Monday, 13 July 2026

Greenland Moment of the Week

The Greenland Moment of the Week is awarded to

Ibrahim K

Ibrahim showed great attention and focus during a communication session and, for the first time, used a high tech AAC device to request ‘more’ of a game.

Citizen of the Week

Citizen of the Week!

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

Nursery - Arhaan A
Reception - Leia R (Scotland)
Year 1 - Louie C (Italy)
Year 2 - Adam W (USA)
Year 3 - Frankie T (Peru)
Year 4 - Theo P (Uganda)
Year 5 - Bertie C (India)
Year 6 - Antonia B (Australia)

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

Well done everyone!

Friday, 10 July 2026

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 and Northern Ireland who lead the Reception and Key Stage 2 Dojo League with Wales and Spain in second place and Canada and USA in third.

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

Italy - 96.7%
Peru - 93.3%
New Zealand - 97.9%

Well done to all three classes above.

7 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, Wales, Uganda, China, India, Fiji, Australia, New Zealand and Greenland who had no lates this week. 

Whole school attendance for this week is:

94.6%

Whole school attendance for the year currently stands at:

94.3%

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%.

Friday, 3 July 2026

Weekly reminders for week beginning 6th July 2026

Well last week was another very busy week at Clockhouse - just the way we like it and this week is just the same as we get closer to the end of the year! 

Thank you to the parents and families who joined us on the last week for the Celebration Assemblies of Peru, Argentina, Scotland and Wales, we are sure you will agree they were a lovely occasion and we look forward to seeing more of you at these events during the term. Thank you also for your support with Enterprise Day and the Sponsored Walk, it really is so appreciated.

Celebration Assemblies
We have the last two  Celebration Assemblies this week.

We are looking forward to seeing many of you there: 
Wednesday 8th July - Brazil (9.10am) Key Stage 2 Hall
Wednesday 8th July - Northern Ireland (2.50pm) Key Stage 1 Hall

We look forward to welcoming you to school to celebrate with your children.

School Reports
Please be aware that your child's annual school report will be coming out via Dojo after school on Monday. If you would like a paper copy please do let teachers or the office know. For those in Reception, Year 1 and some of Year 2 -  your child will also come home with an envelope with the statutory tests results in them.

Should you wish to discuss your child’s report with myself or the class teacher, arrangements for this will be communicated with you before the end of term or can happen on 13th July at Open Evening.

Year 6 results will be coming after they are received (7th July) and then checked. We will get these out to you as soon as we can.

End of Year Questionnaire - please help us help you!
Thank you to all those who have completed the end of year questionnaire already, which provides us with some great information about the school. If you have not done so already, please do take the time to complete it by following the link below (you have until 14th July to complete it):
https://forms.gle/4QQz3ydmJzChkvnZ6

Year 6
We  look forward to welcoming the families of our Year 6 stars on Monday for their performance of The Lion King. Please be aware that performances will start promptly at 2pm and 7pm.

Year 6 are very much looking forward to their Activity Week which starts this week. They have lots of exciting things planned. Please speak to teachers if you have any questions. They are off to London on Thursday. Please ensure consent forms and money are returned by Tuesday at the latest.

Year 5 and 6
Year 5 and 6 will be competing in the annual Football Cup - the Matthew Whitcombe trophy (in honour of our former pupil) on Wednesday. As per the letter than came out last week, we will be raising money for the Air Ambulance which did all they could to save Matthew. For a small donation, children are invited to come to school in a football kit of their choice. 

Year 3
Year 3 are off to Layer Marney Tower on Tuesday, please ensure permission slips and mmney are returned on Tuesday if you have not done so already.

Year 2
Some of our Year 2 children are off to Crowlands Primary School on Thursday to take part in the Key Stage 2 Music Festival.

Nursery and Reception
On Thursday we have the Foundation Stage Pirates and Princesses Fun Day to look forward to, do not forget the fancy dress costumes although these are optional!

Sport
Sports Days
On Monday morning (9.15am) we look forward to welcoming
welcoming Key Stage 1 families to Sports Dau and on Tuesday we look forward to welcoming families to the Reception and Nursery to Sports Day. Times are as follows - Nursery (11.00am / 2.45pm), Reception (9.15am). 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.

Sports Presentation
For those of you attending (invite only), do not forget the Sports Presentation Evening at 7pm on Tuesday evening.

Things to be aware of
Please remember that school closes for the Summer Holiday on Friday 17th July at the normal time. Children in Year 1 to Year 6 return on Monday 7th September.

Letters that went out last week:
The following letters went out last week:
June Newsletter
Matthew Whitcombe Trophy Fund Raiser
Mobile Phones and Walking Home Permission from September (new Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6)
Pirates and Princesses Day (Nursery and Reception)
Celebration Assembly Invite (Northern Ireland and Brazil)
Open Evening (New Zealand)

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

A great week for attendance - well done all! 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:

Mexico - 99.7%
Kenya - 99.3%
China - 99.3%

Well done to all three classes above. An extra well done to Italy and South Africa, prizes will be on their way for having attendance of 99% or above.

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

A further well done to Northern Ireland, Wales, France, Spain, South Africa, Uganda, China, India, Fiji, Australia and New Zealand who had no lates this week. 

Whole school attendance for this week is:

96.6%

Whole school attendance for the year currently stands at:

94.3%

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 Dojo League

The Dojo League!

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

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

Well done to everyone for really trying to earn Dojos for their class.