FORTNIGHTLY NEWSLETTER: ISSUE 8

Happy New Year to you all and welcome back to a new term. We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas.

We have an exciting term ahead. Class letters have been distributed, which outline the curriculum for the term. They are also available via our website.

We would like to welcome Claire Denyer who is working in year one as part of her Teacher Training placement for this half term.

Swimming Gala

On Wednesday 14^th January, 32 children from years 3, 4, 5 and 6 travelled to the Lord Butler Leisure Centre to represent Clavering in the Sports Partnership swimming gala.

After lots of fantastic swimming and a huge amount of cheering, Clavering celebrated by coming 3^rd. Well done to:

Class 3   Thomas Dyster, Sam Prentice, William Crabb, Ruairi Dillon, Katie Benbow, Caitlin MacKenzie, Petra Joseph, Georgie Collett,

Class 4   Ben Smith, Harrison Bower, Freddie Wardle, George Macfadyen, Emily Berglund, Molly Hood, Molly Hill, Millie Denyer

Class 5   William Downham, David Owen, Luke Townsend, James Fanthorpe, Tabitha Joseph, Heidi Buckley, Hollie Buckley, Alice Donker

Class 6   Elliot Wood, Max West, Joseph Berrett, Thomas Berrett, Daisy Collett, Sophie Eldrett, Jessica Barker, Maddie Dudley-Scales

A special thank you to Luke, George, Jessica, Hollie and Heidi’s mums for their poolside support.

‘Best Village in Essex Award’ assembly

Two of our governors, Stephanie Gill and Peter Smith, who are also members of our Parish Council visited the school last week. Stephanie Gill is the Chair of the Parish Council. They both attended one of our assemblies to share the awards Clavering have achieved following the ‘Best Village in Essex’ assessment. Three of our pupils, Ted Davidson, Evie Fox and Matilda Course, along with myself and Mrs Honour attended the assessment process on the 24th June and shared our experiences of Forest School which take place in Mr Cooke’s wood. The award is evidence of the community working very well together. The Parish Council have given the school a cheque for £162.50 to support our Forest School provision which is part of the money they were awarded for Clavering being named the best village in Essex. We would like to thank Stephanie, Peter and the Parish Council for the cheque and for attending one of our assemblies.

Sharing Assemblies – an invitation!

We would like to invite our parents to attend one of your child’s Sharing Assemblies.  The assemblies take place in the hall on a Friday afternoon and start at 2.45pm.  Listed below are dates when your child’s class will be taking part in a Sharing Assembly.  Please join us on this date:

Autumn Term:

Class 5                     14^th November

Class 2                     21^st November

Spring Term:

Class 3                     13^th March

Class 6                     6^th February

Summer Term:

Class Reception       date to be arranged

Class 1                     date to be arranged

Class 4                     date to be arranged

Clubs for Spring term 2015

Please see a revised list of our clubs below –

Bad Weather

In the event of severe weather conditions and possible school closure a notice will be placed on the school website.

This year BBC Essex and Heart FM will not be announcing or publicising via websites. Parents will be notified via our new school website or the Essex County Council on the ‘Emergency School Closures’ page: http://www.essex.gov.uk/Education-Schools/Schools/Dates/Pages/Emergency-School-Closures.aspx.

Please note that when the school is open in bad weather a path will be cleared to enable you to gain access to the school but care does still need to be taken.

Snow Patrol

It’s getting to that time of year again – if you would like to volunteer your services to help Mr Docking to clear the school grounds in the event of snow, please let the office know so that we can compile a list of names. We are very grateful for any offers of help, so that school can, where possible, remain open.

 ACHIEVEMENTS

 STAR OF THE WEEK

Week ending December 19^th

Reception:      Harry Smith – fabulous concentration and hard work with his numbers

Year One:        Harry Hood – being a great sportsman during Cross Country

Year Two:       Jude Mack – for his brilliant running in the Cross Country Competition

Year Three:     Maddie Bunce – always taking the time to think about and add to her learning outside lessons

Year Four:       Hannah Chalk – for running in the Christmas Cross Country with a big smile on her face the whole time.

Year Five:       Megan Carter – for the good progress she has made in maths and for always trying to be helpful in class

Year Six:          George Coy – for excellent French conjugating the verb ‘aller’ and remembering the song

Week ending January 9th

Reception:      Isla Lawton – for excellent work to learn and order the days of the week

Year One:        Olivia Collier – a fantastic retelling of the story about Knuffle Bunny

Year Two:       Hamish Anderson – helping to ‘coach’ his friends in P.E

Year Three:     Orla Russell – for her super explanation of how to use x facts to solve division problems

Year Four:       Harrison Bower – for his good understanding of grid multiplication

Year Five:       Tabitha Joseph – for her positive attitude towards her learning

Year Six:          Teija Lawrence – for her excellent effort and progress in Literacy

IT DIDN’T GO UNNOTICED AWARD

15.1.15

Megan Logan and Hamish Anderson for gathering up all the coats left outside after lunchtime and passing them on to the appropriate children without being asked

THE TIDIEST CLASSROOM OF THE WEEK!

Our cleaners are judging the tidiest classroom each week. The winners are announced in assembly on a Friday. The class that has won the most times at the end of a term will be awarded an afternoon with an activity of their choice or an extra playtime.

Winners:                

Week beginning –

5.1.15             Year 5

12.1.15            Year 6

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

January 23^rd               Non uniform day for Wymarc – most questionnaire responses Summer 2014

February 6^th                Sharing Assembly – an invitation for Class 6 parents 2.45pm start

February 6^th                School Council ‘Pay to Play’ am, for the pupils

February 16^th – 20^th Half Term

March 2^nd – 6^th           Professional Week

March 4^th                    Parent Consultations 3.30 – 5.30 pm

March 5^th                    Parent Consultations 5 – 7pm

March 7^th                    Friends of Clavering Quiz Night

March 10^th                  Friends of Clavering ‘Bag to School’

March 13^th                  Sharing Assembly – an invitation for Class 3 parents 2.45pm start

March 17^th                  Tray Day

March 23^rd                 School Council Spring Fayre to raise money for Juliana, for the pupils

March 26^th                  Church Service

SPORTING EVENTS 

January 14^th                Swimming Gala for KS2

January 19^th                Year 6 Talent Camp Trials

January 28^th                Sports Hall Athletics

February 11^th              Tag Rugby Years 5 and 6

February 23^rd             Open Cross Country Run KS2

February 25th            Hockey Tournament

March 11th                High 5 Netball

March 16th                Open Cross Country Run KS2

March 25th                KS1 Dance Festival

 REMINDERS:

Parking

Please remember to park sensibly and be mindful of the restrictions. A few cars have been seen parking on the yellow lines. The Community Police are monitoring the situation and can get sent photographs of illegally parked vehicles.

If you have any questions at any time then please feel free to make an appointment.

Rosalind Allsop

Headteacher