Weekly reminders for the week beginning 16th November 2026

After the last few busy weeks, we have a quieter week at school this week as we gear up to what we hope will be another memorable Clockhouse Christmas (watch out for more information).

Thank you for your support with Children In Need - it is appreciated.

Bikeability

There are various Bikeability sessions happening this week if you signed your child up for this.

Year 3

Year 3 are off to Kent Life on Wednesday. Please ensure forms and money are returned by Monday at the latest. Thanks to all those who have already done this, we have a lot still outstanding which is a considerable cost to the school.

Is your child, or a child you know due to start Reception in September 2027

We are looking forward to welcoming prospective parents / carers into school on Thursday 19th  November either at 10.00am or 4.00pm. Please call the school to book this or a tour later in the term. Places on each tour are limited. Please spread the word.

Things to be aware of

Year 1 to Year 6 do not forget to get your tickets for the OCA Festive Disco on 2nd December as well as raffle tickets for OCAdvent. Thanks to all those who have already shown their support.

Letters that went out last week:

The following letters went out last week:

Changes to Spelling Tests (Year 1 - 6)

Gruffalo Trail Visit (Year 1)

OCA Festive Gift Sale

Is you child too ill to come to school?

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

The Dojo League

The Dojo League!

The Dojo League continued 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 Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, France, Italy, Spain, USA, Canada and Mexico who lead the Reception and Key Stage 2 Dojo League with Scotland, Spain and France in second place.

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

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 week's winners who are:

Spain and Mexico - 99.3%

Kenya - 98.7%

Japan - 99.7%

Well done to all three classes above.

Wow - 19 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, Brazil. Peru, China, Japan, Fiji and Australia who had no lates this week. 

Whole school attendance for this week is:

97.4%

Whole school attendance for the year currently stands at:

96.4%

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%.

Milkshake with the Head

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

This year we are 'Being Resilient, Consistent and Brilliant' in everything we do to ensure that our school is a fabulous place to be and the children get the best all round experience possible. Each week, the Heads of Year as well as Miss Ward, Mrs Abeledo and Mrs Savidge choose a person (child or adult) who has been seen to do this and then they get to have a drink with Mrs Savidge!

This week the following Clockhouse Citizens have been seen to 'Be Resilient, Consistent and Brilliant':

Reception - Kashf B (Scotland) for being resilient, consistent and brilliant in keeping our environment tidy and learning new things.
Year 1 - Antonia P (Italy) for being resilient, consistent and brilliant in writing sentences. She has been utilising scaffolds to support her independent writing and saying 'pinch, flip, rest', every time she picks up her pencil to ensure she uses the correct pencil grip and reminds her table to do the same. 
Year 2 - Arwaa A (Mexico) for being resilient, consistent and brilliant by responding positively to feedback, showing a willingness to improve and consistently taking pride and care in her presentation.

Year 3 - Bobby W-B (Argentina) has been brilliant at listening carefully and making the right choices, even when things get tricky. He has shown fantastic resilience in settling into Year 3 and continues to approach each day with a positive attitude. We are so proud of the brilliant progress he is making and the determination he shows each day. Keep up the amazing work Bobby!

Year 4 - Ayra J (Uganda) for always being brilliant and consistent in all she does. She shines in all of her lessons and shows fantastic resilience in her work. 
Year 5 - Arafah H (India) for her fantastic attitude towards learning. She worked really hard during our grammar bootcamp and was always pushing herself to be consistent, resilient and brilliant!
Year 6 - Taslima A (Fiji) for being resilient, consistent and brilliant in her approach to her learning. 

Greenland - Zybella H has shown great resilience during English lessons and is consistently producing brilliant ideas and handwriting. 
Miss Ward - Dhruvin J (USA) for being resilient, consistent and brilliant in following the 3Rs. Every morning he waits at the door to greet the children and waves to the parents saying 'Have a nice day'. Lots of parents have commented on how lovely, kind and polite he is to everyone. He has also worked really hard in maths this week.
Mrs Abeledo - Bertie C (Fiji) for being resilient, consistent and brilliant with his learning during booster sessions.
Mrs Savidge - Evelina T (South Africa) for being resilient, consistent and brilliant to improve her handwriting and presentation whilst taking on feedback so positively. 

