Day 29 of the Clockhouse Family

Good evening Clockhouse

I hope you are all well and are making the most of this time at home. It is hard to believe that we are nearly at the end of Week 6! Still the more we do as we have been told the closer we will get to getting some level of normality back, whatever the new normal will look like. Unfortunately, none of us know that!

Well done to Year 3 for a great Greek Day, your costumes were fantastic, and your teachers and I were so impressed! We hope you have liked the two stories that have been read to you, one by Mr Terry and one by Miss Wilson! There are more to come. I also hope you enjoyed your Art Lesson with Mrs Reineke - please post your optical illusions for all to see!

In school, the children have been busy, they completed their Google Classroom learning and then have enjoyed some activities including art, geography and riding bikes through puddles! 'Team Th2' have been working with the children and supporting the community. Miss Fisher has worked with Nursery, Reception, Year 1, 2 and 3 and Mrs Booth with Year 4, 5 and 6. They have been supported by Mrs Brind and Miss Brown. We also had Mr Ron with us. Mrs Reinecke has been in school today, whilst I have been a call away if needed.

Remember to look our for our first virtual Achievement Assessbly tomorrow morning just after 9am, where I will be announcing our first set of Home Learning Heroes. Remember to look out for Hot Chocolate with the Head at 2.30pm tomorrow as well !

Please keep using #ourclockhousefamily with things that we are posting as a further way of keeping in touch. We might not be seeing each other every day but we are still one community who care for each other!

Remember to clap tonight for all those people doing so much for our country as well as our own key workers, front line workers and our own school staff!

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

Stay safe and keep smiling 

Mrs Savidge

Challenge of the Day

Here is the challenge for today should you wish to accept it!

Today we are having some fun!

Day 28 of the Lego Challenge

Here is the Lego challenge for today should you wish to accept it!

Please share your photos.

Enjoy
Mrs Savidge

Day 28 of the Clockhouse Family

Good evening Clockhouse

I hope you have had a good day, hopefully the weather will improve again soon. Gloomy days certainly don't help the moods of little people, or big people for that matter! Despite this, we have received some great pictures of what you have been up to and are very impressed. We have very many talented children and parents alike. Well done team!

Well done to all of those who have sent the video for the toilet roll challenge - please keep them coming. You have until the end of tomorrow to get your videos in. Well done also to all those who have stepped up to the challenge of the day and who have already committed to doing the 'Reach 1000' Challenge and raising money for this much needed cause - thank you. 

Well done to all the artists who are out there who have already sent in pictures for Queens Hospital, please keep sending them. Please can we have these by Friday so that we can get them ready for collection.

In school, the children have been busy, they completed their Google Classroom learning and despite the weather have enjoyed some foam painting, decorating dohughnuts amongst other things. 'Team W1' have been working with the children and supporting the community. Miss Everingham has worked with Nursery, Reception and Year 1. Miss Ward with Year 2, 3 and 4 and Miss Wilson with Year 5 and 6. They have been supported by Mrs Jackson, Miss Whitlock and Mrs Smith. Mrs Newman has been in the office and we also had Mr Gary and Mr Ron with us. I have also been in school.

Don't forget
Year 3 do not forget that it is your Greek Day - costumes at the ready. Get the family involved if you can!
I will be hosting our first virtual Achievement Assembly at 9.10am.

Look out for an art lesson with Mrs Reinecke coming your way soon!

Please be aware that tomorrow morning the teachers will be having a virtual staff meeting in the morning so if responses on Dojo and Google Classroom are not as quick as normal this is why and staff will respond once the meeting is finished. Thank you in advance for your help and understanding with this.

Please keep using #ourclockhousefamily with things that we are posting as a further way of keeping in touch. We might not be seeing each other every day but we are still one community who care for each other!

Our community - Our school - A family and a home for everyone!
I am sure some of the children will recognise the characters in the picture.

Stay safe and keep smiling 

Mrs Savidge

Challenge of the Day - can you help?

Here is the challenge for today should you wish to accept it!

Today we are being helpful!

Day 27 of the Lego Challenge

Here is the Lego challenge for today should you wish to accept it!

Please share your photos.

Enjoy
Mrs Savidge

Why We Stay Home

Please follow the link below to this useful book which helps explain the current situation to children. We thought it might be helpful for you to share should you need to.

Why We Stay Home

Day 27 of the Clockhouse Family

Good evening Clockhouse

I hope you have had a good day despite the weather which just makes it that little bit harder!

Thank you for your lovely comments in response to my weekly video message this morning. They really are heart-warming to read and I know I speak on behalf of all the staff when I say how grateful we are for your kind words. We are used to being with you and getting your feedback, but these messages keep us motivated to keep going under such tricky circumstances. 

A number of parents have asked about using Zoom or something similar to keep in contact. Unfortunately, due to our Safeguarding procedures, this is not possible. I am sure you can understand that even during such strange times, safeguarding is still of paramount importance.

Thank you to everyone who has sent in work and photos. The staff continue to work hard to keep up with you and answer your questions and queries. We really are so lucky to have such a committed staff team, I am sure you will join me in thanking them. Keep the photos and work coming.

