The cost of a school dinner will increase to £2.95 from 1st April. The new dinner menus which are available from 13th April can now be downloaded by clicking this link: 

www.twyningschool.co.uk/page/school-lunches/106163 

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 

Our prices are increasing very slightly in order to cover staff and resourcing costs. There will be an increase of 50p per hour per child starting from after Easter. Balances must be cleared by each month end. Many thanks for your continued support. 

Before School Club (BSC): £4 per child 

After School Club (ASC): £8 per child 

Next term's clubs are as below. This went out on Dojo earlier this week, so thank you for registering your children - confirmation emails have been sent. There are still 2 spaces left in coding club - first come first served.

Mondays - Junior Choir (KS2) with Nicola Marples - please email the office for details.

Tuesdays - Gardening NOW FULL (Y1-3) - Prof. Nicola Marples and Mrs Bourton

Wednesdays - Nature NOW FULL (Y4-6) - Prof. Nicola Marples and Miss Taylor-Ball

Thursdays - Coding Club 2 SPACES LEFT (Y5&6) - Mr Andy Yates  (MAX 10 CHILDREN)

Friday - Multi-sports (Y1-3) - Mr Pete Healey

All clubs finish at 4:15pm except for Nature Club which finishes at 4:30pm.

We will assume the same children currently doing Nature Club and Multi Sports will continue - please advise us if otherwise, or if your child wants to join and we will check if there are places available.

Please email Mrs Bowen to book your child's place. Places are offered on a first come first served basis and will be confirmed by return email.

Clubs will start the week beginning 20th April, except Junior Choir which starts 13th April.

Reminder: Bikeability starts for year 5 on 20th April. Please ensure your child's forms have been returned, you have paid (Parentpay)  and make sure your child's bike is in a roadworthy condition and meets the requirements in the letters already sent out. Bikes can be locked in the bike shelter at the back of school, but you should be aware that the area by the bins is not locked. We suggest that bikes are taken home overnight. Thank you.

This consultation is the next step in the Government’s work to ensure children’s experiences online are safe and enriching and to understand how technology impacts children’s wellbeing, and what more we can do to help families strike the right balance. Please see this link and share your views on this very important issue. 

www.gov.uk/government/consultations/growing-up-in-the-online-world-a-national-consultation 

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 was installed last week and is now live. The policy and documentation are available on our website. If you have any questions about this, please do get in touch.

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