News & Key Dates
SUMMER TERM ASSEMBLIES
We are delighted to invite Parents and Carers to view their child's Class Assembly this Term.
Please arrive by 2:45pm and enter via the School Hall entry door.
Details of the dates they will take place are provided below.
| Date | Class |
|---|---|
| Thursday 16th May | Hedgehogs - Year 2 |
| Thursday 23rd May | Robins - Year 1 |
| Thursday 13th June | Otters - Year 4 |
| Thursday 27th June | Owls - Year 6 |
| Thursday 4th July | Kingfishers - Year 5 |
| Thursday 18th July | Foxes - Year 3 |
OTTERS ASSEMBLY
Otters wrote their own class assembly to share their learning with the school and their parents last Thursday afternoon.
They included various aspects across the curriculum including sharing some of their writing, demonstrating animation and explaining about cookery day.
TWYNHAM LEARNING SCIENCE FAIR
Following the amazing experiments on display at our TPS Science Fair back in March, we selected a group of year 4, 5 & 6 pupils to attend the Twynham Learning Science Fair at The Grange School.
The purpose of the event was to showcase the best and most enjoyable projects across all the schools in the the trust.
The children were fantastic representatives of Twynham Primary School and had a great day immersing themselves in science.
BREAK THE RULES DAY
The School Council are raising money for new playground equipment. They have organised a 'Break The Rules Day'. Details can be found below.
TWYNHAM LEARNING FESTIVAL OF EDUCATION
Tickets are now available to purchase for the this exciting event. Keep an eye on our social media channels for regular Festval News features.
SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR
Exciting News! Scholastic Book Fair Coming Soon
We are thrilled to announce that our school will be hosting a Scholastic Book Fair from Wednesday, June 5th to Monday, June 10th. This is a fantastic opportunity for children to explore and purchase a variety of wonderful books, whilst raising valuable funds for the school library.
The Book Fair will be held in one of the end classrooms, accessible via the double doors near the play castle on the main playground at 3:05pm each day.
For your convenience, as well as being able to pay in cash, we are also offering a cashless payment option. You can pay for books at the Fair using the QR code displayed at the event, which will direct you to our Parent Pay website. Additionally, parents can pre-buy Book Fair gift vouchers from
Book Fair Gift Vouchers - Scholastic Book Fairs
We look forward to seeing you and your children at the Book Fair!
MAY HALF TERM SPORTS & PLAY CAMPS
May Half Term will soon be upon us!
Here is some information about Foundation Sports May Half Term Sports & Play Camps.
For further details and booking enquiries please contact Foundation Sports directly.
MINI SOCCER ADVANCE
PTFA NOTICES
SECOND HAND UNIFORM SHOP
Did you know that Portfield Hall Second Hand School Uniform Shop also carries some Twynham Primary School stock?
PTFA 'STRONGER STARTS' PROJECT
Twynham Primary School PTFA are delighted to share that their application to the Tesco ‘Stronger Starts’ project has been successful and their ’Friendship Bench’ project is now available for customers to vote for in Tesco stores!!
Voting will be available until the end of March in stores across the region including the large ‘Tesco Extra’ on Riverside Avenue and ‘Tesco Express’ stores on Barrack Road, Tuckton Road, Pokesdown and Southbourne. A full list of stores where you can vote can be found at the end of this message.
To vote, all you need to do is make a purchase within store of any value. You will receive one blue token per transaction (when using ‘self service’ tills tokens are available for you to collect as you approach/exit the tills).
If Twynham Primary PTFA receive the highest number of votes across the region they will receive £1,500 which will be used to provide a ‘friendship bench’ in the school playground. The purpose of the bench is to promote mental wellness among students by providing a dedicated outdoor space where they can connect, build positive relationships or simply sit and relax!
Please spread the word and vote for Twynham Primary PTFA!!
