FORTNIGHTLY NEWSLETTER  ISSUE 13:                           4.4.25

We would like to welcome some new families to the school – the Smith family to Reception and the Clarke family and Haselup families to year one.

Thank you to the Friends of Clavering team for a fun packed Easter Egg hunt.  It has been another busy and successful term.  Thank you for your ongoing support and we wish you a great Easter break. Please note that the first day back, 22^nd April, is an INSET Day for staff training and the school will be closed to pupils.  We look forward to seeing you all back on Wednesday 23^rd April.

Year 5 Daws Hall

On Monday 24^th March, Year 5 travelled by coach to Daws Hall.  We learnt about the River Stour and did some orienteering and found out about the trees that grow there.  We did some testing on the river to find out the temperature, how fast it was flowing and whether it was polluted. We also met some slow worms and a baby hedgehog.

The sun shone and we all had a great time.  Some of our wellies had more water in them than the stream!

By Alfie

Tray Days and Parent Evenings

Thank you to all the parents that were able to attend our Tray Days and Parent Evenings.  We hope you found the events informative and enjoyed looking at your child’s work.

Tag Rugby Final

The Class Four tag rugby finalists had a great time at the Essex regional finals at Harlow rugby club last week. We played 6 matches against some fantastic teams from across the county. We are extremely proud to say we placed 10^th in Essex (there were over 60 schools in the competition!). This is a great achievement for the team and the school! A big well done to the players! We must also say a thank you to our parent volunteers who supported us with their coaching and refereeing!

Cross Country Final

On Wednesday, the Essex Primary Schools Cross Country event was held in Southend. Clavering had two runners competing as individuals after qualifying through from the Newport group and then the Uttlesford School Sport Partnership heats. Laura took part in the year 3 girls final and Frankie took part in the year 4 boys final. Both children ran brilliantly and showed great sportsmanship, Laura finished 44^th and Frankie finished 19^th.  These are fantastic results as both children competed against hundreds of other children across the three events. Well done Frankie and Laura!

Scopay App

As you are aware, Scopay is the system we use for the payment of school meals, trips and other school events.  We want to make sure you are aware there is a Scopay app that can be downloaded which you may find more user friendly than the Scopay.com website.  Please see instructions for downloading the app at the end of the newsletter.

Healthy Snacks – break time AND BEFORE CLUBS

We would like to encourage all children to bring in a snack for break time and before clubs. It is a long time between breakfast and lunch, as well as between lunch and dinner, especially if attending a club after school, and a snack, as well as a drink of water, make a big difference to children’s concentration levels and ability to learn.

As a healthy school we have agreed strict guidelines for the type of snack brought in, it must be fruit or vegetable in the form in which it grew (ie. nothing added, not stretchy or made into a bar and wrapped). This also helps to promote our eco school policies of reducing waste and packaging. Please do not put the fruit snack in glass containers.

We would also like to take this opportunity to encourage a healthy balanced lunch box for those not taking a school lunch.  Please remember we are a NO nuts school.

Birthday Treats

In order to support children with allergies across the school and the inclusivity around this, we would ask you not to give children birthday sweets to share in school. Thank you for your support with this.

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.

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

22^nd April                    INSET Day – school closed to pupils

23^rd April                     Summer Term begins

30^th April                     Year 5 rounders pm

1^st May                        Year 2 – 3 Tees cricket

1^st May                         Parent Forum 2.30pm

5^th May                        Bank Holiday

7^th May                        KS1 striking and fielding festival

12^th – 16^th May           KS2 SATs week

20^th May                      Sports Day – am

21^st May                      Governor Focus Morning

21^st May                      Years 5 and 6 Cricket boys am girls pm

22^nd May                      Years 3 and 4 Rapid Fire Cricket pm

23^rd May                      Sharing Assembly – year 1 parents invited

26^th – 30^th May           Half Term

2^nd June                      INSET Day – school closed to pupils

4^th June                        KS2 quad kids

2^nd – 13^th June              Year 4 Multiplication Check Assessment window

9^th – 13^th June               Year 1 Phonics Assessment window

13^th June                      Friends of Clavering Fun Run

15^th – 18^th June              Year 6 Residential

19^th June                      Reception Induction morning

23^rd – 27^th June           Year 6 transition week

26^th June                      KS2 athletics am

27^th June                      JFAN year 6 transition

30^th June                      Tray Day

1st– 3^rd July                 Work experience students

2^nd July                        Year 4 trip to Duxford

4^th July                         Year 1 trip to Stansted Castle

4^th July                        Friends of Clavering Summer Fayre

7^th – 11^th July               Work experience student

9^th July                        KS1 Athletics and EYFS am

10^th July                       KS2 Sports Ambassadors

14^th July                       Class Swap 11 – 12

17^th July                       Year 2 trip to Aerozone

21^st July                       Year 6 Leavers’ Assembly

22^nd July l                    Last day of term

CLUBS

After School Clubs will start the week commencing 28^th April unless stated.

