W/E: 06/06/25

Lilly: has developed a real love for reading recently. She has been spotted by many adults for her excellent progress in reading. She is using her blending skills to read unfamiliar words, and often likes to impress by reading the section meant for the adults in her book. She has developed her fluency, and her understanding of phonics is now coming through in her writing. As she uses more sounds, she is starting to choose the correct phoneme in her spellings. We are just loving the enthusiasm and engagement from Lilly when it comes to her reading and writing. 

Kaydence: has been challenging herself in English this week. We have started reading a new story called 'Shouty Arthur at the seaside' by Angie Morgan. Kaydence has been engaged by the story and is enjoying writing about it in her English lessons. Each lesson has had a small challenge included, and each time, Kaydence has had a go at the challenge, she has persevered and shown that she can complete what she puts her mind to. She was able to add engaging adjectives to nouns as she described what she might see at the seaside, and she challenged herself to use adverbs when writing about what the children were doing at the beach. We have been impressed by her perseverance and her resilience as she completes these challenges.

W/E: 23/05/25

Teddy: has stood out for being a fabulous scientist this week, and for his excellent knowledge of animals. When the children were introduced to animals during science, he was excited and keen to share his knowledge. We looked at many animals, and the type of animal they are. Although the children could recognise a fish, Teddy was the only one to say that he could see a clownfish. He shared with the whole class that humans are animals, and we are mammals. He then chose five animals, named them and sorted them based on whether they were a bird, fish, amphibian, mammal or reptile. Well done Teddy!

Lily: has stood out for her wonderful reading. She is reading everything around her, and she is impressing at home too. Mum and Dad can't believe just how much she is reading. On top of this, her attitude to learning is incredible. Her hand is up in lessons, she is working hard on tasks, she is focused and keen to know more, and best of all, it is done with a lovely, beaming smile too. Keep up the amazing work Lily.

W/E: 15/05/25

Alfie F: has been shining with confidence, resilience and perseverance this week. He is impressing every day with his hard-working attitude and his willingness to do well. Most of this year, Alfie has been a little quieter, and a little unsure of himself, but in recent weeks, we have seen a huge change in him. He is realising just how much he is capable of, and you can see from the smile on his face just how proud he is of himself. We are so pleased he recognises in himself, what we have recognised every week.

Archie M: has stood out for how thoughtful he is. At the start of the week, he was asking lots of questions about Year 6 and their SATs, and his words were, 'I think they are going to be great.' During Godly Play, he was able to reflect on the Parable of the Good Samaritan and our school value of acceptance, recognising that although we are all different, we should accept and care for all, no matter who they are. He is respectful in class, listening to the ideas of others and congratulating others when they have done well. He should be proud of the polite, kind and thoughtful person he is. 

W/E: 09/05/25

Noah: has stood out for his amazing mathematical skills. Y1 have started a unit on multiplication and division, and it has proved quite difficult for the class as we count in 2s, 5s and 10s, and learn how to make arrays. However, Noah has been working hard to develop these skills and is impressing every day as he improves. He has been able to solve questions using arrays, and can choose when he needs to count in his 2s, 5s or 10s to solve a question. We are so pleased with the progress he has made. 

James: has impressed with his knowledge of VE day.  He arrived at school on VE day ready to share his knowledge with the class. He explained to the rest of the class that it meant Victory in Europe. He shared that it was the end of the War in Europe. He was able to reflect on images we looked at, sharing why men were not at the celebrations, as they were returning from the war. He used his knowledge of World War 2 and VE Day to create a commemorative medal, coin and a Victory Dove.

W/E: 02/05/25

Oscar: This week, we could have Oscar for so many reasons. He has stood out for his sensible choices, and his maturity in many situations. He has been honest and kind, and he has shown resilience when he has faced challenges. He is really impressive in English, as he learns our story 'The Snail and the Whale' through Talk for Writing and applies his knowledge of the story to his writing, learning how to use conjunctions and suffixes. He always performs the story with a smile on his face too, so he must be really enjoying it. Finally, if all that wasn't enough, he is becoming a real whizz in Maths, especially as we develop our multiplication and division skills. He is just an all round superstar this week!

