Saturday 31 January 2015

The O2

Well done to all the children who took part in the O2 concert last night - they were fabulous! We are sure you will agree it was a magnificent experience for all the children and wonderful to watch for families and friends.

Special thanks to Mrs Payne, Miss Garside and Mrs Pacheco who accompanied the children for the day and the evening.












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!

Two classes continue to top the league this week. Well done to 2TR and 4CD. 

3LB have moved into second position with 5NG and 4LJ in third.

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


Friday 30 January 2015

More Tag Rugby Success

Well done to both the Tag Rugby teams,  who this evening beat both teams from St. Peter's by 25-17 and 19-17! There were also some impressive debuts made! Well done everyone we are so proud of you all!

A great team effort and great cheering from the sidelines!


This weeks attendance winners are...

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

This weeks winners are:

1CC - 99.56%
3LB - 97.67%
6SK - 98.57%

A special mention must go to 1CC who will receive prizes in next weeks achievement assembly for having attendance of 99% or above for the week.

We are delighted to report that the high attendance has continued with us continuing to exceed our whole school target of 96%. Well done everyone a great effort! Keep it up!

Our whole school attendance level currently stands at


96.02%

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

Young voices at the O2

The children have arrived at the O2 safely and are getting ready to rehearse this afternoon.

For those attending tonight we have been informed that the children are seated above the right of the stage at the front of the upper tier.


Monday 26 January 2015

Well done Gym Team

Another great sporting result for Clockhouse!

A big well done to the Year 5 and 6 girls gym team who came 6th in the London Schools Gymnastics Association Floor and Vault Competition yesterday!

Well done to Summer, Verity, Daisie and Molly who all did their very best and we could not have asked for more! Thank you also to their loyal supporters and coaches!

Well done team Clockhouse!

Sainsbury's Active kids Vouchers - starting this week!

We are once again pleased to be collecting the 'Active Kids' vouchers which you get when you shop at Sainsbury's!

Please help us get more Sports Equipment for your children by sending these vouchers into school!

Please follow the link if you want to find out more:

Active Kids

Thank you in advance for your support.

Sunday 25 January 2015

Weekly reminders for week beginning 26th January 2015

It was lovely to welcome our Danish colleagues last week and they were certainly impressed with the computing provision we offer to all the children.

Reception
The Reception children are having their group photographs taken for the Romford Recorder on Tuesday morning. Best smiles at the ready.

Year 4
Year 4 also have Explore Learning visiting them on Thursday.

Key Stage 2 Choir
We are very pleased that the Key Stage 2 Choir are once again off to sing at the O2. On Friday they will join with thousands of other children from London to take part in the Young Voices concert. A very exciting opportunity.

Have a good week everyone!

Saturday 24 January 2015

Key Stage 2 Band Stand

The improvements we are making to our outdoor area have continued - look at our brand new band stand area in the Key Stage 2 playground! We are looking forward to lots of outdoor acting, presentations, orchestra recitals and more!


This weeks attendance winners are...

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

This weeks winners are:

1AL - 98.71%
3HF - 98.33%
5AK - 98.97%


We are delighted to report that the high attendance from before the holidays continued this week with us still exceeding our whole school target of 96%. Well done everyone a great effort! Keep it up!

Our whole school attendance level currently stands at

96.06%

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

Friday 23 January 2015

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!

Three classes continue to top the league this week. Well done to 2TR, 3LB, and 4CD. 

4LJ and 5NG continue to hold second position with 3LW, 4KB, 5CS and 6JD in third.

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


Year 3 trip

Year 3 really enjoyed their visit to the High Street and Havering Country Park - even all of the walking!  They were able to notice the many differences in their local  environment.  They have now been able to use what they found in a maths and geography lesson. We are sure they will be telling you all about it!


Tuesday 20 January 2015

Parent View

As we continually strive to improve Clockhouse in order to make it the best it can be for your children we are always looking to gather the views of our parent population.

