This weeks attendance winners are...

As always we continue to monitor attendance and punctuality.

Congratulations to the three classes below who are our winners for this week - keep it up! 

This weeks winners are:

1CC - 98.67%

3LB - 99.33%
6NB - 99.00%

A special mention must go to 6NB who win the attendance award for the fifth week in a row - an unbelievable achievement, they are certainly setting a high standard.

Despite attendance being high in these three classes, attendance across the school has been lower than normal this week. We certainly need a big push on this in the new term.

Our whole school attendance level currently stands at

95.9%

This is the first time this term it has dropped below our target of 96%, we need this to change in the new year - we certainly can do it with your support!

Well done everyone and thank you all for your continued support in ensuring that the
children come to school everyday and on time!

A Christmas Message

Thank you all for a great term at Clockhouse!

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas

and a

Fabulous New Year!

Thank you so much for all the cards and gifts from all the staff!

Fantastic News

We are very proud to tell you that no less than 164 children from Nursery through to Year 6 achieved 100% attendance this term, a truly magnificent achievement!

Can we beat this in the Spring Term?

Are you unsure of some of the methods that are used to teach maths?

Miss Merchant has been busy developing our virtual maths environment.

Please follow the link below to see lots of ways of helping and supporting the children at home. Also with the children's help she has created videos to show you how we work things out and the methods that are used to teach the children.

Follow the link below to enter the virtual maths room:

Virtual Maths Room

Click on the Fronter icon and enter the username - cpparent and the password - guest.

Once you have accessed the virtual site click on 'Fun with Maths' and you will find lots of helpful and useful information. The video demonstrations can be found at the bottom of the page under 'Demonstrations of the maths strategies we use at Clockhouse'.

This area is constantly being updated so there are more demonstrations to follow!

Weekly reminders for week beginning 15th December 2014

Thank you to all the families who came to watch the children in the concerts last week. We are sure that you all felt as proud of the children as we did.

Thank you also for the support shown for the cake sale and the Christmas Jumper Day, it certainly helped to put us all in the Christmas spirit and there really were some fantastic jumpers worn! A final thank you for all those that turned out to support the PA at the Christmas Bazaar, an event certainly enjoyed by all.

This week sees the Year 3 and 4 concert and the Year 5 and 6 Carol Concert. The dates are as follows:

15^th December                            Year 3 and 4 Concert  - 9.30am (3HF / 3LB / 4KB)

15^th December                            Year 3 and 4 Concert  - 2.30pm (3LW / 4MM /  4LJ)

18^th December                            Year 5 and 6 Carol Service - 2.00pm / 7.00pm

Please remember that younger siblings are not permitted to attend concerts.

Nursery and Reception

We look forward to welcoming our Nursery and Reception parents and carers to the events that have been planned this week.

Christmas Dinner day is on Wednesday. 

Friday is a non-uniform day for all which will include class Christmas Parties, a letter about this will be coming home tomorrow.

Please keep an eye out for the December newsletter which will come home this week.

Have a good week everyone. 

We are looking forward to seeing you at the concerts, we hope that we continue to help you to get into the festive spirit!

Elsa, Anna and Olaf come to Clockhouse!

Christmas Bazaar today 11 - 2!

Christmas bazaar today!

This weeks attendance winners are...

As always we continue to monitor attendance and punctuality.

Congratulations to the three classes below who are our winners for this week - keep it up! 

This weeks winners are:

1KI - 97.14%

4KB - 97.93%
6NB - 98.33%

A special mention must go to 6NB who win the attendance award for the fourth week in a row!

Our whole school attendance level currently stands at

96.00%

We are just hanging on to being in line with our 96% target - well done everyone, can we get it a bit higher next week!

Well done everyone and thank you all for your continued support in ensuring that the
children come to school everyday and on time!

The Dojo League

The Dojo League!

A big well done to everybody for all the positive Dojos that have been awarded this week, there have certainly been a lot!

3LB have taken over the overall lead of the Dojo League, with 2TR  behind them in second place and 3LW and 2JK in third place.

Well done to these classes and everyone else for really trying to earn Dojos for their class.

