Headteacher Newsletter Issue 5
FORTNIGHTLY NEWSLETTER ISSUE 5: 15.11.24
| Remembrance
The children were once again a credit to the school on Monday. Year 6 and the School Council joined the local community at the village war memorial as part of Remembrance Day. The rest of the school, after an assembly first thing in the morning, took part in a two minute silence to mark the occasion.
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Children in Need
The School Council decided on how we can support Children in Need this year. The children came into school today with crazy hair or wearing a crazy hat. Thank you to everyone that have supported this event. We are in the process of counting how much money we have raised.
Tag Rugby
Last week, Mr Snelling and Miss Morton took a group of year 5 & 6 pupils to JFAN for a Tag Rugby tournament. We entered two teams into the competition, with both teams winning every single match! Team A went into a semi finals situation where they continued their winning streak but lost in the finals. Team B were the overall winners of their group. Some of the children will be selected to go to the next round in a couple of weeks time. A huge thank you to Mrs Clutterbuck and Mr Anderson for coming to the tournament and coaching Team B through to victory. We are also very grateful to all the parents who transported the children to and from this event.
Friendship Week
Every year at Clavering, we have Friendship Week in the Autumn Term. All the children get together in their houses and take part in a variety of activities. It has been wonderful to see all the children working together and demonstrating their friendship skills. As part of Friendship Week, the houses vote for their Head and Deputy House Captains. The year 6’s who put themselves forward for this prepared a speech and delivered this to their house. All the speeches were thoughtful, well prepared and spoken clearly and confidently. Miss Morton, Mrs Martin and Mr Snelling were incredibly proud of all the year 6’s who gave speeches. Here are the results of the voting:
Ludgate:
Head – Carrie
Deputy – Henry
Oliver:
Head – Maya
Deputy – Alexa
Saville:
Head – Darcey
Deputy – Elsa
Wales:
Head – Jemima
Deputy – Evie
Wymarc:
Head – Milly
Deputy – Esme
Parent Forum
We had our first Parent Forum this week. Thank you to our new representatives for attending. The focus was to establish the group and communication systems. We discussed the School Improvement Plan and how the forum could support this. We are looking to have a Professional Week next term, which will be an opportunity for parents/relatives/contacts to come in and talk to the children about different professions and develop their speaking and listening skills. We are also looking to coordinate parent volunteers with the first focus being reading. Your representatives will be in touch in due course.
Neon Disco
The children thoroughly enjoyed the Neon disco last week. A big thank you to Jenny and her Friends of Clavering team for organising and running the event.
Open Morning
Last week we had an Open Morning for potential new families. The children were a credit to the school, especially year 6 who met with our visitors in the school hall to talk about their school and answer any questions. Thank you to Anna Green and Natalie Clutterbuck for organising the refreshments and supporting the event.
Dinner Money – pre-ordering meals
From 4th November, you will be required to order your child’s lunches in advance. Advanced ordering will help our school kitchen budget more effectively, enabling correct quantities of food to be ordered ahead of time, resulting in less waste. For those parents who pay for their child’s meals, this new system should also help with the management of their Scopay account. Meals will need to be ordered a minimum of 1 week in advance. If a change to a meal choice is required, the cut-off time will be 8am on that morning. If a child has an authorised absence, eg sickness, you will not be charged for that meal if you have pre-paid.
For parents of children in Key Stage 2 who pay for meals, you will need to ensure there is enough credit in their Scopay account to pay for the meals you wish to order. The system will notify you if there is not enough credit to proceed.
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 and could add up to an ‘unauthorised’ absence.
Thank you.
School Admissions – Primary and Secondary – Apply Now!!
To apply quickly and easily for primary places go online to https://www.essex.gov.uk/admissions-to-essex-schools-for-the-next-school-year
Primary (Reception) places for September 2025
From 4 November 2024 you can apply online for your child’s school place https://www.essex.gov.uk/apply-for-a-primary-school-place
You must submit an application by the national closing date of 15 January 2025. Applications received after this date are considered late and will reduce your chance of being offered a place at your preferred schools.
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 safe-guarding policy for all of our children.
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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
4th Nov – 8th Nov Friendship Week
6th November Tag Rugby Yr 5/6
7th November Friends of Clavering School Disco
7th November Open morning
15th November Children in Need
13th November Parent Forum
13th November Dodgeball Yr3/4
20th November Multiskills Yr 3/4
27th November Sports Hall Athletics Yr 3/4
26th November School Photos
2nd December Tray Day 3.20 – 4.20pm
2nd December Second-hand uniform sale 3.20-4.20
7th December Spirit of Christmas
11th December KS2 evening performance yrs 5 and 6 parents
12th December Reception Nativity am, KS1 performance pm, KS2 evening performance yrs 3 and 4 parents
16th December Year 5 Parliament trip
18th December Christmas Shopping Morning
19th December Christmas Lunch
ACHIEVEMENTS
STAR OF THE WEEK
Week ending 24th October 2024
Reception Reggie – being a superstar and always trying hard
Year One Edward – settling in so well and making a great start to Year 1
Year Two Juliet – fantastic effort, contributions and understanding in all her learning
Year Three Eva – always trying her best in all lessons
Year Four Astrid – writing a fantastic explanation in English
Year Five Phoebe S – for being a wonderful friends and always doing the right thing
Year Six Esme – a positive attitude to Maths assessment this week
STAR OF THE WEEK
Week ending 8th November 2024
Reception Edward – for using his phonics to spell words independently
Year One Grace – for always being ready to learn and great
Year Two Alex S – for giving fantastic fully explained answers in reading comprehension
Year Three Thea – for suing her scientific knowledge to make excellent predictions before out experiment
Year Four Torben – for having a positive attitude to learning and fantastic performance poetry
Year Five Lottie – for being a fabulous friend
Year Six Darcey – for brilliant progress and application of long division
If you have any questions at any time, then please feel free to make an appointment.
Have a great weekend.
Rosalind Allsop
Headteacher
