FORTNIGHTLY NEWSLETTER  ISSUE 13:                            31.3.23

Dear Parents

Mrs Warren

We are sad to announce that Mrs Warren will be leaving us today to explore a new venture.  We are very grateful to her for all her hard work and we wish her well in her new post.

Year 5 River Study at Daws Hall

Year 5 had a great day on their geography field trip at Daws Hall on the River Stour.  They practised their map-reading skills for an orienteering activity,  identified river features studied in class and took samples of water from both the main river and its tributary, the Losh House Brooke, to test water quality.  We were disappointed to hear of the water quality of most of Essex’s rivers, but we did notice that the water in the Brooke was cleaner – mostly because it is nearer its source and has travelled less distance to acquire pollutants. We finished the day with some pond dipping and were amazed to discover the number of creatures living in our fresh water ponds.  The children were exhausted but happy at the end of a long and busy day.

Cross Country events

On Wednesday 22nd March, members of KS2 represented the school at the second round of Cross Country at Herbert’s Farm. All the children ran their best race. Hadley and Polly both achieved 3^rd place in their races and Y4 girls’ team came third too. Thank you to Mrs Lawless, Mrs Balaam and Mrs Hall for their help and support. Well done everyone!

As a result of last weeks’ Uttlesford cross country final, Polly in Class 4 and Hadley from Class 6 attended the county cross country final in Southend. This included many winning teams and individual runners from across the whole of Essex. Both children did fantastically with Hadley coming in 15th and Polly in 9th place . Very well done girls!

Dance Festival

Class 3 had a fantastic evening at SWCHS on Wednesday performing in the USSP Dance Festival. We really enjoyed watching the dance and gymnastic performances by the other schools. The best part was going on stage and sharing our dance to “Cruisin’ for a bruisin’” from Teen Beach Movie! The children were super stars and really gave the performance their all! We are extremely proud of each of them!

Tray Day

Thank you to all the parents that attended Tray Day to see the children’s work.  We hope you enjoyed the event.

Well done Miss Hagger

Congratulations to Miss Hagger. She received her Advanced Designated Mental Health Lead qualification this week.

Friends of Clavering Easter Egg Hunt

Thank you to the Friends of Clavering for organising another fun Easter Egg hunt for the children today.  We are now all ready for the Easter holidays.

Important information – Term time holidays – Essex update

Improving school attendance is a key priority for all schools across Essex. Where families choose to take a family holiday during term time, this can detrimentally impact a pupil’s progress and can prevent them from fulfilling their true academic potential. Our school attendance policy, available via our school website, clearly sets out the process that parents should follow if they wish to apply for leave during term time. Please note that applications should only be made, if you feel that there are exceptional circumstances which mean that the leave cannot be taken during the school holidays. We would ask all parents to note that, where families choose to go on holiday during term time and the absences are coded as unauthorised, Essex County Council may not issue penalty notices and may instead proceed to prosecution and place the case directly before the Magistrates for their consideration in court.

Lateness

School starts at 8.50 a.m.  We have noticed several children are consistently arriving late for school – ‘late’ is defined by not being within the school gates by 8.50 a.m.  Please make every effort to be at school on time and if you know that your journey will be disrupted by road works, do allow time for this.

Please note that lateness is recorded on a per pupil basis.

Thank you.

Cost of Living Support

We know that there are families across Essex who are currently struggling with the rise in the cost of living.  Colleagues have pulled together a special newsletter which gives information on some of the support they may be eligible for. Please share onwards with parents and carers. You can also find out more about cost of living support on the Cost of Living web hub.

Free School Meals Funding

You can register for Free Schools Meals Funding if you meet the criteria below.

If you have a child in Key Stage One and are receiving the free meal, which is part of the universal offer, you could be missing out on this additional funding for the school, which will support your child with their learning, if you meet the criteria below.  You have to apply for this funding.    If you think you meet the criteria below then please follow the guidance below and contact the school office.

Free school meals are available to pupils in receipt of, or whose parents are in receipt of, one or more of the following benefits:

• Universal Credit (provided you have an annual net earned income of no more than £7,400, as assessed by earnings from up to three of your most recent assessment periods)
• Income Support
• Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
• Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• The guarantee element of Pension Credit
• Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
• Working Tax Credit run-on – paid for four weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit

How to apply –

https://www.gov.uk/apply-free-school-meals

Mobile Phones

This is a gentle reminder not to use mobile phones whilst on the school site.

This is part of our safe-guarding policy for all of our children.

