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We have had another good week at Clockhouse and are already looking forward to what the next week has in store.
Thank you to all those parents who are really practising the children's reading and spellings with them at home as well as number bond, times tables and completing home learning. We are really seeing the difference in school. Please do remember to fill in their Learning Diaries to provide teachers with feedback.
Harvest Festival
On Monday we will be having our annual Harvest Festival with the children. If you have any tins or non perishables to send in please do so. The food bank is always grateful for what we give to them.
Year 6
We look forward to welcoming our Year 6 parents for Learn with my Child on Thursday morning at 9.10 am. Please come for as little or as much as you can. Regrettably we are unable to accommodate younger siblings at these events.
Special Dinner for all
Please remember that we have a special dinner day on Thursday, it would be really good to get as many people as possible having dinner on Thursday as this determines some of our schools funding. We really do appreciate your help in this matter.
Sport
Good luck to the Year 2 Football Team who take part in a tournament on Tuesday.
Letters that went out last week:
The following letters went out last week:
September Newsletter
Harvest Festival
Learn with My Child (Year 6)
As always we thank you for your continued support in all we do.
Have a good week everyone!
Another good week was had at Clockhouse last week with, as always, a lot going on! It was lovely to welcome the final Nursery children to Clockhouse this week and like the rest of our new children, have settled well.
Thank you to all those people who attended Meet the Teacher and also to those who have come to spend Ready, Steady Read time with their children, the more the merrier! Thank you also for the support given to Jeans for Genes day. We will let you know how much we have raised for this worthwhile charity once the counting has been completed.
Governor Day
Our Governors will be in school on Tuesday and will be in the playground at the start and end of the day, please do take the time to speak to them should you wish to.
Year 3
Please remember that there is a Year 3 Learn with my Child session on Wednesday between 9.15 and 11.45. Please come for as much or a little as you can.
Year 5
Please do not forget that there is a meeting about the proposed Year 5 residential trip to Condover Hall on Wednesday at 6pm. This will be in the Key Stage 1 hall.
Year 4
The Year 4 children will be launching their new theme Walk like an Egyptian (based on Ancient Egypt) with an Egyptian Day on Thursday - we look forward to seeing some fabulous costumes. Please ensure contributions are sent in.
MacMillan Coffee Morning
Mrs Edgar and Mrs Ayling will be holding a MacMillan Coffee Morning on Wednesday for parents / carers. There will be lots of lovely cakes kindly donated by staff as well as the chance for parents and carers to have a chat and get to know each other. This will take place in the Parents Room in Key Stage 1. All are welcome!
No Cost Uniform Shop
Our No Cost Uniform Shop will be back open on Thursday after school in the Key Stage 1 ICT Suite. Please do come along as there is lots of uniform etc. to give away.
Sport
Good luck to the Netball team who get this year's sporting calandar of to a start with the High 5 Netball Competition.
Letters that went out last week:
The following letters went out last week:
Number bonds and Multiplication Facts
Nut Allergy (Nursery)
Learn with My Child (Year 3)
Egyptian Day (Year 4)
Please look out for the first newsletter of the new school year which will be coming out this week.
As always we thank you for your continued support in all we do.
Have a good week everyone!
The fantastic start to the new school year has continued this week, with the children settling well into their classes and lots of learning taking place. The children had a great time visiting our new library which was opened last week - what a lovley area to have in our school. The children also worked hard to learn stories as part of Storytelling Week - please do ask them to tell you!
Ready, Steady Read
As you may already know, Ready, Steady Read starts again this week so please come in to school to read with your child. We look forward to welcoming you on the days and times below:
Reception - Tuesday (8.50am)
Year 1 - Thursday (8.50am)
Year 2 - Tuesday (8.50am)
Year 3 - Friday (8.50am)
Year 4 - Wednesday (8.50am)
Year 5 - Wednesday (8.50am)
Year 6 - Friday (8.50am)
If anyone has a spare couple of hours to come into school to hear some children read, we would love to hear from you. Please let the school office know and we will be in touch.
Online Reading and Maths resources to use at home
Please remember that Reading Eggs, Reading Eggspress and Mathletics, the online programmes that we subscribe to, are available for the children. If you cannot remember your password please pop into the school office and we will be able to reissue it to you once you have signed the data agreement letter and retunred this to school.
Class Dojo
If you have not yet signed into Class Dojo please ask your class teacher for your login details. If you have a new phone or device and need the password again to access the Dojo please also ask, it really is such a helpful and valuable communication tool for us and you as well as a way of celebrating your children's achievements in school.
Nursery and Reception
It has been lovely to welcome all the new children to Reception this week, they certainly seem to have settled into school life quickly! Some of our Nursery children also started and it was equally as wonderful to welcome them, they have also settled well and we look forward to welcoming the rest of the children this week.
Home Learning Club
If your child attended home learning club last year you should have received a letter last week. If you have not received such a letter and wish them to continue, please pop into the office and get a letter from Mrs Nash or Mrs Mortimer.
France, Italy, Spain and Fiji
Well done to these 4 classes who had 100% attendance for the first week back, they are rewarded with a non-uniform day on Tuesday.
