Weekly reminders for the week beginning 13th July 2026

And just like that we are in the last week of the term! Where has the year gone.

It was lovely to welcome you all into school last week for the different events I hope Early Years and Key Stage 1 enjoyed Sports Day. Thank you to the parents and families who joined us on the last week for the Celebration Assemblies of Brazil and Northern Ireland, we are sure you will agree they were a lovely occasion.

We hope you enjoyed reading your child's school report and were proud to read about their year. Please do send the feedback sheets back if you have not done so already. Also may I take this opportunity to thank all those who completed the online questionnaire. Your feedback is certainly very valuable to us!

So here we go with the final week...

Meet the Teacher
The children will be meeting their new teacher on Monday morning and spending time in their new classrooms. We are sure they are all very excited about this - the staff certainly are! 

Open Evening
Do not forget that it is Open Evening after school on Monday (with the exception of the current New Zealand - this is Wednesday), please come into school anytime between 3.30 and 5pm to look at the children's work and meet the teachers. Please also take the time to look around the school and visit your child's new classroom, their current teacher will be able to point you in the right direction. All new teachers will be in school to meet you.

Sports Days
On Tuesday morning (9.15am) we look forward to welcoming families to the Key Stage 2 Sports Day. Here is hoping the weather is kind to us! It does look like it is going to be hot, please ensure children have hats, water bottles and sun cream applied.

Year 2 and 3

Year 2 and 3 will be taking part on a French Storytelling Workshop on Tuesday afternoon. 

Year 6

Year 6 are very much looking forward to continuing with their Activity Week this week and they have lots of exciting things planned. Please speak to teachers if you have any questions. 

We are very much looking forward to welcoming the children back to school on Tuesday evening for ClockFest 2026!

We look forward to welcoming families to their Leavers Assembly on Thursday at 9.15am - tissues at the ready. 

Things to be aware of

Please remember that school closes for the Summer Holiday on Friday at the normal time.

Letters that went out last week:

The following letters went out last week:

Leavers Lunch (Year 6)

Please look out for the July and final newsletter of the year this week.

We will be having end of term celebration on Friday with the children! This will also include class parties. This will also be a non-uniform day. 

Finally from all at Clockhouse we wish you a happy summer holiday and thank you for the support you have given us throughout the year in all we have tried to achieve for the good of the children and the community we serve. You really are OUTSTANDING!

We look forward to welcoming Year 1 - Year 6 back to school on Monday 7th September, for an outstanding 2026/2027! Reception and Nursery join us on dates already given.

Have a good week everyone and a wonderful holiday when it arrives!

#ourclockhousefamily

Mrs Savidge

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

Clockhouse Primary School website

Governor Awards 2026

The Governors of the school have once again decided to give an award for a child from each class. A number of our governors came to school this morning to present the awards.

The award is for one child from each class who has done exceptionally well this year. This does not necessarily mean in terms of the academic progress they have made, it can also include such things as being a good Clockhouse Citizen, always trying their best, the list goes on and on!

A big well done to our 2026 Governor Award winners:

England – Rea R

Wales – Shyla N

Scotland – Mark S

Northern Ireland – Rayyan T

France – Raina F

Italy – Nanju K

Spain – Nesma H

USA – Mariyam A-F

Canada – Hartej T

Mexico – Amal M

Peru – Stephan G

Argentina – Leonardo J

Brazil – Harry G

Uganda – Theo P

South Africa – Ellie S

Kenya – Alexandra G

China – Zaina K

Japan - Poppy H

India – David H

Australia – Frankie S

New Zealand – James M-H

Fiji – Rosie R

Greenland – Matas T

Enterprise Day 2026

The children all had a wonderful time during our annual Enterprise Day.

Their entrepreneurial skills were certainly put to the test and they all did so well.

We are absolutely delighted to inform you that we raised a staggering £1221.26!

Your support was overwhelming and it is thanks to events like this that we can continue to enrich our curriculum for the good of your children in so many different ways. This includes visitors into school and subsidising trips out of school.

Well done to Japan who were the overall winners raising £140.85.

Thank you everyone, it really is appreciated!

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 2025-2026!

A huge congratulations to

Filip S (Uganda)

who has earned the Learning Champion Award for 2025-2026! 

He has worked so hard this year and has made good progress in his writing. He always wants to show his best work and talks about his learning at home. Mum says that he will often talk about what he is going to write during our end of unit writing lessons. He should be very proud of all that he has achieved this year. I certainly am. Well done Filip!

Ellis B (Uganda)

who has earned the Nurture Champion Award for 2025-2026! 