W/E: 24/04/25

Julien: has come back after Easter, ready to learn and ready to impress. He arrives at school with a smile on his face and sets a great example for others as he follows our golden rules, respecting others, listening well and working hard. He is keen to do well in all areas of learning, contributing great ideas and producing work. We are proud of his attitude to learning, and how he approaches everything with such great enthusiasm.

W/E: 28/03/25

Eva Ann: could be chosen every single week. She is one of our 'always always' children. She is kind, helpful and hard-working. We have watched her grow in confidence over the course of the year, and we can see how she has developed her knowledge and skills in so many areas. She is very polite, you can always count on her to say please and thank you, hold the door open or help you carry things. She is just a pleasure to have in class.

Rebecca: has grown in confidence in recent weeks. Usually she chooses to sit and listen, but recently, she has been raising her hand and contributing more to lessons, keen to share what she knows. This is reflected in her work too, as she is becoming more confident with her numbers and letters during tasks. She is using sound mats to find the right sounds, and she is using number lines to support with number formation. We hope this confidence continues, and she continues to share her ideas with us.

W/E: 20/03/25

Rowan: impressed in her writing this week. She was writing sentences about the story Beegu, making sure she used capital letters, full stops and finger spaces.  On top of this, she challenged herself to add an adjective to each sentence she wrote. We were most impressed by her independence and confidence, as she made sure she had gathered a sound mat and a common exception word mat, as she wanted to use the correct sounds and spellings in her work. She was orally composing all her sentences before writing them, and kept checking that they made sense before she moved on to the next word. We are so proud of how far she has come in her writing! Well done Rowan!

Amilia: this week, we have been impressed by the knowledge of this star during our RE lesson. This week, we have been thinking about what life might be like for Jesus after he died on the cross. We recapped what we knew about the Easter story, and Amilia could not be stopped. She shared so much with the group, such as which day Jesus rode to Jerusalem, and what he said at the last supper. Following this, she thought about life for Jesus after, and how it was both a happy and a sad time. She said it was happy for Jesus because he was with God.  She was thoughtful and considerate as she spoke, and she reflected well on the whole lesson.

W/E: 14/03/25

Florence: has astounded in so many ways this week. When we visited the planetarium on Tuesday, she impressed the workshop leader with her knowledge of Space, and Space travel. She could recall facts such as who were the first men on the moon, and which planet is the biggest.  She could remember what the men took to the moon with them, and was keen to share fact after fact with the leader.  Florence has also stood out for her helpfulness and kind nature in the classroom. She picks things up off the floor, tidies pencil pots, offers to help anyone who seems to be finding learning tricky. She is always so polite and friendly, you can rely on her for so many things.

W/E: 07/03/25

Charlotte: has been noticed by all the adults in Class 1 this week. She has stood out for so many things. She is enthusiastic, hard-working and keen to do well. She has impressed in Geography when she showed a great understanding of human and physical features, identifying ones she could see around school, and explaining how these features were created. Following this, Charlotte impressed in Science, when she could identify and name the parts of a plant, labelling a real carnation with the correct parts. She is always ready to learn more, and do more, and it is all done with a smile on her face. 

Jack: was chosen because of his quick mathematic skills. He showed a great understanding of partitioning tens and ones. He was able to use base 10 to represent his numbers, and he could identify how many tens there were, and how many ones. He then used his knowledge of counting in tens to find the whole number. He was a whizz at this, quickly working through his work and then seeking out a challenge after. There was no stopping him! He is impressing in so many other areas too. Jack is someone who just absolutely loves learning.

W/E: 28/02/25

Anaika and Betsy: Both stars this week have been chosen for their wonderful descriptive writing in English. Class 1 started reading 'Man on the Moon: A Day in the Life of Bob'. Part of the story talks about tourists visiting the moon, so we turned our classroom into the Moon and thought about everything we could see and do there. These two girls came up with some fantastic ideas, making sure to use interesting and exciting adjectives to describe their visit to the moon when writing a postcard to their family. Well done girls!

