As usual, we need many helpers to enable our sports day to take place. If you are able to offer your help to run an activity station (the first part of the afternoon), we would be very grateful. I would need to see you at 12pm on the green for a briefing. Please let Mrs Bowen know or email me directly at jleggett@twyning.gloucs.sch.uk 

Thank you, Mrs Leggett

Its Biker Night in Twyning on Wednesday 1st July, and as usual we are offering refreshments. This is a huge fundraiser for our school, and we need as much help as we can get please!

Help is required for the following:

• Cake bakers to donate cakes/cookies etc

• pulled pork x 9 (cooked and in slow cookers)

• big bottle of ketchup!

• onions (cooked and in a tub/wrapped in foil - for hot dogs)

• apple sauce

• stuffing (cooked!)

• Your time! (either setting up after school, helping serve at the event, helping to pack away after)

Any help is really appreciated! If you are able to offer any of the above, please let Mrs Bowen know admin@twyning.gloucs.sch.uk and she will pass on to the PTFA, or message the PTFA Helpers Whats App group (see QR code inside notice board on the playgroup to join this group). 

Mrs Abell is asking for donations to update the play resources in Rabbits. If you have any of the following, in good condition, and are willing to donate these to us, please could you email Mrs Abell on habell@twyning.gloucs.sch.uk - it would be very much appreciated!  We have already received a play kitchen and food!

Wicker baskets 

Fruit bowl 

Clean chopping boards (not previously used for meat) 

Placemats or coasters

Play hoover, cleaning set, ironing board

Toy baby cot or baby items (dolls not needed). 

Magazine rack

Children’s magazines 

Farm animals 

Magnetic tiles 

Wooden car garage (cars not needed). 

Toy diggers 

Old pots, pans, colanders, utensils for mud kitchen.

Gloucestershire County Council are in the process of recruiting volunteer Panel Members to assist with virtual School Admission Appeals for Gloucestershire Schools. 

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, here’s the link to the relevant page on the Gloucestershire County Council website:

Apply to become a volunteer school appeals panel member | Gloucestershire County Council

On Monday we took a team of 10 year 6 children to the Hanley cluster primary rounders tournament at Hanley Castle High School. We played with determination, winning the first two games convincingly, then losing the last and deciding game against Upton by half a rounder. It was hard fought and very close, with our finishing position being 2nd. Well done to Livvy, Keira N, Hallie, Maisie, Florence, Theo, William, Leo N-S, Leo H and Oliver. We now look forward to the Tewkesbury tournament in a few weeks.

I am sure you are all aware of recent news articles about the general cost to families School Uniform and plans to bring in a rule that uniform should have a maximum of three branded pieces of school uniform, so that parents can buy more generic items elsewhere.  With this in mind, we have reviewed our uniform, and have decided that the 3 branded items are going to be:

• School jumper / School cardigan

• PE jacket / new PE fleece (see below)

• PE t-shirt

Our PTFA have kindly offered to supply a branded school bookbag to each new starter - we are very greatful for this.

Regarding the P.E. jacket, and following feedback, we have decided to offer an alternative, cheaper, branded item. Children will be able to wear a navy zip through branded fleece (no hood) as an alternative to the two-tone PE jacket. This will be available via our supplier, Gooch School Uniform in Cheltenham along with all other items. This new jacket could then also double up as a lighter weight coat if needed. 

Please can we remind all parents that shorts/cycling shorts/leggings should be navy not black.

Please see this week's infographics. It is really interesting to see how our attendance as a school fits within the county and national statistics. At Twyning, our whole school attendance is consistently above national and local authority. It is so important that, when well, children do attend school, however, we do appreciate that children need to stay home in some circumstances - please see Is my child well enough for school? for clarification. 

Please remember to top up your child's ParentPay account to cover their school dinners. Your account should be in credit at all times. Many thanks.

Click here to view current menus: www.twyningschool.co.uk/page/school-lunches/106163 

MOVE MORE - TITANS CLUB

This programme is perfect for children who enjoy being active but

prefer a more relaxed, supportive setting.

Move More TITANS will be running weekly on a Thursday at Cleeve

Sports Centre, 5:30-6:30pm during term times.

HTTPS://WWW.MOVE-MORE.ORG/TITANS/ 

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 

Please see below  some useful links to a few excellent wellbeing and mental health resources and an amazing digital therapy app for children:

luminova.app/gloucestershire 

www.onyourmindglos.nhs.uk/ 

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 

This year's Affordable Garden Art Exhibition at Showborough is now open and will run until this Sunday, June 14th. 

Visiting hours are 10:30am-4:00pm