Tuesday 28 June 2016

Year 6 Trip

The Year 6 children have arrived at the Science Museum. They are having a lovely time.


Sunday 26 June 2016

Weekly reminders for week beginning 27th June 2016

Thank you to all for your support with Maths Week, particularly in sending in your change for the Snake Coin Challenge. The children certainly enjoyed themselves and we have received lots of positive feedback.

Brazil and Wales
Brazil and Wales continue with this years Celebration Assemblies on Monday, we look forward to seeing many of you there to celebrate all the learning that they have done so far this year. The assemblies promise to be a wonderful occasion if the efforts that the children have put into practising are anything to go by. 
Brazil - 9.00am (Key Stage 2 Hall)
Wales - 2.50pm (Key stage 1 Hall)

Year 4
Two of the Year 4 classes are off to Havering Country Park this week as follows:
Uganda - Monday
Kenya - Thursday
South Africa will be going Tuesday 5th July.
Please send in consent forms if you have not done so already as without these the children will not be able to go on the trip.

Year 6
The Year 6 children are off to the Science Museum on Tuesday. Again please ensure that consent forms are returned.

Year 5 Meeting for Parents
Parents of children currently in Year 5, please do not forget that we have the meeting on Wednesday (5pm) where the Borough talk to you about the process of applying for a Secondary School place for your child. This will take place in the Key Stage 2 hall.

Sport
Good luck to the cricket team who play a small tournament at Clockhouse on Friday.

We also look forward to welcoming our new Reception Parents this week, you should all have had a letter by now to tell you when your meeting is.

Look out for the June newsletter coming out this week.

Have a good week everyone!

Friday 24 June 2016

The attendance winners this week are...

Well done to everyone for trying hard to ensure the children's attendance has been high this week and we are pleased to report this has been maintained from last week. Remember:


Great attendance leads to 
great learning and progress!

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

A big well done to this weeks winners who are:

France - 98.97%
Kenya - 95.00%
China - 94.33% 

Well done to France who will receive prizes in Friday's assembly for their attendance being over 98%. 

Whole school attendance currently stands at

 95.3%!

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

It is still important that we all work to improve our attendance. 
Please remember that our school target is 96%.

The Dojo League

The Dojo League!

Lots of Dojos have been awarded this week, well done everyone!

The dojo scores have been analysed and the results are in!

Reception and Key Stage 1:
A big well done to Scotland, Wales and Italy who currently top the Dojo League. Mexico and USA are just behind them in second place with Northern Ireland in third.

Key Stage 2:
A big well done to Argentina, South Africa and Japan who are currently in the overall lead of the Key Stage 2 Dojo League with Libya and Australia in second place and Peru and Uganda in third.

Well done to everyone for really trying to earn Dojos for their class.

Thursday 23 June 2016

Year 6 trip

Year 6 are having a great time at the Junior Citizen Roadshow.

They are currently due back to school at 4.20pm.


School is open

Good morning everyone,
School is open this morning as usual, but we are aware that some of you may have trouble getting in. Please keep us updated via the Dojo of by phone.
Kind regards Mrs Collard

Wednesday 22 June 2016

Year 1 Trip

The children have arrived safely at the Sea Life Centre and are ready to start exploring.


Sunday 19 June 2016

Weekly reminders week beginning 20th June 2016

Thank you to everyone who supported us at the School Fete on Saturday, we hope you enjoyed the Street Party theme including the special guest! Your commitment to the cause  was admirable. It would be wrong not to recognise and thank the PA for the wonderful event they put on. This has been months of preparation and we hope you all agree they really did do a superb job - here is to the next event! I believe 17th December is penciled in for the Christmas Bazaar!

Thank you also for your support with the Enterprise Day that was held last week. As soon as we know the total raised, we will of course pass this onto you.

Maths Week
As you already know, this week is Maths Week. We have a lot of exciting things planned for the children. Please remember to send in any loose change for the Snake Coin Challenge on Tuesday!

Argentina and Northern Ireland
India and France continue this years round of Celebration Assemblies on Monday, we look forward to seeing many of you there to celebrate all the learning that they have done so far this year. Both assemblies promise to be a wonderful occasion if the efforts that the children have put into practising are anything to go by. 

Argentina - 9am (Key Stage 2 Hall)
Northern Ireland - 2.45pm (Key Stage 1 Hall)

Year 1
Year 1 are off to Southend on Wednesday. Please send consent forms and money in by Monday if you have not done so already.

Year 6
The Year 6 children are off to the Havering Junior Citizen event on Thursday afternoon. Please ensure that permission slips have been returned if you have not done so already.

