FORTNIGHTLY NEWSLETTER  ISSUE 17:                            16.6.23

Dear Parents

We would welcome two new families to the school. The Lavis family in year 1 and the Chamberlain family in year 2.

Crucial Crew

As class 6 will soon be moving up to secondary school, we attended crucial crew to get us ready. There were six workshops all around safety and making us aware. We liked all of them but our favourite ones were about shop‑lifting and anti-social behaviour. The workshops were: shop-lifting, road safety, vaping, healthy relationships, fire safety and anti-social behaviour. They were all set up very differently. For some of them we watched videos and for others there were scenarios, where we were the witnesses to a fake shop-lifting incident. Overall, all of class 6 really enjoyed this experience and thought it would help us with the transition from Year 6 to Year 7.

 Will and Emma (Year 6)

Quad Kids

Last week 8 children from each KS2 class went to JFAN for the Quad Kids event. The children were able to compete in 4 different athletics events; the 200m sprint, the 400/600m run, the howler and the long jump. We had a fantastic afternoon and the children demonstrated great sportsmanship!

Leavers’ Hoodies The year 6 children received their leavers’ hoodies last week.  They are a perfect fit.  Thank you to all the parents for organising this.  The children love them and are looking forward to wearing them on their residential trip in a few weeks.

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

 12^th – 16^th June         Phonics check

13^th June                      Year 6 Parents Residential Meeting

14^th June                      Year 6 Crucial Crew

16^th June                      Sharing Assembly, 2.45 – invitation for Reception parents

17^th June                      Clavering Village Fete

19^th June                      Sports Day 10-12

20^th June                      Piano Concert

23^rd June                      Sharing Assembly 2.45 – invitation for year 6 parents

25^th – 28^th June          Year 6 Residential

30^th June                      Year 6 transition day at JFAN

30^th June                      Tray Day –  Reception to year 5

26^th June                      Year 5 Harlow Outdoors trip

3^rd – 7^th July                 Work experience student

3^rd July                         Class Photographs

4^th July                          French Day

6^th July                           Tray Day – Year 6

7^th July                         FOC Summer Fayre

10^th  – 14^th July           Work experience student

14^th July                       Fun Run

17^th July                       Class Swap

17^th July                       Parent evening

18^th July                       Parent evening

19^th July                       Year 1 and 2 school trip

19^th July                       Leavers assembly – 1.45pm

21^st July                       Last day of term

ACHIEVEMENTS

STAR OF THE WEEK

Week ending 26^th May

Reception     Freddie  – for his detailed drawing of his bean plant

Year One     Jakob – for super engagement and contributions to lessons

Year Two     Alfie – for fantastic progress in reading, writing and Maths. Always has a positive attitude

Year Three  Dougray – for fantastic effort with his writing this week

Year Four    Danny – for making excellent progress in telling the time.

Year Five     Tommy – for always giving 100% in his learning

Year Six       Arlo – for excellent listening and concentrating during his English work.

Week ending 9^th June

Reception        Naomi – for her brilliant thinking about number bonds to 10

Year One        Alice – for amazing effort and improvement in phonics

Year Two        Fraser – for settling in class 2 and working hard in all lessons

Year Three     Minty – for showing amazing resilience this week

Year Four       Jemima – showing enthusiasm in her French lessons – planning a trip to London, all in French!

Year Five        Rio – for great engagement in Maths this week

Year Six          Hadley – for an excellent piece of English narrative writing.

It Didn’t Go Unnoticed Award

Year 2, especially Consuello (3 post it notes!), Archie, Jacob and Fraser – for being kind and helpful towards others.

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

Have a great weekend

Rosalind Allsop
Headteacher