FORTNIGHTLY NEWSLETTER  ISSUE 2:                           26.9.25

KS2 Girls’ Football

Our KS2 girls had an amazing time at the recent football festival held at Chrishall School.  They joined mixed groups with girls from other schools to take part in a carousel of fun and challenging football games.  The festival was a fantastic opportunity to learn new skills, make new friends and enjoy football.

After the games, the girls showed great teamwork and sportsmanship during the football matches, representing our school extremely well.  We’re so proud of how well they played and the positive attitude they brought to the day.

Well done to all the girls for their enthusiasm and effort. Thank you to Mr Snelling for overseeing the event.

JFAN Sports Coach visit

Last Wednesday morning, the Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 girls were very fortunate to have Lisa Dunlop, from JFAN and the Uttlesford School Sports Partnership, teach football skills in preparation for the girls’ football festival. It provided a great opportunity for the girls to practice and learn football skills and prepare for the football festival.

Harvest We will be celebrating harvest at school during the week of 13th October.  We are kindly asking for donations towards the Uttlesford food bank and in particular, the following food items which they are most in need of:   If you feel you can, please donate one or some of these items to help those in need.

Meet the Teacher

Thank you to all the parents that attended our Meet the Teacher event last week. We hope you enjoyed meeting your child’s class teacher and found the event informative.

Heads of School

The Heads of School have had their first meeting.  We are very keen to start our roles and plan projects to work on this year.

Teams 

As you are aware, we have been setting up Microsoft Teams for each class in Key Stage 1 & 2 – thank you for your support with this. The class pages are beginning to be used to share learning with families to supplement the Friday Focus and as a continuation of Tapestry from Reception. Class Teachers have begun using the Teams platform to set most of the weekly homework/spellings.  Please bear with us whilst get to grips with this new concept. Thank you to all the parents who have shared their positive feedback with us.

Parent Forum

Our Parent Forum have been working hard creating a spreadsheet for volunteers so that we can tighten our home/school links and place voluntary support appropriately.  Thank you to everyone that has already responded to the survey that they have sent out to parents, so we can action this process.

Our first Parent Forum meeting will take place on the 6^th October, when we will discuss the School Improvement Plan for this academic year and plan our first focus.

Thank you to our representatives for supporting this forum.

We are looking for a representative for Reception class.  Please contact the school office if you are interested–

Reception      Vacancy

Year 1           Laura Hagger

Year 2           Amelia Berner

Year 3           Hollie Thomas

Year 4           Claire Briggs

Year 5           Maria Lawrence

Year 6           Laura Nash

School Admissions – Primary and Secondary – Apply Now!!

To apply quickly and easily for primary and secondary school places go online to https://www.essex.gov.uk/admissions-to-essex-schools-for-the-next-school-year

Secondary school places for September 2026

From 12 September 2025 you can apply online for your child’s  school place https://www.essex.gov.uk/apply-for-a-secondary-school-place

You must submit an application by the national closing date of 31 October 2025. Applications received after this date will be considered late and you may reduce your chance of being offered a place at your preferred school.

Primary (Reception) places for September 2026

From 10 November 2025 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 2026. 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 safeguarding policy for all of our children.

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

• 24^th September                     Girls’ football festival yr3/4 am yr5/6 pm
• 2^nd October                            Governor Focus morning
• 8^th October                             Football Tournament yr5/6 boys am girls pm
• 9^th October                             Sports Ambassador training
• 14^th October                           Parent Evening
• 15^th October                           Parent Evening
• 15^th October                           Cross Country
• 17^th October                           Vaccine
• 20^th October                         MacMillan Coffee Morning
• 22^nd October                        Dodgeball yr5/6
• 24^th October                         INSET – school closed to pupils
• 27^th Oct – 31^st                     Oct Half term
• 5^th November                      Tag Rugby yr5/6
• 12^th November                     Dodgeball yr3/4
• 12^th November                    Years 1 and 2 History workshops
• 13^th November                    Friends of Clavering School Disco
• 14^th November                    Year 6 Parent Sharing Assembly
• 18^th November                    Bag2School
• 19^th November                     Multi-skills Festival yr3/4
• 24^th – 28^th November         Friendship Week
• 26^th November                    Sports Hall Athletics yr3/4
• 1^st December                        Tray Day
• 9^th December                       KS2 dress rehearsal am, KS1 dress rehearsal, KS2 evening performance yrs 3 and 4 parent
• 10^th December                     Reception Nativity am, KS1 performance pm, KS2 evening performance yrs 5 and 6 parents
• 15^th December                     Christmas Shopping Morning
• 17^th December                     Christmas Lunch

ACHIEVEMENTS

STAR OF THE WEEK

Week ending 12^th September 2025

Reception         Maya – for super manners and being a really kind friend to others

Year One          Thomas – for settling in so well and having a great start to year 1

Year Two         Max – for a fantastic start to year 2, especially with his writing

Year Three       Alex R – for writing brilliant sentences describing character actions clearly and neatly

Year Four         Jakob – for always being engaged in every lesson, outstanding participation and effort

Year Five          Reggie – for having a great start to the year and for being amazingly supportive to his new Friend in Five

Year Six           Isabella – for fantastic hard work in all lessons. A great start to year 6

STAR OF THE WEEK

Week ending 19^th September 2025

Reception         James – for his brilliant listening and keeping this golden rule

Year One          Reggie – for always being ready to learn, especially on the carpet

Year Two         Mya – for an amazing start to year 2. You are always sat nicely, ready to learn – what a super role model

Year Three       Fred – for showing outstanding focus in all lesson and always challenging himself to push his learning even further

Year Four         Sadie – for a consistent positive attitude to learning in all areas, always bringing a smile to the classroom and making a fantastic start to year 4 in a new school

Year Five          Frankie – for his enthusiasm during our English lessons and coming up with excellent ideas for his character descriptions

Year Six           Jake – for being a fantastic role model and support with the new reception children

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

Have a good weekend.

Rosalind Allsop
Headteacher