On Monday 16th, Owls and Hedgehogs are holding their annual Carol Concert at the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Church End, at 6pm. Families are invited to come along and enjoy the festive service. Children should arrive by 5:30pm and wear their festive jumpers with school uniform. Please park with consideration for the residents of Church End and other drivers.

Please can I remind parents not to allow children to play tag games on the playground in the mornings so that we can avoid any accidents before school. The playground is a busy place in the mornings and if we can keep it as calm as possible that will help the children to have a smooth transition into school. Thanks.

We currently have a vacancy for a mid-day supervisor to work during lunchtimes - if you would like to join our team, please do let Miss Gladstone know.

We are also looking for someone to work some shifts at our Before and After School Club - please let Miss Gladstone know if you are interested.

Children have been given a cardboard Christingle collection tube this week. If you are going to the family Christingle service at St Mary Magdalene Church, Church End, please take your filled tube along with you. The service is at 5pm on Christmas Eve. If you are going to any other Christingle service they will be happy to receive your tubes there. Failing this please drop them in to the office and I will pass them on. Many thanks. www.childrenssociety.org.uk/what-we-do 

If your child is registered for and receives the pupil premium or free school meals (this is not the same as universal free school meals, received by all infant aged children),  you are now able to book HAF activities through the link below, from the 18th November.  

https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/education-and-learning/holiday-activities-and-food-programme/

You will need to make sure you are HAF ready by registering to the Children’s Activity Booking system (CABS) and making sure all of your account information is up to date.

If you are not registered for pupil premium/free school meals and want to see if you are eligible, please click this link www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/education-and-learning/free-school-meals/apply-for-free-school-meals/  

Young Gloucestershire

T: 01452 501008 ext. 501

M: 07757730844

Please note that ALL school dinner accounts should be in credit at all times. If your child is in year 3 or above you will need to ensure that they have a credit balance loaded onto their account to cover their needs.

The cost of a school dinner is now £2.71.

If you believe your child may be entitled to free school meals, please look at this link www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/education-and-learning/free-school-meals/apply-for-free-school-meals/ 

Menus for this term are now available from the school website - click to download or ask at the office for a printed copy. www.twyningschool.co.uk/page/school-lunches/106163 

Many thanks.

There are a lot of coughs and cold about at this time of year, as is often the case, but unless your child is really unwell (see below) we encourage you to still send them in to school. We are able to administer Calpol and antibiotics in school - forms are available from Mrs Bowen in the Office so please call in with any medication and complete one if necessary. 

Please click the link below to see NHS guidelines regarding illnesses.

www.nhs.uk/live-well/is-my-child-too-ill-for-school/ 

Please remember to report sickness/illness daily to us via School Spider or email to Mrs Bowen on admin@twyning.gloucs.sch.uk. It is important that illness is reported to school first thing in the morning, otherwise your child's absence could be recorded as an 'unauthorised absence'. If your child is frequently absent due to illness we may ask for a doctors note as per our attendance policy.

Pupils must arrive in school by 8.45am on each school day. The register for the first session will be taken at 9.00am and will be kept open until 9.15am. The register for the second session will be taken at 1.05pm and will be kept open until 1.15pm. 

Please click this link to view our School Attendance Policy, Absence Request forms, and other attendance documentation.

www.twyningschool.co.uk/page/attendance/101727 

We are noticing that there are a few children who are coming to school with alternative drinks such as squash or juice in their water bottles. Please can I remind you all that our policy is for children to drink water only as part of our healthy schools status. 

Can we also remind you that we encourage the following foods as suitable snack choices at break time:

Fruit, vegetables, cheese, cereal bar, fruit bar.

We do remind children not to eat crisps and chocolate at break times where possible.  

Thank you so much.

Please click on these links to view our guides to contacting school. We have also linked relevant policies for reference.

contacts and emails 

guide to contacting school 

communications policy 

parent code of conduct 

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