Clockhouse Christmas Bazaar - Tomorrow

Weekly reminders for week beginning 8th December 2014

As Christmas gets ever closer, we are all really looking forward to welcoming everyone to the many Christmas events were have planned during the next two weeks.

The Christmas Concerts start this week. The dates are as follows:

8^th December - Christmas Dress Rehearsal  - a.m (2JK / 1CC / RAF)

8^th December - Christmas Dress Rehearsal - p.m (2TR / 1KI / RLS)

9^th December - Christmas Dress Rehearsal - a.m (2SM / 1AL / RCO)

9^th December - P.M Nursery Christmas Concert - 2.30pm

10^th December - A.M Nursery Christmas Concert - 9.15am

10^th December -  KS1 Concert -  2.30pm (2JK / 1CC / RAF)

11^th December - KS1 Concert - 9.30am (2TR / 1KI / RLS)

11^th December - KS1 Concert - 2.30pm (2SM / 1AL / RCO)

12^th December - Christmas Dress Rehearsal  - am  (Year 3 and Year 4)

Please remember that younger siblings are not permitted to attend concerts. Please attend the dress rehearsal if you do need to bring younger siblings.

Year 5

For those children taking part please do not forget that bikeability begins on Monday for the week.

Music Recital

Mrs Payne will be hosting a winter recital for our musicians and their parents at 3.45 pm on Tuesday.

Choir

The Key Stage 2 choir are off to sing carols at Lodge Lane Peoples Home after school on Wednesday.

Friday sees the Christmas Fundraising Day, the annual Cake Sale along with the first ever Clockhouse Jumper Day (please note normal school trousers, skirts or jeans etc. can be worn on this day along with Christmas Jumpers)!! Please send any cakes into school either on or before Friday as well as giving the children a small amount to buy some cakes!

Do not forget the PA Frozen themed Christmas Bazaar on Saturday (13th December) in the Key Stage 2 hall.

We are all looking forward to seeing you at the concerts, we hope we help you to get into the festive spirit!

Have a good week everyone.

The Dojo League

The Dojo League!

A big well done to everybody for all the positive Dojos that have been awarded this week, there have certainly been a lot with no less than 13 classes getting 98% and above for the week. A wonderful achievement!

2TR and 3LB currently top the League, with 2JK and 3LW behind them in second place and 3HF and 2SM in third place.

Well done to these classes and everyone else for really trying to earn Dojos for their class.

This weeks attendance winners are...

As always we continue to monitor attendance and punctuality.

Congratulations to the three classes below who are our winners for this week - keep it up! 

This weeks winners are:

2TR - 97.93%

3LB - 99.66%
6NB - 99.33%

A special mention must go to 2TR and 6NB, both these classes win the attendance award for the third week in a row! A further mention must go to 6NB who win the attendance award for the 6th time since September - a truly amazing achievement!

Our whole school attendance level currently stands at

96.03%

This is still just above our target of 96% - well done everyone, keep it up!

Well done everyone and thank you all for your continued support in ensuring that the
children come to school everyday and on time!

Royal Opera House - ETA

The children have had a great day and are on the way home.

They are on the 4.36 train from Liverpool Street so are aiming to be back by 5.30pm (depending on buses). Unfortunately the performance started 30 minutes late.

Royal Opera House

The children have arrived safely at the Royal Opera House and are enjoying their lunch!

Christmas Craft Workshops at Clockhouse

Come and join us at these free Christmas Craft Workshops (run by Family Learning Havering College)

Make Christmas Stockings with Goodies with your child
Tuesday 9th December
3.30-5.30

Make Sequin Bauble Tree Decorations
Wednesday 10th December
3.30-5.30

Places are limited
To book a place call Kim-07759 229453/ Marion-07532 168114

Activities will take place in Parents Room in KS1 Building and please note that parents will need to bring 2 forms of ID with them.

Weekly reminders for week beginning 1st December 2014

With Christmas fast approaching and the hitting of December this week we are gearing up for the Festive Season at Clockhouse!

Thank you  to all those parents / carers who attended the Year 6 Learn with your Child morning - we hope you found this useful and has helped you to provide further support for your children in their learning.