Sport
Good luck to the Netball team who play in the High 5 team and the girls football team who play Elm Park (away) on Monday and also good luck to the Year 3 and 4 athletics team who take part in the borough Quad Kids tournament on Tuesday. Thank you to the parents for providing transport.

Have a good week everyone!

Saturday 18 June 2016

Well done PA!

A big well done to the Clockhouse PA for the fantastic Summer Fete they put on today. 

We hope you all enjoyed it and we thank you for coming out to support the PA and your school.




Come and join the fun!

We are nearly ready!

Starts at 11 until 2, come and join us!










School Fete - today

Come and join us at the school fete today! 

11am - 2pm.

Support the PA support your children.

We look forward to seeing you there.


Friday 17 June 2016

The Dojo League

The Dojo League!

The Dojo league has once again started with lots of 100% this week!

The dojo scores have been analysed and the results are in!

Reception and Key Stage 1:
A big well done to  Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Italy who currently top the Dojo League. Mexico and USA are just behind them in second place with Canada in third.

Key Stage 2:
A big well done to Argentina, South Africa and Japan who are currently in the overall lead of the Key Stage 2 Dojo League with Peru, Libya, Uganda, Australia and New Zealand in second place and Brazil in third.

Well done to everyone for really trying to earn Dojos for their class.

The attendance winners for this week are...

Well done to everyone for trying hard to ensure the children's attendance has been high this week. Unfortunately our overall percentage has gone down slightly, so we all need to work hard to improve next week! We CAN do it! Remember:

Great attendance leads to 
great learning and progress!

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

A big well done to this weeks winners who are:

Mexico - 97.42%
Peru - 97.41%
Fiji - 96.79% 

A further well done to Scotland, Mexico, Canada, USA and New Zealand who have not had any children arriving late to school this week! 
Can we get some more classes next week?

Whole school attendance currently stands at

 95.3%!

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

It is still important that we all work to improve our attendance. 
Please remember that our school target is 96%.

Raffle tickets

Raffle tickets for the fete will be on sale in the front playground before and after school today and at the fete tomorrow - £1 a strip.

Please remember that the school fete is tomorrow between 11 and 2.


Sunday 12 June 2016

The Dojo League

The Dojo League!

The Dojo league has once again started with lots of 100% this week!

The dojo scores have been analysed and the results are in!

Reception and Key Stage 1:
A big well done to  Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Italy, USA and Mexico who currently top the Dojo League. Canada are just behind them in second place with France in third.

Key Stage 2:
A big well done to Argentina, Peru, Brazil, Libya, South Africa, Japan, Fiji, New Zealand  and Australia who are currently in the overall lead of the Key Stage 2 Dojo League with Uganda in second place and India in third.

Well done to everyone for really trying to earn Dojos for their class.

Weekly reminders for week beginning 13th June 2016

Welcome back to the Year 6 children who went to Bournemouth. Hopefully you have had lots of sleep and ready for the week ahead!

Enterprise Week
This week sees us embark on what has now become one of our Clockhouse Traditions. Although slightly later than last year, it is ENTERPRISE WEEK! The children will be busy creating there enterprise ideas and all those budding entrepreneurs out there will be marketing their products during the week and selling them on Thursday. Please do not forget to send the children in with a little bit of money to make their purchases.

India and France
India and France continue this years round of Celebration Assemblies on Monday, we look forward to seeing many of you there to celebrate all the learning that they have done so far this year. Both assemblies promise to be a wonderful occasion if the efforts that the children have put into practising are anything to go by. 

India - 9am (Key Stage 2 Hall)
France - 2.45pm (Key Stage 1 Hall)

Starsanppers - Year 6
We are very excited to welcome Starsnappers again to Clockhouse. They came to school recently to work with some of our children who loved developing their digital photography skills. On Friday it will be the turn of Year 6. 

Sport
Good luck to the boys football team who play Elm Park at home on Tuesday.

Thank you to the parents and families for ensuring that the children are transported to the different venues.

School Fete
Do not forget that the PA will be hosting the Summer Fete on Saturday (11am-2pm). Please come along and show your support. It promises to be a wonderful event!

Have a good week everyone!

Saturday 11 June 2016

The attendance winners this week are...

Well done to everyone for trying really hard to ensure the children's attendance has been sustained this week but we MUST still keep working on this! Remember:


Great attendance leads to 
great learning and progress!

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

A big well done to this weeks winners who are:

France - 98.62%%
Argentina - 97.59%
Australia - 99.00%

Well done to Australia who win for the forth week in a row - great news! They will also receive prizes in Friday's Achievement Assembly for having attendance percentage of 99%!

