Clockhouse Primary School

A warm welcome to Clockhouse Primary School

On behalf of the Children, Staff and Governors, welcome to the Clockhouse Primary School Website and welcome to our Clockhouse family. We hope you enjoy the time you spend looking around our site, that you find the information helpful and that it gives you a taste of the happy and industrious school that we are.

Clockhouse is a large Primary School brimming with lots of character. We aim to create a happy and stimulating environment in which pupils are encouraged to develop their character and talents in a supportive community.

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28 November 2025

Weekly reminders for the week beginning 1st December 2025

Well Christmas officially hit Clockhouse last week. The children enjoyed decorating the school. I am sure you will agree from the pictures, it certainly looks very Christmassy!

On Monday we will launch the first part of our Christmas Story, please look out for this and share with your children.

This week, in school we will continue to try to give the children a fantastic Christmas experience.

Reception - Year 6

Please remember that the nurses are back on Thursday to complete any flu immunisations that were missed previously.

Year 2
Year 2 are off to Colchester Zoo on Monday. If you have not yet sent in money and consent forms please ensure this is done first thing Monday morning.

Year 5

Year 5 are off to The Queens Theatre on Wednesday (China and India) and Thursday (Japan) to watch the Pantomime. Please ensure money and consent forms are sent in by Tuesday if you have not done so already.

OCA (Our Clockhouse Association)
We are very excited that OCA Festive Disco will be going ahead after school on Wednesday. It is not too late to get tickets if you have not got these already

Cake Sale

Friday sees our Christmas Fundraising Day and the annual Cake Sale. Please send any cakes into school either on or before Friday as well as giving the children a small amount to buy some cakes!

Is your child, or a child you know due to start Nursery in September 2026

We are looking forward to welcoming prospective parents / carers into school on Thursday 10.00am and 4.00pm. Please call the school to book this or a tour later in the term.

Sport

Good luck to the Year 5 and 6 Indoor Athletics Team who take part in the borough competition on Thursday.

Things to be aware of

With Christmas Concerts starting next week, please remember that younger siblings are not permitted to attend main concerts (with the exception of Nursery). Please attend the dress rehearsal if you do need to bring younger siblings.

We finish school for Christmas on Friday 19th December. We return to school Monday 5th January 2023.

Letters that went out last week:

The following letters went out last week:
Christmas Concert Dates

Concerts

November Newsletter

Cake Sale

Times Changes (Nursery All Day)

Polar Express Day (Year 2)

Carol Concert (Year 5 and Year 6)

Have a good week everyone!

#ourclockhousefamily

Mrs Savidgev

21 November 2025

Weekly reminders for the week beginning 24th November 2025

As you know last week was a slightly quieter week at Clockhouse but this week, as we move further through the term and with December getting nearer, we are looking forward to really getting into Christmas at Clockhouse!

Our Clockhouse Christmas

We are very excited to officially launch Our Clockhouse Christmas on Friday.

On Friday, the children will be spending some time transforming their classrooms and the whole school into Christmas. We want to go even bigger and better than last year. As always this is where you come in. If you have any spare decorations that you would be willing to donate to us, we really would be most grateful. Please either give these to class teachers or hand to the main school office. Thank you in advance.

Each week, up until Christmas, we have lots of lovely things planned which will be integrated into the children's learning. We hope this will ensure that the children have the best time possible in the lead up to the big day.

Nursery

We are very much looking forward to welcoming Nursery parents into school on Wednesday and Thursday for Learn with My Child. Please speak to the Nursery Team if you are not sure which day to attend.

Year 1

Year 1 are off to Thorndon Country Park on Thursday to look for the Gruffalo. We are sure they will have a great time. If you have not paid for the trip or handed the consent form in, please do so by Monday at the latest.

Year 5 and 6

There is Bikeability for Year 5 and 6 happening this week if you signed your child up for this.

Look out for the November Newsletter which will be coming out this week.

Things to be aware of

Christmas Jumper Day and Christmas Dinner will be on Friday 12th December. This is also Christmas Dinner Day.

Letters that went out last week:

The following letters went out last week:

Learn with my Child (Nursery)

Twist Museum Trip (Year 6)

Christmas Information

Have a good week everyone!

#ourclockhousefamily

Mrs Savidge

14 November 2025

Weekly reminders for week beginning 17th November 2025

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.

