Another good week was had a Clockhouse last week and as always we thank you for the support you give us with all that we do at all times but especially at this difficult time!
Special Dinner Day
On Tuesday (1st February) we have another special dinner day. This will be to celebrate Chinese New Year. The menu was posted on School Story last week.
Year 1
The Year 1 children are off to the Church on Thursday. Please ensure that consent forms are returned by Wednesday at the latest.
School Office
Please be aware that the office in the Reception and Key Stage 1 building is now closed on a Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. If you need to come into school at any time, please come to the main school office in the Key Stage 2 building.
OCA (Our Clockhouse Association)
OCA are busy planning their Spring and Summer events. Look out for the next Sweet Stall coming very soon. If you would like to join the OCA Team at any point, please speak to Mr Koten or let the office know who will pass a message to him.
Letters that went out last week: The following letters went out last week:
Year 1 trip to Church
Another good week was had a Clockhouse last week and as always we thank you for the support you give us with all that we do!
Thank you for all those who supported us and had the special dinner on Thusday. We hope the children enjoyed it, we served over 400 dinners - a record for these days! We have another special dinner coming up very soon - watch this space!
Sport
Good luck to the Tag Rugby team who take part in a borough competition on Tuesday.
Covid (the below was sent last week also)
I know for us all this continues to be an anxious and difficult time. Please can I ask that should your child test positive for Covid that you alert the school straight away so that we can alert the families in the class and they can make informed decisions about advice to take.
The current rules for isolation are as follows:
All people – including pupils, parents and teachers - have to isolate for a minimum of five fulldays after the day of a positive test before then going back to school if they have tested negative twice.
The first full day of isolation is considered to be the day following the positive test. Following the fifth full day of isolation – on the sixth day - it will be possible for people who have received two negative LFD tests on consecutive days to go back to school. People who have tested positive can now take two LFD tests on day 5 and day 6, and if both are negative and they do not have a temperature, they can end their self-isolation on day 6 and return to their education setting immediately. If either test is positive, they should continue to self-isolate until they get negative results from two LFD tests on consecutive days or until they have completed 10 full days of self-isolation, whichever is earliest
In practice it means that if a child or teacher tests positive on a Saturday, that would be considered day 0. They could then take tests on the morning of Thursday (day 5) and Friday (day 6). If they tested negative on both days and did not have a temperature they would be then able to return to school on the Friday.
I know we have shared this before and if you need help calculating days, I am more than happy to help with this.
Another good week was had a Clockhouse last week and as always we thank you for the support you give us with all that we do! We have another busy week ahead.
Year 6
From Monday and throughout the week, the Year 6 children will be sitting Mock SATs tests. Please speak to your child's class teacher after the tests if you wish to know how they got on do that you can further support them at home - every bit really does help!
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.
Is your child, or a child you know due to start Nursery in September 2022
We are looking forward to welcoming prospective parents / carers into school on Tuesday10.00am and 4.00pm. Please call the school to book this or a tour later in the term.
Special Dinner for all
On Thursday we have the first special dinner day of the year. 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.
Covid
I know for us all this continues to be an anxious and difficult time. Please can I ask that should your child test positive for Covid that you alert the school straight away so that we can alert the families in the class and they can make informed decisions about advice to take.
As you many know, on Monday rules for isolation changes again. The new rules are as follows:
All people – including pupils, parents and teachers - have to isolate for a minimum of five fulldays after the day of a positive test before then going back to school if they have tested negative twice.
The first full day of isolation is considered to be the day following the positive test. Following the fifth full day of isolation – on the sixth day - it will be possible for people who have received two negative LFD tests on consecutive days to go back to school. People who have tested positive can now take two LFD tests on day 5 and day 6, and if both are negative and they do not have a temperature, they can end their self-isolation on day 6 and return to their education setting immediately. If either test is positive, they should continue to self-isolate until they get negative results from two LFD tests on consecutive days or until they have completed 10 full days of self-isolation, whichever is earliest
In practice it means that if a child or teacher tests positive on a Saturday, that would be considered day 0. They could then take tests on the morning of Thursday (day 5) and Friday (day 6). If they tested negative on both days and did not have a temperature they would be then able to return to school on the Friday.
