so please make sure there is enough in there to cover the next few weeks. Many thanks.
Click here to view new menus which start after Half Term: www.twyningschool.co.uk/page/school-lunches/106163
free school meals/pupil premium
free school meals/pupil premium
Apply online for pupil premium and free school meals - check to see if your child is eligible using the confidential online portal available on our website www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/education-and-learning/free-school-meals/
You can secure a tasty free meal for your child and save yourself up to £480 per year. Plus our school receives extra funding for each eligible child registered. If you receive a qualifying benefit, we are entitled to extra funding. So even if you don’t want your child to take a free meal, you should still apply to make sure that we receive all the government funding to which we are entitled.
Children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 already receiving an Universal Infant Free School Meal arranged by their school, will still need to apply to enable school to get any extra funding. For further information, including a list of qualifying benefits, click the link above.
'art exhibition'
'art exhibition'
Recently, we were invited to join in in creating a Tewkesbury-wide primary schools art display. Our classes decorated paper leaves to create a display at Holy Trinity Church in Tewkesbury. The display will be on between 7th and 10th October in the mornings and during the Mop Fair evenings from 3pm to 9:30pm, and also on Saturday 11th between 10am and 5pm. We are told there will be some sweet treats available for the children if they can find their leaf! (While stocks last!!) .
communication with school
communication with school
I just wanted to remind parents about the most effective ways to make contact with your child's teacher should you need to. You can also advise us if your child is off school sick/unwell on the School Spider app. This is also in the communications section of the website. This document also lists all of the emails for the teachers. We kindly ask that you do not use the private messaging system on Dojo but instead use email please. Many thanks for your support as always. spaces.schoolspider.co.uk/uploads/605/page/40075479_page_file.pdf
half term camps
half term camps
Please click the link below to read this informative guide.
drive.google.com/file/d/1kyzgfYqmDkH7_5p0Xybx85J5tnfMv8-b/view?usp=sharing
Some useful links:
Keeping children safe online: www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/health-and-social-care/children-young-people-and-families/keeping-your-child-safe-online/
Safeguarding and E Safety: www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/curations/anti-bullying-week
Gaming and social media : www.askaboutgames.com/pegi-age-ratings#:~:text=Essentially,%20the%20PEGI%20rating%20on,deemed%20suitable%20for%20adults%20only.
If you believe your family to be eligible for Free School Meals, please click on this link: https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/education-and-learning/school-transport-and-free-school-meals/apply-for-free-school-meals/
Health and sickness information "Is my child too ill for school?" https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/is-my-child-too-ill-for-school/
Please click this link to view our School Attendance Policy, Absence Request forms, and other attendance documentation. www.twyningschool.co.uk/page/attendance/101727
Register for School Milk: https://www.coolmilk.com
A collection of links to find and get help in all sorts of situations from Anxiety, Health related, young persons help, depression and much more:
hubofhope.co.uk/concerns?concerns=86&latitude=52.0286023&longitude=-2.1466844
Gloucestershire Families in Partnership news and information can be found by clicking here:
WELLBEING & MENTAL HEALTH
WELLBEING & MENTAL HEALTH
Please see below some useful links to a few excellent wellbeing and mental health resources and an amazing digital therapy app for children:
www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/media/mujkq12k/gcc_3002-cyp-mental-health-handout_aw-crop-large.pdf
hubofhope.co.uk/concerns?concerns=86&latitude=52.0286023&longitude=-2.1466844
communications with school
communications with school
Please click on these links to view our guides to contacting school. We have also linked relevant policies for reference.
Contact
Please feel free to make contact with me via email head@twyning.gloucs.sch.uk should you need to speak to me. During evenings and weekends, I may not be able to respond to you straight away but I will make contact with you during normal working hours as soon as I can. Many thanks for all of your support.
Kindest regards
Miss L Gladstone
Headteacher
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