Meet the Teacher
Thank you to all the parents who came to Meet the Teacher last week, these continue this week as follows:
Reception - Wednesday19th September
Year 1 - Thursday 20th September
Year 2 - Wednesday 19th September
Year 6
Sorry for the confusion last week, Booster Classes start this week and everyone who is invited should have had a letter. Please contact your child's class teacher is you are not sure if they should be attending. Booster classes start promptly at 8.15am so please ensure that the children are at school in time for this - thank you in advance. Please speak to your child's class teacher if you have any questions.
Jeans for Genes day
As you will already know, Friday is Jeans for Genes day, for a small contribution to this worthwhile charity the children can come to school wearing jeans on Friday. If they do not have jeans, jogging bottoms or such are fine. Please ensure though that children are suitably dressed for school, including foot wear, school rules regarding jewellery still apply.
Letters that went out last week:
The following letters went out last week:
GDPR Data Sharing Consent
Jeans for Genes Day
This terms learning for each year group
Club choices (Year 1 to 6)
Welcome to Reception (Reception)
Condover Hall Residential Meeting (Year 5)
Bournemouth Payment (Year 6)
Leavers Hoodies (Year 6)
Non-uniform reward 100% attendance (France, Spain, Italy and Fiji)
Parents home Learning (Reception and Nursery)
Dojo Letter (Reception and Nursery)
As always we thank you for your continued support in all we do.
Have a good week everyone!
What a fantastic first week back at school - well done to our fantastic Clockhouse community!
It was absolutely lovely to welcome all the children from Year 1 through to Year 6 back to school last week as well as welcoming new staff and children along with their families. We were all pleased to see everyone and the children seemed to settle quickly, we are all looking forward to an action packed and exciting year ahead.
We hope that you like your new Home / School Learning Diaries, we hope the information in them will further help you to support your child at home. Please ensure that the children bring these to school with them everyday and that you sign them and add any comments. A letter will be coming out in the near future about changes to the reading reward initiatives we have although we are sure your children will have already told you about them!
Last week, some children did not have all the equipment they require - particularly full P.E. kits, water bottles, etc. Please ensure P.E. kits are in school and that earrings are removed. Please can we also remind you of the importance of full school uniform and that this, along with coats are clearly named.
Reception
Welcome to our Reception children who all start on Monday. We look forward to welcoming the children and their families to Clockhouse.
Nursery
Welcome to some of our Nursery children who will be starting with us on Thurday, as with Recpetion we look forward to welcoming the children and their families to Clockhouse.
Year 1 - 6
This week in Storytelling Week where the children will be learning to orally tell stories - please do ask them to show you their story towards the end of the week. Also ask the children about the big reveal that will be happening on Monday - something that has been a long time in coming but certainly worth the wait, we will also be sharing this with you at the beginning of the week!
Year 5
Swimming starts for China (Year 5) on Monday. The children will be leaving school at 10.30am so please ensure that children come in with all they need for swimming. Please be aware that this year each class will be going for 1 term. As there will be less children in the pool this will improve the quality of learning and teaching.
Year 6
Mr McLaughlin the Principle from Bower Park Accademy will be coming to meet the children at 2.30pm on Monday. Parents / Carers are invitied to meet with him at 3.00pm to hear about the school. Please come to the main school office.
Please also remember that Year 6 have their Roman Day on Thursday - costumes at the ready. Please ensure contributions have been sent in.
Year 3 - 6
Please ensure that Walk Home letters are sent back tomorrow. The new list will start as of Monday and if we have not had permission your child will not be allowed to leave the school.
Meet the Teacher
We will once again be opening the doors of each year group after school one day until 4pm over the next couple of weeks. This provides you with the opportunity to chat to your child's teacher, ask questions and also to see their new classroom. Dates are as follows:
Reception - Wednesday 19th September
Year 1 - Thursday 20th September
Year 2 - Wednesday 19th September
Year 3 - Wednesday 12th September
Year 4 - Wednesday 12th September
Year 5 - Tuesday 11th September
Year 6 - Tuesday 11th September
Letters that went out last week:
The following letters went out last week:
Welcome Back - Year 1 to Year 6 (include important information, Meet the Teacher dates and Learn with my Child dates)
Free School Meal Eligibility
Parent / Carer Home Learning
Walking home - Year 3 to Year 6
Gym Trial - Year 3 to Year 6
SATs and Bournemouth Meeting - Year 6
Barleylands Trip - Year 3
As always we thank you for your continued support in all we do.
Have a good week everyone! Certainly a busy one to get us started!
Welcome back to the new school year everyone!!
We all hope that you have had and are still having a fantastic Summer Holiday and enjoyed lots of time with family and friends. We are looking forward to hearing about all your adventures.
As you are aware we are back to school on Wednesday (5th September) for Years 1 to 6 and are looking forward to seeing everyone bright and early! Remember that school starts promptly at 8.55am.
Please ensure that all the children return to school with all the necessary equipment they require - particularly full P.E. kits, water bottles, coats etc. Some children will be doing P.E. this week. Please can we also remind you of the importance of full school uniform and that this along with coats are clearly named.
Letters regarding the clubs that will be on offer this year will be going out next week. Those children in Year 4 to 6 who had permission to leave classrooms on their own last year will be allowed to do so on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this week unless we are told otherwise. A new permission letter will be coming home on Wednesday, the new list will take effect from Monday.
Once again welcome back everyone, here's to another successful year at Clockhouse Primary!
We look forward to seeing you all on Wednesday and we hope you have a good last few days holiday!