Clockhouse Weekly Wow

Here is this week's Weekly Wow and as usual there are a lot of things to 'wow' about this week.

The Dojo League

The Dojo League!

The Dojo League started again this week this week - well done everyone for helping your class!

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

Reception and Key Stage 1:

A big well done to Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, France, Spain, USA and Canada who lead the Reception and Key Stage 1 Dojo league, with Italy and Mexico just behind them in second place.

Key Stage 2:
A big well done to Peru, Argentina, Brazil, Uganda, South Africa, Kenya, China, Japan, Fiji and Australia who are all in the overall lead of the Key Stage 2 league with
India and New Zealand in second place.

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

The attendance winners this week are...

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 - 99.3%

Brazil - 99.3%
New Zealand - 98.7%

A huge well done to all 3 classes above. An even bigger well done to Brazil and New Zealand will receive prizes in Achievement Assembly for their fantastic attendance of over 99%.

A fabulous 15 classes were in the Green Zone this week with an attendance above 96% - a huge well done to those classes!

A further well done to Wales who was the only classes who had no lates this week. We are certainly hoping for a few more classes next time!

Whole school attendance for this week is:

96.4%

Whole school attendance for the year currently stands at:

 96.1%

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%.

Dream It, Believe It, Achieve It Celebration

Hot Chocolate with the Head!

As you all know we are constantly striving to improve Clockhouse for your children.

This year we are all working to 'Dream It, Believe It, Achieve It' to ensure our school is a fabulous place to be. Each week, the Heads of Year as well as Miss Ward, Mrs Reinecke and Mrs Savidge choose a person (child or adult) who has been seen to do this!

This week the following Clockhouse Citizens have been seen to 'Dream It, Believe It, Achieve It':

Reception - Jack A for trying extra hard with his concentration and for his fantastic name writing.
Year 1 - Quinn S for demonstrating a positive attitude towards learning and writing a fantastic retell.
Year 2 - Alessia P for being so welcoming and kind to a new child in the class.
Year 3 - Marco M for trying really hard to improve his writing and being a great Clockhouse Citizen during the Year 3 trip.
Year 4 - Lilly L for trying really hard with her learning and being very helpful to others.
Year 5 - Leah G for trying really hard with her maths learning.
Year 6 - Alfie T for an amazing effort during the recent tests that Year 6 had.
Miss Ward - Georgie B for working really hard and being a great Clockhouse Citizen.
Mrs Reinecke - Amelia S for making some great decisions.
Mrs Savidge - Macey S for a great effort and being helpful around the school.

Well done to all these children and all the other children who have been seen to 'Dream It, Believe It, Achieve It' this week!

We are looking forward to Hot Chocolate Friday next week to celebrate with more fantastic Clockhouse people!

Governor Attendance Award - the battle of the classes!

As you may already know, some of our Governors link to specific year groups.

This year, these Governors have decided to recognise the class with the highest attendance for the half term.

Although it was close, they are pleased to award the following classes with the Governor Attendance Award for the 1st half of the Spring Term:

Mrs Nicholls (Reception) - Wales

Mrs Johns (Year 1) - Spain

Mr Giddy (Year 2) - Canada

Mr McLaughlin (Year 3) - Brazil

Mr Koten (Year 4) - Kenya

Mrs Polackova (Year 5) - China

Mr Leaper (Year 6) - New Zealand

The battle has started again! 

Help your class win the award this term by making sure your child has excellent attendance!

Reading Raffle Winners!

As you may already know, this year we are holding a weekly Reading Raffle. Each time the children read at home and get their Reading Diary signed they get a raffle ticket which gets entered into the Reading Raffle draw. This takes place in Celebration Assembly on a Friday.

This week we were overwhelmed with the number of people who entered. Well done to the following children who were this week's winners and are busy deciding on their prizes:

Reception and Key Stage 1

Oscar M

Bella W

Oliver F

Key Stage 2

Christine A

Hayden L

Oliver K

KEEP READING - 

YOU HAVE GOT TO BE IN IT TO WIN IT!

Book Week

Please be aware of thiis letter which came home this week. We are looking forward to seeing lots of fabulous costumes!

Author Visit

Please be aware of thiis letter which came home this week. We are looking forward to welcoming Colin to school.

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 children 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 that they are 

Ready, Respectful and Responsible

Wales – Frankie S

Scotland – George F

Northern Ireland – Hallee V

France – Lewis M-H

Italy – Harriet P

Spain – Maddison S

USA – Charlie J

Canada – Jayden A-B

Mexico – Frankie B

Peru – Tristan W

Argentina – Harry S

Brazil – Olivia W

Uganda – Teddy M and Jayda J

South Africa – Mikey B

Kenya – Mason S

China – Samuel W

Japan – Victoria M and Melanie A

India – Ruby Y

Australia – Teddy O

New Zealand – Harrison S, Russell L and Jessica T

Fiji – Beau R

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

Clockhouse represent Havering Hurricanes as they blow away all competition to win the London Youth Games!

