Headteacher Newsletter: Issue 8     8.1.16

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.

Staffing

I am sorry to inform you that Mrs Amanda Honour, our Reception Nursery Nurse, will be leaving us after half term, to pursue a new challenge within the Local Authority. Mrs Honour has been with us for ten years and will be greatly missed. We wish her well in her new role.

Mrs Wendy Berrett will become our new Learning Support Assistant in Reception. Mrs Berrett has worked in the school previously and has a great deal of experience with Early Years. We look forward to welcoming her back on the 18^th January.

Cross Country

The third Clavering Christmas Cross Country event was held on Wednesday 16^th December. The races started with Reception Class running twice around the field, led by our Sports Ambassadors, Tabitha Joseph and James Fanthorpe from Year 6. The children in years 1 and 2 ran three times around the field, followed by years 3 and 4 who completed four laps. Finally, five laps were ran by years 5 and 6 around what was now a quite muddy track. It really helped being such a mild December day, and the children cheered loudly to encourage all of their friends to complete the course.

The children all ran incredibly well, but special mention needs to be given to:

 

                                               GOLD                          SILVER                         BRONZE

Reception Boys             James Elphick                Conor Matthews               Alex

Reception Girls             Chloe Sundler                Poppy McNaughton           Daisy O’Hara

Year 1 Boys                  Ted Betts                      Aiden Prizeman                Max Kellett and Ted Rotheram

Year 1 Girls                  Alice Elphick                 Amber Shaw                    Elizabeth Balaam

Year 2 Boys                  Oliver Dyster                  Freddie Hill                     Ted Davidson

Year 2 Girls                  Matilda Course               Kitty Crabb                      Tilly Westoby

Year 3 Boys                  Andrew Mitchell             Patrick Sowter                  Felix Phipps

Year 3 Girls                  Grace Wardle                  Seraphina Harris                Rose Denyer

Year 4 Boys                  Thomas Dyster               William Crabb                 Gianluca Ravazzotti

Year 4 Girls                  Georgie Collett               Grace Livesey                   Isabella Budden

Year 5 Boys                  Freddie Wardle              Isaac Bamford                   James Luxton

Year 5 Girls                  Millie Denyer                 Imogen Kocher                 Emily Berglund

Year 6 Boys                  Luke Townsend              James Fanthorpe               William Downham

Year 6 Girls                  Hollie Buckley               Tabitha Joseph                 Martha Collett

A huge thank you was given to Mr. Dyce, Ms Dunlop and children from Joyce Frankland Academy for their help in organising the event.

Christmas DVD

Thank you for your donations following the Christmas plays. We raised almost £250 which will go towards the cost of production and licensing. A large part of the monies raised will go to the British Heart Foundation.

An order form for a copy of the Christmas DVD will be in your child’s Friday Folder.

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 2015:

Class 6                      13^th November

Class 3                      20^th November

Class 2                      27^th November

Spring Term 2016:

Class 1                      4^th March

Class 5                      11^th March

Summer Term 2016:

Class Reception         date to be arranged

Class 4                      date to be arranged

Footwear

In the interest of safety as well as appearance, pupils should wear suitable footwear for school. Shoes should fasten securely and be plain black and low heeled with enclosed toes. Boots, sandals, sling backs and trainers are not appropriate for school. Trainers can be worn for PE.

School Admissions – Primary and Secondary – Apply Now!!

To apply quickly and easily for primary and secondary school places go online to www.essex.gov.uk/admissions

For primary applications – (child born between 1 September 2011 and 31 August 2012) apply between 9 November 2015 to 15 January 2016

An opportunity to raise funds for Clavering Primary School when shopping online:

To raise funds for Clavering Primary School before shopping online –

• please click on easyfundraising.org.uk
• then click on Friends of Clavering Primary School.

Every purchase through many websites (including Amazon and John Lewis) raises a percentage for the school.

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.

 

School Club Spring Term 2016

MONDAY	Bedazzle	3.15 – 4.15	All year groups
	Tennis	3.15 – 4.15	All year groups
	Boys Football	3.15 – 4.15	Years 4 – 6
WEDNESDAY	Girls Football	3.15 – 4.15	Years 4 – 6
	Fitness	3.15 – 4.15	Years 3 & 4
THURSDAY	Football	3.15 – 4.15	Years 2 & 3
	Recorders (Beginners)	Lunch time
	Recorders (Intermediate)	Lunch time
FRIDAY	Boys RugbyHockey	3.15 – 4.15Match dates to be confirmed	Years 3 – 6Year 6

ACHIEVEMENTS

 

STAR OF THE WEEK

Week ending December 11th

Reception        Alex – for being a fantastic double letter detective

Year One         Henry Wyatt – for a super use of scientific words to describe plastic

