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    • Weekly reminders for week beginning 29th September 2025

      Published 26/09/25

      Another good week was had at Clockhouse last week with another busy week coming up. As always thank you for all you do and your on-going support.

      Governor Day
      Our Governors will be in school on Tuesday and will be in the playground at the start of the day, please do take the time to speak to them should you wish to.
       
      Reception
      We look forward to welcoming our Reception parents for Learn with my Child on Tuesday and Wednesday (please check with teachers if you are not sure which day you are due to come). As with the other year groups, regrettably we are unable to accommodate younger siblings at these events.
       
      Year 5
      Please remember that Year 5 start swimming on Monday, please ensure that they have all they need.
       
      Year 6 
      Please do not forget that you are invited to attend a meeting on Wednesday at 5pm regarding SATs and the Year 6 residential. Please come to the Key Stage 2 building. We look forward to seeing you. 
       
      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. The menu was sent on Class Dojo last week.
       
      Is your child, or a child you know due to start Nursery in September 2026
      We are looking forward to welcoming prospective parents / carers into school on Thursday 10.00am and 4.00pm. Please call the school to book this or a tour later in the term. 
       
      Things to be aware of
      Hopefully you saw the letters about the trips we have planned for the year, which came home last week. We hope this is useful.
       
      On 10th October we will be celebrating World Mental Health Day. Children are invited to wear something yellow to recognise this. A letter will be coming out about this. 
       
      School Closure - Please do not forget that Friday 24th October is a staff training day and therefore the school will be closed to children.
       
      Letters that went out last week:
      The following letters went out last week:
      Menu for Thursday
      Harvest Festival
      September Newsletter
      Trips out and Visitors in 2025-2026 (Year 1 to Year 6)
      Learn with My Child (Reception)
      Funding for School Eligibility (Reception)
      Swimming for (Year 5)
      Condover Hall (Year 5)
       
      As always we thank you for your continued support in all we do.
      Have a good week everyone!
      #ourclockhousefamily
      Mrs Savidge
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    • Weekly reminders for week beginning 22nd September 2025

      Published 19/09/25
      Thank you to everyone who helped us remember our much loved member of staff on Friday, I know it meant a lot to us and the family. 
      The children have all settled into the year and we are certainly seeing some fabulous learning taking place across the school. As I walk around the school, it is wonderful to see them so settled, working so hard and being 'Relentless and Rigorous'. As always, thank you for your on-going support - it really is a team effort in every sense of the word.
       
      Thank you to all those who attended Meet the Teacher last week. It was lovely to welcome you. Thank you also to all those parents who are supporting their children and practising the children's reading and spellings with them at home as well as number bond and times tables. Please remember every time the children read at home and you sign their Reading Record book or send a message on Class Dojo, they get a raffle ticket and are entered into our weekly prize draw - you have to be in it to win it!
       
      Year 6 
      Year 6 will be taking part in their first Mock SATs test this week, please do support them and make sure they get plenty of rest so that they can do their best. This is to help the children prepare for their tests in May as well as to help to inform learning and teaching.
       
      We look forward to welcoming our Year 6 parents / carers on Thursday for Learn with my Child at 9.10am - 10.30am (approximately). 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.
       
      Year 5
      Please do not forget that you are invited to attend a meeting on Wednesday at 5pm regarding the Year 5 residential. Please come to the Key Stage 2 building. We look forward to seeing you. 
       
      Is your child, or a child you know due to start Reception in September 2026
      We are looking forward to welcoming prospective parents / carers into school on Thursday at 10.00am and 4.00pm.  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.
       
      Things to be aware of
      Thank you to everyone for ensuring children are coming to school dressed in uniform and the correct PE uniform each day. Please do keep this up.
       
      Letters that went out last week:
      The following letters went out last week:
      Flu Immunisations
      You told us... (response to Summer Term Parent / Carer Questionnaire)
      Learn with my Child (Year 6)
      Barleylands Trip (Year 3)
       
      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!
      #ourclockhousefamily
      Mrs Savidge
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    • Weekly reminders for the week beginning 15th September 2025

      Published 12/09/25
      Another good week was had at Clockhouse last week. Many year groups enjoyed their Stunning Starter last week and got themselves fully immersed into their new theme! 
       
      I have to say the children have been nothing short of amazing since returning to school and we continue to be thankful to work with such a supportive community. It was lovely to welcome our new Reception children and many of our new Nursery children to Clockhouse last week and like the rest of our new children, they have settled so well. We look forward to welcoming more Nursery children this week.
       