W/E: 14/02/25

Felicity: This week we have seen Felicity grow in confidence and shine in so many ways. She is becoming a wonderful reader, showcasing her phonics skills in phonics lessons and in her reading groups. She is spotting more digraphs, and can differentiate between the alternative pronunciations. She is gaining confidence in her Maths too. She is able to use manipulatives to solve trickier calculations, and is becoming more fluent with numbers, using part whole models and applying them within fact families. We are so proud of the learner Felicity is becoming.

Lily M: Not a day goes by where this Lily isn't smiling. She could be chosen just for the pure joy she brings to school with her every day. She has such a positive outlook on everything, she has a great attitude to learning and is always making the right choice. This week, Lily has been impressing in her Phonics lessons, learning how to use alternative graphemes in her writing, and working on choosing the correct one for spellings. She is keen to take part, share her answers and showcase her excellent reading. In her eyes, every lesson is exciting and fun, and it is infectious, she brings so much joy to everyone. We love her positive attitude in Class 1!

W/E: 07/02/25

Rebecca: has been showcasing her knowledge and skills in Maths. This week we have been learning how to double numbers, making sure we have two of the same number.  Using the tens frames and double-sided counters, she whizzed through the questions.  She has really impressed us, and it was nice to see her feel a little more confident.

Julien: has been an expert in PE this week.  The gymnastics coach has mentioned how well he is developing in gymnastics.  She is amazed every week with how well he is developing his skills, such as dish arch roll, or bunny hops.  In our Tuesday PE sessions, he has been showcasing his under-arm throwing skills, making sure he is stood in the right position, and aiming at the target. He has been developing his defence skills too, stopping his opponent from landing the bean bag in the hoop. We are very impressed with what he can do!

W/E: 31/01/25

James: we may have a future scientist or astronaut in Class 1. This star is fascinated by our Space topic and is very inquisitive. Every history lesson, he is prepared with questions, wanting to know more about the first astronauts in Space, and interested in facts such as which is the hottest planet or how hot the sun is. He is retaining information whether about the first men on the moon, or the first animals in space, and he is just keen to learn so much more every week. We love his inquisitive nature, and it makes lessons more exciting as we find out new facts together.

Alfie: This star has grown in confidence in recent weeks. His attitude towards learning has developed so much. He is becoming more independent, and his perseverance really shines through. He is prepared to take on a challenge, and he really puts in the effort when it comes to his work. He is more sure of himself, especially when it comes to writing and choosing the appropriate sounds for spellings. He is more resilient too, he knows it is OK to make mistakes, and that he can improve with more practice. We are really proud of the learner he is becoming! Well done Alfie!

W/E: 24/01/25

Alex: This star has been impressing in so many ways this week. He is becoming an incredible independent learner, and we are seeing so much progress from him every week. This week, he has been developing his knowledge of place value up to the number 20. He has been using inequality symbols to show the value of numbers, and he has been estimating on a number line, using his knowledge of numbers 1 to 10. On top of this, he was an excellent writer this week, as he wrote the ending to the story 'Whatever Next'. He thought about ways in which he could develop the story by adding adjectives, and he remembered capital letters and full stops throughout.

W/E: 17/01/25

Hansel: This star has shown some great motivation this week. He has been ready to showcase what he can do in class. He is great at organising himself for lessons, making sure he has his pencil ready, and preparing number lines or alphabet lines to develop formation. He has been beaming with pride this week when he completes a task, often surprised by how well he has done, and saying 'I can't believe I've done it'. He should be so proud of himself as he continues to develop and impress everyday. Well done Hansel!

W/E: 10/01/24

Jack: This person has stood out for their kind nature towards others. There have been so many little things that we have noticed from this star this week, that have all built up to show just how kind and generous he is. At the start of the week, he chose a remarkable reader prize for all his wonderful reading at home, but instead of just thinking about himself, he chose a prize that he could enjoy with his brother. In gymnastics, he was supporting his partner, showing them how to do dish-arch rolls, and guiding them as they practised. He is often making sure people have what they need ready for their work, and he is a kind friend a playtime. All of his kindness never goes unnoticed, he really is such a caring and loving boy. 

