Writing to be proud of  (Year 1)

Learning Superheroes - Resilient Roo Spring 2

EYFS

Aria

Aria used to find writing a little tricky. She also used to be so super excited to see her friends when she came into school that she struggled to focus on her morning task. However, Aria now comes into school each day with a smile enthusiastic to complete her morning writing challenge! She is now able to hold her pencil correctly whilst independently writing excellent sentences with a capital letter at the beginning, a full stop and the end and is beginning to remember to use finger spaces. Aria has made such fantastic progress in both her reading and writing. 

Aria, you are an absolute superstar and we are ever so proud of you!

Mia

Mia is such a delightful, polite and hard working little girl. Despite having difficulties with her hearing due to glue-ear she continues to always try her best. She tries to listen intently in order to learn to her full potential and follow all of the instructions given. Mia used to worry a little if she couldn’t hear what a grown up had said but she now confidently lets us know that she needs words repeated. Thank you Mia for being such a pleasure to teach. Well done! 

Edward

Edward has had a tricky time recently, emotionally, when his beloved pet passed away. Edward talked to the adults about his feelings and drew a beautiful picture to express how much he loved his dog. Well done for being so resilient and caring. 

Ivy

Ivy has shown great resilience over this half term in her Read Write Inc lessons. Her confidence has grown to speak out and share her knowledge of the sounds, blending sounds together and especially her writing. Ivy is now confident to write words quickly and carefully and is proud of what she has done. Well done Ivy! 

Amber

Amber has always been a quieter member of the class, often needing adult reassurance to join in and express her needs.  This term her confidence has blossomed and it has been wonderful to see her develop some lovely friendships. She now plays collaboratively and talks clearly with her friends.  She has also been putting her hand up to join in and answer questions during carpet sessions.  Well done Amber! 

Freddie

When Freddie first started Nursery he was a little nervous and unsure and seeked out the adults for reassurance. However, it is a different Freddie we see in the Nursery today! Freddie enjoys coming to school and will always greet the adults with a smile and a hello. His confidence and independence develops daily and he regularly participates in ‘Show and Tell’. He continues to build relationships and it has been lovely to see him playing with friends. Well done Freddie! 

KS1

Lucas G

Lucas, you have blown us away with your sheer resilience this half term. From volunteering to read out a page of your favourite book to the whole class on World Book Day to asking to be the leader of your table during a science experiment (and what a fantastic leader you were!), you have shown us how much effort you can put into your learning. You even asked for an extra line in our class assembly, showing off your brilliant reading skills. Keep up the hard work; you have so much to be proud of. 

Sienna

Sienna has shown great resilience this half term. Although a quieter member of the class she has worked so hard with her learning and has participated much more in all class discussions. Sienna has also been willing to try new activities with her peers, in particular the drama activity we did last week. At first Sienna was not sure she wanted to do it but wow you smashed it! Keep up the great work, Sienna. We’re so proud of you. 

Loshini

When Loshini completed her Read Write Inc learning she was initially worried about joining an English class with her Year 2 peers. However, she worked hard to overcome those feelings and kept trying her best. She continues to grow in confidence daily and has learned that she is actually very resilient. We are all so proud of you Loshini! 

Heath

Heath is such a Resilient Roo superstar as he is always motivated to try his best even when things don’t go to plan. He is also such a lovely talk partner as his confidence to join in with discussions and ‘can do’ attitude are infectious. Heath always impresses us with his positive growth mindset no matter what’s expected of him; well done Heath! 

Kaylan

Kaylan you have absolutely blown us all away this half term. Your commitment to your learning and ability to resiliently work through challenges has been wonderful to watch. You are always willing to go above and beyond with your participation, even bringing in some memorabilia from your time at the National Space Centre (which was a fantastic link to our history learning of Neil Armstrong.) His understanding of how important it is to work as a team, even though this can be challenging sometimes, really reflects how kind he is. Super well done Kaylan, we are all so proud of you! 

Timothy

Timmy, you have really begun to channel your energy into a positive force within the classroom. It has been really wonderful to see how hard you have worked in your geography and history learning, recalling facts and accepting green for growth in your stride, taking great pride in your work. Your participation in class and remembering to raise your hand to speak has greatly improved, it is a true joy to teach you! 

LKS2

Demi

Demi is such a joy to have in the classroom and is an enthusiastic learner! Although at times she lacks confidence in getting answers correct, Demi will push herself outside of her comfort zone and take on any task given to her with a positive mindset. This is especially true for her Science and History work, which she talks about with passion. Well done Demi! 

Hanna

Hanna is incredibly hard working and consistently strives to challenge herself within all of her learning. Her determination and resilience is admirable! Even when tasks are trickier, Hanna is motivated to give them a go, and will always have a smile on her face when doing it. We’re so proud of you Hanna! 

Freddie

I am so proud of Freddie and the positive attitude and resilience he has shown over this academic year so far.  He always tries his best with every task that has been set for him.  When he finds something challenging he will persevere and is then very proud of himself when he is able to complete it successfully.  A recent example of this was during our basketball lessons;  initially Freddie was wary during lessons but over the weeks his confidence grew and grew until he was able to successfully demonstrate the skills he had learnt.  Well done Freddie! 