We therefore ask, if you have 5 minutes to spare, that you complete the school's Parent View questionnaire which can be found on the Ofsted website by following the link below:


You can also view what other parents think of the school.

As always we thank you for your continued support and please feel free to discuss any arising matters with us.



Sunday 18 January 2015

Weekly reminders for week beginning 19th January 2015

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.

Clockhouse visit to the Bett Exhibition
Mr Bottrill, Mr Pavan, Mrs O'Connor and some of our digital leaders are off to visit the Bett Exhibition on Wednesday to investigate new technologies that we could have in school in the future - a very exciting opportunity.

Year 3
3LW and 3LB will be investigating the difference between central Collier Row and Havering Country Park on Wednesday morning with 3HF doing he same on Thursday. If you have not done so already please ensure permission slips are returned on Monday.

Year 3 also have Explore Learning visiting them on Thursday.

Denmark comes to Clockhouse
We are very excited as we have a number of danish delegates visiting  the school on Thursday to get ideas to take back to Denmark in terms of the ICT provision we offer our pupils. We are all looking forward to welcoming them to the school.

Have a good week everyone!

Friday 16 January 2015

This weeks attendance winners are...

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

This weeks winners are:

2SM - 98.00%
3LB - 99.00%
6NB - 98.67%

A special mention must go to 6NB who win the attendance award once again and to 3LB who will receive prizes in next weeks achievement assembly for having an attendance percentage of 99% or above for the week.

We are delighted to report that the high attendance from before the holidays returned this week with us exceeding our whole school target of 96%. Well done everyone a great effort! Keep it up!

Our whole school attendance level currently stands at

96.03%

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

Tag rugby success

Well done to the Tag Rugby team, who this evening beat Newtons in a very close game but eventually winning 18-15.

A great team effort and great cheering from the sidelines!


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!

Three classes top the league this week. Well done to 2TR, 3LB, and 4CD. 

4LJ and 5NG currently hold second position with 3LW, 4KB, 5CS and 6JD in third.


The great start to the new term continues!

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


Year 5 and 6 Road Safety

We have been very lucky to welcome the Road Safety team to Clockhouse this afternoon to help the Year 5 and 6 children be safe on the road!



Wednesday 14 January 2015

Special Dinner Day - tomorrow!

Do not forget tomorrow is Special Dinner Day! Why not try a school dinner?

Please see the menu below:

Monday 12 January 2015

Special Dinner Day - Thursday this week!

On Thursday 15th January we have another Special Dinner Day! Why not try a school dinner on Thursday?

Please see the menu below:

Sunday 11 January 2015

Weekly reminders for week beginning 12th January 2015

It was lovely to welcome everyone back 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 were certainly returned ready and eager for learning.

Year 1
Please remember to send the children into school with an outfit that demonstrates sport for their fashion show on Monday. Please ensure the outfit is in a labelled carrier bag and that the children come to school in their normal school uniform.

Year 1 will be visiting the library on Tuesday after their visit was postponed before Christmas. Please ensure consent forms have been sent in.

Special Dinner Day
Please remember that we have a special dinner day on Thursday for all the children.

Year 5 and 6
The children in Year 5 and 6 will be watching a Road Safety show on Friday afternoon, please do take the time to talk to the children about this important safety aspect.

Some children still do not have the necessary equipment they require - full P.E. kits, water bottles, coats, home learning, reading books and diaries and anything else they need. Please ensure these are all in school by Monday. Please can we also remind you of the importance of full school uniform and that this along with coats are clearly named.

Please remember that clubs restart this week unless you have been advised otherwise.

Good luck to the Netball team who take on Oakfields away on Thursday and to the Tag Rugby team who play Newtons Primary at home on Friday.

Please can we also take this opportunity to remind that Year Group Ready, Steady Read sessions take place on the following days:
Reception - Tuesday (8.50am)
Year 1 - Thursday (8.50am and 3.10pm)
Year 2 - Thursday (8.50am and 3.10pm)
Year 3 - Friday (8.50am)
Year 4 - Wednesday (8.50am)
Year 5 - Wednesday (8.50am)
Year 6 - Friday (8.50am)
Please do come and join us.