I hoep this helps and makes things clear as from tomorrow. If you need help calculating days, I am more than happy to help with this.
It was lovely to welcome everyone back to school last week and we were pleased to hear about everyone's Christmas Holidays. Thank you for the very positive start we have made to the new term - the children certainly returned ready and eager for learning. Thank you also for your continued understanding during this tricky time. We can only hope that things will get easier.
Some children still do not have the necessary equipment they require - water bottles, coats, home learning, reading books and diaries and anything else they need. Please can we also remind you of the importance of full school uniform and full school PE kit and that this along with coats are clearly named.
Please remember that clubs restart this week unless you have been advised otherwise.
Is your child, or a child you know due to start Nursery or Reception in September 2022
We are looking forward to welcoming prospective parents / carers into school on Thursday 13th January at 10.00am. We can accomodate those looking for Nursery or Reception places on all three tours. Please call the school to book this or a tour later in the term. Places on each tour are limited and are filling up quickly.
We all hope that you have had a fantastic Christmas and that 2022 has got off to a good start for you all! On behalf of all the staff a huge thank you for all the lovely cards and gifts we received prior to the Christmas break.
That time has come and as we are sure you are aware and we are back to school on Wednesday (5th January). Tomorrow is a staff training day so we look forward to seeing everyone bright and early on Wednesday to hear about their holidays and adventures.
Please ensure that all the children return to school with all the necessary equipment they require - water bottles, coats, home learning, reading books and diaries and anything else they need. Please can we also remind you of the importance of full school uniform / PE uniform and that this along with coats are clearly named. PE will start again from tomorrow.
Please remember that there are no clubs this week, these will resume next Monday.
Covid
I know a number of children and parents have tested positive for Covid during the holidays. We hope that you have not been too poorly. This is also the case for a number of staff.
All arrangements from prior to the holiday will continue when we return, including the wearing of masks when on the school site, please do help us with this. Other things to be aware of are:
Since Wednesday 22 December, the 10 day self-isolation period for people (including children) who record a positive PCR test result for COVID-19 has been reduced to 7 days in most circumstances, unless you cannot test for any reason.
Individuals (including children) may now take LFD tests on day 6 and day 7 of their self-isolation period. Those who receive two negative test results are no longer required to complete 10 full days of self-isolation. The first test must be taken no earlier than day 6 of the self-isolation period and tests must be taken 24 hours apart. This also applies to children under 5, with LFD testing. If both these test results are negative, and the individual does not have a high temperature, they may end your self-isolation after the second negative test result and return to your education setting from day 8.
People who are fully vaccinated, or children and young people aged between 5 and 18 years and 6 months, identified as a close contact of someone with COVID-19, should take an LFD test every day for seven days and continue to attend their setting as normal, unless they have a positive test result or develop symptoms at any time.
Children under 5 are not being advised to take part in daily testing of close contacts. If a child under 5 is a contact of a confirmed case, they are not required to self-isolate and should not start daily testing. If they live in the same household as someone with COVID-19 they should limit their contact with anyone who is at higher risk of severe illness if infected with COVID-19, and arrange to take a PCR test as soon as possible. They can continue to attend an education or childcare setting while waiting for the PCR result.
It is important to be aware, as children return to school, the current requirements for remote education continue to remain in place should this be needed. This would obviously be our absolute last resort but it is reasonable to assume that it is highly likely that the high rates of COVID-19 may cause difficulties with the availability of staff. It is our absolute commitment and priority to keep the school fully open and for children and young people continuing face-to-face education, but there is always the chance that this may not be possible. We will continue to work as flexibly as we can but obviously, as has been the case throughout the pandemic, it is important that I am open and honest with you all. We will of course keep you fully informed if remote learning is looking a likely possibility. Thank you in advance for your support with this.
Year 5
Year 5 have their annual Mayan Day on Thursday.
Letters that went out before the holiday: The following letters went out the week before the holiday:
December Newsletter
Clubs after Christmas
We all look forward to working with each and every one of you in 2022!
Here is to another successful year at Clockhouse Primary!
See you all on Wednesday and have a good week.
Stay safe team Clockhouse!
#ourclockhousefamily
Mrs Savidge
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