Year Two         Olivia Collier – for being a keen and enthusiastic learner

Year Three      Freddie Lawton – for great understanding and explanation of events in our class reading texts

Year Four         Amelie Windsor – for her singing and dancing during ‘Scrooge’ and her awareness of the needs of others

Year Five         Harrison Bower – for his impressive speech for Caliph Al-Mansur

Year Six           Abigael Beattie – for fantastic problem solving in maths and debugging in computing

HEADTEACHER’S AWARD 

For children who have achieved their personal best:

Reception:     Poppy McNaughton – for working really hard and improving her writing

                        Beau Worrell – for amazing imagination during our work in Mr Crocodile

Year One:     Alice Elphick – for excellent use of phonics in reading and spelling

                        Charlie Birch – for excellent use of phonics in reading and spelling

Year Two:      Cameron Bower – for sustaining and delivering a substantial speaking and listening role with confidence, clarity and maturity

                        Kitty Crabb – for sustaining and delivering a substantial speaking and listening role with confidence, clarity and maturity

Year Three:   Grace Wardle – for fabulous effort to complete more work in the time given and beautifully presented too

                        Patrick Sowter – for working hard to keep writing neat with accurate spelling

Year Four:     Catherine Benbow – for using her musical abilities when playing her violin in a string workshop and performing to her class on the piano

                        Megan Elliston –for her ability to role play the part of a tomb robber in our Ancient Egyptian Day

Year Five:      Hannah Chalk – for the extra effort she has put in to learning her multiplication tables as multiplication and division facts

Emer O’Keeffe – for her excellent reading journal

Year Six:       Hollie Buckley – for excellent progress and achievement in writing

Beth Parker – for excellent achievement and a conscientious and mature approach to all her learning

‘IT DIDN’T GO UNNOTICED’ AWARD

Ted Betts, Elizabeth Balaam, Joshua Philpott, Max Melville, Isla Lawton and Lucy Carter in Class One for helping the Midday Assistants and Playleaders at lunchtime.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

4^th January                   Spring Term begins

8^th January                   Non uniform day – Saville – Autumn Term House Cup Winners

12^th January                 Class 2 re-scheduled Parent Consultations 3.30 – 5.30pm

13^th January                 Class 2 re-scheduled Parent Consultations 5 – 7pm

12^th January                 Flu Immunisation for Years 3, 4, 5 and 6

29^th January                 Friends of Clavering Burns Night

11^th February                Friends of Clavering Film Night (no football club that night)

15^th – 19^th February      Half Term

4^th March                     Sharing Assembly – Class 1 parents invited to attend 2.45pm

5^th March                     Friends of Clavering Quiz Night

11^th March                   Sharing Assembly – Class 5 parents invited to attend 2.45pm

15^th March                   Parent Consultations 5 – 7pm

16^th March                   Parent Consultations 3.30 – 5.30pm

21^st March                   Tray Day 3.15 – 4.15pm

21^st March                   School Council Spring Fair for the pupils

24th March                  Friends of Clavering Easter Egg Hunt

24^th March                   End of Term (Thursday)

11^th April                     INSET Day – school closed to pupils

12^th April                     Summer Term begins

24th April                    Friends of Clavering The Clavering Ramble

 

SPORTING EVENTS

13^th January                 Swimming Gala Years 3,4,5, and 6

18^th January                 Year 6 Talent Camp (selected year 6)

20^th January                 Family Schools Sports Hall Athletics 1

4^th February                  Partnership Schools Sports Hall Athletics 2

10^th February                Tag Rugby selected Years 5 and 6

24^th February                Hockey

4^th March                     Tag Rugby Finals (if qualify)

23^rd March                   KS1 Dance Festival Years R, 1 and 2

REMINDERS

• Please ensure children bring in coats now that the weather is getting colder. Also please ensure that all items of clothing are clearly labelled with your child’s name.
• Please remember do NOT park at the shop for school events (eg class assemblies, school plays, Tray Day and Sports Day) only for drop off and pick up. The Fox and Hounds are more than happy to accommodate parking at all times. Parking at the shop prevents customers from accessing the shop.
• Please could all uniform be named as the lost property for this term with unnamed items is growing already! There was a large amount of uniform, unnamed, that had to be recycled at the end of last term.
• Healthy and Safety notice regarding the wearing of earrings during PE

We have been informed by Essex that The Primary Code states that all jewellery is to be removed for PE lessons and taping over earrings is not allowed.  This means that if pupils cannot take their earrings out they will have to sit out of PE until a time that they can be removed.  Schools have to comply with this guidance.

If your child is about to have their ears pierced it is advisable for it to take place over the summer so that the earrings can be removed for PE ready for the start of the Autumn term.

 

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

Have a good weekend

Rosalind Allsop

Headteacher