Clockhouse Primary School

A warm welcome to Clockhouse Primary School

On behalf of the Children, Staff and Governors, welcome to the Clockhouse Primary School Website and welcome to our Clockhouse family. We hope you enjoy the time you spend looking around our site, that you find the information helpful and that it gives you a taste of the happy and industrious school that we are.

Clockhouse is a large Primary School brimming with lots of character. We aim to create a happy and stimulating environment in which pupils are encouraged to develop their character and talents in a supportive community.

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12 July 2025

Weekly reminders for week beginning 14th July 2025

It was another busy week as we get closer to the end of the year!

Thank you to the parents and families who joined us on the last week for the Celebration Assemblies of Brazil, Argentina, Northern Ireland and Wales, we are sure you will agree they were a lovely occasion.

We hope you enjoyed reading your child's school report and were proud to read about their year. Please do send the feedback sheets back if you have not done so already. Also may I take this opportunity to thank all those who completed the online questionnaire. Your feedback is certainly very valuable to us!

Meet the Teacher
The children will be meeting their new teacher on Monday morning and spending time in their new classrooms. We are sure they are all very excited about this - the staff certainly are!

Open Evening
Do not forget that it is Open Evening after school on Monday, please come into school anytime between 3.30 and 5pm to look at the children's work and meet the teachers. Please also take the time to look around the school and visit your child's new classroom, their current teacher will be able to point you in the right direction. All new teachers will be in school to meet you.

Sports Days
On Tuesday morning (9.15am) we look forward to welcoming families to the Key Stage 2 Sports Day. On Wednesday (9.15am) we look forward to welcoming Key Stage 1 families to Sports Day. On Thursday we look forward to welcoming families to the Reception and Nursery to Sports Day. Times are as follows - Nursery (11.00am / 2.45pm), Reception (9.15am). Here is hoping the weather is kind to us! It does look like it is going to be hot, please ensure children have hats, water bottles and sun cream applied.

Year 6
We look forward to welcoming the families of our Year 6 stars on Tuesday for their performance of Oliver. Please be aware that performances will start promptly at 2pm and 7pm.

Year 6 are very much looking forward to their Activity Week which starts this week. They have lots of exciting things planned. Please speak to teachers if you have any questions. They are off to Adventure Island on Thursday.

Year 5 and 6
Year 5 and 6 will be competing in the annual Football Cup - the Matthew Whitcombe trophy (in honour of our former pupil) on Friday.

Foundation Stage Fun Day
On Friday we have the Foundation Stage Pirates and Princesses Fun Day to look forward to, do not forget the fancy dress costumes although these are optional!

Things to be aware of

Please remember that school closes for the Summer Holiday on Tuesday 22nd July at the normal time.

Letters that went out last week:

The following letters went out last week:

Changes to School Policy for those in Year 3 and 4 Next Year

Pirates and Princesses Day (Nursery and Reception)

Activity Week (Year 6)

Have a good week everyone!

#ourclockhousefamily

Mrs Savidge

06 July 2025

Weekly reminders for week beginning 7th July 2025

Well last week was another very busy week at Clockhouse - just the way we like it and this week is just the same as we get closer to the end of the year!

Thank you to the parents and families who joined us on the last week for the Celebration Assemblies of Kenya, Peru, Spain and Scotland, we are sure you will agree they were a lovely occasion and we look forward to seeing more of you at these events during the term.

Celebration Assemblies

We have the last four Celebration Assemblies this week.

We are looking forward to seeing many of you there:

Wednesday 9th July - Brazil (9.10am) Key Stage 2 Hall

Wednesday 9th July - Northern Ireland (2.50pm) Key Stage 1 Hall

Friday 11th July - Argentina (9.10am) Key Stage 2 Hall

Friday 11th July - Wales (2.50pm) Key Stage 1 Hall

We look forward to welcoming you to school to celebrate with your children.

School Reports

Please be aware that your child's annual school report will be coming out via Dojo after school on Monday. If you would like a paper copy please do let teachers or the office know. For those in Reception, Year 1 and some of Year 2 - your child will also come home with an envelope with the statutory tests results in them.