Have a good week everyone!

Friday 9 January 2015

This weeks attendance winners are...

It is back to business as usual and 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 - 98.33%
4LJ - 97.98%
5NG - 98.39%
 

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!

The Dojo League has started again and we have got off to a very positive start!

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

7 classes top the league this week all getting 100% for the whole week. These are 2SM, 2TR, 3LB, 4CD, 5NG, 5CS and 6NB.

We have 6 classes in second place with a class Dojo of 99%. These are 2JK, 3LW, 4KB, 4LJ, 4MM and 6JD.

Well done also to 5AK and 6SK who hole third position.

A great start to the new term!

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


Reading Star Champions

There was lots of reading going on at Clockhouse last term and this has certainly continued as we have moved into the new term.

Each time the children get three signatures in their Home School Learning Diaries, they receive a star, the child with the most stars in each class at the end of the term is the class Reading Star and they receive a certificate and a book (for more reading)!

Below are listed last terms Reading Star Champions - a fantastic achievement:

RAF - Cody P
RLS - Jack F and Fabio R
RAF - Lola C and Nathan H
1CC - Dhamanyaa R
1KI - Tony O
1AL - Kayleigh S and Hayden L
2SM - Lewis W
2TR - Violet C
2JK - Amelia E
3HF - Charlie W
3LW - Katie G
3LB - Charlie B
4MM - Amy B and Callum D
4KB - Gracie-May H
4LJ - Nyren H and Paige S
4CD - Matthew R
5AK - Tya-Rae H, Eva G and George C
5NG - Daise S-E
5OG - Victoria R
5CS - Lois McIntosh
6NB - Anna-Maria J
6SK - Nathan M
6JD - Amelia W and Sienna F

Well done to all these children for their efforts last term - now time to start gathering reading stars for this term! Who will the champions be?



Dojo League Champions!

The Dojo League half term winners!

A big well done to

3LB

who are last half terms Dojo League winners!


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

Well done also to 2TR who finished in second place and 3LW 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!




Thursday 8 January 2015

Core Value Award Winners

As you may already know, each half term the children choose a Core Value Award winner for their class. This is an award which was devised by the School Council to recognise those children who consistently demonstrate meeting Clockhouse's Core Value.

All the children below were chosen by their class for continually demonstrating kindness, respect, care and concern for others:

1CC - Keira C
1KI - Nasima A
1AL - Souleymane S
2SM - Ella P
2TR - Riley G
2JK - Georgia R
3HF - Franky W
3LW - Alfie P
3LB - Kane F
4MM - Oliver Y
4KB - Joshua K
4LJ - Nyren H
5AK - Matthew D
5NG - Caitlin K
5OG - Niamh S
6NB - Connor B
6SK - Taylor R
6JD - Charlie A

Well done everyone, a great achievement for great Clockhouse citizens!

The hunt is now on for this terms Core Value winners!


Monday 5 January 2015

Special Dinner Day

On Thursday 15th January we have another Special Dinner Day!

Please see the menu below:

Sunday 4 January 2015

Weekly reminders for week beginning 5th January 2015

Happy New Year everyone!

We all hope that you have had a fantastic Christmas and that 2015 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 we are back to school on Tuesday (6th January). Tomorrow is a staff training day so we look forward to seeing everyone bright and early on Tuesday to hear about their holidays and adventures.

Please ensure that all the children return to school with all the necessary equipment they require - full P.E. kits, 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 that this along with coats are clearly named.

Please remember that there are no clubs this week with the exception of Year 6 booster classes and Homework clubs which will go ahead as usual.

169 children achieved 100% attendance at school last term, can we beat this this term? Good luck everyone.

We look forward to working with each and everyone of you in 2015!

Here is to another successful year at Clockhouse Primary!

See you all on Tuesday and have a good week.