Year 6

This week sees Year 6 complete their first Mock SATs tests of the year. Please make sure the children get some early nights and come to school having had a good breakfast so that they can perform to their best.

Some of our Year 6 children are also off to The Royal Opera House on Thursday to see Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

Year 2

Year 2 are off to Collier Row Library on Tuesday, please ensure that permissions slips are returned by Monday if you have not done so already.

Good luck to the Sports Hall Athletics team who represent the school in a Borough competition on Tuesday.

Do not forget to order Christmas Dinner for your child if you have not done so already and that the PA will be holding the Christmas Bazaar on Saturday 13th December (11-2).

Have a good week everyone!

The Dojo League

The Dojo League!

A big well done to everybody for all the positive Dojos that have been awarded this week, there have certainly been a lot!

2TR, 3LW and 3LB currently top the League, with  2SM behind them in second place and 2JK in third place.

Well done to these classes and everyone else for really trying to earn Dojos for their class.

This weeks attendance winners are...

As always we continue to monitor attendance and punctuality.

Congratulations to the three classes below who are our winners for this week - keep it up! 

This weeks winners are:

2TR - 97.24%

4KB - 98.21%
6NB - 98.33%

A special mention must go to all three of these classes who win the attendance award for the second week in a row!

Our whole school attendance level currently stands at

96.1%

This is still above our target of 96% - well done everyone, keep it up!

Well done everyone and thank you all for your continued support in ensuring that the
children come to school everyday and on time!

Year 6 Learn with my Child - tomorrow

We look forward to welcoming our Year 6 parents / carers into school tomorrow for the 'Learn with my Child' morning that Year 6 are hosting. 

Please sign in at the school office and be ready to start learning at 9.30am!

We look forward to seeing you there and we hope you gain a lot from the morning.

England Football Match

The children have had a great time and are just about to embark on the journey home.

England Football match

The children are all having a great time at Wembley. Despite the rain and the current score they are in great spirits and are enjoying every  minute of it!

Weekly reminders for week beginning 24th November 2014

We have another busy week ahead of us as we move that little bit closer to Christmas!

Year 3

Year 3 are off to Collier Row Library on Tuesday, please ensure that permissions slips are returned by Monday if you have not done so already.

Parents of children of 4CD
We look forward to welcoming parents of the children taught by Mrs Duniam at 2.30 on Wednesday to discuss a very new and exciting project we are about to embark upon which involves lots of exciting outdoor learning!

Year 6
We look forward to welcoming our Year 6 parents once again for Learn with my Child on Thursday morning at 9.30 am.

Good luck to the boys football team who play Harold Wood on Tuesday night in the final sporting event of the year.

Do not forget to order Christmas Dinner for your child if you have not done so already and that the PA will be holding the Christmas Bazaar on Saturday 13th December.

Look out for the November newsletter coming out towards the end of the week.

Have a good week everyone!

The Dojo League

The Dojo League!

A big well done to everybody for all the positive Dojos that have been awarded this week, there have certainly been a lot!

2TR, 2SM, 3LW and 3LB currently top the League, with  2JK and 4LJ behind them in second place and 3HF in third place.

Well done to these classes and everyone else for really trying to earn Dojos for their class.

This weeks attendance winners are...

As always we continue to monitor attendance and punctuality.

Congratulations to the three classes below who are our winners for this week - keep it up! 

This weeks winners are:

2TR - 98.97%

4KB - 99.29%
6NB - 96.67%

Our whole school attendance level currently stands at

96.2%

This is still above our target of 96% - well done everyone, keep it up!

Well done everyone and thank you all for your continued support in ensuring that the
children come to school everyday and on time!

Well done to the Cross Country Team

Well done to the Cross Country team who yesterday competed in the borough competition, with the girls finishing 10th and the boys 17th out of 28 schools - an amazing achievement.

Well done everyone!

Weekly reminders for week beginning 17th November 2014

Thank you to you all for your overwhelming support and generosity for the very worthy cause that is Children in Need, there was certainly some fabulous costumes. As soon as we have done all the counting we will let you know how much we raised!

Thank you also for you attendance at Parents Evening and to all those that completed the questionnaires, there was some really useful feedback. We all enjoyed meeting with you!

