Well done to Keira N from Owls class who represented Twyning School in the KS2 second stage of the Look Who's Talking competition. She gave a fantastic presentation to the audience under tough competition. We are very proud of Keira. Well done!

Congratulations to Daisy A from Owls Class, who has been awarded 2nd place in the Caterlink Design A Book Cover competition! 175 schools submitted entries from their children, so this is an absolutely amazing achievement Daisy! Well done!

CROSS COUNTRY SMALL SCHOOLS' CHAMPIONS

Yesterday, the fun run and presentations took place at the Vineyards for the cross country series. Unfortunately, both the Spring runs were cancelled before half term due to flooding, so the results were based on the three Autumn runs. We were so delighted to find we had a clean sweep, winning all three available trophies: Small schools' girls, boys and overall. A particularly notable achievement was Isla (3rd in the Y4/5 girls individual competition). Very well done to all our runners who took part; they should be very proud of themselves. Finally, we would like to wish Leo H, Leo N-S, Theo, Jesse, Isla, Lea and Lachlan all the best, as they represent the Tewkesbury district in the County Championships on Sunday at Ashley Manor Preparatory school in Cheltenham. To put this in context, there are 40 runners in the Tewkesbury teams selected from 11 schools. It is testament to the determination and dedication of our children that 7 of those 40 come from our small school.

Our PTFA are hosting a BINGO night on Wednesday 25th March at 7pm in the school hall. Flyers and order forms have been handed out today. Mrs Bowen will have a QR code available to scan if you would prefer to pay by applepay/android pay on your phone. Please see Mrs Bowen before or after school any day, otherwise hand your forms and cash in as usual.

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 

On 20th March, it is Red Nose Day / Comic Relief. Children are invited to wear something red to school (or a red outfit!). We will be holding a cake sale after school, run by the School Council and Health Committee (if they are not at Netball club). Donations of cakes and bakes are welcomed please - bring donations to Mrs Bowen on the Friday morning. Many thanks.

PE KIT: We have noticed that some children are coming in more varied items e.g. black and/or boldly branded items for PE. The school tracksuit is perfect for cold weather. Otherwise, shorts/skort/cycling shorts/joggers should be navy and unbranded. Children may wear their school jumper or cardigan instead of the tracksuit top when cold.

If you wish to book your children onto a crash course this Easter, please see the above information.

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