Celebration Assembly
Celebration Assembly – Friday 27th March 2026
Stars of the Week
Congratulations to the following children for receiving the 'Star of the Week' rosette:
Reception: Mia H for fantastic engagement in writing and producing great sentences.
Year 1: Danny for making really sensible choices in dance this week.
Year 2: Charis for a super performance during the dance show.
Year 3: Franco for always being engaged in lessons.
Year 4: Arthur for always doing the right thing and for having the confidence to play piano at the arts celebration.
Year 5: RP for reviewing her own writing before handing it in.
Year 6: Ruby for improved writing stamina.
Home Learning Heroes
The following children were recognised as Home Learning Heroes:
Reception: Max for superb sentence writing forming letters really well.
Year 1: Nathan for always completing all of his home learning.
Year 2: Zonaira for extra times table practise and sharing her families celebrations of Eid.
Year 3: Oscar for always completing home learning neatly and to a high standard.
Year 4: Giselle for a beautifully written review of "Coming to England".
Year 5: Alma for producing a book cover for her mystery and suspense story.
Year 6: Darcie for asking for extra home learning
Perfectly Presented
The following children produced perfectly presented work:
Reception: Aleeha who has been making excellent effort with her letter formation
Year 1: Milo for trying hard with his letter formation and clearly presenting his Geography learning.
Year 2: Sienna for beautifully presented learning, all of the time.
Year 3: Leo for continuing to develop his joined handwriting.
Year 4: Caiden for neat presentation in maths.
Year 5: Leo for achieving presentation targets in maths and English.
Year 6: Ilaria for a perfectly presented newspaper report.
Communication Champion
The following children used superb oracy skills:
Reception: Thomas who explained that 'ur' and 'er' sound the same but look different.
Year 1: Finn for making really meaningful contributions in RE this week.
Year 2: Harry for sharing a fabulous map he made at home really confidently.
Year 3: Elliot for joining in with the whole class poem.
Year 4: Amadea for increased contributions in class.
Year 5: Wezem for using the oracy sentence stems this week.
Year 6: Eliza for her insightful contributions during the debate in RE.
Lunch Cup Winners
Key Stage 1- Reception for continued good behaviour in the dining hall and when lining up at the end of play.
Key Stage 2- Year 4 for sensible behaviour in the packed lunch hall.
Lunch Cup Winners (Whole Term)
KS1 Lunchtime Award - Reception
KS2 Lunchtime Award - Year 3
Attendance
Year 3 had the highest attendance this week with 97.33 %.
100% attendance for March -150 pupils.
Best attendance for March- Year 2 with 98.6%.
100% attendance for Spring Term 2 -137 pupils.
100% attendance for Spring Term 1 and 2- 83 pupils.
Best Class Attendance Spring Term
1st Year 3 -97.9%
2nd Year 4- 97.7%
3rd Year2 -96.6%
Best Class Attendance 2025-2026 (so far)
1st -Year 4 - 97.9%
2nd -Year 3- 97.5%
3rd -Year 2 -97.2%
Henry Hoover (tidiest classroom)
This week Year 2 were recognised as the class with the tidiest classroom.
French star of the week
This was awarded to Ivy in Year 1 for talking to Mrs Cornish in French whilst at breakfast club.
Golden Welly Award
Brandon and Bailey in Year 6 received the award for building a den in the sand pit
Golden Broom Award
Max F in Year 4 and Kunashe in Year 6 received the award for helping to tidy up after build club.
Outside achievements
We shared the following achievements:
Jesna Susan made her Brownie promise, last Friday. She also attained space interest badge for creating a project with recycled materials.
Noah completed his level 3 swimming and achieved his 10 metres certificate.
Jaylah, Jaxon and Barry were named as Lexia Superstars.
Isla Grace achieved the following badges at Brownies: Explore Stage 2, Games Master, Birdwatching, Animal Helper, Baking, Kitchen Creations, Mechanic, Collecting, Dancing and Passions.
Charlie W, Year 5, received his level 8 medal and certificate in gymnastics this week.
