This week we are focusing on Great Problem Solving

Year 1 Foxes

Elowen and Josh are nominated for their great problem solving in maths when we were finding equivalents and balancing the scales.

 

Year 1 Rabbits

Layla and Caspi worked really hard in maths to find ways to make the scales balance. 

 

Year 2 Owls

Both James and Safia have been working extremely hard in Maths lessons recently. They had to use think 10 to solve addition and subtraction questions. There were a lot of steps involved to get to the answer. James took his time and meticulously thought through each section before moving on to the next. Safia maintained a positive attitude throughout and showed great maturity when reflecting on the work and explaining to adults what she found easy and what she found challenging.

 

Year 2 Robins

Tiggy shows mature, logical thinking outside in the playground and when she is working as part of a team. She is a really positive leader who encourages others to think about what can be done to solves challenges.

David always has his 'thinking brain' switched on - he is such an asset to our class as he helps so many of us to solve problems and overcome challenges. He carefully considers steps that are needed to resolve issues.

 

Year 3 Wrens

Felix is nominated for thinking outside the box and finding other ways to solve a problem or a challenge. Felix uses his vocabulary really effectively to show his understanding in lessons like whole class reading. 

Aseel is nominated for showing initiative when she faces a problem and having a go independently with a smile.

 

Year 3 Otters

Amelie is nominated for brilliant problem solving in Maths throughout the Autumn term. Amelie is always willing to give challenges a try. She enjoys working with others to solve tricky problems and shows great perseverance. 

Daisy is brilliant at supporting her peers to solve problems. She offers mature, thoughtful suggestions, subtly assisting others to organise their belongings, complete their work and just offer a helping hand to anyone in need.

 

Year 4 Kingfishers

Felix S is nominated as over our last two orienteering lessons, Felix has shown wonderful teamwork and leadership. He supported his learning partner by helping to navigate the map and find the correct path of cones. He stepped in when things became challenging and worked with his partner to solve problems calmly and effectively.

Emma consistently demonstrates strong problem-solving skills in her mathematical thinking. She explains her ideas clearly when tackling tricky maths problems, tries out different strategies to reach a solution, and notices helpful patterns and connections that deepen her understanding.

 

Year 4 Seals

Sinan and Hamaad are both nominated as well as both being fantastic problem solvers in Maths, Sinan and Hamaad both really impressed me with their problem-solving skills in Orienteering last Monday. Both boys were able to understand the map and work logically to find the correct answers for each challenge.

 

Year 5 Geckos

Maximilian & Nylah are both nominated for always giving everything a go. They never give up. They support their peers with their learning and try to be systematic when tackling any problems. 

 

Year 5

Ferran is nominated because in Maths on Friday, we were looking at 'Finding a Starting Point'. The class were all given half completed grids with various multiplication problems and had to find the most efficient way to fill it in. Activities like this are Ferran's forte. He works quickly but effectively and clearly enjoys the puzzle process. 

Amaan  has been working exceptionally hard at Long Division and is becoming much stronger at using this method. Not only this, but it has been great to see him actively asking me for additional math to complete. 

 

Year 6 Puffins

Nivi and Eloise are nominated for their fabulous problem solving in Maths. The effort and determination they show is exceptional and they do not give up until they have found a way through. They are fantastic role models for resilience. 

 

This week we are focusing on being resilient.

Year 1 Foxes

Dylan J and Harry D have both shown resilience in their learning in Reading and Writing, working hard both at school and at home to overcome difficulties and make good progress.

 

Year 1 Rabbits

Nilan has a positive approach to all tasks and perseveres until he has achieved  great results, even when the work is challenging. 

Suhayla takes on every challenge with hard work and enthusiasm and remains positive even when things are difficult. Her resilience is allowing her to make great progress. 

 

Year 2 Owls

Jad is nominated for always taking part in lessons and completing tasks with great enthusiasm and not giving up when things are challenging. Jad bravely shares his ideas, makes a mistake but then corrects it with a positive attitude.

