Twyning School - Newsletter 17.11.23
This week's news: What a busy week! The children have enjoyed the first School disco of the school year, we have had our Open Evening for next year's reception families, and today we enjoyed a non-uniform day and dance-a-thon!
Platinums
Congratulations this week go to...
Jack Western
Tilly Shephard
Eva-Jayne Staines
Leighton Fletcher
Poppy Anders-Turfrey
Beau Shephard
Dates for your Diary
Tuesday 21st November - Bag 2 School Day (recycling bags will be handed out just before)
Wednesday 22nd November - PTFA meeting in the school hall - AGM - all welcome!
Wednesday 22nd November - Flu Spray Day for all who have consented.
Friday 24th November - Non Uniform Day - bring a gift for the secret wrapping room
Monday 27th November - Thursday 30th November - Scholastic Book Fair in School after school each day.
Saturday 2nd December - School Christmas Fair.
Wednesday 6th December - Recorders and Violin Performance (Years 2 and 3) - 2.15pm in the hall
Wednesday 13th December - Rabbits, Squirrels and Foxes Nativity performance 2pm in the hall
Thursday 14th December - Rabbits, Squirrels and Foxes Nativity performance 10am in the hall
Monday 18th December - Hedgehogs and Owls Christmas Carol Concert at St Mary Magdalene's Church 6pm
Tuesday 19th December - Whole school trip to the pantomime Beauty and The Beast, at The Roses Theatre in Tewkesbury.
Wednesday 20th December - School Christmas lunch (see below)
Wednesday 20th December - Ukulele performance (Year 1) 2.30pm in the hall.
Friday 22nd December - Last day of term
Next years Bag2School days - 19th January and 19th April 2024
school photos
Hopefully you have all seen your children's photograph proofs which were sent home earlier this week. Please can you return your orders and payment to the school office by the 24th November. Many thanks.
bag 2 school day next week!
On Tuesday it is Bag2School day. Your child should have come home with a bag today so if you are having a clear out, please bring your filled bags to school on Tuesday morning. The van will collect them at 9am when the bags will be weighed and we will be given a cheque for the amount due.
thank you!
We have just taken delivery of two of these amazing rainbow dens for our playground, thanks to our PTFA's amazing fundraising last year.
New PTFA committee members are always needed, and if you wish to find out more, please come along to the AGM which is being held in the school hall on Wednesday 22nd November at 7.30pm. Refreshments will be available.
If you don't want to join the committee but just want to see what the PTFA is about, please also fell free to come along.
We look forward to seeing you all at the AGM! Please come!
Christmas fair - 02 dec 23
We are busy planning for this years Christmas Fair. Thank you for your tombola donations today!
We will be holding the next non-uniform day next Friday where children can wear their own clothes in exchange for bringing in an item for the fair.
Friday 24th November - bring a gift for the 'secret wrapping room'.
For those who have not experienced the secret wrapping room before, the children pay a small amount to go into 'Elfridges' (a classroom, staffed by teachers) and choose, wrap and label a gift they can then give to you at Christmas! Gifts are normally on sale for up to £5.
Teddy tombola: We will also have a 'teddy tombola' so if you have any clean, suitable teddies/soft toys that you are able to donate, please bring them in to Mrs Bowen in the office at any time.
Raffle: Our ever-popular raffle will also be a feature this year, so if you are able to donate anything suitable (bottle, chocolates, mince pies, Christmas cake or anything suitably festive) please bring your donations to Mrs Bowen in the office.
school disco - neon disco
The children really enjoyed the NEON disco - so many amazing outfits in all colours! Thank you to all the helpers who volunteered their time and efforts.
Around £300 has been raised to boost PTFA funds following this years purchases. Thank you all.
children in need - 17 nov
Today were challenging the children with a dance-a-thon at break time. Thank you for your donations today. If you would still like to donate please click on this link donate.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/
This morning we raised - £119.41!
Thank you very much!
SCHOOL Dinners
Please remember that all school dinner account balances should be in credit on parentpay at all times. Many thanks.
The new menu for this term is now on our website. If you need a printed copy please ask Mrs Bowen in the office.
year 5&6 residential 2024
Please can those who have not yet responded send back your consent forms and pay your deposit. Many thanks.
Before and After School Care
If you are using our paid Before & After School Care facility, 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 .
Safeguarding and E-Safety
Anti-Bullying week was this week. We started the week off with an assembly to introduce Anti-Bullying week. There were also class activities completed throughout the week. Our health committee were fantastic in delivering information about bullying this week!
It is important to 'make a noise about bullying' and we hope that this link to the BBC's anti-bullying resources will be useful.
Some useful links:
If you believe your family to be eligible for Free School Meals, please click on this link:
Health and sickness information "Is my child too ill for school?"
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/is-my-child-too-ill-for-school/
Register for School Milk:
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 mdavies@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
Mr Mark Davies, Acting Headteacher