Jake achieved Water Skills Level 3.
Kyran was named as Gymnast of the Week for improving handstands on the tumble.
Kiera received certificates and a trophy for swimming.
Mason received two certificates for swimming.
Amelia achieved the Rainbow’s Gold Award.
Kindness Award
Nursery – Jamie
Reception – Jax
Unsung Hero
Year 1 - Ruby T
Year 2- George M
Integrity Award
Year 3 - Alayna
Year 4 - Oliver
Year 5 - Inaaya
Year 6 - Ewan
Match Report
Last Friday, the Year 6 boys played football against Saint Nicholas school. The game was a 2-2 draw and the boys worked brilliantly as a team.
Celebration Assembly – Friday 20th March 2026
Stars of the Week
Congratulations to the following children for receiving the 'Star of the Week' rosette:
Reception: Isabelle who has produced some fantastic independent writing recently.
Year 1: Micah for a fantastic performance in dance. He was always smiling and keeping time.
Year 2: Albie for being focussed in learning.
Year 3: Elliot for excellent independence and art skills whilst printing.
Year 4: Max D for enthusiasm in all subjects and detailed writing in English.
Year 5: Leo for successfully working in a group this week.
Year 6: Ewan for exceptional progress in all areas, demonstrated in mocks this week.
Home Learning Heroes
The following children were recognised as Home Learning Heroes:
Reception: Lilly for challenging herself to some super 'or' sentences.
Year 1: Michael for completing his learning each week as well as lots of extra reading.
Year 2: Freddie for completing all home learning to a good standard.
Year 3: Jaylah for learning spellings at home and making progress in school.
Year 4: Freddie for completing all home learning to a good standard.
Year 5: Lamis for finding definitions for new vocabulary in spelling and reading.
Year 6: Aaruhi, for consistent high standards, and engagement in reading. Looking through Aaruhi's reading record is joyous as she provides a running commentary on the books she is reading.
Perfectly Presented
The following children produced perfectly presented work:
Reception: Morgan for the fantastic drawing of his Mummy.
Year 1: Molly for trying hard with letter formation and getting letters to sit on the line.
Year 2: Freya for developing her cursive style.
Year 3: Spencer for using neat, joined handwriting in English this week.
Year 4: Brody for a well-prepared and aesthetically pleasing quiche in DT
Year 5: Alma for beautifully presented maths.
Year 6: Samiya for her perfectly presented letter in PSHE
Communication Champion
The following children used superb oracy skills:
Reception: Sophie for super sharing about her gymnastics, describing all the moves.
Year 1: Ivy for always making thoughtful contributions to our learning.
Year 2: Thea for always engaging in class discussions enthusiastically.
Year 3: Leon for participating well in lessons.
Year 4: Max F for amazing contributions in all areas of the curriculum.
Year 5: Teddy for suitable questioning of others about connections their story planning.
Year 6: Bailey for presenting his excellent learning with pride in RE and PSHE this week.
Lunch Cup Winners
EYFS and KS1 Lunchtime Cup - Reception for maintaining good lining up at the end of play.
KS2 Lunchtime Cup - Year 6 for sensible behaviour in the dining hall.
Attendance
Year 4 had the highest attendance this week with 99.67%.
Henry Hoover (tidiest classroom)
This week Year 5 were recognised as the class with the tidiest classroom.
French star of the week
This was awarded to Archie in Year 5 for enthusiastically joining in with our song Le chat en chocolat
Golden Welly Award
Ruby V in Year 1 received the award for playing ‘Minecraft’ in real life, in the sandpit.
Golden Broom Award
WR in Year 6 and HM in Year 5 received the award for tidying the dressing up, balls and the sandpit, showing excellent initiative.
Outside achievements
We shared the following achievements:
Mia K achieved her Level 5 Pre Novice Gymnastics Award.
Evelyn received a Bravery Certificate at the doctors surgery.
Robert was awarded Level 6 in pre-novice gymnastics.
Charlie W, Year 5, was named star of the week at gymnastics for his fast progress on his handspring on the vault.