Zainy - For showing fantastic resilience when we were rebalancing subtraction calculations in Maths. Zainy kept going, he listened carefully and worked hard with an adult to complete his work. Well done for not giving up and ending the lesson with a proud smile.

 

Year 2 Robins

Sofia is such a resilient member of Robins. She consistently shows determination, a positive attitude, and the ability to keep trying even when tasks are challenging. Her perseverance and cheerful spirit make her a great role model in our class.

Lyra shows outstanding resilience. In DT particularly this week, she carefully redesigned, fixed problems, and tried again whenever something didn’t work. Her positive attitude and determination helped her create a successful final design and inspired her classmates. 

 

Year 3 Wrens

Erin is determined to try her hardest in every lesson. She gives every task her best effort but is also greatly supportive of others around her. 

Thomas tackles tasks with a smile and tries his very best. His resilience shows through in his creativity, finding different ways to solve a problem. 

 

Year 3 Otters

Arfan has been trying really hard to remember the meaning of tricky words when reading with an adult. He shows brilliant resilience by listening carefully and recalling the definition at a later time.

Isla is nominated for performing her Gymnastics routine with her partner brilliantly, despite being hesitant at first. Isla pushed through her fears and gave us a fantastic performance. 

 

Year 4 Kingfishers

Lucy has consistently demonstrated resilience in our Maths lessons. She approaches each task with determination, attempting to solve it independently before seeking assistance if needed. When she asks for help, she listens attentively and asks thoughtful questions to deepen her understanding, ultimately gaining the confidence to complete the task on her own.

Isabel has shown remarkable resilience in catching up during our Literacy unit. Although she missed several lessons in our recent poetry unit, her hard work and determination enabled her to produce a beautifully illustrated and thoughtfully completed poem today.

 

Year 4 Seals

Bongani and Callum both regularly impress their teacher with their resilience. They are both extremely hardworking and they never give up even when they find a task challenging. 

 

Year 5 Geckos

Phoebe showed incredible resilience during the Year 5 drama workshop. She'd had a difficult time last week but brushed this aside, got involved and had a successful session on Friday.

Alex showed resilience through the way he responded to something he found frustrating. He dealt with the disappointment, found an appropriate and mature way to return to a positive mindset and was then able to continue as usual.

 

Year 5 Swallows

Beau has worked very hard in all subjects but has particularly blossomed in Maths, demonstrating resilience when approaching tricky questions. 

Philip has shown resilience in a variety of ways this term. In particular, his approach to swimming. He keeps going with a smile on his face, even when it gets tough. 

 

Year 6 Puffins

Arthur is nominated for his resilience with all of his learning. Whatever Arthur is presented with in class, he looks on it as an exciting learning opportunity and a chance to learn something new. He always responds to feedback from an adult with a smile on his face and recognises that it has been given to him to help him progress.

Awele has made huge strides with her resilience in class, particularly in Maths. She can see the potential she has as a learner and is now going that extra mile to help herself be successful with her learning. Awele takes on board feedback and uses it really well to move her understanding on. 

 

This Week we are focusing on Kind and Caring

 

Year 1 Foxes

Aya and Hadia are always considerate of others' feelings and show concern when others are upset. They support and encourage their friends and are great role models for the school's value of 'caring'.

 

Year 1 Rabbits

Fred and Emma are very kind and caring members of the class. They look out for their friends and they make sure that things are fair for everyone. They are both very happy to help others and they tidy up even when the mess has not been made by them.  

 

Year 2 Owls

Faith shows care and kindness to others by helping them to come up with ideas when completing a task at their tables and offers words of encouragement/positive affirmations as often as she can.   

Lily is caring and kind to everyone every single day! She ensures our classroom is a safe place to learn, supports children with finding their belongings and assists them in lessons if they are finding things challenging. 

 

Year 2 Robins

Annie consistently demonstrates care and kindness in Robins. She always takes the time to help others, shows great empathy and makes sure everyone feels included. Her gentle nature and thoughtful actions brighten our classroom every day.

