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• Headteacher's Cup Winners

  Fri 22 May 2015

  Skyla  - Improve - Skyla has worked very hard to improve her sentences. Keep up the writing and all her effort has really paid off. Keep up the hard work Skyla  - we are so proud of you!

  Vinnie  - Don't Give Up - Vinnie has shown bags of determination in his reading. He is making fantastic progress and we have seen his confidence grow and grow. 

  Chipmunks Class - Imagine - Chipmunks had such a fantastic day at Colne Valley Railway! They listened carefully, aked lots of questions and learned so much. Well done everybody! 

  Rosie  - Improve - Rosie is blossoming into a learner who challenges herself; thinking of her steps to continuously improve. 

  Joshua  - Respect Yourself and Others - Joshua is a shining example to Spider Monkeys for his honesty when playing with his friends. He carefully thinks about his actions and is quick to make amends or say sorry. Well done Josh 

  Bradley  - Improve - Bradley has made consistent improvements in all areas - especially in reading and maths. Well done!

  Leo  - Improve  - Leo has show tremendous improvement this weed in his reading and his homework. 

  Jack  - Work hard and Concentrate - Jack has made a real

  effort to focus on the right things this week and has produced super pieces of writing in both English and Topic as a result. Keep up the hard work! 

  Sports Cup - The Play Leaders have shown initiative and creativity in leading some fantastic sessions with the parachute for the infants. The enthusiastic response of the younger children is testament to the Play 

  Leaders success. Well done! 

  

• Headteacher's Cup Winners

  Fri 15 May 2015

  Jake - Working hard and Concentrating - Jake used his sounds brilliantly in his writing about how to cross a road safely

  Chloe  - Imagination - We've all been busy learning the story of the Three Little Pigs this week. Chloe has been wonderfully imaginative with the story actions and even wrote the whole story at home!

  Sam  - Imagination - Sam has thrown himself into his topic work this term, collecting facts about the history of Halstead and even bringing in his own book to help Chipmunks with their research. 

  Thomas - Respect - Tom has made good choices this week and because of these choices, he has had a happy week in Penguins and achieved whizzy things, especially in maths. Good attitude Thomas! 

  Erin  - Don't Give Up  - Erin shows excellent determination when she comes across a challenge. She always listens carefully and puts 100% effort into all her work

  Joshua  - Try New Things - What can we say Josh? You've impressed us all so much this week with your careful reflection on your learning and the way that you have been open to challenging your thinking even further. Well done! 

  Bradley - Improve - Bradley has put an amazing amount of effort into his reading and writing this week. He has strived to improve and has helped others where he can. Keep it up Bradley! What a superstar!

  Brown Bears - Don't Give Up - Bears have worked so hard during SATS week - they have remained really focussed and have tried so hard - well done! 

  Jonathan  - Always ready always eager! Jonathan is a very promising young athlete and he has relished the opportunities to take part in cross country running and all quad kids athletics with KS2. A wonderful year of sport. Jonathan! 

  

• Headteacher's Cup Winners - 8th May 2015

  Mon 11 May 2015

  This week’s Headteacher Cup Winners

  Pufflings:  Emily  -  Respect yourself and others

  Emily always tries her hardest at all activities in EYFS, from Writing to Maths to tidying up!  You are a wonderful role model Emily  -  Thank you.

  Kangaroos: Harry  -  Improving

  Harry has shown throughout the week that he is making positive choices and staying on green.  This shows in the quality of his work.  Well done, Harry!

  Chipmunks:  Abigail  -  Try new things

  Abigail has taken everything we’ve learned about in literacy recently and poured it all into her Big Write this week.  She has experimented with question marks, exclamation marks and even contractions.  Brave and brilliant writing Abigail, well done!

  Penguins:  Poppy  -  Work hard and concentrate

  For an impressive Big Write, thinking carefully about VCOP!

  Spider Monkeys:  Isabella  -  work hard and concentrate

  Issie is having fun with her Maths and wants to challenge her learning.  She has grown in confidence and looks forward to sharing her successes each day.  Well done, Issie!

  Wolves:  Sophie  -  Try new things

  Sophie didn’t let her nervousness put her off when she sang in front of the class.  Her singing was a joy to watch and listen to.  Well done, Sophie!

