Clockhouse Weekly Wow

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

Time to CELEBRATE - Value Champion Alert!

We are very excited and pleased to share with you that we have more Clockhouse Value Champions of 2022-2023!

A huge congratulations to

Oliver B (Uganda)

who has earned the Nurture Champion Award for 2022-2023!

Oliver goes out of his way to ensure that his friends are happy and tries to resolve any conflicts that may arise. Whilst out on our trip, Oliver went above and beyond to support his friend in a very calm manner and was reassuring him that everything was okay. 

Lois M (South Africa)

who has earned the Nurture Champion Award for 2022-2023!

Lois is such a polite and well-mannered member of South Africa.  She always wants to help both her peers and the adults in the class.  On our recent trip to the Thames Barrier, she was extremely kind to another girl in the classroom.  This other child did not want to go on the trip as it seemed far away.  Lois told her that it would be fun and that she would sit with her on the coach and look after her on our journey there.  Through Lois' actions, the child made the decision to go on the trip with the rest of the class.  Thank you Lois!

 

Leo S (Kenya)

who has earned the Learning Champion Award for 2022-2023!

Leo always tries hard with his learning even when finding things a challenge. Everyday he comes into school with a smile, ready to face the day. He is always willing to help his peers to overcome their challenges too. He has come into Year 4 with an exceptional mindset showing determination, resilience and positivity.  I have already seen an improvement in his class work and his home learning. 

Keep up the great work!

Lexi-Leigh G (Kenya)

who has earned the Nurture Champion Award for 2022-2023!

 Lexi-Leigh always shows politeness and warmth towards her peers and other children across the school. Her caring behaviour has been noted by multiple teachers during playtime and lunchtime. She is an exceptional role-model to all in Kenya, well done Lexi!

Jahquan C (Australia)

who has earned the Excellence Champion Award for 2022-2023!

 Jahquan has been in school on time every day this half term which is an amazing achievement! He’s always so happy when he comes through the door and always tries his hardest. He definitely deserves the recognition!

A huge well done from everyone at Clockhouse - wear your Values Champion Badge with pride!

#clockhousevaluesinaction

Reading Raffle Winners

As you may already know, once again, this year we are holding a weekly Reading Raffle. Each time the children read at home and a message gets sent to their teacher on Class Dojo 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:

Key Stage 1 

Elliana

Ayyub

Rosie

Darine

Omar

Freya

Key Stage 2

Andrew

Hugo

Larry

James K

Anita

David

Safa

Phoenix

Caitlin

Jahquan

Holly

Riley

KEEP READING - 

YOU HAVE GOT TO BE IN IT TO WIN IT!

Citizen of the Week

Citizen of the Week!

Well done to the following children who are Clockhouse Citizen of the Week for this week:

Reception - Ellarose R (Northern Ireland)

Year 1 - Alex H (France)

Year 2 - Unaysa M (Canada)

Year 3 - Bella C (Peru)

Year 4 - Isabelle H (Kenya)

Year 5 - Ben A (China)
Year 6 - Ellas R (Australia)

Greenland - Khloe F

We have many fantastic citizens at Clockhouse and look forward to rewarding them!

Well done everyone!

Weekly reminders for week beginning 31st October 2022

 Welcome back to the new half term everyone!

We look forward to welcoming everyone back to school tomorrow (Monday 31st October). We hope that you all had a lovely holiday and are ready and raring to go for the new term ahead!

Important Visitors

On Tuesday morning we will be welcoming Cllr Ford (Cabinet Member for Children and Young People) and Trevor Cook (Assistant Director of Education Services) to the school. We are very honoured to welcome them and show them what the school is all about.

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. As you know, we are offering a blended approach, so if you have not done so already, please do tell the teachers if you want a Zoom or face to face meeting.

The termly questionnaire for parents / carers came out via Class Dojo during the holiday and can be accessed using the link below 

Autumn Term Questionnaire for Parents / Carers

As always we thank you for your feedback. 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. 

Please do allow your children to be part of the meeting so that they also know how they are doing and what they need to work on. The importance of the co-education of your child cannot be overstated.

Reception and Year 3

Reception and Year 3 will be taking part in a workshop all about Diwali on Wednesday. There is no cost to you for this and is being paid for by the school.

Year 1 and Year 4

The children in Year 1 will be welcoming the Birds of Prey on Wednesday as part of their topic all about Woodland Life. Year 4 will also be having the same experience as part of their development of their Cultural Capital.