Well done to all these children and all the other children who have been seen to 'Be Resilient, Consistent and Brilliant' this week! 

Milkshake with the Head

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

This year we are 'Being Resilient, Consistent and Brilliant' in everything we do to ensure that our school is a fabulous place to be and the children get the best all round experience possible. Each week, the Heads of Year as well as Miss Ward, Mrs Abeledo and Mrs Savidge choose a person (child or adult) who has been seen to do this and then they get to have a drink with Mrs Savidge!

This week the following Clockhouse Citizens have been seen to 'Be Resilient, Consistent and Brilliant':

Reception - Florence W-P (Northern Ireland) for being resilient, consistent and brilliant with her reading this week.
Year 1 - Jayden O (Spain) for being resilient, consistent and brilliant in his writing in English. He always wants to show and try his best. 
Year 2 -  Arella N (Canada) for being resilient, consistent and brilliant and demonstrating excellent handwriting and taking great care with the presentation of her work.

Year 3 - Olympia A (Peru) for being resilient, consistent and brilliant with her maths learning.

Year 4 -  Sebastian B (South Africa) for always being consistent, resilient and brilliant in all he does. I can always rely on him to be making the right choices. 
Year 5 - Rosie T (China) for her fantastic attitude towards her learning, particularly in maths. She has been resilient, consistent and brilliant.

Year 6 - Terry F (New Zealand) for being resilient, consistent and brilliant with his learning.
Greenland - Ashwin R has displayed a positive attitude towards learning. He has shown more resilience in challenging situations, worked consistently towards his reward chart and produced some brilliant work when retelling stories. 

Miss Ward - Dembo J (Uganda) for being a resilient, consistent and brilliant member of our Clockhouse Team in all things Clockhouse.
Mrs Abeledo - Millie F (Australia) for being resilient, consistent and brilliant in maths and approaching learning with positivity and determination.
Mrs Savidge - Gurbaaz S (Fiji) for being resilient, consistent and brilliant in all aspects of school life.

Well done to all these children and all the other children who have been seen to 'Be Resilient, Consistent and Brilliant' this week! 

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 our next Clockhouse Value Champion of 2026-2027!

A huge congratulations to

Isla W (New Zealand)

who has earned the Excellence Champion Award for 2026-2027!

Isla has shown great determination, resilient and brilliance in all lessons but particularly in maths. We have recently started learning some tricky concepts such as converting fractions and long division and she has shown great focus to ensure she follows each step. She has not given up when things were challenging and keep going until she was confident with her method. She is making such good progress and I am so proud of her. 

Ahmed B (Kenya)
who has earned the Excellence Champion Award for 2026-2027!

For consistently being ready to learn, responsible ifor his actions and respectful towards others. He always show a positive attitude, a willingness to take on new challenges and a desire to keep learning and improving. His thoughtful contributions to class discussions enrich our learning environment. Keep up the fantastic work!

Leonardo J (Uganda)

who has earned the Community Champion Award for 2026-2027! 

He has completed a 5k walk for the National Autistic Society. Well done for giving back to the community. Well done Leonardo. 

Iliyas K (France)
who has earned the Excellence Champion Award for 2026-2027!

Iliyas has earned the Excellence value badge for the fantastic effort, enthusiasm and enjoyment he shows in every maths lesson. He always approaches his learning with eagerness and determination, showing a real love for maths. He is also incredibly supportive of his friends, happily showing them how to use counters and cubes to help them understand their learning when they are finding something tricky.

Viren K (France)
who has earned the Learning Champion Award for 2026-2027!

Viren has earned the Learning value badge for the wonderful enthusiasm and love of learning he shows in every lesson. He is always eager to join in, share his ideas and contribute to class discussions. His fantastic effort, positive attitude and willingness to get involved in everything we do make him a brilliant role model for others.

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

#clockhousevaluesinaction