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Here is this week's news:
I hope you have all had a good week. I have sent you all links to some surveys on School Spider. Your feedback is always gratefully received and is very useful to share with governors. I will then share with you at a later date our school response document "You said, We did" so that you can see how we have acknowledged your thoughts and comments. Thank you so much for taking the time to complete them.
School Disco forms have gone out today. Please get your forms back asap. Payment can be made by cash or by card payment on our SUMUP system - see Mrs Bowen to "tap to pay". Sadly we cannot use the QR code scanning anymore as they now charge £39 per month for this service!
School Photos proofs were sent out this week - please place your orders by completing the slip and paying online or by cheque. Hand the slip in to Mrs Bowen as soon as possible. We are unable to take cash for these orders.
If you know anyone who might have children wishing to join our Reception Class next September, we are holding a New Reception 2027 Open Evening on Tuesday 20th October at 6:30pm in the School Hall. Please spread the word!
Don't forget to book your place on the Wreath Making workshop - there are only a few spaces left now, so please book by emailing Mrs Bowen asap if you would like a place reserved for yourself.
Kind regards,
Miss Gladstone
Platinums
Platinums
Congratulations this week go to...
Sophie T-P
Horatio F
Millie W-N
George B
Oliver W
Chloe L
Anna W
Imogen Y
Dates for your Diary
Dates for your Diary
15th Oct - 3rd Cross Country race (vineyards)
20th Oct - Year 6 visit to Tewkesbury Academy (pm)
20th Oct - New Reception 2027 families Open Evening 6:30pm
21st Oct - School discos from 5:30pm (details to follow)
22nd October - Harvest Assembly (parents invited) 2pm
23rd Oct - last day of term
26th Oct - 30th Oct - Half Term Holiday
10th - 12th Nov - Parents Evenings
3rd Dec - PTFA event - Christmas Wreath Making evening in the hall (see below)
9th Dec - Nativity 2pm in school hall (years R,1,2,3)
10th Dec - Nativity 10am in school hall (years R,1,2,3)
12th Dec - School Christmas Fair
14th Dec - KS2 Christmas Carol Concert at St Mary Magdalene Church, Church End
15th Dec - Panto trip to The Roses Theatre
16th Dec - School Christmas Lunch
18th Dec - last day of term
21st - 3rd Jan - Christmas Holidays
4th Jan - INSET day - no school
5th Jan - Term begins for all children
lorries in the village
lorries in the village
The contracts manager at the construction site in the village has contacted us with some dates for when they have some large deliveries, which will require both Fleet Lane and the whole of High Street to be free from cars parked on the side of the road. We have been advised that this COULD affect school drop off and pick up times and that people should NOT park on the roadsides from 7am - 5pm.
These large deliveries are currently scheduled for:
Monday 28th September (this was brought forward to 24th Sept)
Thursday 1st October
Monday 12th October
Monday 9th November
We will update you with further information as we know it.
disco time!
disco time!
Order forms have been given to all children today. Please hand in your slips to Mrs Bowen ASAP. If you wish to volunteer to help out on the night, there is a section on the form to indicate this. We appreciate ALL help, whether its face painting, selling cakes, sweets, being on hall duty making sure the children are all having a lovely time...
If anyone fancies being a DJ (clean spotify lists only!) please come and see Mrs Bowen. 🕺🪩
christmas wreath making!
christmas wreath making!
We are looking forward to this exciting Wreath Making event organised by our PTFA. Spaces are limited so if you would like to book, please email Mrs Bowen as soon as possible on admin@twyning.gloucs.sch.uk to book your place.
school dinners
school dinners
School dinners are £2.95 each for all children from Year 3 and above, unless you qualify for free school meals (see below for details of this). School dinner accounts should always be in credit. Please make sure you have loaded money onto your children's accounts.
Click here to view current menus: www.twyningschool.co.uk/page/school-lunches/106163
attendance information
attendance information
Please see this week's infographics. It is really interesting to see how our attendance as a school fits within the county and national statistics. At Twyning, our whole school attendance is consistently above national and local authority. It is so important that, when well, children do attend school, however, we do appreciate that children need to stay home in some circumstances - please see Is my child well enough for school? for clarification.
Please note, these current figures reflect the first few weeks and we have had a lot of sickness. We are hoping to see a good upward trend as the week's progress...
uniform update
uniform update
We are delighted to let you know that we now have a new uniform supplier (SCHOOL TRENDS). Our existing supplier (GOOCH) will be continuing as well for the next few months.
The uniform section of our website has been updated accordingly. Please follow this link to School Trends:
https://www.schooltrends.co.uk/collections/twyning-school
Please note the slight changes to the PE uniform from our new supplier.
Many thanks for your patience. Please let us know if there are any initial teething problems but hoping that ordering should be a smooth process!
In line with government guidelines, school uniform should have a maximum of three branded pieces, so that parents can buy more generic items elsewhere. Our 3 branded items are:
School jumper / School cardigan
New style PE fleece
PE t-shirt
Our PTFA have kindly offered to supply a branded school bookbag to each new starter - we are very grateful for this. The white polo shorts do not need to be logo polo shirts, however the option is available should you wish to buy them.
For PE, shorts/cycling shorts/leggings should be navy not black.
communication with school
communication with school
I just wanted to remind parents about the most effective ways to make contact with your child's teacher should you need to. You should 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 where you can download a document that 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. Click this link www.twyningschool.co.uk/page/communications/140690 and then click on the blue band "contacts and emails" to download.
free school meals - please read
free school meals - please read
Why should you apply?
Why should you apply?
For every child that is entitled to free school meals the school receives extra funding to enhance provision and improve progress and outcomes for children. So please apply even if you do not wish to take up your free school meal.
Who is eligible for benefits based free school meals?
Who is eligible for benefits based free school meals?
Your child might be able to get free school meals if you get any of the following:
Universal Credit
Income Support
Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
The guaranteed element of Pension Credit
Child Tax Credit (provided you are not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
Working Tax Credit run-on - paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
Children who get paid these benefits directly, instead of through a parent or guardian, can also get free school meals.
Please note - From the start of the 2026 to 2027 academic year, eligibility is being expanded to all children from households in receipt of Universal Credit regardless of household earnings.
Infant free school meals in England
Infant free school meals in England
Your child will be able to get free school meals if they are in:
Reception
Year 1
Year 2
We still ask that you apply for free school meals so that the school does not miss out on additional funding to which it is entitled.
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:
WELLBEING & MENTAL HEALTH
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:
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
communications with school
communications with school
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
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