 

Rock Star Day

We are very much looking forward to celebrating Rock Star Day in Friday and cannot wait to see lots of fabulous costumes. Maths heads at the ready for the children.

Special Dinner Day

To celebrate Bonfire Night we have a special dinner on Friday.

OCA

On Tuesday OCA will be selling Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (£1 per doughnut) after school. Look out for the stalls!

Things to be aware of

The week beginning 7th November is Best of British Week as well as Amazing Attendance and Perfect Punctuality Week.

Letters that went out last week:

The following letters went out last week:
Best of British Week

October Newsletter

Open Evening

New Lunchtime Menu

Special Dinner Menu - 4th November

Owl visit (Year 1 and Year 4)

Learn with my Child (Year 3 and Year 5)

Secondary School Application reminder (Year 6)

As always we thank you for your continued support in all we do.

Have a good week everyone!

#ourclockhousefamily

Mrs Savidge

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

Clockhouse Primary School Website

Year 4 visit the Thames Barrier

Despite the traffic, Year 4 had a great time at the Thames Barrier as part of their Geography fieldwork.

They learnt a lot about the Thames and the importance of this amazing structure!

Along with this, they were fabulous Clockhouse Citizens throughout the whole trip and were complemented by the public a number of times - well done Year 4!

Who saw the Vikings?

Year 6 loved meeting a 'Viking'. They had a great day and loved the opportunity to enrich all the learning they have been doing this term. They spent time finding out about Viking life and how the Vikings lived. 

Their costumes were amazing as well - thank you to all those who supported them with this!

Time to Celebrate as Clockhouse get another award!

A year ago, the school embarked on a journey to improve the teaching and learning of science within the school. As part of this journey we reapplied for the Primary Science Quality Mark after achieving the Gilt Award in 2018.

We are delighted to announce we went one better than last time and have been awarded the prestigious Outreach Primary Science Quality Mark. This is the highest possible award!

Our reviewers said - 'It has been a pleasure to read about all the good practice and enrichment activities at Clockhouse and beyond... This school is demonstrating outreach – particularly noting the difference made to a local school. The reflection notes that increasing numbers of staff are involved in the outreach and that the activity of supporting others is not solely the role of one individual. A learning culture clearly exists and there is enthusiasm and strategic value for science... Celebrate and enjoy the achievement of PSQM Outreach.

Special thanks must go to Miss Bowdery our former Science Leader. Without her drive, this would not have happened.

Well done Clockhouse!

Happy half term Clockhouse including a little surprise treat!

From all of us at Clockhouse we hope that you have a lovely half term. Thank you for all your support this half term. We look forward to seeing you all and welcoming you back on Monday 31st October!

After a fabulous first term back at Clockhouse, Miss Macdonald has a special treat for you all!
Check out our amazing dance skills that we have picked up this term.
Hope you enjoy!

Please click on the links below for the surprise:

Autumn Dance - EYFS, Year 1 and Year 2

Autumn Dance - Year 3, 4, 5 and 6

Dojo League Winners Key Stage 2

 The Dojo League half term winners!

A big well done to

Brazil and China

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

Well done also to Argentina, South Africa, Uganda and Australia who finished in second place and India and New Zealand 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!

Dojo League Winners Reception and Key Stage 1

 The Dojo League half term winners!

A big well done to

Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Italy, Spain,  Mexico and USA

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

Well done also to Canada who finished in second place.

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!

Our 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 week's winners who are:

France - 98.3%%

Argentina - 98.8%

Fiji - 97.9%

A huge well done to all three classes above. An even bigger well done to Argentina who win for the second week in a row. 

Sadly only 5 classes were in the Green Zone this week with an attendance above 96% - well done to those classes.

A further well done to Nursery AM and PM,, Northern Ireland, Scotland, France, Mexico, Peru, Argentina, Kenya, Japan, Australia and Fiji who had no lates this week.

Whole school attendance for this week is:

92.7%

Whole school attendance for the year currently stands at:

95.5%

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

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

The first athletic event of the term!

What a way to start with a cross country competition. Our amazing children had to run just over a mile at the Stubbers Adventure Centre.

All the children worked really hard to complete the race.

Children pushed themselves to their limit and thoroughly enjoyed the event.

A special mention must go to Amelia E who finished 6th overall in our borough.

Participation:

Year 5 - Amelia, Annabelle and Tyler

Year 6 - Kristina, Tristan, Finn, Harry and Olivia