Ellis has always been a kind and caring member of the class. Recently, I have seen him help children to tidy away their resources and to help them if an adult is not available as they are working with another child. He will often remind some of the children about what they are supposed to be doing. It has been a pleasure to have seen this value develop over the last few weeks. Well done Ellis.

Rylee V (Peru)
who has earned the Excellence Champion Award for 2025-2026! 

 Rylee has shown continuous achievements throughout the year. I feel he deserves this badge as he has overcome a series of challenges out of hid comfort zone. Also, his independent communication, reading and writing has come on a long way since the beginning of the year. He is also thriving in maths. He shows excellence and determination in all his that he does. I could not be any prouder of Rylee.  Keep it up! 

Leo R (USA)

who has earned the Learning Champion Award for 2025-2026! 

He always strives to do his best in all areas of his learning. He is not afraid of a challenge and is making great progress thanks to his determination and resilience.

Aleena C (USA)

who has earned the Learning Champion Award for 2025-2026! 

She is articulate and possesses a broad range of worldly knowledge. She approaches all of her learning with a mature attitude and always strives to do her very best.

Ben H (USA)

who has earned the Learning Champion Award for 2025-2026! 

He started the year feeling unsure of his abilities, but he has grown in confidence throughout the year and always strives to do his best in all areas of his learning. He now has the confidence to ask and answer questions, and it has been wonderful to see him develop and grow as a learner.

George A (France)

who has earned the Learning Champion Award for 2025-2026! 

George has earned the Learning value badge for the excellent effort and determination he shows in English lessons. He has been working hard to improve his sentence structure and is becoming much more confident in organising his ideas clearly. He has also written some fantastic past tense sentences in his recount writing, helping to make his work engaging and successful. Keep up the great work, George!

Matei G (France)

who has earned the Learning Champion Award for 2025-2026! 

Matei has earned the Learning value badge for the fantastic effort and enthusiasm he shows in his learning. He has worked hard in English, writing some wonderful descriptions of his Bog Baby and a detailed recount using his ideas carefully. He has also shown great skill and patience when creating his seascape collage in Art, taking pride in his work and producing a fantastic final piece. Well done, Matei — keep up the great work!

Anastasia X (France)

who has earned the Learning Champion Award for 2025-2026! 

Anastasia has earned the Value Badge for Learning because of the great effort and focus she has shown in her learning, particularly when tackling new challenges. She approaches her work with determination and is developing confidence in her abilities. I have been especially impressed by her participation during History lessons, where she contributes thoughtful ideas and engages well in our class discussions. Well done, Anastasia—keep up the good work!

Kenza K (France)

who has earned the Community Champion Award for 2025-2026! 

Kenza has earned this Values Badge for Community because she consistently demonstrated kindness, patience and respect during our recent trip to Southend. She showed great consideration for others, especially younger children, by moving away from the aquarium windows to give them a chance to see. She was always polite and helpful to her group leader, making positive choices throughout the day. She is a wonderful example of what it means to be a Clockhouse Citizen.

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

#clockhousevaluesinaction

Our 3R's Winners

As you know, each half term the children choose a 3 Rs aware winner for their class. This is an award which was devised by the children to recognise those children who consistently demonstrate meeting the 3 Rs of Ready, Respectful and Responsible.

All the children below were chosen by their class this half term for continually demonstrating that they are 

Ready, Respectful and Responsible

England – Roel D
Wales – Ahaanya P
Scotland – Noah S
Northern Ireland – Halimeh I
France – Rasneet K
Italy – Arealla N
Spain – Dhruvin J
USA – Esme I
Canada – Lilia G
Mexico – Gabi R
Peru – Rylee V
Argentina – Ellie S
Brazil – Robyn T-Y
Uganda – Yusuf M and Naya P
South Africa – Foley B
Kenya – Hector H
China – Olivia M
Japan - Shah I
India – Naba H
Australia – Naila A
New Zealand – Amanat B
Fiji – Inji U
Greenland – Ibrahim K

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

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 or a message is put in their Reading Diary they get a raffle ticket which gets entered into the Reading Raffle draw. This takes place in Celebration Assembly on a Monday. 

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 

France - Evie

Italy - Cayson

Spain - Isla

USA - Kimora

Canada - Alex

Mexico - Joshua

Key Stage 2

Peru - Ollie

Argentina - Olly 

Brazil - Daisy

Uganda - Lenny

Kenya - Tiya

South Africa - Umaiza

China - Matthew

Japan - Mckenzie

India - Taslima

Australia - Thoa

New Zealand - Harkaran

Fiji - Gracie

KEEP READING - 

YOU HAVE GOT TO BE IN IT TO WIN IT!