Here is this week's news:
Good afternoon everyone!
Today was Comic Relief Red Nose Day! Thank you for your kind donations - we have raised £136 so far. We will update you regarding how much the cake sale made as soon as we have totted up.
Next week on Wednesday, the PTFA are holding a BINGO night in the school hall! There are some excellent prizes to be won, and a raffle too! See below for the list of prizes available! Alcoholic and non-alcoholic refreshments will also be available. We hope you will support this fun event. Tickets are still available from the office.
Kind regards,
Miss Gladstone
Congratulations this week go to...
Hazel S
Frankie D
Farley S
Elodie G
William G
25 Mar - BINGO night in the hall 7pm
27 Mar - Last day of term
30 Mar - 10 Apr - Easter Holiday
20 Apr - 23 Apr - Bikeability training for Y5 starts
4 May - Bank Holiday
18 May - 20 May - Residential for Y5&6 - Pioneer Centre
25 - 29 May - Half Term Holiday
10-11 June - Year 3 and 4 residential to Macaroni Wood
16 June - Bag2School day - please bring bags by 8:50am (or night before)
24 and 25 June 2026 Big Step transition taster days are taking place at Tewkesbury Academy.
1st July - BIKER NITE on Twyning Green - school and PTFA providing refreshments
2nd July - THURSDAY 2ND JULY - Sports Day on the green (PM).
12 July - Colour Run (to be confirmed)
15 July - Leavers Service at Tewkesbury Abbey for Y6 Leavers - 1:30pm
15 July - Leavers DISCO and school disco
17 July - Last day of term
We raised £136 this morning! Thank you all so much for your kind donations. Thank you also, to everyone who brought in cakes. We will update you next week on how much was made in the cake sale.
Our PTFA are hosting a BINGO night next Wednesday 25th March at 7pm in the school hall. If you still need tickets, bring £10 per ticket to. Mrs Bowen. She will also have a QR code available to scan if you would prefer to pay by applepay/android pay on your phone.
These amazing prizes are on offer:
Line prizes
* Bayliss and Harding gift set
* Pecksniff's face and body set
* Bayliss and Harding pink gift set
* Cupcakes
* Crochet kit
* Chick Shakes and Disco ball egg for children's line prizes
Full House prizes
* Tewkesbury Garden Centre £20 voucher
* Body Wise Back, Neck and Shoulder Massage
* Aldi £15 voucher
* Tewkesbury Leisure Centre family swim
* Phanthong Thai £30 food voucher
* Fleet £40 voucher
There will also be a hamper raffle on the night. Good luck everyone!
Over recent months, we have made the careful decision to have CCTV installed around the outside of our building to enhance the safety of our premises. It has been installed today and you may see the cameras and signage going up. It will not go live until next week when the policy and documentation will be available on our website. If you have any questions about this, please do get in touch.
Yesterday, eight children took part in the football league at Tewkesbury Academy. They played with determination and excellent teamwork, winning one match, drawing two and losing one. These results were added to the matches played in league 1 in the Autumn. Whilst they did not get into the top 3 medal positions, they were superb in their efforts and values of sportsmanship. Well done Lachlan, Luca, Jacob, Charlie, Reuben, Henry D, Ewan and Sasha.
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
Please can I remind you of the sessions being held at Tewkesbury Youth Support centre from 10-11.30am. Please see the following link for more details.
https://www.move-more.org/SEND-SPORTS-AND-SOCIAL/
Mrs Leggett
If you wish to book your children onto a crash course this Easter, please see the above information. For other holiday sports camps see the posters below.
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.
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
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:
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
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