Yesterday the school boccia team who won the Havering Festival in January represented Havering at the London Youth Games competition.

The Havering Hurricanes were drawn in a group with Enfield, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, Newham, and Bromley. The Clockhouse team got through the group stage undefeated.

As a result of winning their group Havering faced Walthamstow in the final game. A win would ensure Clockhouse were Champions of London and could progress to the Greater London Tournament. A tough game ssaw Clockhouse lose the first end before winning the final two ends to secure a 3-2 victory.

Mr Yarrow spoke about the achievement by saying 'This is one of my proudest moments since joining the school. The three boys from our provision in Greenland stepped out of their comfort zones once again and managed to beat everyone they played. From what I saw, and was told the boys represented the school impeccably whilst having fun and making some life long memories.

As a school we have been blessed to represent Havering Hurricanes on numerous occasions but I can not recall ever winning a London Youth Games Competition. This is a huge achievement!

Thank you to Miss Munroe and Mrs Redgrave who accompanied the team to the tournament. A further thanks to all the parents that helped support the team today I hope you are as proud of the children as I am!

I don't know what impresses me more the fact the Havering Hurricanes remained undefeated, the team work on show throughout the competition, or the resilience the squad showed to come from behind in the final to take victory. 

As a result of becoming champions of London the team get to now take part in the Greater London Competiton in March. I wish the boys all the success once again!'

Result - LONDON YOUTH GAMES CHAMPIONS

Squad - Teddy O (c), Elliot R and Tyler C

Creative Arts Week

We all had a great time taking part in Creative Arts Week earlier in the term. We were able to show off our amazing talents and had a wonderful time being creative.

Scroll to the bottom to see some of our finished products which can be seen around the school!

February Newsletter

Please be aware of the February Newsletter which can be found below as well as a link to a PDF version.

February Newsletter

Following feedback from parents this will not come home in a paper version from now on. Should you require a paper version, please come into the school office.

Weekly reminders for week beginning 24th February 2020

Welcome back everyone, we hope you all had a lovely week. We are looking forward to hearing about your holiday tomorrow and seeing everyone back and ready and raring to go!

We have a busy term ahead so we hope everyone is ready to learn tomorrow. 

Please remember that school starts at 8.55am and learning really does start straight away. Teachers are available from 8.50am. We really need to improve our attendance this term so please help us out by ensuring that children are in school everyday and on time unless it really is unavoidable!

We are... Week

We have a busy but exciting week with all the children taking part in our annual We are... Week. 

Throughout the week the children will be doing lots of different things to inspire them about their futures as well as supporting our local and wider community. We have lots and lots of visitors coming in as well.

Please ensure that if you have not returned the permission slip for this week (Year 3 and 4) it is returned by Monday along with any voluntary contributions you have been asked for.
Friday sees 'No Pen Friday' with lots of excting things planned

Parents Evening (Nursery - Year 6)

Please do not forget that it is Parents Evening on Wednesday and Thursday, please see your child's class teacher on Monday if you need to book an appointment. We look forward to welcoming you and your children (if they are able to attend).

Parent Council

The Parent Council will be meeting on Thursday morning at 9. If you wish to come along to find out more about what they do or ask any questions, please come to the Key Stage 2 office and join them.

School Nurse Drop In

Should you wish to speak to the School Nurse she will be available for you to 'drop in' on Tuesday  2.30pm - 3.30pm. Please come to the Key Stage 2 Office. The Nurse will also be joined by Marie, our Star Worker who will be able to talk to any parents who wish to discuss emotional well-being. This is a great opportunity, so please do take it up is needed.

Well-being Hub

The Well-being Hub will once again be open to parents on Wednesday from 9-11am. Please come to the main school office to sign in.

No Cost Uniform Shop
Our No Cost Uniform Shop will be back open on Thursday after school in the Key Stage 1 ICT Suite. Please do come along as there is lots of uniform etc. to give away.

Sport

A big good luck to Team Greenland who will be representing Havering at the Boccia London Youth Games. 

Letters that went out week before half term:

The following letters went out the week before half term:

Afternoon commuication
Parent Council
We are... Week
Learn with my Child (Year 2 and Year 3)

Have a good week everyone.

For more information about our school please visit our school website using the following link:

Clockhouse Primary School Website

Summer Term Dates added

The calendar on the school website has now been updated withsome of the dates for the Summer Term (there are still more to add) . 

We are certainly going to be busy!

Please go to the school website www.clockhouseprimaryschool.co.uk and click on Calendar Dates.

Year 1 hunt for the Gruffalo

Year 1 had a great time on their trip to Thorndon Country Park as part of their 'If you go down to the woods today...' theme.

The children thoroughly enjoyed the woodland experience but also had a great time hunting for the Gruffalo and all his friends. They were delighted when they found him.

They were great Clockhouse Citizens also - well done Year 1!