Betsy: has come back raring to go, she has a hard-working attitude and is keen to do well. She is loving our new Talk for Writing unit, and has impressed with how quickly she has picked up the actions to our story 'Whatever Next', and her oral story telling is very impressive too. She has shown her independence this week as Class 1 has started moving to a more formal learning approach, and she isn't phased by the tasks and challenges she faces. In Maths, she is becoming more used to the manipulatives, and can use them to help her solve questions of varying difficulty. On top of it all, everything she does is done with a smile on her face. 

W/E: 13/12/24

All of Class 1 - for their wonderful performance in our nativity 'The Fleece Force'. They were brave to stand in front of so many adults and remember their songs, actions and where to go on stage. They worked hard to learn all seven songs and remember the actions that went with each song. We are so proud of every single one of them! Well done!

W/E: 06/12/24

Star: For her excellent work on subtraction this week. Class 1 have been working on answering subtraction stories by following the steps of First, Then, Now. They have been using the method of drawing pictures and crossing out the amount they are taking away. Star has been super at this, she has been able to represent her numbers with pictures and counters, and is able to find the right answer by removing counters or crossing out pictures. Well done for being a fantastic mathematician!

Noah: has stood out for so many reasons this week. He has been impressing in phonics, understanding alternative phonemes, and how graphemes can be spelt the same but make different sounds, he is becoming a fluent reader, and can't wait to learn with the monsters in phonics. In maths, he has been like a human calculator, solving subtractions mentally, and representing numbers with counters and pictures. On top of all of this, he is a wonderful singer, and remembers all his actions for his nativity songs. 

W/E: 28/11/24

A shout out to Class Reception and Class 1 for their great behaviour and attitude on our Nativity Trail at Perlethorpe. 

Teddy: has been a superstar in his PE sessions. During his first PE lesson, he was modelling to the whole class how to bounce and catch a ball, and how to safely throw a ball underarm to your partner. He was loving the games we were playing and couldn't stop smiling. In gymnastics, he was working on his upper arm strength as he pulled himself up a bench, and slid back down. He was practising safe landing shapes, and developing his skipping skills. 

He also impressed Miss Howarth in Phonics this week, as he went on a sound hunt around school, identifying different sounds he could hear, and making different sounds himself. He couldn't believe the array of sounds all across school.

Kaydence: has been incredible at her phonics this week. She has been identifying phonemes that make more than one sound, and choosing the correct one when reading. She has also shown a good understanding of suffixes, and how they change the meaning of a root word. She is ready to try reading words with new sounds in every day, and loves Thursday alien words! On top of her wonderful phonics, she made a wonderful donkey on our Nativity trail!

W/E: 28/11/24

Charlotte: This week, Class 1 has received a visit from the local fire brigade. This star was attentive, and keen to learn as much as she could. She asked questions about the Great Fire of London, and answered many questions about fire safety. She was very excited to have a turn on the fire engine, and spray the hose across the grass, almost catching Miss DeCouto! It was lovely to see her inquisitive nature, developing her knowledge and understanding.

Amilia: I think this week, we saw the moment it just clicked for this star. Her mental maths skills have stood out this week, when using number bonds and solving word problems. She is able to compose a number sentence and use her arithmetic skills to find the answer. She is also able to use manipulatives in class to answer trickier questions. Her hand is up on the carpet for almost every question in class.

W/E: 15/11/24

Anaika: This week, nothing can stop her - everything she does is fantastic. She has been impressing every adult that has been in Year 1 this week, with her determination, hard work and perseverance. In Maths, Anaika was quick to pick up on her number bonds within ten, and could create fact families using her number bonds. She noticed how swapping the numbers, still created the same answer. In Phonics, she is becoming more fluent with her reading and noticing digraphs and trigraphs within words. In History, she is retaining facts about the Great Fire of London. She has just been all round fantastic. She should be so proud of herself this week.

Florence: You can certainly tell that Florence is a regular at Acorn theatre because she has blown us away with her story telling in English this week. Last week, Class 1 spent some time learning and performing a poem by James Carter called 'Firework Poem', they came up with their own actions, and this star was so quick to pick up on the actions and perform the poem brilliantly. Then, this week, we have started to learn our first Talk for Writing story of the year, 'The Queen's Hat' by Steve Antony, and again, this star picked up the actions quickly, and performs the story so well, she uses a loud voice, clear actions, and is aware of her audience. She has just been brilliant all around!