A further well done to Spain, Mexico, USA, Brazil, Uganda, Japan, Australia, Fiji and New Zealand who have not had any children arriving late to school this week! 
Can we get some more classes next week?

Whole school attendance currently stands at

 95.4%!

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

It is still important that we all work to improve our attendance. 
Please remember that our school target is 96%.

Friday 10 June 2016

Key Stage 2 Dojo League Winners

The Dojo League half term winners!

A big well done to

South Africa and Kenya

who are last half terms Dojo League winners for Key Stage 2


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

Well done also to Peru, Argentina, Libya and Australia who finished in second place and Japan 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! There have also been lots of Dojo stars earned by those children who scored 100% on their Dojo for the half term - well done everyone!

Reception and Key Stage 1 Dojo Winners

The Dojo League half term winners!

A big well done to

Scotland, Wales and Italy

who are last half terms Dojo League winners for Reception and Key Stage 1


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

Well done also to Mexico who finished in second place and USA 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! There have also been lots of Dojo stars earned by those children who scored 100% on their Dojo for the half term - well done everyone!



Update from Bournemouth

The coach is currently on the M25 but there is some traffic.

Currently they are expected at 5.15pm.


Bournemouth return

I am in close touch with the Bournemouth coach!

They left Intech on time and have already left Fleet Services

Expected time of arrival currently 4.45pm but this is by no means set. Please watch the blog for updates.

Core Value Award Winners

As you 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 this half term for continually demonstrating kindness, respect, care and concern for others:

Wales – Mason S
Scotland – Rosie H
Northern Ireland – Finley R
France – Umamah F
Italy – Charlotte B
Spain – Oscar B
USA – George H
Canada – Morgan T
Mexico – Taylor B
Peru – Poppy A
Argentina – Buddy P-T
Brazil – Billy R
Uganda – Lewis T
South Africa – William E-O
Kenya - Leylan S
Libya - Kieran D
China – Amy B
Japan – Atiya R
India – Matthew R
Australia – Georgie S
New Zealand – Daisie S-E
Fiji – Mackenzie D  and Sam S

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

The hunt has already started for the terms Core Value winners!

Reading Star Champions

We have been delighted to see lots of reading happening this term and to reward the following children for the commitment they have shown to improving their reading!

Remember, 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:

Wales – Courtney B
Scotland – Alexander C
Northern Ireland – Scarlett C
France – Emily C, Fabio R, Danielius J and Jack W
Italy – Lacey S and Maya W
Spain – Bailey P
USA – Aleysha M
Canada – Taylor H
Mexico – Dhamanyaa R
Peru – Skye R
Argentina – Georgie B and Amelia E
Brazil – Finley O
Uganda – James G
South Africa – Charlie B
Kenya - Hannah D
Libya – Nikolay A and William E-O
China – Liya H
Japan – Aderewa O
India – Matthew R
Australia –  George C
New Zealand – Marissa E and Daisie S-E
Fiji – Charlie G

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?

Day 5 at Bournemouth

All is well in Bournemouth. The children have had another good night, the sun is shining and they are ready for their trip to Intech!

The coach is being loaded with luggage, then it is breakfast. They are leaving the hotel at 9.30.

Please follow the link below for photo's from yesterday:

Thursday's Photos

More updates will follow as well as news on the progress of their journey home!




Thursday 9 June 2016

Tonight's update

The children (and staff) have had a great day which was ended with a  fabulous disco. They all had their disco outfits at the ready and have danced the night away!

Some are now watching telly whilst others are chilling out in their rooms. Bed time soon ready for Intech and the drive home tomorrow.

They cannot wait to see you all but have had a fantastic time!

Bournemouth update

All is going well in Bournemouth!

The children have had a lovely time exploring. They have enjoyed the Oceanarium and the other activities that they have to offer. I hear crazy golf has been very popular!

They have had an absolutely lovely day with lovely weather. They are back at the hotel and are packing ready for departure tomorrow as well as completing the Bournemouth quiz!

More photos have been added to the website from yesterday.

Dinner is at 6 (fish and chips or sausage and mash) and then it is disco time!

Good morning - news from Bournemouth

The children have all had a good nights sleep, are still having a wonderful time and are looking forward to a day  in Bournemouth. Breakfast is at 8.30 (so they have a little lie in - they are tired!). The sun is shining and they are ready for Crazy Golf, the Oceanarium and lots more!

Please follow the link below to Wednesday's photos below (more will be added later):

Wednesday photos

More updates to follow.

