It is always great to see the creative designs of water bottles that the children bring to school everyday - the children are all very good at keeping themselves hydrated particularly in the hotter weather but... Please can you ensure that the bottles (including their components which come apart) are regularly washed to avoid any mould building - this does happen especially if children have juice or squash rather than water. We do ask that children only bring water in their bottles rather than squash or juice as it so much healthier for them, particularly their teeth. This is very much recommended and is consistent with other primary school policies. Thank you.

We have taken many pre-orders and numbers are limited, so if you would like a school tea-towel for only £5, please complete and return the order form, with your money, as soon as possible. The tea towels will be with us in around 4 weeks. Order forms were given to every child but if you need another please ask Mrs Bowen for one. Numbers are limited, so get your orders in as soon as possible!! If you do not have cash, you can now pay by using this link https://pay.sumup.com/b2c/QWDDPK2M but please still send in your completed order form, clearly marked "paid online using applepay/googlepay link" otherwise when the tea towels arrive we will not be able to allocate yours to you!

Congratulations to Team Twyning,  Josh W, Elliott S, Millie B and Sam O, who came second to very tough competition in the final of the Schools Nature Quiz, which is an amazing result! We are so proud of you and hope you enjoyed the experience.

This week: Sam O, Amelia H, Freddie N-S, Josh W, Tom Y, Teddy H and Joseph W took part in a cricket tournament at Tewskebury Cricket Club. They played two brilliant games against Glenfell and Tirlebrook. 

The first game against Glenfell ended as a draw with both teams scoring 44 runs. However, the Twyning team managed to take 3 wickets against Glenfell's 2 so it was classed as a win! 

The second game against Tirlerbook was also unbelievably close and it all came down to just 7 runs. Tirlebrook won the game in the last over.

Well done to the cricket team!

What a great night! Thank you to our PTFA for organising this wonderful evening - it looked like everyone really enjoyed themselves. The net total raised was just over £400 which is an amazing amount! Thank you also to Mr Davies for being our Bingo caller.

 On Monday ten year 4 children attended the Move More Tri-golf festival at Sherdons Golf centre. They took part in a variety of putting and chipping challenges and had a fabulous time. Scores were compared against the other participating schools and we were delighted to come back with gold medals for our winning place. Well done to Zane, William, Bertie, Ethan, Alex, Tia, Naomi, Florence, Holly and Eva-Jayne. 

Please can we remind you about the information evening for parents on Thursday 13th June, 6.00pm at school.

WOW! Times Table Rockstars has been brilliant this week!

It is great to see each year group still engaged and working hard on their times tables. Well done everyone. 

Please can children bring raincoats or if it is sunny, they should also bring a sunhat and wear sun cream to school. They also need a tracksuit top or school sweatshirt for PE and sporting clubs over their t-shirt. We are outside for PE as often as possible. There are still a few unnamed PE tops and quite a few jumpers currently in the lost property box - if you have lost one, please come and have a look!

As your catering provider, Caterlink value feedback to help them improve the service they provide to your children. This term they have drawn up a Parent/Guardian survey on the meal provision they provide.

Please complete the survey using the link below. The survey will close on 31st July 2024.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CN9XYWJ

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 

The cost of a school dinner is now £2.71.

If you believe your child may be entitled to free school meals, please look at this link www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/education-and-learning/school-transport-and-free-school-meals/apply-for-free-school-meals/ 

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 remember that all school dinner account balances should be in credit at all times. Many thanks. If your child's account is overdrawn please could you log in and clear the outstanding balance over the weekend? Many thanks.