      We have a VERY exciting week ahead!
       
      Meet the Teacher
      Thank you to all those who came to Meet the Teacher. We enjoyed meeting you and hope you found it useful. Meet the Teacher continues this week. Teachers will be in classrooms straight after school and available until 4pm. Please do come and say hello and see your child's classroom. This week is as follows:
      Tuesday 16th September - Year 2
      Thursday 18th September - Greenland (2.45pm)
      Thursday 18th September - Reception
       
      Swimming
      Swimming starts on Monday for Year 4 and Greenland. Year 4 will be swimming everyday for the next two weeks so please ensure that they come prepared. Any questions please ask.
       
      Art, Art and more Art
      A Monday and Tuesday the children from Year 1 to 6 will be taking part in this years Wow Days. Some of the children will even get to work with an art company who will be joining us. Watch out to see what we get up to.
       
      Please be aware that due to this, Achievement Assembly will start next week.
       
      Jean's Day
      Friday will once again be the day where we honour and remember Mrs O'Connor with Jean’s Day. Mrs O'Connor was our former Librarian and Midday Supervision, who suddenly passed away in August 2022. Her favourite colour was purple / lilac so we are asking our Clockhouse family to wear something of this colour in her honour along with non-uniform (PE will continue on this day). 
       
      Things to be aware of
      We are having a big push on tucking shirts in and taking pride in our appearance. The children are getting very good at this and thank them and you for your support in this. This also includes ensuring the children come to school in the correct PE uniform on PE Days, please help us with this.
       
      Letters that went out last week:
      The following letters went out last week:
      Nut Free School reminder
      Music Subject Newsletter
      Jean's' Day
      Swimming (Year 4 and Greenland)
      Residential Meeting (Year 5)
      SATs and Residential Meeting (Year 6)
      Height and Weight Check Information (Reception and Year 6)
       
      Please look out for the first newsletter of the new school year which will be coming out before the end of the month.
       
      As always we thank you for your continued support in all we do.
      Have a good week everyone!
      #ourclockhousefamily
      Mrs Savidge
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    • Weekly reminders for week beginning 8th September 2025

      Published 06/09/25
      It was certainly lovely to welcome the children from Year 1 to Year 6 back to school as well as welcoming our Reception families for Stay and Play. The children certainly lived up to expectation and have taken returning to school in their stride. Their adaptability and resilience never ceases to amaze me. They settled so quickly into their classes with lots of learning taking place. 
       
      Reception and Nursery
      Welcome to our Reception and Nursery children who will be starting with us this week. We look forward to welcoming the children and their families to Clockhouse.

      Meet the Teacher
      Meet the Teacher continues. Teachers will be in classrooms straight after school and available until 4pm. Please do come and say hello and see your child's classroom. We apologise for the date change for Brazil (Year 3). These are as follows:
      Tuesday 9th September - Year 5
      Wednesday 10th September - Year 3 (Peru and Argentina)
      Thursday 11th September - Year 1 and Year 3 (Brazil)
      Friday 12th September - Year 4
      Please remember
      As you know jewellery is not permitted in school. Please ensure children do not come to school wearing this. This includes earrings which should not be worn for school for health and safety reasons.
       
      Things to be aware of
      Following the success of last year, we will be continuing with Achievement Assembly on a Monday to get the week off to a fabulous start. On Monday we will be spending time talking about expectations and how rewards can be earned.
       
      The Reading Raffle is back again - when reading with your child at home, please send the teacher a message on Class Dojo or fill in their Reading Diary so that the teacher knows they have read and the children can be awarded with a raffle ticket and entered into the weekly draw. 
       
      Hot Chocolate with the Head continues, children will celebrate with me on a weekly basis should they win this award. You will get a call if your child has won to ensure they have permission for this.
       
      Please also remember that if children bring things to school, this is done so at your own risk (unless we have directly asked you to do so).
       
      Swimming for Year 4 starts next Monday (15th September). Please ensure they have the necessary equipment ready.
       
      Letters that went out last week:
      The following letters went out last week:
      Meet the Teacher and Learn with my Child dates
      OCA Newsletter
      Walking home (Year 4, 5 and 6)

      As always we thank you for your continued support in all we do.

      Have a good week everyone!
      #ourclockhousefamily
      Mrs Savidge
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