Saweinya

Saweinya is an amazing member of Red Kites Class.  Although she hasn’t been with us all academic year, I am so proud of how well she has settled in to our school and our class.  It is so wonderful to see the huge steps she is making in her progress and also watching some wonderful friendships.  Joining a new school can be very daunting but Saweinya has taken it all in her stride.  I absolutely love having her in my class and I am excited to be able to watch her as she continues her journey through Lark Rise.  Well done Saweinya! 

Felicia

Felicia is a wonderful member of Peacocks class. I have been so proud of the way she has grown in self-belief. This means that she now approaches trickier tasks with a ‘can do’ attitude; this has been lovely to see in all areas of her school life. Felicia has grown in so many ways, but seeing her show resilience in improving her handwriting and presentation has been lovely to see. Well done Felicia, your hard work has certainly paid off! We are all very proud of you. 

Callan

Callan demonstrates a wonderful attitude to all areas of his learning in school. HE approaches tasks with a positive mindset and this is now resulting in him making some wonderful progress. His creative and imaginative ideas for writing his own Greek myth was excellent and he should be so proud of all he has achieved. Writing can be tricky sometimes, but Callan has really listened and taken on board advice and tips in order to improve. Well done, you are a star Callan! 

UKS2

Rose

Rose has been working incredibly hard with her learning and has shown such great determination and resilience. The adults are so proud of the progress Rose has been making and the effort she has been putting into all of her lessons. Rose has shown a brilliant growth mindset, ensuring she keeps trying and doesn’t give up, even when she finds things tricky. She has become more confident, contributing in lessons and sharing ideas within the class. We are so proud of you Rose, keep up the fantastic work! 

Lucas

Lucas works incredibly hard in his lessons, in particular English and Maths. In Maths, he always challenges himself and is always looking at ways to improve his work. Lucas tries to find efficient methods to help him solve problems and does not give up, even when he finds things tricky. Lucas has also been working extremely hard in his understanding of adverbs in English. He takes so much care and pride in his work and has really focused on his handwriting; this determination enabled him to receive his pen licence last half term! Lucas is an absolute joy to have in the classroom, keep up the excellent work Lucas, we are so proud of you! 

Ethaniel

Ethaniel has worked extremely hard this half term in his English and Maths lessons to make more and more progress. He has been determined to increase his independence and become more fluent with lots of his skills and being able to switch between different types of questions quickly. Ethaniel can find his learning tricky sometimes so to continue to put in effort every day really does take lots of effort. All of his hard work and determination has paid off and Ethaniel achieved amazingly well in his recent Mock SATs tests; he showed amazing progress in his scores from last time. Well done Ethaniel - keep up the hard work! 

Hugo

Anyone who knows Hugo knows that ‘competitive’ could be his middle name. There is one person he is more determined to beat than anyone else: himself. Hugo loves the chance to show himself, and others, that he is making progress and is proud of his continued efforts so, when Hugo unfortunately fell poorly just before his Mock SATs, he was gutted! Hugo returned to school as soon as he was well enough and completed all of the papers in his first few days back to school. Not only this, but he had to do it without his friends, making it even harder. However, Hugo being Hugo, took it all in his stride and, not only did he complete his assessments without complaint; he SMASHED THEM! Hugo - I am blown away by how well you have settled back into school - well done you! 

William

I apologise in advance, William! I know you’re not a fan of public praise so I’ll keep it brief. You’ve worked so hard to become an incredible writer. Your work is a joy to read and I know that in the future, I’ll be reading my Grandchildren the latest bestseller by William Mabbott. You are a joy to teach! 

Isla

Isla has been incredibly resilient in her quest for a pen license. Starting in UKS2, she wasn’t joining letters and would find writing tasks overwhelming. Lots of her friends gained a pen license and even though she really, really wanted one, she would show nothing but kindness and happiness for them. You should be so, so proud of the journey that you have come on, Isla! Not only is your handwriting beautiful, what you are writing is brilliant too. The effort you put into fixing any errors is brilliant to see. Thank you for being an excellent role model to other children, Isla. I absolutely love being your teacher! 

Alexandra

Alexandra has really grown in confidence and shown great resilience in regards to her learning over the last academic year. She can now more independently approach much of her work and is keen to join in class discussions, putting her point across in a well thought-out way. She knows where to go and who to ask is she is unsure of anything and the progress in her work is fantastic - all her teachers are rightly proud of the great steps she has taken. Well done Alexandra! 

Naomi

It was such a pleasure to watch Naomi grow in confidence and show true resilience as she approached her mock SATs earlier in the month. Naomi wholeheartedly took on the challenge of completing extra papers at home to help build up fluency in different areas of the curriculum and battled on even when things were tricky for her. What amazing results she then got, showing that her determination to give of her best had paid off, with Naomi progressing in all areas. But a special mention has to be given for the full marks she achieved on her arithmetic paper - wow, what a long way you have come since the start of the year! Great work and keep up this great learning attitude.