Well done to all of those who have sent the video for the toilet roll challenge - please keep them coming. You have until the end of Thursday to get your videos in. Well done also to all those who have stepped up to the challenge of the day and who have already committed to doing the 'Reach 1000' Challenge and raising money for this much needed cause at present. Please follow this link below if you have not seen this already:
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Reach1000?fbclid=IwAR26vDuRIOKoVToPL5Ry-B00QgpycJXpyoyQgkgmN5cZpAL6MLUX69mLFUI

In school, the children have been busy, they completed their Google Classroom learning and despite the weather have enjoyed some dancing, making healthy doughnuts and quilling. 'Team T1' have been working with the children and supporting the community. Mrs Curry has worked with Nursery, Reception and Year 1. Mrs Overton with Year 2, 3 and 4 and Miss Watkins with Year 5 and 6. They have been supported by Mrs Caruana and Mrs O'Connor. Mr Koten has been in the office and we also had Mr Gary with us. I have also been in school.

Thursday
Year 3 do not forget that it is your Greek Day - costumes at the ready. Get the family involved if you can!

Friday
I will be hosting our first virtual Achievement Assembly at 9.10am.

Look out for an art lesson with Mrs Reinecke coming your way soon!

Please keep using #ourclockhousefamily with things that we are posting as a further way of keeping in touch. We might not be seeing each other every day but we are still one community who care for each other!

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

Stay safe and keep smiling 

Mrs Savidge

Challenge of the Day - raise money for charity

Here is the challenge for today should you wish to accept it!

Today we are being proactive!

Here is the link to the Just Giving Page:

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Reach1000?fbclid=IwAR26vDuRIOKoVToPL5Ry-B00QgpycJXpyoyQgkgmN5cZpAL6MLUX69mLFUI

Day 26 of the Lego Challenge

Here is the Lego challenge for today should you wish to accept it!

Please share your photos.

Enjoy
Mrs Savidge

April Newsletter

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

This also includes an important message to you all.

April Newsletter

Day 26 of the Clockhouse Family

Good evening Clockhouse

I hope you have all had a good weekend and made the most of the good weather with your daily exercise. When I got up this morning, I so wished it was just a normal Monday morning but here we are again. You are all doing a marvelous job under the circumstances and if we keep going we will be back together soon as Boris Johnson told us this morning. We are very aware that some of you are having a difficult time at the moment for a variety of reasons. We are all thinking of you and are here if you need us. 

It has been a busy day on Dojo and Google Classroom, please do keep in contact with pictures, messages, learning etc. We do so love seeing the children and keeping connected with you all. It gives us some sense of normality when nothing is really normal. As last week, we will post a selection of pictures at the end of the week.

I have already received some videos for the toilet roll challenge - well done everyone, it is going to look great. If you have not seen it yet, look at the challenge of the day and get your videos to us by Thursday! 

In school, the children have been busy, they particularly enjoyed some PE, Science and Computing activities as well as doing their Google Classroom work. 'Team M2' have been working with the children and supporting the community. Mrs Hurford has worked with Nursery, Reception and Year 1, Mrs Jarvis with Year 2, Year 3 and Year 4 and Mr Pye with Year 5 and 6. They have been supported by Mrs Joyner and Miss Hill. Mrs Ayling has been in the office and we also had Mr Gary with us. Mrs Reinecke has been in school, whilst I have been close at hand if they have needed me.

Somethings to look out for this week

Whilst we are not together we are still busy planning things! Things to look out for this week include:

• The next Votes for Schools information and vote - about acting this week
• The April Newsletter (which includes a very special message from us all to you)
• My weekly Tuesday video message
• Greek Day for Year 3 (Thursday)
• More challenges that require your help
• A virtual Achivement Assembly

Please keep using #ourclockhousefamily with things that we are posting as a further way of keeping in touch. We might not be seeing each other every day but we are still one community who care for each other!

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

Stay safe and keep smiling 

Mrs Savidge

Challenge of the Day - help us make the next video

Here is the challenge for today should you wish to accept it!

Today we are getting active!

Please read the instructions carefully.

We really want to get as many of our community involved - please help us!

Day 25 of the Lego Challenge

Here is the Lego challenge for today should you wish to accept it!

Please share your photos.

Enjoy
Mrs Savidge

Weekly reminders for week beginning 27th April 2020

Good morning Clockhouse

I hope you are all well and keeping safe and the same is true for your wider families. It really is such a tricky time but we must do as we are told and stay at home for the good of everyone and so that we can come together again as soon as is possible. In the meantime I hope you are enjoying your time together and making the most of this very special family time!

We hope you enjoyed the video message that we sent out yesterday and all the different things that came your way during last week. It was lovely to see so many of you following Mrs Everingham’s work out, getting involved with Mr Yarrow’s challenge as well as our community coming together (from a distance) for St. George’s Day. You all looked fabulous in your red and white! We also hope you found the changes we made to the way work was set and what was set, following your feedback, useful. Please do feedback anything else that you think will help us and others.

