FORTNIGHTLY NEWSLETTER  ISSUE 4:                                                              2.11.18

Year 6 Bikeability

Year 6 had a valuable and informative week on their Bikeability course with Mrs Wright and Mrs Palmer during the week leading up to half term.  The children all achieved level 1 or 2 Bikeability and enjoyed the sessions under a variety of weather conditions! We are pleased that they are now well informed and qualified to ride their bikes on the roads safely.

 Harvest

Thank you all for your generous harvest donations. They will be given to Bishop’s Stortford Food Bank.

Cross Country

On Wednesday 31^st October years 2, 5 and 6 went to JFAN for a cross country event.  Everyone ran their hardest and represented the school well.  The years 5 and 6 boys’ and girls’ teams all got through to the next round of the tournament in 2 weeks’ time.

Everyone ran extremely well but a special mention to medal winners:

Gold: Seraphina (Y6) and Toby (Y2)

Silver: Grace (Y6), Chloe (Y2), Joshua (Y2)

Bronze: Matilda (Y5) and Anna (Y2)

Rose and Felix

Years 3 and 4 visit Colchester Castle

Years 3 & 4 had a fabulous time at Colchester Castle on Wednesday.  We saw lots of interesting Roman artefacts and had fun building roundhouses and a Roman temple.  We went beneath the castle where it was dark and smelly!  We were told lots of stories about the Roman invasion.  The children thoroughly enjoyed the day and were extremely polite and well behaved.

 Halloween Disco

Last night the Halloween disco took place. Thank you Rachel Betts and her Friends of Clavering team for organising it and especially to Rachel for being an amazing DJ. The children had a wonderful time.

Cartoon Attitude Learning Awards

We have our super hero learning behaviours, which the children created in their house groups during friendship week last year.  Last half term the children worked hard on co-operation, championed by “Co-Octopus”.  Two children from each class were nominated for a special award and will enjoy a hot chocolate treat with Miss Allsop.  This half term we will be working on resilience through the hero “Resileroo!” –

 Reception:       Greta and Lenny

Class 1:            Luna and Oscar

Class 2:             Poppy and Toby

Class 3:            Olivia M and Chloe P

Class 4:             George and Henry

Class 5:              Martha and Jack P

Class 6:            Teddy and Freddie

E-safety: WhatsAPP

As a reminder, as of May 2018, WhatsApp’s minimum age of use increased from 13 to 16 years old. A guide for parents/carers can be accessed using this link:

https://parentinfo.org/article/whatsapp-a-guide-for-parents-and-carers

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

1^st November                           Friends of Clavering Halloween Disco

9^th November                           Year 4 Sharing Assembly – 2.45 pm

9^th November                           Individual Photographs

16^th November                         Year 6 Sharing Assembly – 2.45 pm

16^th November                         Children in Need

22^nd November                        Flu Vaccination

22^nd November                        Bag2school

29^th November                         Film Night

3^rd December                           Tray Day 3.15 – 4.15pm

3^rd December                           Years 5 and 6 trip to The British Museum

7^th December                           Christmas Fayre

8^th December                           Spirit of Christmas – school choir event

12^th December                         Dress rehearsal KS2 am, KS1 pm.  KS2 evening performance for

years 5 and 6 parents

13^th December                         Reception Nativity am, KS1 performance pm. KS2 evening

performance for years 3 and 4 parents

17^th December                         Christmas Shopping Morning

18^th December                         Christmas Lunch and Friends of Clavering Entertainment

19^th December                         End of term

3^rd January                               Spring Term begins

ACHIEVEMENTS

STAR OF THE WEEK

Week ending October 12th

Reception        Hadley – doing some brilliant independent writing

Darcey – outstanding phonics work

Frankie – super spelling

Year One         Theo – super addition and subtraction in Maths

Year Two         Matilda – her excellent Town Mouse and Country Mouse story

Year Three       Pheonix – super effort and focus writing firework acrostic poems

Year Four        Brooke – working hard in all areas and being a helpful member of the class

Year Five         Timothey – demonstrating great focus and enthusiasm in class

Year Six           Freddie – excellent use of language in his writing inspired by ‘Pandora’s Box’.

Week ending October 19^th   – School Closed – INSET

HEADTEACHER’S AWARD 

For children who have achieved their personal best:

Reception:

Jemima – for a brilliant start to Reception and super phonic blending

Rory – for a brilliant start to Reception and fabulous writing

Year One:

Charlie – for improvement in his phonics work

Bella – for trying hard to improve her writing

Year Two:

Lola – for trying to do her best in every lesson

Aaron – for the big effort he has made to improve writing

Year Three:

Charlie – increased effort and pace in his writing

William – continuous effort and hard work in all areas

Year Four:

Amber – for super descriptive writing

Darragh – for beautiful handwriting

Year Five:

Esme – for a consistently positive ‘Can do’ attitude

Timothey – for being an independent thinker and always working hard to communicate his

ideas fully .

Year Six:

Millie – for demonstrating conscientious approach to all her work.  A super start to Year 6

Finley – for his interest and enthusiasm for all new learning.  A super start to Year 6

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 –

10.9.18                Class 4

17.9.18                Class 6

1.10.18                 Class 1

8.10.18                 Class R

IT DIDN’T GO UNNOTICED’ AWARD

Luca – helping the younger children so well during Friendship Morning

School Admissions – Primary and Secondary – Apply Now!!

To apply quickly and easily for primary and secondary school places go online to http://www.essex.gov.uk/Education-Schools/Schools/Admissions/Pages/Apply-Online.aspx

 For secondary applications – (children in year 6) apply by  31 October 2018

Secondary Admissions booklet:

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For primary applications – (child born between 1 September 2014 and 31 August 2015)  apply between 12 November 2018 to 15 January 2019

Primary Admissions booklet:

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REMINDERS:

• SWIMMING, Year 2 will have a term of swimming instruction in the Autumn and Year 3 in the Spring. If your child is fit to attend school then they are fit to go swimming, unless a medical note is provided.  Swimming will commence Monday September 10th for 13 weeks.  Voluntary contributions, which cover the cost of the swimming teaching and transport, can be paid termly – £79.00   Please make cheques payable to Clavering Primary School.
• With the current road works along Stortford Road, please be extra vigilant when entering and leaving the school grounds. Please use the footpath to ensure the driveway is left clear for the school buses.

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

Have a good weekend

Rosalind Allsop

Headteacher