Summer Update Week 3 of the Clockhouse Family

Good afternoon Clockhouse,

I hope you are well and enjoying a bit of a break from the very hot weather we have been having. I am sure many of you made the most of it and hope that you are continuing to enjoy the summer holiday, although a little different, perhaps, to what we are used to. I know I have found it a bit different. 

For those of you who have been past school recently you will have noticed that the roof replacement is moving on at speed and then workmen are working hard. We have also had two chimneys removed and the works on the flat roofs in Key Stage 2 are about to start. Mr Gary and the site team have also been very busy giving the school a very thorough clean ready for our return in September. 

In the update I sent last week, I advised you that we were waiting for updated guidance on 11th August. Unfortunately, this did not appear but this has not stopped us in our tracks and we are busy planning. Although we have not got everything in place currently, we are getting there and if you have not done so already, I urge you to watch the video I sent out yesterday - A message from Mrs Savidge. Along with this, below is a reminder of what was sent out prior to the Summer Holiday:

• All children from Year 1 to Year 6 will return to school full time on Monday 7th September.
• It will be expected that all children return to school in full school uniform.
• For those children who have a school dinner, this will be a cold lunch offer only until at least October half term. All lunches will be eaten in classrooms.
• Children will be working in their own classrooms in their ‘bubbles’ of 30 children. We will also be operating on a ‘year group bubble basis’ so that staff can, where necessary, move between classes.
• Start and finish times, as well as lunchtimes and break times, will be staggered. We will keep start and finish times as close to normal as possible.
• Circulation systems will still be in operation and we will communicate how to drop off and pick up your children before you return.
• Tables in Year 2 to Year 6 will be front facing whilst Year 1 will be set up like a Reception classroom initially to support the children's transition.
• Our ‘Back Together' Curriculum will be in place which will focus on the children's social and emotional well-being, their mental health as well as their academic development. 
• Should a bubble need to be closed due to a confirmed case of Coronavirus, we will be offering a blended learning offer which will mean that learning will need to continue at home.
• We will be adapting our Home School Agreement to cover Covid and you will need to sign this on your return to school in September.

I hope you enjoyed the art session with Mrs Reinecke this week, story time with Mrs Curry, the workout with Mrs Everingham and the other challenges that we have set this week. 

What to look out for next week (should you want to get involved):

• Session 4 of art with Mrs Reinecke
• A fitness work out with Mrs Everingham
• Art challenges from Miss Kearns
• A poster reading competition from Mrs Jarvis and Miss Cason as part of the summer reading challenge
• A challenge that involves water!

Please continue to stay safe and look after yourselves and each other.

If you need us please contact us via the normal channels.

Have a good weekend and week everyone. Stay safe and alert and keep smiling!

Our community - Our school - A family and a home for everyone!

Mrs Savidge