We hope that you were pleased with the photographs that came home on Friday and that the new arrangements worked well for all. Please do not hesitate to provide us with feedback of how we could improve this in the future.

Year 4

Year 4 are off to Collier Row Library on Tuesday, please ensure that permissions slips are returned by Monday if you have not done so already.

Year 1
The children are looking forward to welcoming some nocturnal animals into their classrooms on Tuesday, please speak to your child's class teacher should you have any concerns or questions regarding this.

Year 4
We are looking forward to welcoming our Year 4 families to school on Thursday afternoon (2.50pm) where you will be experiencing our very own Rainforest Cafe!

Good luck to the Cross Country team who represent Clockhouse in a Borough competition on Thursday.

Have a good week everyone!

Clockhouse victory

Well done to the boys football team who beat St.Peters Primary this evening, winning 5-3 and maintaining their unbeaten record!

Well done to the whole team.

Goal scorers were Arjunah (2), Ernest, Micheal and Connor.

Thank you also to our supporters!

This weeks attendance winners are...

As always we continue to monitor attendance and punctuality.

Congratulations to the three classes below who are our winners for this week - keep it up! 

This weeks winners are:

2JK - 99.67%

4MM - 99.31%

5EC - 99.03%

Well done to 2JK who receive the attendance award for the second week in a row.

Attendance rates were excellent this week with only 2 classes not achieving above 96%! This is absolutely amazing! Well done everyone!

Our whole school attendance level currently stands at

96.4%

This has gone up from last week and is above out target of 96% - well done everyone, keep it up!

Well done everyone and thank you all for your continued support in ensuring that the
children come to school everyday and on time!

The Dojo League

The Dojo League!

A big well done to everybody for all the positive Dojos that have been awarded this week, there have certainly been a lot!

2TR, 2SM and 3LB currently top the League, with  3LW behind them in second place and 2JK, 3LW and 3HF in third place.

Well done to these classes and everyone else for really trying to earn Dojos for their class.

Children in Need

Please do not forget that we are supporting the worthy cause that is Children in Need tomorrow.

In return for not wearing school uniform and if possible the children coming dressed as their hero, we ask for a donation in the 'bucket'.

Thank you in advance for you support!

From everyone at Clockhouse Primary School

Parents Evening

Thank you to all those Parents / Carers who attended Parents Evening tonight. We look forward to seeing the rest of you tomorrow!

Please do not forget to fill in one of the questionnaires available during Parents Evening or if you have taken it home with you tonight, please return it to school as soon as possible.

All feedback is greatly appreciated
Thank you

Weekly reminders week beginning 10th November

It was lovely to see everyone back at school last week and hear about their half term holiday.

We have another busy week ahead!

Year 5

Year 5 are off to Collier Row Library on Tuesday, please ensure that permissions slips are returned by Monday if you have not done so already. 

School Photographs
Following the letter that came out last week, please remember that individual school photographs will be taken on Tuesday 11th November. 

To make group photo’s easier for all, and to allow siblings who do not currently attend Clockhouse to have their photo’s taken with their brothers and sisters all group photo’s will be taken after school on 11^th November.

If you wish for your children to be photographed together please bring them to the Key Stage 2 hall after school on Tuesday 11^th November.  Please note no sibling photographs will be taken during the school day only when brought after school.  Please appreciate you will need to queue for these but the photographers will work as quickly as possible.

Parents Evening 

Do not forget that on Wednesday and Thursday of this week it is Parents Evening after school. Teachers have been busy making appointments for everyone, so if, as yet, you do not have an appointment please contact your child's class teacher on Monday to make arrangements for a meeting. There will be a questionnaire for parents to complete whilst you are waiting. We do appreciate that this takes time but your feedback is invaluable to us as we continually strive to improve the educational experience we provide for the children and families we serve.

Children In Need

As I am sure many of you read in the letter that came home on Friday, we are once again supporting the very worthy cause of Children in Need this year. In doing so we will be having a non-uniform day which if possible includes the coming to school dressed as your hero (a small donation in the bucket is all that is needed)! All donations received for this will be sent to Children in Need. Please help us support this worthy cause!

