Celebrating Pupil Achievement

We have always felt that it is so important that we celebrate the achievements of our little pupils. We do this informally on a daily basis through conversations with them and class celebrations but we also celebrate success on a weekly/ monthly basis to share with each other on our school site. We feel that praise and recognition for work effort is crucial to our little children feeling happy, confident and proud of themselves and proud of their learning in school. Below is just a little reminder of some of the main achievements that we celebrate.

Weekly : Pupil of the Week

Every Friday we recognize that although all the pupils in the class work very hard, one little pupil may have shone a little brighter on that particular week and the teacher saw this and was duly impressed. It can be because they tried/ persevered so hard with their school work or it may be because they have been such a good friend, shown lovely manners or just displayed a lovely act of kindness…either way they have just shone!

Throughout the year every pupil in the class will have shone brightly and will have had this award given to them! Well done! Please celebrate this award with your children at home!

Monthly: Reader of the Month

We value the importance of reading in our school. We celebrate our children’s efforts with reading as often as we can. On a monthly basis each class celebrates a special effort made by a child who has committed to reading and has shown dedication and exceptional reading work. The work completed by the child is displayed in school for the next month and then they receive their certificate to take home after it has been displayed and celebrated in school. Please support us by encouraging reading at home and celebrating the importance of this achievement with your child!

Monthly: Mathematician of the Month

We value the importance of Maths in our school. We celebrate our children’s efforts with maths and mental maths as often as we can. On a monthly basis each class celebrates a special effort made by a child who has committed to maths, mental maths and problem solving maths plus has shown dedication and exceptional mathematical work. The work completed by the child is displayed in school for the next month and then they receive their certificate to take home after it has been displayed and celebrated in school. Please support us by encouraging mathematics, mental maths and problem solving at home and celebrating the importance of this achievement with your child!

Monthly: I.C.T Pupil of the Month

We value the importance of I.C.T. and digital technology in our school. We celebrate our children’s efforts with digital technology as often as we can. On a monthly basis each class celebrates a special effort made by a child who has committed to I.C.T. and digital technology and has shown dedication and exceptional work and enthusiasm in this area. The work completed by the child is displayed in school for the next month and then they receive their certificate to take home after it has been displayed and celebrated in school. Please support us by encouraging I.C.T. and Digital Technology at home and celebrating the importance of this achievement with your child!

Daily / Weekly/ Monthly/ Termly/ Annually; Harry Potter House Award System

Each child in our school is a member of a HOUSE TEAM. We operate under the Harry Potter Hourse Awards System so each child is either in the house of…

1. Hufflepuff

2. Slytherin

3. Gryffindor

4. Ravenclaw

Each day of each week our little pupils have opportunities to gain points for their HOUSE TEAM by for example; showing kindness, completing homework, showing pride in their uniform, completing classwork to a high standard, healthy eating, sports endeavours, musical endeavours, good manners in/ out of school, recognition in / out of school etc. These points are accumulated in every class at the end of the week and tallied at the end of the month. The House Team in the lead at the end of every month has their points announced and receive a HOMEWORK PASS. At the end of the year the WINNING HOUSE TEAM receive a plaque for their team on each site, a medal and a school trip away together. The other HOUSE TEAMS receive a lovely certificate for having participated and given their best! Every child has an opportunity here to shine and gain points for each other in their HOUSE TEAM. This is to promote and enhance a sense of school family spirit for all pupils! Please support us by encouraging participation in the school house points system at home and celebrating the importance of this achievement and teamship with your child!

Our PATHS (Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies ) Programme

Pupil of the Day

We are a school who embrace the PATHS Programme as part of our teaching in Personal Development and Mutual Understanding. This programme helps our little children understand themselves, their emotions, develop empathy and deal with conflicts and conflict resolution. It also helps our little children’s emotional well being and helps them to not only understand themselves better but to understand each other better. Each child in the class will get a turn to be the PUPIL OF THE DAY in each class. The Pupil of the Day is made to feel very special and important in the class for all of that given day in school. Everyone both at school and at home pays compliments to this child and helps them to more special than they already are! What a lovely event in each class. You can support your child by paying them compliments at home every day but especially when they are PUPIL OF THE DAY in school!

Look out for our Pupil/Child of the Day badges. If your child is Pupil/Child of the Day remember to tell your child a compliment at home and we can write it on their compliment sheet which is displayed in school.

PATHS Playground Vouchers

Every day on the playground our Lunchtime Supervisors/ Staff see our little children at play. They notice really special little acts of kindness that our children show each other when on the playground during playtime. They notice when our children are exceptional at following the PATHS Playground Rules. When this happens they reward our little children with a playground voucher which is then presented to the class teacher for a little treat for the child who receives it!