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• This week's cup winners - 12th December 2014

  Fri 12 Dec 2014
  This week’s Headteacher Cup Winners
  Pufflings: Jack - Improving
  Jack you are a superstar. You are making wonderful progress with your reading and writing because of all the effort and hard work you put into it. We are so proud of you.
  Kangaroos: Phoebe - Respecting yourself and others
  Phoebe has worked tirelessly this week throughout our performances of the Nativity story. She always shows kindness to her peers and encourages them to be excellent role models just like her!
  Chipmunks: Abigail - Respect yourself and others
  For having the right attitude to bedtime, making her a super learner in class. Well done Abigail!
  Penguins: Oliver - Respecting yourself and others
  For super listening in Science whilst also listening to the ideas of others.
  Spider Monkeys: Connie - work hard and concentrate
  Connie is always able to focus on the right things. This week she has put in the hours at home and knows every word of our class Christmas song. Well done Connie!
  Wolves: Finley - Respect yourself and others
  Finley showed he respects others when he went out of his way to compliment a member of the class about their work. You really thought about others Finley, Lovely.
  Owls: Louis - don’t give up
  Louis has put 100% into his assessment and kept smiling this week, despite having the arm that he writes with in a cast! Well done for showing such determination and resilience, Louis.
  Brown Bears: Abigail - Don’t give up/Respect yourself and others
  Abigail always tries her hardest. She is a super friend to her peers, very thoughtful and considerate.
  Sports Cup: Zac/Amy - Don’t give up
  Zac/Amy is a shining star, whose determination and dedication light the way to sporting success. He/he is currently sitting at the top of the orienteering league table with a commanding lead. SPORTS STAR AUTUMN 2014
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  

• this week's cup winners - 5th December 2014

  Fri 05 Dec 2014
  This week’s Headteacher Cup Winners
  Pufflings:  Nancy  -  Work hard and concentrate
  Nancy always focuses on the right things and manages to ignore distractions.  What a super role model you are Nancy!
  Kangaroos:  Chloe  -  Don’t give up
  Chloe has shown amazing determination this week with her sounds and reading.  She should feel very pleased and have a big smile because all her practice is shining through.
  Chipmunks:  Kayley  -  Respect yourself and others
  Kayley settled straight into Chipmunk Class.  She works hard, listens carefully and is keen to share her own ideas and celebrate others’ successes.  She is also helpful and kind.  A shining example!
  Penguins:   Ben  -  Respect yourself and others
  Ben, a positive week in Penguins!  You are thinking about your actions carefully and it is lovely to see your smile, keep up the good work!
  Spider Monkeys:  Mia  -  Respect yourself and others
  Mia has been a ray of sunshine this week.  She has listened, helped others and shown love to herself and others.
  Wolves:  Daisy  -  Respect yourself and others
  Daisy showed she could work with others successfully by being a helpful and supportive partner in Literacy.  A great role model.  Well done!
  Owls:  Thomas -  Improve
  Thomas has adopted a very mature approach to improving his writing this week, working hard to act on the advice that he has been given.  Great effort, Thomas!
  Brown Bears:  Marshall  -  Don’t give up
  Marshall really ‘sticks at’ things he finds difficult.  He shows excellent determination and resilience.  Well done!
  Sports Cup:  Louis  -  Improve
  Louis has made fantastic progress at the pool and his very fast time trials have earned him two speed awards – a silver backstroke and a bronze front crawl.  You are a great ambassador for Halstead Swimming club Louis!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

   

  

• ORIENTEERS SET NEW RECORD HIGH

  Mon 01 Dec 2014
  With a fantastic score of 612 league points at West Harling Heath, St. Andrew’s recorded their highest team total ever.  Daisy Harrington, Jamie Hartnup and Amy Skeet all scored the maximum 100 points in their age classes on the white course.  Following our success at the British Championships we took the bold decision for many of our more experienced orienteers to run on the yellow course where they had to compete against older children.  They were certainly more than equal to the challenge.  A matter of seconds separated Zac Poter on 110 points and Liam Polley on 109 points.  Both boys had brilliant runs and were placed first and second on the scoreboard.  Lucy Walker maintained her great form, also scoring over 100 points.  Very impressive times were clocked by Oliver Prince and Ben Styman-Heighton too.
   
  Congratulations to former pupil, Daisy Partridge, who has been selected for the World Schools Orienteering in Turkey next year.  Daisy started orienteering at St. Andrew’s.  She is a wonderful ambassador for the sport and it is great to see lots of St. Andrew’s girls following in her footsteps and taking up the sport this year.  Katie-May Blower, Charlotte Caswell and Izzy Peters are now regular members of the team.  Novice orienteers, Sophie Blower, Katie Higgins and Abigail Prince, are enjoying racing through the forest and solving the map-reading challenges.
   
  As usual, our very strong group of boys put in great performances.  Well done to Louis Dove, Joel Hull, Tom Leader, Ben Partridge, Seb Poter, Ryan Skeet and Thomas Walker.