Freddie is a wonderfully kind and caring member of our class. He is always ready to lend a hand, whether it’s helping a friend who is upset or supporting others in the playground. His thoughtfulness and considerate manner is a pleasure to have at school.

 

Year 3 Wrens

Nusayba consistently shows her caring and kind nature in class. She is a good friend and a positive influence on everyone and brings sunshine to the adults' day through her beaming smile!

Sufyann is a wonderfully kind and caring member of Wrens class. He is happy to offer his help and support to his peers and will often offer his assistance to support the running of the classroom.

 

Year 3 Otters

Sam T is kind to everyone, all the time. His caring nature is not restricted to his close friends, he shows genuine thoughtfulness towards everyone he encounters and develops positive relationships with whoever he is sitting with.

Charlotte demonstrates kindness through her constant smiles and compliments. She always says good morning at the door and her positivity is infectious.

 

Year 4 Kingfishers

Jasmine always shows wonderful kindness towards others and makes everyone feel valued and included at school.

Sienna always shows great care and compassion towards friends and teachers and always thinks about the feelings of others.

 

Year 4 Seals

Bea is an extremely kind and supportive learning partner. Without being asked, she quietly and sensibly helps her learning partner whenever they need support. In the classroom, Bea frequently offers to help with jobs before I have even asked for help and her kind and caring nature means she works well in any small group or pair within the class.

Jude is another kind and caring member of Seals. He is a supportive learning partner, helpful in the classroom and kind and considerate on the playground.

 

Year 5 Geckos

Rosa and Billy have been recognised as being helpful and caring towards both their substitute teacher and their other classmates. Rosa and Billy's positivity has shone though all week! 

 

Year 5 Swallows

Liam always shows maturity and kindness to the class, he has a helpful nature and is a great friend.

Emily for always being a thoughtful, polite and caring member of the class, she always shows an interest in what her peers say.

 

Year 6 Puffins

Harry is an extremely kind and caring member of our class. He always looks out for his friends and is on hand with a supportive word if needed. Harry is a great talk partner because he gets a great balance of being supportive and knowing when it's time to then apply his learning independently.

Momo is a delightful member of Year 6. She always has a warm smile and a kind word for everyone. She is a ray of sunshine and is a great support to both her friends and her different talk partners each week. 

This week we are focusing on being positive. 

Year 1 Foxes 

Bea tackles all her learning with a brilliantly positive attitude. She tries her best and often does more than she has been asked to. 

Charlie has a great attitude towards his reading and writing especially. He perseveres even when things are tricky and never gives up.

 

Year 1 Rabbits

India approaches everything with a smile and belief that she can do it!

Jason takes on all daily jobs and challenges with a happy face. 

 

Year 2 Owls

Brooks for showing a more positive attitude towards getting work done. He enjoyed  taking part in Whole Class Reading and was a great help with the Science investigation this week. 

Max for showing a positive attitude in all lessons. He himself has expressed that he is proud of the progress he has already made in Year 2 and I am sure he will continue to do so.

 

Year 2 Robins

Phoebe for being such a positive member of Robins! She arrives every day with a smile on her face and shows enjoyment in all she does. Even when things seem a bit tricky, she'll always give it a go! Her positivity is contagious and she's an amazing role model.

Otto has started new clubs at school this year and he has grown in confidence and positivity each week when arriving at the sessions. His 'can do' approach to learning new skills is amazing! Well done Otto!

 

Year 3 Otters

Joe for being such a positive role model to others. Joe is conscientious and he maintains his positivity throughout every moment of the day, regardless of any challenges thrown at him. He is kind to absolutely everyone, without exception. 

Lara for being so engaged with her learning and having such a positive attitude towards every part of the curriculum. Lara always has her hand up to answer questions and share her ideas. 

 

Year 4 Kingfishers

Jude has been working really hard in our Maths lessons. Even if he doesn't understand something right away, he stays positive and gives it a try. He has shown great perseverance over the past weeks and has already grown in confidence.

Felix SM always arrives at school with a big, infectious smile. He is always helpful, polite and supportive. Everything is being finished with a positive attitude. He radiates positivity. 