W/E: 08/11/24

George S: for his wonderful understanding in Maths. This week, we have introduced the part whole model, a new concept for Year 1. George quickly noticed how to split whole numbers into two parts, and how we could join parts to make a whole. He was able to draw pictures to represent his parts and wholes, and then moved on to using numbers as representations. We were very impressed with how quickly he picked this up.

W/E: 18/10/24

Owen: this star impressed Miss DeCouto and Miss Howarth this week with his fantastic writing. He spent time writing an Autumn list poem. He took his time, thinking carefully about the formation of his letters and the way he presented his poem. The best part of watching Owen complete this task was his confidence growing more and more with each part that he wrote, and he was so proud of himself. He was skipping around the classroom saying 'Miss DeCouto, you must tell my parents how good my writing is'. We don't think his smile could have been any bigger.

Eva Ann: for her great progress in Phonics. Eva Ann is becoming more confident in her reading, and is sharing her skills more within class. In phonics, she is noticing where phonemes are most commonly used, such as at the beginning, middle or end of a word. She is using the monsters in phonics to help her with her reading, and we are seeing some fantastic progress from her.

W/E: 11/10/24

Oscar: for his understanding of greater than, less than and equal to in Maths. This week, Year 1 has been learning how to use the inequality symbols to recognise the difference between numbers, and whether they are larger, smaller or the same. Oscar picked this up really quickly, and effortlessly managed to spot the differences between numbers. He was able to use the inequality symbols in the right way, and could talk about the numbers using appropriate vocabulary.

Milo: in PE, Year 1 have been practising their underarm throwing. They had to get their bodies positioned correctly, and throw their ball to their partner using an underarm throw. Lilly was fantastic at this - her partner managed to catch the ball each time due to Lilly's great aim, and the power behind her throw. She was also able to use her underarm throw to throw different equipment at targets, such as balls or quoits in a hoop.

W/E: 04/10/24

Jack: this week we have started looking at poems, and we are working towards writing our own Autumn list poems. We spent some time looking at a variety of poems about Autumn, looking for the adjectives used to describe different items in Autumn.  Jack was a whizz at this, he was able to spot all the adjectives in the poem, and think of his own to describe different things - autumnal items, such as leaves and weather.

Archie: in RE, we have been talking about Harvest and why we celebrate this. Archie was able to offer an exciting insight into this, sharing with the class all about why the farmers harvest at this time of year, and how they are now beginning to plough the fields. He used his real life experiences to talk about the machinery that is used, and what happens to the food harvested each year.

W/E: 20/09/24

Rowan: we have watched Rowan grow in confidence. When she first started in Year 1, she would seek support and reassurance, but this week she has really blossomed.  It is lovely to watch her settle into a task and use her own ideas and strategies to work her way through it.  She will independently find manipulatives and resources such as number lines and sound mats to help her, and is starting to offer more ideas on the carpet. We are loving Rowan's positive attitude towards her learning.

Alex G: has stood out for his ideas in Science this week. We have been testing the properties of materials, and sorting materials based on their properties.  Alex was able to sort the materials appropriately, and he used his super science vocabulary to describe the materials. He was able to spot when materials were placed in the wrong sorting hoop too.

W/E: 13/09/24

Ramos: is a shining example of the St Anne's values and rules. His manners are exceptional, he is helpful, kind and considerate. You can always rely on him to be doing the right thing, and if you need someone to help you with anything, he is the first to volunteer. He shows his friends respect, and will encourage many people to join in with his games. He should be very proud of the way he conducts himself at school, as he has been a superstar this week.

Beatrix: has stood out for her hard-working nature. Whenever it is time to complete a task, she is keen to take part and often says how much she loves doing the jobs in class. She isn't afraid to ask for support where she needs it, and she accepts any challenges. She also stands out for her manners and respect, which she showcases constantly in school. She has been a fantastic role model this week.