  Owls:  Chloe  -  Imagine

  Chloe has used her imagination to develop a wonderful character profile of her new character for her “Forgotten Chapter” of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

  Brown Bears:  Millie  -  Don’t give up

  Millie has been a really resilient learner.  She has persevered with some tricky Maths and she has read enthusiastically.  What a superstar!

  Sports Cup:  Sunny  -  Try new things

  Sunny has loved having a go at the lower KS2 Quadkids training.  His determination to excel produced amazing results this week with improved scores in all 4 strands  -  sprint, standing long jump, vortex throw and 400m.  Fantastic!

  

• Headteacher Cup Winners - 1st May 2015

  Fri 01 May 2015

  Pufflings:  Jack B  -  Try new things

  Jack wrote down all the words of his favourite song using capital letters, finger spaces and full stops.  After singing the song to me he then performed it in front of the whole class.

  Kangaroos: Tanisha  -  Respect yourself and others

  We feel very proud to have Tanisha in Kangaroos class. She is showing good listening skills when she works with others to understand their ideas as well as her own.

  Chipmunks:  Elijah  -  Imagine

  Elijah has shown a keen interest in our history topic this week, soaking up information about Halstead in Victorian times and asking lots of questions.

  Penguins:  Theo H  -  Imagine

  For designing and making a fantastic Tudor house, including wooden beams and a thatched roof.

  Spider Monkeys:  Emilie  -  Try new things

  Emilie has been taking more risks with her learning.  She has been challenging herself and has been rewarded with great learning.

  Wolves:  Chloe C  -  Work hard and concentrate

  Chloe worked very hard on her research of Africa.  She amazed us with her knowledge of the animals which can be found there.  I am looking forward to reading more about them.  What a superstar!

  Owls:  Isabel  -  Work hard and concentrate

  Izzy always approaches her learning with enthusiasm and a huge smile, brightening up every day in Year 5!  Keep up the wonderfully positive attitude, Izzy!

  Brown Bears:  Sam  -  Don’t give up!

  Sam has been trying extra hard with his maths this week  -  he has been very focussed  -  keep up the hard work!

  Sports Cup:  Jamie/Oskar  -  respect

  Jamie is so eager to participate in P.E. lessons and sports clubs and learn how to improve his skills.  Well done, Jamie, for showing your appreciation by saying “Thank you for a lovely afternoon” to the orienteering coaches.  What a star!

  Oskar is so eager to participate in P.E. lessons and sports clubs and learn how to improve his skills.  Thank you Oskar, for showing your appreciation at the end of the athletics sessions.  What a star!

  

• CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR COUNTY FINALISTS

  Fri 01 May 2015

   

  As Zac crossed the finish line he felt a mixture of relief and elation as the enormity of his achievement dawned on him.  The whole of St. Andrew’s cross country team celebrated with him.  Zac had executed a very intelligent race plan to come home in 6^th position in the Year 5 boys’ Essex Championships at Garons Park in Southend.  Spurred on by Zac’s success, Mia took her race by storm and achieved an impressive 24^th place culminating in a wonderful sprint finish in the Year 6 girls’ category.  Oliver proved his talent for distance running once again with his 15^th place in the Year 4 boys’ race.  Each race had between 100 and 150 entrants from all parts of the county.

   

  After a very long wait the team results have also been published:

  Year 3 Girls (Grace, Freia, Connie, Holli, Daisy D, Rosie) 10^th

  Year 4 Girls (Angel, Katie, Rihanna Daisy H, Mikala, Yasmin) 9th 

  Year 4 Boys (Oliver, Jacob, Joe, Seb, Jamie H, Ben) 5^th

  Congratulations to our very young runners on a fantastic effort.  It was an amazing achievement for 20 of our pupils to represent North West Essex as St. Andrew’s was one of the smallest primary schools at the championships.  The Year 4 boys narrowly missed out on a podium finish, only 13 points adrift from the bronze medal position.

   

  Mrs Hartley would like to thank all the children for their dedicated training and Mrs Challis, Mrs Hartnup, Mrs Martin, Mr Partridge, Mrs Poter, Mrs Press and William and Mrs Skeet for their invaluable help in preparing the team for the competition.