Should you wish to discuss your child’s report with myself or the class teacher, arrangements for this will be communicated with you before the end of term or can happen on 15th July at Open Evening.

Year 6 results will be coming after they are received (9th July) and then checked. We will get these out to you as soon as we can.

End of Year Questionnaire - please help us help you!

Thank you to all those who have completed the end of year questionnaire already, which provides us with some great information about the school. If you have not done so already, please do take the time to complete it by following the link below (you have until Friday 11th July to complete it):

https://forms.gle/bhrQCTP2Vdz2KRXw9

Sponsored Walk

On Monday the children (and parents if they wish) will be taking part in the Sponsored Walk event, following the success of this in previous years. The children will come home with a card showing you the laps they completed so that sponsor money can be gathered or it can be kept as a memento of the day. If the children have managed to get any sponsors, please send these into school and thank you for your support.

The times below for the event are a guide, we will do our very best to stick to times.

Time	Year Group
9.10 – 9.30	Nursery (am)
9.30 – 10.00	Reception
10.00 – 10.30	Year 1
10.45 – 11.15	Year 2
11.15 – 11.45	Year 3
1.00 – 1.15	Nursery (pm)
1.15 – 1.45	Year 4
1.45 – 2.15	Year 5
2.15 – 2.45	Year 6

Children in Greenland will be going out with their year group.

Please ensure that the children come to school with water bottles and a hat every day but especially on Monday.

If you are joining us, please wait at the gate by the main school office, towards the field.

Year 6

We look forward to welcoming our Year 6 parents / carers on Thursday for Learn with my Child at 9.10am - 10.10am. Please come for as little or as much as you can. As with the other year groups, regrettably we are unable to accommodate younger siblings at these events.

Sport
For those of you attending (invite only), do not forget the Sports Presentation Evening at 7pm on Wednesday evening.

Letters that went out last week:

The following letters went out last week:

Sports Day

Learn with my Child (Year 6)

Year 6 Production

Year 6 Yearbook

Celebration Assembly Invite (Northern Ireland, Wales, Argentina and Brazil)

Have a good week everyone!

#ourclockhousefamily

Mrs Savidge

28 June 2025

Weekly reminders for the week beginning 30th June 2025

Well last week was another very busy week at Clockhouse - just the way we like it and this week is just the same as we get closer to the end of the year!

Thank you to the parents and families who joined us on the last week for the Celebration Assemblies of Uganda and Italy, we are sure you will agree they were a lovely occasion and we look forward to seeing more of you at these events during the term.

Uniform Sale

Mrs Bowden will be holding a uniform sale on Monday after school. This will be by the door between Spain and Italy. Please be aware this is new uniform, but stocks are limited and will be on a first come first served basis. All items will be reduced by at least 10%.

End of Year Questionnaire - please help us help you!

https://forms.gle/bhrQCTP2Vdz2KRXw9

Celebration Assemblies

Celebration Assemblies continue this week, please check back through School Story on Dojo or speak to class teachers if you are unsure of the date for your child's class.

We are looking forward to seeing many of you there:

Wednesday 2nd July - Kenya (9.10am) Key Stage 2 Hall

Wednesday 2nd July - Spain (2.50pm) Key Stage 1 Hall

Friday 4th July - Peru (9.10am) Key Stage 2 Hall

Friday 4th July - Scotland (2.45pm) Key Stage 1 Hall

We look forward to welcoming you to school to celebrate with your children.

Year 5

Year 5 are off to Bower Park on Thursday to watch a drama production. If you have not returned permission slips yet, please do so by Monday. They will also be welcoming Mr Brown from Bower Park on Friday to do some art activities with them.

Greenland

We are very excited that Greenland are off to Elhap on Wednesday. Please complete permission slips and payment for the trip on Monday if you have not done so already.

Things to be aware of

Our annual Sponsored Walk is on 7th July, it is always lovely to see so many of you join us. Annual School Reports will be coming out via Dojo on 7th July also.