Is your child, or a child you know due to start Reception in September 2026

We are looking forward to welcoming prospective parents / carers into school on Thursday 20th 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.

Sport

Good luck to the Key Stage 2 football teams who are taking part in Borough competitions this week.

Things to be aware of

Year 1 to Year 6 do not forget to get your tickets for the OCA Festive Disco on 3rd 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:

PE Newsletter

OCA Festive Gift Sale

Zoo Trip (Year 2)

Bower Park Trip (Year 5 and 6)

Amazing Attendance and Perfect Punctuality Winners Reward (Peru and Kenya)

Have a good week everyone!

#ourclockhousefamily

Mrs Savidge

07 November 2025

Weekly reminders for week beginning 10th November 2025

We hope the children enjoyed Best of British week and the children were excited to come home and talk to you about this.

Thank you also for your overwhelmingly positive feedback your gave to us in the questionnaire we sent out. We are busy looking at this and will communicate our overall findings with you in the near future as well as trying to address the improvement areas you have suggested.

Well done also for the extra efforts made for Amazing Attendance and Perfect Punctuality Week. A huge well done to our winners Peru and Kenya.

Remembrance Day

On Tuesday we will be holding our annual Remembrance Day Service. This has now become some what of a Clockhouse Tradition and an important date in our school calendar. Look out for the displays on the school fence as always. The children always work hard to complete these.

Year 4

We look forward to welcoming our Year 4 (Wednesday - 9.10-10.30) parents for Learn with my Child. Please come for as little or as much as you can. As with the other year groups, regrettably we are unable to accommodate younger siblings at these events.

Greenland

We look forward to welcoming our Greenland parents / carers for Learn with my Child on Friday morning at 2.15pm. As with the other year groups, regrettably we are unable to accommodate younger siblings at these events.

School Photographs

Please remember that individual school photographs will be taken on Tuesday 11th November. If you do want siblings photographed please come before school, this can also include siblings who do not come to Clockhouse.

Children In Need

On Friday, we are once again supporting the very worthy cause of Children in Need. Together we will come together by wearing spots. In doing so we will be having a non-uniform day where we will be showing our support by coming dressed in something spotty (a small donation in the bucket (or via Parent Pay, link shared) is all that is needed, should you wish to contribute)! Should your child have PE on this day, they can still wear something spotty for the day but will still be doing PE. Please keep this in mind when deciding what your child will wear. All donations received for this will be sent to Children in Need. Please help us support this worthy cause if you can!

Is your child, or a child you know due to start Nursery in September 2026

We are looking forward to welcoming prospective parents / carers into school on Thursday 10.00am. Please call the school to book this or a tour later in the term.

Things to be aware of

The annual Cake Sale will be taking place on 5th December for all those fabulous bakers out there. A letter will be coming out about this in the near future.

Christmas is fast approaching, please keep an eye out for relevant letters coming your way soon.

Letters that went out last week:
The following letters went out last week:

OCA - Christmas Disco

Gruffalo Visit (Year 1)

Pantomime Visit (Year 5)

Have a good week everyone!

#ourclockhousefamily

Mrs Savidge

30 October 2025

Weekly reminders for the week beginning 3rd November 2025

Welcome back to the new half term everyone!

We look forward to welcoming everyone back to school tomorrow (Monday 3rd November). We hope that you all had a lovely holiday and are ready and raring to go for the new term ahead!

Parent / Carer Questionnaire

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

https://forms.gle/PdvE8rTj3z7wdHdXA

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.

Best of British Week

This week we will be celebrating Britain and the British Culture with our annual Best of British Week. This year we will be focussing on British authors and places. I am sure the children will love to tell you all about what they have learnt.

Amazing Attendance and Perfect Punctuality

This week is our termly focus Attendance and Punctuality Week. Please make every effort to ensure that your child is in school everyday and on time! We really do need to work together to improve the children's attendance across the school and need your help to do so. Together we CAN DO IT! Look out for the daily updates! Who will win the top prize?

Reception - Year 6

Please remember that the nurses are in on Tuesday for the first round of flu immunisations.

Year and Year 3
We look forward to welcoming our Year 3 (Tuesday - 9.10-10.30) and Year 1 (Friday - 9.10-10.30 parents for Learn with my Child. Please come for as little or as much as you can. As with the other year groups, regrettably we are unable to accommodate younger siblings at these events.