Monday
Football Club	Year 4,5,6           3.20 – 4.20
Cooking	Years 5 and 6      3.20 – 4.20
Drama Club STING	Year 1-6              3.20 – 4.20
Tuesday
Football Club	Years 1- 3            3.20 – 4.20
Golf Club	Year 4 – 6            3.20 – 4.20
Wednesday
Rounders Club	Key Stage 2         3.20 – 4.20
Choir	Year 2 – 6            3.20 – 4.20
Thursday
Dodgeball Club	Year 4,5,6           3.20 – 4.20
Tennis Club	Years R – 3         3.20 – 4.20

 MUSIC TUITION
Mrs Thomas will continue with piano lessons starting Wednesday 23^rd April.

SWIMMING
Swimming lessons will commence on Monday 28^th April for Year 1. All year groups from years 1 – 6 will have the opportunity to swim this year. There will be a block of approximately 6 sessions for each class.

ACHIEVEMENTS

HEADTEACHER’S AWARD

For children who have achieved their personal best:

Reception:

Primrose – excellent progress in all of her learning

Charlotte – outstanding progress in writing and brilliant PE

Year One:

Sonny – always being curious and interested to learn, asking well thought out questions and explaining his understanding well to others.

Izzy – always trying hard, even when she finds something difficult, and for gaining the confidence to ask for help when she needs it.

Year Two:

Alex R- fantastic effort and improvement in his maths.

Michaela- fantastic effort and progress in English and Maths.

Year Three:

Annabelle – for growing in confidence and tackling new challenges with a positive attitude.

Eddie – for showing kindness and respect and giving up his time to support others.

Year Four:

Jaxon- for extra effort to improve his learning and a great progress with his letter formation and joins in handwriting.

Seren- for lovely creative writing and working hard to improve her times tables in her own time.

Year Five:

Alastair – improved focus, confidence and independence.

Bella P – for improved focus, confidence and independence, especially in maths.

Year Six:

Elliott – for continuous progress in all areas of the curriculum. Always focused and engaged in learning.

Esme – For always working hard and making great progress in reading and maths.

Cartoon Attitude Learning Awards

We have our super hero learning behaviours, which the children created.  This half term the children worked hard on engagement, championed by Engagemonk.  Two children from each class were nominated for a special award and will enjoy a hot chocolate treat with Miss Allsop.

Reception:     Finley and Maeve L

Class 1:          George and Indie

Class 2:          Felix and Fred

Class 3:          Lucas and Tilly

Class 4:          Eleanor and Emily

Class 5:          Amelia C and Jake

Class 6:          George & Joseph

STAR OF THE WEEK

Week ending 21^st March

Reception        Levi – for super alien work and improved listening

Year One         Mya –for using and applying her phonics in her writing.

Year Two         Freya – for fantastic work finding thirds in Maths

Year Three       Ollie – for showing excellent map skills when locating the highest mountain in the UK

Year Four        Wilbur – for amazing effort in Mats. For always seeking out

Year Five         Alfie – for great concentration, effort and teamwork

Year Six           Amelia – for always putting 100% effort into all class work and a positive attitude

STAR OF THE WEEK

Week ending 28^th March

Reception        Rocco – for fantastic engagement on phonics and reading

Year One         Jack – for fantastic effort and knowledge and understanding in Maths

Year Two         Naomi – for great resilience and effort in her writing

Year Three       Joshua – for using his knowledge of the Himalayas to write an excellent postcard

Year Four        Fraser B – for fantastic independence in Maths and always trying to challenge himself

Year Five         Phoebe S – for great sportsmanship

Year Six           George – for continuous focus and hard work in class

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

Wishing you all a very happy Easter.

Rosalind Allsop
Headteacher

SCOPAY Mobile App – information for schools

Useful Information

The SCOPAY App has been developed as an alternative to the mobile version of our SCOPAY.com website.  The SCOPAY.com website is still available.

SCOPAY Mobile App

For parents who prefer the convenience of a mobile App then iOS and Android versions of SCOPAY
are now available for download either via Apple’s App Store or Google Play.

Search for SCOPAY

How does the SCOPAY app work alongside SCO?

There is no need to change anything in SCO – any items you make available online will appear on www.scopay.com and on the SCOPAY app straight away.

Parents who already have a SCOPAY account are able to login to the app with their existing username/password combination.

For new parents the registration process continues as it currently does – schools will generate the Online Access Letter providing the link code that parents will need during the registration process.  They will be able to register through the website or the App and will still need to validate their email address (click the link in the automated email after registration) as they do at the moment before they can login and make a purchase.

The SCOPAY Mobile App allows parents to:

• Register their SCOPAY account
• Link pupils to their account using either a link code or QR code
• View dinners calendar, order meals and top up balance
• View eligible trips, make payments, give consent, link to your mobile calendar to add trip dates
• View and purchase items for sale (revision guides, etc) and view product information
• View payment history
• Set up alerts to be received by email or in-App for new items online, trip payment deadlines, low account balances
• Manage account information – password, email, billing details, payment agreements