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 DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

31^st March                   Easter Egg Hunt

31^st March                   End of term

17^th April                     INSET day  – school closed to the pupils

18^th April                     Summer Term begins

1^st May                          Bank holiday

3^rd May                        Bag2School

5^th May                        School Coronation Street Party

8^th May                         Bank Holiday

9^th – 12^th May              SATs week

15^th – 19^th May            Science/Eco week

19^th May                      Sharing Assembly – invitation for year 4 parents

26^th May                      Sharing Assembly – invitation for year 1parents

29^th May – 2^nd June     Half term

5^th June                         INSET day – school closed to the pupils

5^th – 9^th June                Multiplication check

12^th – 16^th June            Phonics check

17^th June                      Clavering Village Fete

19^th June                      Sports Day

25^th – 28^th June          Year 6 residential

30^th June                      Transition day at JFAN

26^th June                      Year 5 Harlow Outdoors trip

3^rd – 7^th July                 Work experience student

4^th July                           French Day

7^th July                          Tray Day

10^th  – 14^th July            Work experience student

17^th July                       Class Swap

17^th July                       Parent evening

18^th July                       Parent evening

19^th July                       Year 1 and 2 school trip TBC

21^st July                       Last day of term

Clubs – Summer Term 2023

All clubs will start the week beginning 17^th April 

Monday
Football Club	Years 5 & 6       3.20 – 4.20
Tennis Club	Years 1-6           3.20 – 4.20
Drama Club STING	Years 1-6           3.20 – 4.20
Tuesday
Dodgeball club	Years R – 1              3.20 – 4.20
Fitness Club	Years 3 – 6        3.20 – 4.20
Wednesday
Football club	Years 3 – 4         3.20 – 4.20
Fitness club	Years 1 – 2        3.20 – 4.20
Molton Wonky Glass Fusing workshop Further information to follow	TBC
Thursday
Football club	Years 1 & 2       3.20 – 4.20
Relax Kids	Years 1 – 6        3.20 – 4.20

Music Lessons

Mrs Thomas will continue with piano lessons on Tuesday 18^th April.

Swimming

Swimming lessons will commence on Monday 15^th May for year 6

ACHIEVEMENTS

STAR OF THE WEEK

Week ending 17^th March

Reception     Daisy – for being an independent rocket maker

Year One     Cruz – for super effort and improvement in pace in English

Year Two     Torben – for fantastic work on multiplication word problems

Year Three  Phoebe S  – for pushing herself out of her comfort zone with Maths this week

Year Four    Ruby – for putting extra effort into her art analysis

Year Five     Maddy – for demonstrating great enthusiasm towards her learning

Year Six       William – for great effort in improving his GPS

Week ending 24^th March

Reception        Griff – for exceptional listening and his brilliant understanding of odd and even numbers

Year One        Ollie – for fantastic improvement in engagement and effort

Year Two        Caleb – for improved presentation in Maths

Year Three     Jake – for always being enthusiastic and particular effort with the presentation of his work this week

Year Four       Darcey – for writing excellent summaries of traditional African stories in English

Year Five        Camden – for his tremendous effort at improving his handwriting

Year Six          Matilde – for her excellent focus and effort in all areas of her learning

WRITER OF THE WEEK – 17.3.23

Reception        Sydni for great independent writing

Year One        Annabelle for a great effort with handwriting

Year Two        Astrid for a great diary entry about the Black Hat

Year Three     Alastair for improved speed of writing and using great vocabulary

Year Four       Lenny for using great joined writing

Year Five        Morgan for working really hard on his morning work

Year Six          Emmie for using a variety of writing techniques when describing ‘New trainers’

HEADTEACHER’S AWARD  

For children who have achieved their personal best:

 Reception

Luca – for great progress in phonics

Sydni – for great progress in reading

Year One

Eva – for great improvement in her sentence writing

Henry – for great effort and attention in his writing

Year Two

Jasmine – for fantastic progress and attitude to learning in reading, writing and maths

Torben – for enthusiasm and engagement in maths and expanding vocabulary choices in writing

 Year Three

Evie- for improved confidence and having consistently positive attitude towards her learning

Teddy – for working hard to improve in all areas of learning

Year Four

Lenny – for growing in confidence and producing such beautifully presented writing which he should be proud of.

Greta – for her enthusiasm to learn and for always looking for ways to improve her work further especially her writing

Year Five

Rosie – for being a kind friend and giving great effort in class

Max S – for great focus and effort

Year Six

Isaac – for excellent reasoning skills and problem solving

Lily – for improved comprehension skills in reading.

Cartoon Attitude Learning Awards

We have our super-hero learning behaviours, which the children created in their house groups during a Friendship Week.  This term the children worked hard on curiosity , championed by “Curipaws”.  Two children from each class were nominated for a special award and will enjoy a hot chocolate treat with Miss Allsop. 

Reception:       Peter and Cameron

Class 1:           Jakob and Luna

Class 2:           Archie & Consuello

Class 3:           Alastair and Jake

Class 4:           Elliott and Milly

Class 5:           Clara and Samuel

Class 6:           George B and Amelie

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

Have a lovely Easter holiday

Rosalind Allsop
Headteacher