Christmas Cards

Do not forget to return your Christmas Card order as soon as possible so that orders can be placed by the PA. We do not want any disappointments so please ensure these are returned by Friday! Thanks must go to the PA for once again organising this.

The boys football team take on St Patrick's at home on Friday, please come along and support them!

Have a good week everyone!

The Dojo League

The Dojo League has started again!

A big well done to everybody for all the positive Dojos that have been awarded this week, there have certainly been a lot!

2TR, 3HF and 3LW top the first week of the new Dojo League, with  2SM, 3LB, 4LJ and 4CD behind them in second and 2JK and 6JD in third place.

Well done to these classes and everyone else for really trying to earn Dojos for their class.

This weeks attendance winners are...

As always we continue to monitor attendance and punctuality.

Congratulations to the three classes below who are our winners for this week - keep it up! 

This weeks winners are:

2JK - 98.67%

3LB - 97.93%

6NB - 98.67%

Our whole school attendance level currently stands at

96.3%

which is above out target of 96% - well done everyone, keep it up!

Well done everyone and thank you all for your continued support in ensuring that the
children come to school everyday and on time!

Clockhouse draw

Well done to the girls football team who really kept playing to the very end. With only a minute to go a stunning goal from Olivia Adams secured the draw with St Patricks (1-1).

A big will done to all the girls who really did not give up and thank you to our supporters for braving the cold!

Dojo League Champions!

The Dojo League half term winners!

A big well done to

2TR

who are last half terms Dojo League winners!

They are now busy thinking about what their reward will be!

Well done also to 4CD who finished in second place and 3LB, 3LW and 4LJ who finished in third!

A big well done to everybody for all the positive Dojos that were awarded last half term, there have certainly been a lot!

Year 1 parents / carers

Do not forget that as part of Year 1's entry point to their new topic ‘Seeing the Light’, the children will be taking part in ‘pretend sleepover’ during the day in school on Friday (tomorrow). They will be eating cereal and cookies and drinking milk. Please make your child's teacher is aware if your child is allergic to any of these things. Please also remember to send the children in with pyjamas to change into in school and their favourite bedtime story to share with their class.

Thank you Year 3

A big thank you to all the Year 3 parents who were so patient when the flu vaccinations over ran this afternoon.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your support.

Poppies for sale

Year 6 pupils will be selling poppies this week to mark Remembrance Day from tomorrow. Please send in money for a donation so that we can support this excellent cause.

Thank you in advance for your support.

Tag Rugby success

Well done to the Year 5 and 6 Rugby Team who took part in a borough tournament today.

All the children were fantastic and we made it all the way through to the final!

We are pleased to report that we finished runners up! Amazing!

Well done to all those involved, we certainly are really proud of you. Thank you to our loyal team of supporters as well!

Road closure

We have been informed that Clockhouse Lane is closed between the main roundabout and Lynwood Drive.

We hope that it will be open by the end of the school day.

Test blog

Please excuse this message, we are currently working in the system due to some technical issues.

Weekly reminders for week beginning 3rd November 2014

Thank you to all those families who attended the many events that happened at the end of last term. There is a lot more planned for this term so keep an eye out for these.

On behalf of us all a big thank you to the PA for arranging a very successful Fancy Dress Disco at the end of the term. The costumes were amazing and everyone certainly seemed to enjoy themselves. The children's behaviour was also excellent - well done everyone and thank you for your support.

We look forward to welcoming everyone back to school tomorrow (Monday 3rd November) and hope that you all had a lovely holiday!

Year 6

Year 6 are off to Collier Row Library on Tuesday, please ensure that permissions slips are returned by Monday if you have not done so already. 

Reception - Year 6

Please remember that the flu immunisations will be taking place on Wednesday. The form must be returned to school in order for your child to receive the vaccine. It is not too late to hand forms in but please ensure that these are handed into the school office by Tuesday. 

Good luck to the Tag Rugby team who take part in a Borough Competition on Tuesday and also to the girls football team who play St. Patrick's at home on Friday after school.

School photographs will be taking place on Tuesday 11th November. Please look out for the letter coming out this week as we have made some changes to the process this year.