As I said last week, please do not stress yourselves or your child, all that we send out is designed to give you a range of things to do and we do not expect everything to be done. In terms of priority, should you want this, the work on Google Classroom is probably the most important. The rest provides you with a mix of things to keep you busy should you need this. From all your photos, it has been lovely to see all that things that you have been getting up to. There have been so many hidden talents to see, we really are so proud of you all. Having lots of fun and spending time as a family at this difficult time is also so, so important. Please just do what you can, we totally understand how hard it is!

This week, the following is still the case:

• There will be a small number of staff in school everyday on a rota basis.
• The best way to contact teachers / school staff is messaging via Class Dojo, they will be online throughout the day this week and will get back to you as soon as they can. You can also communicate with them via Google Classroom.
• The school phones will only be manned between 8.00am and 3.30pm. Please do not hesitant to call, even if it is only for a chat. If we cannot talk at that moment, someone will get back to you as soon as they can. Please only use option 3 and 5, as other lines will not be manned due to the reduced work force each day.
• Should your child be eligible for Free School Meals and moving forward you decide that you need support, please alert us in good time. 

Look out this week for a special challenge that we need your help with – you will need a toilet roll! This will be coming home as the challenge of the day for Monday, so keep an eye out for that. There will also be two further challenges next week, where we will be asking for you help.

Year 3

Do not forget you have your Greek Day on Thursday. We are looking forward to seeing your costumes. If any other year group wishes to get involved you are of course welcome – please send your pictures in!

We are busy planning a special week for you all for the week beginning 4^th May and this will include celebrating the very important VE Day on 8^th May!

Please keep sharing your pictures with us, we love seeing them and it really does brighten up our day. By sharing with us via class dojo or our other platforms, we will take this as your consent for wider sharing. If you do not want photos shared please do not send them.

These are very strange and difficult times for us all and we will continue to do all we can to support you, please just ask! We really do miss you all and truly cannot wait see you again – let’s just hope that this day is not too far away!

I am sure you will want to join with me in thanking those in our community who are front line and key workers and also our great staff team, they really are amazing and I do have to say how proud I feel personally, to have the honor to lead such a great team, school and community – thank you to you all!

Look out for the April Newsletter coming out this week. It is a bit different to normal, but I hope you like it all the same.

We are still one community and are here for you all. Our school – a family and a home for everyone!

Keep smiling and stay safe

Mrs Savidge

A special message from us all

Here is a special message from us all!

We are so proud of our amazing Clockhouse community and are missing you all so much.

Who can you spot in the video below?

Please click on the link below to see our special message to you all:

Our Clockhouse Family

Hot Chocolate with the Head

It's that time on a Friday, I hope you like the story - let us know!

We hope you have your hot chocolate at the ready.

Happy Friday!

Mrs Savidge

Challenge of the Day

Here is the challenge for today should you wish to accept it!

Today we are being kind!

Day 24 of the Lego Challenge

Here is the Lego challenge for today should you wish to accept it!

Please share your photos.

Enjoy
Mrs Savidge

Day 25 of the Clockhouse Family

Good evening Clockhouse       

I hope you all continue to be well and were all out clapping last night, there seems to be an ever growing number of people joining in. Thank you for all that you are doing as a community. The more we do as we need the sooner we will be back together. It has certainly been a strange start to the new term but we are definitely making the best of the situation.

We have seen some lovely acts of kindness today as per the challenge of the day as well as some great 'Create the Hashtag' challenges. Look out for more to come and if you have been nominated then give it a go. Look out for the challenges next week, there are three coming out where we need your help! 

'Team F1' have been working with the children and supporting the community today.  The children in school have spent time outside as well as enjoying cup stacking and continuing with the art activities from yesterday. Miss Marsh has worked with Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 and Miss Taylor with Year 3, 4, 5 and 6. They have been supported by Miss Britten and Mrs Williams. Mrs Moore has been in the office and we also had Mr Ron with us. Mrs Reinecke has been in school today whilst I have been only a call away.

Highlights of the Week:
All your amazing home learning and the things you have been getting up to at home and at school are a highlight of every week and can be seen in the photos below. Other highlights this week have to be:

• Mrs Everingham going live of Facebook to the community for our very own 'Joe Wicks style workout'
• Mr Yarrow's new challenge
• The delivery of rainbow bookmarks and pencils to the community and the lovely feedback we have received
• The Middle Leadership Team having a virtual meeting on Zoom as well as the Governing Body doing the same
• The teachers speaking to many of you on the phone

These are just a few, there really are so many more! What has been your highlight of the week? Please share and post in the comments.

Please try and make the most of the weekend and enjoy time as a family. Get some rest ready to go again on Monday. Please look out for something special coming out over the weekend and the normal weekly reminders on Sunday.

Please keep using #ourclockhousefamily with things that you are posting as a further way of keeping in touch. We might not be seeing each other every day but we are still one community who care for each other!

All that leaves me to say is, thank you for your continued support and kind words at what is such a difficult time for us all and from all at Clockhouse Primary School have a great weekend at home!

Enjoy the selection of photos below!

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

Stay safe and keep smiling 

Mrs Savidge