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FORTNIGHTLY NEWSLETTER  ISSUE 7:                                                              14.12.18 Years 5 and 6 visit the British Museum As part of their learning about Ancient Greece, Years 5 and 6 spent a busy day at the British Museum, looking in particular at the Marbles... Continue Reading

On Saturday 8th December, nine enthusiastic members of the school choir took part in the Spirit of Christmas concert at St. Mary’s Church in Saffron Walden.  It was a magnificent concert with singers and musicians from other primary schools, SW County High school and... Continue Reading

Reception class had a festive time visiting Father Christmas on the Audley End train.  The children were so excited going through the tunnels and spotting all the Christmas toys. Santa spoke to very child and they received a gift.  The elves did a dance for us too!  After the... Continue Reading

FORTNIGHTLY NEWSLETTER  ISSUE 6:                                                              30.11.18 Open Morning On Monday the school held a very successful Open Morning for prospective families.  The pupils were a credit to us all, showcasing our school throughout the... Continue Reading

Teams from Year 5 and Year 6 represented the school at the Uttlesford cross country finals at Howe Green on Wednesday this week. The six girls and six boys from each class had both competed to win our family groups events earlier this term. We are very proud of all the children... Continue Reading

On Wednesday 7th November Sally and Joy visited Classes 1 and 2 as part of our topics on the local area and our school. Sally gave a PowerPoint presentation showing the history of Clavering primary school, which in the past was known as the Bottom School as it was for the younger... Continue Reading

Last week, each class took part in a different activity to mark the centenary of WWI. There were a range of areas explored and activities undertaken, such as life on the home front, poppy making and poem writing. We then came together at the end of the week for a special assembly... Continue Reading

FORTNIGHTLY NEWSLETTER  ISSUE 5:                                                              16.11.18 Parent Forum Meeting Our Parent Forum meeting took place last week.  Representatives shared homework strategies that have been collated.  These are outlined below and a copy of... Continue Reading

Reception Class really enjoyed exploring the wood during their first visit to Forest School last week. They voted for their forest school name – Happy Hedgehogs!  We learned the rules to keep us safe and had lots of fun mixing potions as they had been reading the book... Continue Reading

Yesterday Class One had two special visitors, Tommy the Tortoise and Rosie the Hen, to support our English work on the story of ‘Dear Zoo’ and thinking about perfect pets. We learnt about how to care for them, particularly what they eat and how to touch/ hold them- especially the... Continue Reading