Headteacher Newsletter Issue 14
FORTNIGHTLY NEWSLETTER ISSUE 14: 7.6.24
Piano Concert
On Tuesday 21st May, just before half term, Laura Thomas and her piano students performed a fantastic concert for their parents. The resilience and talent were a pleasure to see. We were all very proud of them. Thank you to Mrs Thomas for organising the event, the pupils for taking part and to the parents for attending.
Rapid Fire Cricket
Just before half term some children from Years 3 and 4 attended the rapid fire cricket tournament at JFAN. All children were split into teams. Each team played 2/3 matches against other local schools. Clavering demonstrated fantastic sportsmanship and we are extremely proud that all 3 teams won their groups, and two teams secured a place in the next round!
Year 6 Magistrate visit
Just before the end of last term, Class 6 had a visit from a local Magistrate, Elaine. She taught the class about different types of courts, crimes and rehabilitation and punishments. The children offered very sensible questions and responses when probed. The children were surprised that a criminal record can prevent you from getting jobs, attending university and travelling to different countries. Some children did not realise they were criminally responsible from the age of ten. This was a fantastic and insightful talk.
Forest School – Reception and Year 6
At the end of their SATs week, the Year 6 class joined Reception in Snail Wood for a combined session as a surprise! The Spinning Spiders (Reception) were in their quiet spot listening and looking which is one of our regular activities! In the distance they could hear laughing and chatting and the noise became louder and louder. It was a wonderful surprise to see the buddies at the entrance to the wood!
The children all had a great time playing and exploring together. They played with ropes and made a variety of swings, we had the borrow box and there was much sticky weed collecting!!!
Thank you for joining us, Year 6. What a lovely morning.
Sports Day
The children were a credit to the school yesterday taking part in our Sports Day. During the morning there were field events for the whole school, Reception and KS1 before break and KS2 afterwards. During the afternoon the parents joined us for the track events. Points were achieved for the Houses throughout the day. Saville was the winning house with the most points. Well done to Saville. Points awarded as follows:
| 1st Saville | 2nd Wales | 3rd Oliver | 4th Ludgate | 5th Wymarc |
| 5337 | 5099 | 4567 | 4152 | 3882 |
The children showed great sportsmanship and supported each other throughout. A big thank you to Mr Snelling and Mrs Tokeley for organising the event, the Friends of Clavering for the refreshments and Secondhand Uniform sale and to Mr Abrahams for helping the staff set up the gazebos before school.
Application for leave of absence for term time holidays
Guidance from the Local Authority:
“Leave of absence may only be granted by a person authorised in that behalf by the proprietor of the school. As from 1st September 2013, the Education (Pupil Registration) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 amended Regulation 7 to prohibit the proprietor of a maintained school from granting leave of absence to a pupil, except where an advance application has been made by the parent with whom the pupil normally resides, and the proprietor considers that there are exceptional circumstances relating to the application.
Taking your child out of school during term time could be detrimental to your child’s educational progress. There is no entitlement to parents to take their child out of school during term time, however, you may apply to the school for leave of absence if you believe there are exceptional circumstances.
If the absence is not authorised and the holiday is taken, the case will be referred to the Education Welfare Service who may issue a Penalty Notice for £120 (or £60 if paid within 21 days) to each parent for each child taken out of school.”
Please note occasional days for birthdays and treats cannot be authorised and cheaper prices cannot be considered as a valid reason. No leave of absence will be granted during our assessment weeks or the first week of the Autumn term. Medical appointments, if at all possible, should be made outside school hours. Siblings of children attending medical appointments should remain in school.
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.
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 safeguarding policy for all our children.
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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
3.6.24 INSET Day – school closed to pupils
w/b 3rd and 10th June Year 4 Multiplication Check
6.6.24 Sports Day
10.6.24 KS1 Phonics Check
13.6.24 Year 6 Crucial Crew
14.6.24 Sharing Assembly – Year 5 parents invited
16th – 19th June Year 6 Residential
18.6.24 Reception Induction morning
21.6.24 Friends of Clavering Fun Run
24.6.24 Year 6 Transition Week
27.6.24 SWCHS Bridge Day
28.6.24 SWCHS Taster Day
28.6.24 Tray Day
1.7.24 INSET Day – school closed to pupils
2.7.24 Year 1 trip TBC
3.7.24 Year 5 Harlow Outdoors
8.7.24 Class photos Change of date
10.7.24 Year 2 Aerozone
12.7.24 Friends of Clavering Summer Fayre
15.7.24 Parent Evening
16.7.24 Class Swap
17.7.24 Parent Evening
22.7.24 Year 3 trip TBC
22.7.24 Year 6 Leavers’ Assembly
23.7.24 Last day of term
ACHIEVEMENTS
HEADTEACHER AWARDS:
Reception
Oscar – for great progress in reading and maths
Grace H – for outstanding work in her poetry journal
Year One
Griff – for always challenging himself in his learning
Quincey-Beau – for making such good progress in reading and writing
Year Two
Lunetta- fantastic progress in writing, particularly handwriting and spelling
Tilly- great progress in writing particularly joining handwriting
Year Three
Delilah – for super effort and self-application in all learning this half term
Archie – for a great improvement in his maths work
Year Four
Yan – for trying really hard to use his English words
Lottie – for always giving 100% in English and maths lessons
Year Five
Elsa – for settling into a new school really well and demonstrating strong learning attitudes
Amelia – for settling into a new school really well and demonstrating strong learning attitudes
Year Six
Camden – for continuous progress across the year, especially in maths
Rosie – for a positive focused attitude and great progress in reading, writing and maths
CARTOON 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 “curi-paws”. Two children from each class were nominated for a special award and will enjoy a hot chocolate treat with Miss Allsop.
Reception Sonny and Indie
Year 1 Peter & Amelia
Year 2 Jude and Flora
Year 3 Bodhi and Reggie
Year 4 Kitty and Bella
Year 5 Sebastian and Greta
Year 6 Rowan & Darcie
STAR OF THE WEEK 17.5.24
Reception Maisie – for her fantastic phonics
Year One Felix – for wonderful imaginative writing and for always challenging himself in maths
Year Two Lunetta – for great persuasive writing and super effort with handwriting
Year Three Bailey – for fantastic independence with some tricky maths this week
Year Four Phoebe S – for concentrating hard and making useful contributions to class discussions in Topic
Year Five Alexa – for superb opinion writing and Science investigation skills
Year Six Jack – for fantastic effort and focus this week
STAR OF THE WEEK 24.5.24
Reception Orla – for being very observant and asking excellent questions during reading
Year One Sydni – for always contributing to class discussions and for always ‘having a go’
Year Two Cruz – for fantastic concentration and effort sewing in DT
Year Three Alfie – for super effort with his handwriting this week
Year Four Benjamin – for great concentration and an excellent performance at the cricket day at JFAN
Year Five Ella – for being a brilliant support with the younger children during a PE lesson
Year Six Theo – for excellent questions and answers during our magistrate’s visit.
If you have any questions at any time, please feel free to make an appointment.
Wishing you all an enjoyable weekend
Rosalind Allsop
Headteacher
