Well done to all those who auditioned, whether you got through or not - we are very proud of you! Everyone did incredibly well in their auditions but as always, we were not able to send everyone through to the final. The final will be held in the school hall on the evening of Wednesday 9th April at 6.30pm.  This is an amendment to the original date of 10th April, which has been changed due to cubs/scouts being on the Thursday. We hope you will all come along and watch the show - tickets will be available soon for £1 each, and there will also be refreshments on sale on the night. From what I've heard and seen so far it's going to be a great evening!

Please see the poster above for further details of how to book tickets to the fund raising concert next Saturday 29th March. Paul Dorkings and Will Parkinson have kindly agreed to donate their share of the profits to our School, and we are very grateful for this. Please show your support by buying a ticket and attending this Charity Gig. You will also be supporting The Cure Parkinson's Trust.  

Our PTFA and School Council Easter fundraiser is Twyning-tastic Golden Ticket Chocolate Bars!  Chocolate bars will be on sale from 3:15pm Thursday 3rd April and then every morning and afternoon until we break up. If you find a lucky golden ticket inside your bar, take it to Mrs Bowen to choose your prize. Prizes will be given out on the last day of term in assembly.

On Wednesday, thirty-six of our children took part in the Move More Feet First dance festival at the stunning setting, Cheltenham Town Hall. They all danced superbly, with our older children opening the performance with real panache. Our younger group performed with enthusiasm and energy and we are very proud of them all. Well done to Keira N, Eliza, Isla, Cleo, Florence, Daisy, Nika, Scarlett, Livvy, Hallie, Evie, Holly P, Beatrice, Ethan, Lacey-May, Maisie, Keira R, Olivia J, Eva-Jayne, Bonnie, Fletcher, Grace, Bethan, Violet, Toby, Montana, Willow, Olivia B, Jack W, Lydia, Elodie, Matilda, Ewan, Ercin, Francesca and Olive.

Please can everyone make sure all school dinners accounts are in credit at all times.  Many thanks.

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 

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.

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.

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