You can vote in any of the following stores:
- Bournemouth Bear Cross Express BH11 9HS
- Bournemouth Extra BH7 7DY
- Christchurch Express BH23 2AY
- Northbourne Express BH10 7AG
- Bournemth Tuckton Road Express BH6 3AA
- Bournemouth Kinson BH10 7BB
- Muscliffe Express BH9 3LR
- Moordown Express BH9 2EG
- Pokesdown Express BH7 6DW
- Charminster Road Express BH8 8UE
- Southbourne Grove Express BH6 3RA
- West Parley Express BH22 8EB
- Bournemouth Holdenhurst Road Express BH8 8FT
- Bournemouth Holdenhurst Road Express BH8 8AY
VACANCIES
We have an exciting role currently open for recruitment at Twynham Primary School!
We have a vacancy for an Afterschool Childcare Worker, and application is open now. Full details of the role and application instructions can be found by following this link
https://www.twynhamlearning.com/187/staff-vacancies
Key Dates
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DATE | YEAR | START | END | LOCATION | ||
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| WILVERLEY PLAIN TRIP | 17 May | 6 | 9:00am | 3:00pm | Wilverley Plain | ||
| MULTI-SKILLS FESTIVAL | 21 May | 1 & 2 | 3:30pm | 5:00pm | The Grange | ||
| QUADKIDS | 22 May | 3 & 4 5 & 6 |
3:00pm | 5:00pm | Twynham Secondary School | ||
| BREAK THE RULES DAY | 24 May | ALL | Twynham Primary School | ||||
| HALF-TERM HOLIDAY | 27 - 31 May | ||||||
| INSET DAY | 3 June | No children in school | |||||
| TRIGOLF FESTIVAL | 4 June | 3 & 4 | 3:30pm | 4:00pm | The Grange | ||
| CLASS & WHOLE SCHOOL PHOTO'S | 5 June | ALL | Twynham Primary School | ||||
| SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR | 5 - 10 June | ALL | Twynham Primary School | ||||
| ART EVENT | 5 - 7 June | ALL | Twynham Primary School | ||||
| TOWN SPORTS | 6 June | 4, 5 & 6 | 11:00am | 4:00pm | Kings Park Athletics Stadium | ||
| YEAR 6 RESIDENTIAL TRIP | 10 June - 12 June | 6 | Fairthorne Manor | ||||
| ST CATHERINES HILL TRIP | 12 June | R | 10:00am | 12:00pm | St Catherines Hill | ||
| HEALTHY BODY, HEALTHY MINDS FESTIVAL | 15 June | ALL FAMILIES | 11:00am | 1:00pm | The Grange | ||
| DORSET SCHOOL COUNTY GAMES | 19 June | TBC | 9:00am | 3:00pm | Bryanston School | ||
| BIG LITTLE THEATRE SCHOOL EVENT | 20 June | 3 & 4 | 8:30am | 15:30 | Twynham Primary School | ||
| CHRISTCHURCH DANCE FESTIVAL | 27 June | 5 | 10am | 11:30am | St. Peter's School | ||
| YEAR 6 TRANSFER DAY | 28 June | 6 | 8:40am | 3:05pm | Various | ||
| TWYNHAM LEARNING FESTIVAL OF EDUCATION | 29 June | ALL | 10:30am | 2:30pm | Twynham School | ||
| MINI OLYMPICS | 3 July | 1, 2 & 3 | 3:30pm | 5:00pm | The Grange | ||
| NEW FOREST WILDLIFE PARK TRIP | 3 July | 5 | 8:40am | 3:05pm | New Forest Wildlife Park | ||
| CHRISTCHURCH DANCE FESTIVAL | 4 July | 5 | 6:00pm | 7:30pm | St. Peter's School | ||
| SPORTS DAY | 11 July | ALL | Twynham Primary School | ||||
| PTFA SUMMER DISCO | 11 July | ALL | Twynham Primary School | ||||
| TPS SCHOOL GAMES FINALS | 15 July | 9:00am | 12:00pm | Twynham Primary | |||
| DORSET WATER PARK TRIP | 16 July | 6 | 8:30am | 3:30pm | Dorset Water Park | ||
| LAST DAY OF TERM | 23 July | ||||||
| SUMMER HOLIDAY | 24 JULY - 30 AUGUST | ||||||