Have a good week everyone!

Updated lunch menu

Havering Catering Service have provided us with an updated menu for School Dinners.

We appreciate that the below is difficult to read, so please follow the link below to our school website where a more readable version is available:

Lunch menu

We have also been informed that paper copies will be delivered to school soon which we will of course be pass on to you all.

Happy Half Term everyone

From all of us at Clockhouse we hope that you have a fantastic half term.
Thank you for all your support this half term.
 We look forward to seeing you all and welcoming you back on Monday 3rd November.

This weeks attendance winners are...

As always we continue to monitor attendance and punctuality.

Congratulations to the four classes below who are our winners for this week - keep it up! 

This weeks winners are:

2TR and 2SM - 98.28%

4MM - 98.75%

6JD - 98.28%

The attendance for these four classes was really high, it would be great to see other classes attendance this high after the holidays!

Remember we are aiming for 96% each week! We can do it!

Well done everyone and thank you all for your continued support in ensuring that the
children come to school everyday and on time!

Weekly reminders week beginning 20th October 2014

Thank you to all those people who sent in food for the Harvest Festival, the Food Bank were most grateful for the contributions we were able to give.

Reception
We look forward to welcoming our Reception parents to school this week for the 'Meet the Teacher' meetings. Please come and join us to find out about learning in Reception and how to help your child. All meetings are at 2.50pm. Dates are as follows:

Monday 20th October - RCO

Tuesday 21st October - RLS

Wednesday 22nd October - RAF

Year 1
Year 1 parents / carers are invited to stay at school after Ready, Steady Read on Thursday to join the children in their phonics session. We envisage that this will be finished by 9.30am.

Year 2
On Thursday also, Year 2 will be busy making pizza, parents are invited into school to taste their creations at 2.45pm. Please come and join us.

Year 6
Explore Learning are coming in to work with Year 6 on Thursday. This is a good opportunity for the children to further develop Literacy and Maths skills.

Key Stage 2 welcome Pablo Picasso to school on Thursday, he will be particularly working with Year 3 to develop their artistic skills and complete their learning about Pictures, Paintings and Photographs.

Fancy Dress Disco
The PA have their first disco on Thursday. This is a fancy dress theme. Please take your children to the Key Stage 2 hall and pick them up from here after.

Year 1, 2 and 3: 4pm-5.30pm

Year 4, 5 and 6: 6pm - 7.30pm

Year 1 to Year 6
Please remember to send back the consent slips for the trips to the Collier Row library that begin after half term.

Please do not forget that Friday 24th October is a staff training day and therefore the school will be closed to children.

Please look out for the October newsletter coming out this week.

As always we thank you for your continued support in all we do and we wish you a happy half term from us all when it gets here. We look forward to welcoming the Clockhouse Community back on Monday 3rd November.

Have a good week everyone!

This weeks attendance winners are...

As always we continue to monitor attendance and punctuality.

Congratulations to the three classes below who are our winners for this week - keep it up! 

This weeks winners are:

RLS - 97.00%

3LW - 97.10%

5AK - 97.93%

A special well done to 5AK who are attendance winners for the second week in a row.

Come on everyone - above 96% next week!

Well done everyone and thank you all for your continued support in ensuring that the
children come to school everyday and on time!

The Dojo League

The Dojo League update

A big well done to everybody for all the positive Dojos that have been awarded this week, there have certainly been a lot!

2TR continue to be in the overall lead of the Dojo League with 4LJ, 4CD and 2SM behind them in second and 3LB, 3LW and 6JD in third place.

Well done to these classes and everyone else for really trying to earn Dojos for their class.

Victory for Clockhouse

Well done to the boys football team who beat local rivals Crownfield Junior this evening! The final score was 4-1 with the whole team playing their part in the win! Goal scorers were Arduna (2), Michael K (1) and Ernest (1).

Thank you to our supporters to, well done everyone!

London Zoo, ETA 4.40pm

Year 4 London Zoo

The Year 4 children have left London Zoo and are on their way back. They have had a great day and are currently expected back between 4.15 and 4.30pm.

Photos from the Zoo

Year 4 are having a great time!