Wednesday 8 June 2016

Tonight's update from Bournemouth

All is wonderful in Bournemouth!

Another good day has been had and the children have thoroughly enjoyed an evening on the beach.

They are now back at the hotel, having a drink and biscuits and will soon be off to bed in preparation for their day in Bournemouth tomorrow. There are lots of things planned, including a trip to the Oceanarium, Crazy Golf, the amusements and lots more!

This will be the last update today, we will be back with more updates (and photos) tomorrow.


Bournemouth update and more photos

Everything is good in sunny Bournemouth and the children (and staff) are having lots of fun!

The children have had a great day at the activity centre and have enjoyed completing different activities.

They are currently having dinner (chicken curry or jacket potatoes with a choice of filling) and are then off to the beach.

More photos have been added from yesterday and Monday, please follow the link below:

Photos

Further updates to follow.

Year 6 update

Bournemouth
The children have arrived at Marwell and are enjoying their activities!

Year 6 Stayers
The children are at Bower Park and enjoying their art day.


Good morning - latest news from Bournemouth

The children have all had a good nights sleep, are having a wonderful time and are looking forward to a day at the activity centre. Breakfast is at 8. The sun is shining and they are ready for Quad Biking, High Ropes and Archery!

Photos from yesterday are now on the website, please follow the link below and scroll to the bottom of the page:

Tuesday's photos

They are missing you as much as you are missing them, but they all say hello to everyone back at home!

More updates to follow.

Tuesday 7 June 2016

Tonight's update from Bournemouth

The children (and staff) have had a lovely day!!!!

They are back from the beach having played lots of games, done lots of digging and have had a great time on the sand. They are having their drink and biscuits and are off to bed!!

This will be the last update today, we will be back with more updates (and photos) tomorrow when they spend the day at Marwell Activity Centre for Quad Biking, High Ropes and Archery!



Bournemouth update!

The children are safely back from Monkey World having had a fabulous day, they have had dinner and are off to the beach later. The sun is shining. All is good and they are having lots of fun!

Tonight's update will follow later.

Year 6 update

Bournemouth
The children have arrived safely at Monkey World and are enjoying meeting the animals and listening to talks from their keepers. They are all having a great time!

Stayers
The children are enjoying their drama day at Bower Park. They will be back to school by the end of the day.



Day 2 at Bournemouth

Good morning

The children have all had a good nights sleep and are having a wonderful time. Breakfast is at 8. The sun is shining and they are off to Monkey World today!

Please follow the link below to see photos from yesterday.

Monday's photos

More updates to follow.

Monday 6 June 2016

Tonights Bournemouth Update

The children (and staff) have had a great day!!!! 

They are back from the beach and have enjoyed their time playing on the sand. They are having hot chocolate and biscuits and will be off to bed soon!!

This will be the last update today, we will be back with more updates tomorrow as well as photos.

Tomorrow they are off to Monkey World!


Year 6 update

Bournemouth
We have just spoken to Bournemouth and they have all arrived at the hotel safely. They have unpacked and have investigated their new surroundings! They are just about to eat dinner and then they are off to the beach!

Everything is fine and they are all having a great time! 


Year 6 Stayers
The children had a great day at Bower Park taking part in PE activities and are set to return for Drama tomorrow. Well done everyone!

Bournemouth Update

The children are having a lovely time at the farm, they have had their lunch and are off exploring.

Here we go - Bournemouth Update Number 1

The children are currently at Fleet Services for a break from the journey!

Next stop Cholderton Charlie's Farm!

Sunday 5 June 2016

Weekly reminders for week beginning 6th June 2016

Firstly, welcome back to you all, we hope that you have all had a lovely half term and that the children are ready for the busy term ahead! We look forward to welcoming the children back to school tomorrow and hearing about your fabulous holidays.

Thank you to the Parents and families who joined us on the Monday before the holiday for the celebration assemblies of China and Spain, 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.

Year 6
We all hope that Year 6 have a fabulous time in Bournemouth. Please remember to meet your group leader in the canteen on Monday morning. The children will be departing at 10am promptly if you wish to wave them off. Updates about the trip will be on the school blog and website as well as being by the main office door.

We also hope that those staying behind have a great Activity Week! If you have not done so already, please ensure consent forms are returned on Monday morning. The children will be going out first thing on Monday and without written consent they will not be able to do so.

Year 4
Year 4 look forward to welcoming Warburtons throughout the week for a Healthy Sandwich Workshop.

Sport
Good luck to the Year 5 and 6 Athletics team who take part in the annual Borough Quad Kids tournament on Tuesday.

Have a good week everyone and here's to another great term at Clockhouse!