Twyning School - Newsletter 31.01.2025

Here is this week's news:

I hope that you have all had a great week. We have all had a good week in school.

Thank you to everyone who has sent in their disco slips so far - if you've not returned yours yet, please do so asap. The discos are on Wednesday 12th February. If you have not got an order form please ask at the Office.

ASDA Rewards:

I have been advised that parents using the ASDA Rewards app have raised a total of £106.95 for school funds! This is amazing! Thank you to everyone involved.

Don't forget that you can also raise funds by using the EasyFundraising method? Click www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/twyningschool/?searchSessionId=eff2acd9-fbb3-41fc-8711-78910debdce9 for more details. Many thanks.

Parking outside school:

Please can I ask again that parents do not stop vehicles on the yellow zigzags outside school (even for a brief moment while a child gets out of the car). There have been a number of concerns raised by members of the community about this and the risk of accidents that may occur. Please allow enough time to park across the green if needed. Many thanks again.

Have a lovely weekend.

Miss Gladstone

Platinums

Congratulations this week go to...

Vinnie A

Grace G

Fletcher W

Lillie H

William B

Dates for your Diary

12th February - Valentine's Disco evening.

17th - 21st February - Half Term holiday

5th March - No After School Club today due to staff training

19th March - Cyber Security evening

25th March - Rabbits Class visit from 'The Animal Man'

14th - 25th April - Easter Holidays

28th April - INSET DAY - school closed

5th May - Bank Holiday - school closed

26th May - 30th May - Half Term holiday

25 June and 26 June - Tewkesbury School Big Step Transition days 2025

11th July - Year 5 trip to Tewkesbury Medieval Festival Schools Day

18th July - Last day of term

vacancies

We are advertising for a TA position in KS2. The advert can be found here: https://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/schoolvacancies/details.aspx?ID=32993&page=0

We also have a vacancy for a mid-day supervisor to work during lunchtimes - if you would like to join our team or know anyone who might be interested, please let Miss Gladstone know or email Mrs Tingle at bursar@twyning.gloucs.sch.uk .

children's mental health week

You and your family can take part in Children's Mental Health Week from 3-9 February 2025 from home.

In 2025, the week’s focus will be Know Yourself, Grow Yourself. We want to equip and empower children, young people, and the adults who surround them to embrace self-awareness and explore what it means to them.

Each year, Place2Be experts create fun and engaging resources for families, parents and carers to take part in Children's Mental Health Week. This year we're partnering with Here4You, supported by The Walt Disney Company and the Inside Out 2 characters to explore our theme Know Yourself, Grow Yourself.

www.childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk/families/

tewkesbury and cheltenham swimming gala

On Tuesday, six of our year 5 and 6 children took part in a swimming gala at Tewkesbury Academy. They all swam in an individual race, a relay and four fun events. They tried their best and were a credit to the school. In the end, we placed equal second, with Christchurch taking the winners spot. Well done to Alex, Josh, Livvy, Leo H, Henry R and Jack.

PTFA CHANGES - can you help?

Sadly our Chair and Treasurer are stepping down this year. After many years of volunteering, it is time for them to pass on the reins to a new committee. Without a new committee forming, our PTFA will have to fold. Please have a think and put your name forward if you can - the existing chair and treasurer are willing to give a full handover and offer any assistance that you may need. Please see the posters in the PTFA noticeboard on the playground if you are interested in forming a new committee and/or volunteering as a committee member.

Parent pay accounts

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

move more holiday camps

Move More are our local activity network and charity who we register with for our external competitions/festivals, specialist coaching and staff training. They are delivering their popular Holiday Camp at John Moore Primary School this February Half Term in addition to their many camps in Cheltenham. Their non-profit holiday camps provide children with lots of opportunities to be active, have fun, make friends and try lots of new and different activities. They are running a discounted rate of £23.50 per day during February half term at their John Moore Camp in Tewkesbury! Parents/carers and families can find out more and book online at https://www.move-more.org/camps/.

snacks and 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.

communications with school

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

communications with school

guide to contacting school

communications policy

parent code of conduct

Before and After School Care

Fees for our before and after school care facility are £3.50 for a morning session and £7 for an afternoon session.

Balances should be cleared by the end of each month at the latest. Many thanks. If you use government vouchers please email Mrs Tingle at bursar@twyning.gloucs.sch.uk to advise when you have made a payment, each time you do this.

How do I register my child?

To register for Before or After School Club, please complete and send in the booking form which can be downloaded from our website or ask Mrs Bowen for a printed copy. These forms should be returned to Mrs Bowen at admin@twyning.gloucs.sch.uk .

sickness information

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.

WELLBEING & MENTAL HEALTH

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

Some useful links:

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

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

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

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