SCHOOL NEWS & Key Dates
HEADTEACHER MESSAGE
With only a week left until we break up, I’m left wondering where this half term has gone! We’re excited for a fantastic final week, with the Science Fair on Monday and House Day on Thursday. The children have dedicated a lot of time in school to preparing their science displays, so I hope it hasn’t impacted you too much at home. A huge thank you for your support – we’ll strive to give you earlier notice of events in future.
House Day promises to be a fun-filled experience, with teamwork as our TPS STAR value focus.
Wishing you a wonderful weekend – enjoy Mothering Sunday, and I hope you are thoroughly spoilt!
COMIC RELIEF
Together we raised raised a fantastic £161 for Comic Relief. Thank you for your support and donations.
SATS PARENT MEETING
We would like to invite parents of Year 6 Children to an informative SATS meeting on Tuesday 1st April. This is a parents only meeting and will commence at 6pm.
YEAR 3 LIBRARY VISIT
Explorers class visited Christchurch Library on Friday.
The children had a tour of the library, played a matching word game and learnt how to search for different categories of books using the library colour code. The children also made a Chinese scroll of a mountain scene, linking our learning of The Shang Dynasty with a lovely craft activity!
NETBALL TOURNAMENT
TPS hosted another exciting netball tournament last week. Our TPS team played 8 matches in a very competitive tournament finishing joint 6th overall.
CARE HOME VISIT
Elmers had a wonderful visit to Fairmile Grange Care Home this week. They walked from school to meet the lovely residents, where they sang nursery rhymes, read stories, and enjoyed biscuits and juice with the residents. The children were thrilled to receive special bookmark gifts as a keepsake. We are so proud of how thoughtful and respectful the children were.
A big thank you to Fairmile Grange for welcoming us so warmly – we can’t wait to visit again!
SCHOOL COUNCIL CAKE SALE
TPS School Council are raising money for The Dorset Children’s Foundation and a volunteer from the charity will be coming into school to speak about how they use the money that we raise.
Please bring change!
SCIENCE FAIR
This year, TPS will be hosting our annual Science Fair, on Monday the 31st of March. The Science Fair is an opportunity for our students to showcase their scientific knowledge and creativity by designing and presenting their own science projects.
It would be fantastic to see as many of them taking part as possible. This is a great chance for them to practice scientific thinking and learn valuable skills such as research, experimentation, and presentation. It is also an opportunity for them to share their enthusiasm for science with their peers and the wider community.
This year’s theme is “Change and Adapt” and we would like to invite all the children to work in groups of 3 or 4 and design, test, analyze and present a project that uses scientific methods to solve a problem.
We would like to invite all parents to attend the Science Fair and support our young scientists. We are sure that you will be impressed by the creativity and intelligence of our students and the hard work they have put into their projects. Parents / Carers are invited to come and view the Science Fair on Monday 31st March - 2:30pm and 3:05pm in the main hall.
Children will be given guidelines in school, but this is a project to be completed at home. Much of the work will be self-directed although adults are encouraged to work with and support the children.
Thank you very much in advance for your support!
BOURNEMOUTH BAY TEACHER TRAINING PARTNERSHIP
Bournemouth Bay Teacher Training partnership, which is led by Twynham Learning, provides School-Centered Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) in all major secondary curriculum subjects.
They are committed to the provision of high quality teacher training across the partnership and their aim is to create opportunities that advance understanding of education and learning, preparing graduates wishing to enter the teaching profession.
This is an exciting opportunity for those considering a career in Teaching.
Please click on the image below to find out more information.
CLASS 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 | YEAR GROUP |
|---|---|
| 01 May | Year 1 |
| 08 May | Year 5 |
| 15 May | Year 4 |
| 22 May | Year 2 |
| 12 June | Year 1 |
| 19 June | Year 6 |
| 26 June | Year 3 |
| 03 July | Reception |
BLUE PETER BOOK CLUB
It's super easy to join the Blue Peter Book Club and everyone is welcome to be a part of the fun. Choose a book from our list (or you could pick a choice of your own) and start reading. You could even take a trip to your local library to do some reading there!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/joinin/blue-peter-book-club
BOOK PURCHASES
A reminder to parents that Twynham Primary School library will earn money from any books purchased via the link detailed below.
Buy a Book. Support a School. Make a Difference | LoveReading4Kids UK
YOGA
Wednesdays at 7.30pm, classes are term time only and £8. Please book online at www.Vimaala.com
VACANCIES
To review current Twynham Learning vacancies please follow this link.
https://www.twynhamlearning.com/187/staff-vacancies
Key Dates
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DATE | YEAR | START | END | LOCATION | ||
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| SATS PARENTS MEETING | 1 APRIL | 6 | 6PM | TPS | |||
| HOUSE DAY | 3 APRIL | ALL | TPS | ||||
| LAST DAY OF TERM | 4 APRIL | ALL | |||||
| EASTER HOLIDAY | 7 APRIL - 21ST APRIL | ALL | |||||
| RETURN TO SCHOOL | 22 APRIL | ALL | |||||
| YEAR 1 CLASS ASSEMBLY | 1 MAY | 1 | 2:45PM | 3PM | TPS | ||
| MAY DAY BANK HOLIDAY | 5 MAY | ALL | |||||
| YEAR 5 CLASS ASSEMBLY | 8 MAY | 5 | 2.45PM | 3PM | TPS | ||
| YEAR 6 SATS | 12 MAY - 15 MAY | 6 | TPS | ||||
| YEAR 4 CLASS ASSEMBLY | 15 MAY | 4 | 2.45PM | 3PM | TPS | ||
| LONGDOWN FARM TRIP | 20 MAY | R | 9AM | 3PM | OFFSITE | ||
| BLASHFORD LAKES TRIP | 22 MAY | 3 | 9AM | 3PM | OFFSITE | ||
| YEAR 2 CLASS ASSEMBLY | 22 MAY | 2 | 2.45PM | 3PM | TPS | ||
| BREAK THE RULES DAY | 23 MAY | ALL | TPS | ||||
| HALF TERM HOLIDAY | 26 MAY - 30 MAY | ALL | |||||
| INSET DAY | 2 JUNE | ALL | |||||
| CLASS PHOTOGRAPHS | 4 JUNE | ALL | TPS | ||||
| ST CATHERINE'S HILL TRIP | 11 JUNE | R | 9AM | 12PM | OFFSITE | ||
| FAIRTHORNE MANOR RESIDENTIAL TRIP | 11 JUNE - 13 JUNE | 6 | OFFSITE | ||||
| YEAR 1 CLASS ASSEMBLY | 12 JUNE | 1 | 2.45PM | 3PM | TPS | ||
| YEAR 6 CLASS ASSEMBLY | 19 JUNE | 6 | 2.45PM | 3PM | TPS | ||
| YEAR 3 CLASS ASSEMBLY | 26 JUNE | 3 | 2.45PM | 3PM | TPS | ||
| RECEPTION CLASS ASSEMBLY | 3 JULY | R | 2.45PM | 3PM | TPS | ||
| SPORTS DAY | 10 JULY | ALL | TPS | ||||
| DORSET WATER PARK TRIP | 11 JULY | 6 | 9AM | 3.30PM | OFFSITE | ||
| SUMMER DISCO | 15 JULY | TPS | |||||
| SPONSORED RUN | 16 JULY | ALL | TPS | ||||
| LAST DAY OF TERM | 22 JULY | ||||||
| SUMMER HOLIDAY | 23 JULY - 29 AUGUST | ||||||
