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Years 5 and 6 were lucky enough to enjoy beautiful weather for their geography field trips to Daws Hall.  The children loved being able to wade in the tributary of the River Stour to measure depth, flow rates and nitrate content of the water and used their map-reading skills well... Continue Reading

FORTNIGHTLY NEWSLETTER  ISSUE 13:                             29.3.19 Opening Ceremony for our new Food Technology Room This week we had a very special event, formally opening our new Food Technology Room, and we were very lucky to be joined by Trevor and Sally Oliver.  Governors... Continue Reading

The children in Reception, Year 1 and 2 went to Rickling Primary School this morning to take part in a Dance Festival.  We had a wonderful time watching the dancers from the other schools and then each class performed – The Weekly Workout, The Lion King and Dancing in the... Continue Reading

This week we had a very special event, formally opening our new Food Technology Room, and we were very lucky to be joined by Trevor and Sally Oliver.  Governors and Friends of Clavering representatives also joined us for the occasion. Trevor Oliver visited year 6 a couple of... Continue Reading

18 teachers gathered at Clavering Primary School in Essex, supported by their headteachers, to present their action research findings after two terms of investigation on a range of topics including resilience, creativity, pupil agency, drawing and writing. Attending the session... Continue Reading

In Reception, we have been learning about houses and homes. To prepare for the grand opening of our new food tech room, we have been reading and responding to the book ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch’ by Ronda and David Armitage. The story is about the basket of... Continue Reading

For Comic Relief each class held a competition for the best joke. The winner from each class told their joke to the rest of the school in Sharing Assembly and prizes were awarded to the 7 winners. Well done everyone for taking part! Half of the money raised by the Spring Fair on... Continue Reading

On Thursday 4th March, Mr Oliver visited to make soup with year 6, following our food tech topic: soup.  Two groups made tomato soup with a difference – one group made it with shop bought puree, the other had freshly made tomato puree.  Then we all tasted our soups and they were... Continue Reading

FORTNIGHTLY NEWSLETTER  ISSUE 12:                             15.3.19 Mr Roberts, Headteacher of Joyce Frankland Academy Year 5 were excited to learn about the opportunities offered at secondary school and had lots of questions for the Head Teacher of Joyce Frankland Academy, Mr... Continue Reading

In English Year 2 have been following  instructions to make soup and to make a rocket. They have evaluated the instructions and written their own improved versions. Continue Reading