 

Year 4 Seals

Samuel is a fantastic positive role model for his peers. He is cheerful, kind and approaches every task with a positive attitude and a smile on his face.

Peeta  is another fantastic positive role model in Seals class. Despite still learning English, she completes every single task to the best of her ability. Peeta never gives up and when she is unsure, she politely asks for help.

 

Year 5 Geckos

Naomi for always being positive and friendly. She has a smile every morning and such a sunny and optimistic disposition that makes everyone around her feel happy too.

OIiver for having a positive outlook if something is tricky - he doesn't give up, but tries again.

 

Year 5 Swallows

Amelle brightens up our class with positivity. She works well with everyone and contributes in every lesson. Her maturity, kindness and smile make our class a better place. She is a joy to have. 

Rana's positivity is infectious. She is polite. She greets everyone with a smile and a hello. She approaches each lesson with optimism, even when faced with a challenge. 

 

Year 6 

Holly is a very positive person to be around. She has embraced everything that Year 6 has presented her with so far with a smile on her face and an open mind. Holly and some of her friends organise Running Club and she is extremely positive and encouraging towards other children. 

Kit is a pleasure to teach. He has a positive attitude towards everything he does and this has a really positive impact on the wellbeing of his classmates. Kit always has a kind word for others and works very hard in lessons. 

This week we are focusing on being creative

 

Year 1 Foxes

 

Both Vruha and Finella love craft and colouring activities. They work carefully and concentrate really well. It is lovely to see how much they enjoy it. Yesterday they both made a beautiful collage butterfly.

 

Year 1 Rabbits

Stanley and Maya worked collaboratively to create a fabulously detailed lego model during play and learn.  

 

Year 2 Owls

Isabella is nominated for showing creativity in our Art lesson this week. She carefully mixed primary colours together to make secondary colours and ensured she added the correct amount of white paint to the colours so it matched the colours in her landscape picture.

Charmaine is nominated for showing great creativity in our Literacy lesson yesterday. She included some great expanded noun phrases and even used an exclamation mark in the correct place. She also used her purple pen independently to edit her work where it was needed.

 

Year 2 Robins

Domi and Arthur for their great creativity in Literacy lessons this week. They have both written imaginative sentences based on the story Frog and the Stranger and have made exciting plans for their own entertaining stories. They have also been creative in using different maths equipment to prove their answers to different problems.  

 

Year 3 Wrens

Sofia L is nominated for her entertaining and creative writing, retelling the story of Mini Rabbit

Jack is nominated for being a supportive and creative member of his group in DT making a window in a shell structure. 

 

Year 3 Otters

Rio is nominated for producing a brilliant cave painting following our History lesson about the Paleolithic era.

Amber is nominated for making a beautifully neat, decorated shell structure in DT from a net

 

Year 4 Kingfishers

Leon has shown great creativity in our Art and  RE lesson creating a graphic novel style story. He has a great eye for colour and position, which creates amazing art work. He further has shown great creativity in his writing for our unit Arthur and the Golden Rope, including fantastic imagination and vocabulary.

Maheera continuously creates amazing 3D structures in our class room. She is an absolute pro in junk modelling and enjoys creating items out of clay. She shows great attention to detail, focus and imagination in every single piece of her work.

 

Year 4 Seals

Amelie has impressed me with her creative skills in Art. Last week Amelie drew 4 amazing cupcakes and made a lovely collage on the first cupcake. She worked carefully and demonstrated great technique. I am very much looking forward to seeing her final collage at the end of this topic.

Zoe has demonstrated great creativity in her writing this week. We are writing narratives which next week we will use to make graphic novels. In Zoe's narrative, Arthur has to get a golden snowflake from Antartica, undertake a long tiring journey and escape from a golden monster. 

 

Year 5 Geckos

Phoebe has shown excellent creativity and precision with her contour lines and colouring of Hundertwasser pictures in our Art lessons the last two weeks!

