FORTNIGHTLY NEWSLETTER  ISSUE 14:                           2.5.25

Exciting News!

We have some happy news to share with you as Miss Battrick is expecting a baby!  She will be commencing her maternity leave at the end of term and will be absent for the majority of the next academic year.

We would like to welcome a new family, the Movva family, to year one.

Rounders – Year 5

On Wednesday, we went to rounders at JFAN in Newport.  We were playing non-stop matches all afternoon against Debden, Farnham and Elsenham.  Clavering was split into two teams, one pink and one yellow.  Both teams played 4 games.  In the end, Clavering pink came first and Clavering yellow played really well, but unfortunately came 6^th.  We all had a lot of fun and everyone played their best!

Phoebe R and Dougray

Tees Cricket – Years 2 & 3

Yesterday, Class 2 took part in a 3 Tees Cricket tournament at JFAN. Our 3 teams competed against five other schools, all three teams played brilliantly with one team coming in first and progressing to the next stage of competition! The children represented the school brilliantly and had a lovely afternoon!

Clavering Art Show

Well done to all the children that took part in the Clavering Art Show.  The standard was really high.

Smartphone Free Childhood

We know that many of our parents are interested in Smartphone Free Childhood – for those of you that are interested here are some useful links: A recent article from the New York Times about Smartphone Free Childhood, highlighting recent successes in the UK around delaying smartphone free ownership:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/world/europe/smartphone-ban-schools-uk-childhood.html

 Alternative to smartphones: Smartphone Free Childhood have pulled together a list of suggested alterna-tive phones to smartphones. Although they vary in price, there have been various new phones and other solutions coming onto the market recently, and new suggestions are often added: https://smartphonefreechildhood.co.uk/alternatives

Following the recent Netflix drama ‘Adolescence’, here is a useful article that pulls together the various rea-sons why delaying smartphone ownership is necessary:

“In 2010, teens, parents, schools and even tech companies didn’t know that smartphones and social media had so many harmful effects. Now we do.”

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/smartphones-children-adolescence-mental-health-social-media-b2720374.html

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.

Creams/Lip balms/Suncream

Just a reminder that creams/lip balms etc. are not to be brought into school. If there is a genuine medical need for your child to have a moisturising product in school, can you please check the ingredient list for potential allergens and make the class teacher aware that your child has this item in school. If it has been prescribed by a doctor, please complete the relevant medical forms with the office. Suncream – it is that time of year again where children need to bring in suncream to apply at school. Please can you make sure your child has their name on their suncream, informs the class teacher that they have it in their bag and that you check the ingredients for potential allergens. Please can you remind your child that they must not share their suncream with other children. Thank you

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

7^th May                         Year 6 SATs and Residential Meeting 3.30pm

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

6th June                       Year 6 Crucial Crew

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

25^th June                       Open Morning

26^th June                       KS2 athletics am

27^th June                       JFAN year 6 transition

27th June                   Sharing Assembly – Reception parents invited – 2.45pm

30^th June                       Tray Day

1st– 3^rd July                  Work experience students

2^nd July                         Year 4 trip to Duxford

3rd July                      Sharing Assembly – Year 3 parents invited  – 2.45pm (please note this is a Thursday)

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

11th July                     Sharing Assembly – Year 4 parents invited – 2.45pm

14^th July                        Class Swap 11 – 12

14th July                    French Day

17^th July                        Year 2 trip to Aerozone

21^st July                        Year 6 Leavers’ Assembly

22^nd July                       Last day of term

ACHIEVEMENTS

STAR OF THE WEEK

Week ending 4^th April

Reception         Elliott – being a very kind friend and always helpful

Year One          Grace A – for always having a smile on her face and being keen to learn

Year Two         Griff – for fantastic contributions in all lessons

Year Three       Esther – for writing a fantastic play script independently

Year Four         Fraser C – for an improved pace in English, which he demonstrated when writing his detailed instructions on how to build a robot

Year Five          Phoenix – for working hard in all areas of the curriculum and for being a really kind member of Year 5

Year Six           Mollie – working hard and focus in all areas of the curriculum

STAR OF THE WEEK

Week ending 25^th April

Reception         Hetty – for writing a brilliant sentence all by herself

Year One          Jack – for always keeping focused in his learning and using his phonics well in his writing

Year Two         Elis – for fantastic vocabulary when writing expanded noun phrases

Year Three       Alice – for being curious in Science and using her knowledge to answer questions about food and nutrients

Year Four         Emily – for producing a detailed poster in Science. Demonstrating a great understanding of the 7 life processes and always being a star

Year Five          Yan – for super concentration when bridge building

Year Six           Tommie – for enthusiasm and engagement in PE – learning new skills in cricket

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

Wishing you all a good weekend

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