Hilary is nominated as when presented with a tricky challenge in our Morning Challenge, Hilary was able to use creativity to solve mathematical problems. She tried many different creative approaches, finally working out a solution.

 

Year 5 Swallows

Janice is nominated for her fantastic acrostic poem about cherry blossom. Her use of descriptive language brought the poem to life.

Willow is nominated for her incredible attention to detail in our art lessons, inspired by the work of Hundertwasser. We have been creating art using contour lines. 

 

Year 6

Ho Ching is nominated for being creative in different ways across the curriculum. She has taken great care over her designing work in Art, ahead of creating her own collage inspired by Gustav Klimt next week. As well as this, Ho Ching is a very creative thinker and always tries to be open minded in the way she approaches tasks - particularly in Maths.

Daisy loves any opportunity – inside and outside the classroom – to be creative. She considers her options in Art and then aims to create or draw something that is unique. Daisy is also keen to start Crochet Club back up with her friends and is always happy to help others with their projects.

This week we are focusing on Making a Good Start

 

Year 1 Foxes

Tycho is nominated because we have been very impressed with the great start Tycho has made in Year 1. He is accessing all the learning areas during play and learn and is listening very well during lessons.

Hugo has made a brilliant start in Year 1. He is great at contributing his ideas during lessons and I have been really pleased with his fantastic writing. 

 

Year 1 Rabbits

All the Rabbits have made a great start but as I have to pick two then Zachy and Hazel are both particularly great at sitting sensibly on the carpet and putting their hands up to share their ideas. 

 

Year 2 Owls 

Romie always follows instructions quickly and sensibly; demonstrating exactly how to behave in a classroom. She has also shown a very positive attitude towards being in Year 2 and has expressed how much she has enjoyed it so far.

Oliver has worked really hard on ensuring he does not call out in lessons this week and has also shown a positive attitude towards changes and is keen to do his best at all times.

 

Year 2 Robins

Erin has made a fantastic start to Year 2, by showing amazing learning behaviours and being a fantastic role model!

Mark has had a wonderful, positive start to Year 2, by focusing well and showing our school values every day. A brilliant beginning in Robins! 

 

Year 3 Wrens

Jacob is nominated for showing interest and enthusiasm for our new Y3 topics and being a team player in the classroom and the playground. 

Aria is nominated for being positive and ready for learning, trying her best in all lessons. 

 

Year 3 Otters

Addalynn is nominated for such a bright, positive start to the year and especially for enjoying and engaging so well in our first two PE lessons. 

Alex B is nominated for making such a fantastic effort to present his work neatly so far in Year 3 and beginning each day full of positivity and enthusiasm.

 

Year 4 Kingfishers 

Lily has made a great start to the year. She is participating in class in every subject, is supportive and helpful in class. Always has a smile on her face when she comes to school and has produced some really good work over the past week.

Ned has made a great start to the new year with producing amazing literacy work. He has written interesting captions for an illustration, using his great knowledge of vocabulary.

 

Year 4 Seals

Emily has made a fantastic start to Year 4, she is positive, enthusiastic, contributes to all lessons and works hard on every task.

Charlie has also made a great start to Year 4, he is quiet but attentive, has made some good contributions to lessons and like Emily works hard on every task.

 

Year 5 Geckos

Ava has been super engaged with all of our learning since returning to school. She actively listens, contributes to lessons and is always helpful with others in the class. Her work has been of great quality too. An excellent start to Year 5!

Eli has given all tasks his best and shown brilliant resilience to continue to approach every lesson as a new chance!

 

Year 5 Swallows

Quinn is nominated for his excellent attitude to learning and approach to Year 5. He has worked hard in every lesson, joined in with discussions and had a very positive start.

Lilly is nominated for such a positive start to the term, working well with her learning partner and showing confidence in lessons. 

 

Year 6

Arthur has made an excellent start to Year 6. He has impressed us with his hard work, focus and the way in which he has taken onboard advice to improve his work further.

Sasha has impressed us with the hard work she has put into the presentation of her work across the curriculum. She has shown herself to be an excellent role model in the way she approaches all lessons.