Giselle won a swimming silver medal for 25m breaststroke and achieved personal bests in 50m and 100m for breaststroke and front crawl.
Giselle and Mia B were named as Lexia Superstar.
Millie took part in the British Speed Skating Championship, last weekend. She came 4th in her age category.
Some Year 5 and 6 girls took part in The Great Big Dance Off and received participation award. Well done to Charlotte, Alma, Inaaya,
Gabby, Millie, Cara, LP, RP, Eliza, Scout, Ilaria, Jessica, Laila and Isla.
Arthur achieved Learn to Swim Level 5.
Savannah achieved level 1 in gymnastics.
Ilaria achieved level 6 in gymnastics.
Sienna achieved level 4 in gymnastics.
Daniel achieved level 3 in gymnastics.
Lucas achieved his Level 5 Pre Novice Gymnastics Award.
5 Best Books
Reception: Mia H
Year 2- Inez
Celebration Assembly – Friday 13th March 2026
Stars of the Week
Congratulations to the following children for receiving the 'Star of the Week' rosette:
Reception: Harper who has been so enthusiastic about practising her sentences this week.
Year 1: Savanah for showing great independence when writing her story.
Year 2: Thea for her excellent performance during dance.
Year 3: Daniel for excellent engagement in our science investigation.
Year 4: Joshua for impressive work in maths, consistently completing work accurately and challenging himself.
Year 5: Wezem for excellent phrasing in mystery and suspense writing.
Year 6: Bailey for enthusiasm and engagement in our trip to Sartorius.
Home Learning Heroes
The following children were recognised as Home Learning Heroes:
Reception: Mia H for excellent 'ai' words and extra effort practising letter formation.
Year 1: Molly for completing all her home learning.
Year 2: Jesse for bringing in books to share that he has made at home.
Year 3: Gabriella for showing excellent effort practising non-negotiables.
Year 4: Zohan for all non-negotiables completed and a lovely recount of his important reading at the mosque.
Year 5: Peyton for extra maths problem solving practice.
Year 6: Samiya for being proactive and completing arithmetic home learning ahead of the deadline.
Perfectly Presented
The following children produced perfectly presented work:
Reception: Ezra who always presents his learning beautifully, taking care and paying attention to formation and detail.
Year 1: Millie for carefully presenting her story.
Year 2: Inez for beautifully presented fact families in maths.
Year 3: Leona for neat presentation in maths.
Year 4: Anaya for improved presentation in maths.
Year 5: Leo for showing that he can write neatly and legibly.
Year 6: Sophia for a perfectly presented information text in science.
Communication Champion
The following children used superb oracy skills:
Reception: Maya for our wonderful conversation at snack time about sugar snap peas.
Year 1: Molly for showing more confidence and sharing her ideas with the class.
Year 2: Zonaira for sharing information about Ramadan in assembly.
Year 3: Ali for increased participation.
Year 4: Izzy for clearly communicating her thoughts during DT.
Year 5: Aairah who always contributes well.
Year 6: Kunashe for asking and responding to curious questions so eloquently on the trip to Sartorius.
Lunch Cup Winners
Key Stage 1- Reception for using good manners in the dining room.
Key Stage 2- Year 5 for improved lining up at the end of lunch play
Attendance
Year 4 had the highest attendance this week with 100%.
Henry Hoover (tidiest classroom)
This week Reception were recognised as the class with the tidiest classroom.
French star of the week
This was awarded to Emilia in Year 4 for completing extra work about illnesses.
Golden Welly Award
Ruby T, Keira in Year 1 and Harry B in Year 2 received the award for playing fantastically in the water play.
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Golden Broom Award
Alayna in Year 3 received the award for helping to close the sandpit and keep the everyone safe during the windy weather.
Outside achievements
We shared the following achievements:
Isabelle F completed her primary modern exam just before the half term which has resulted in an excellent mark of 86% distinction.
Bruce took part in his first swimming gala at the weekend and he loved it. He did three 25m races and got 2 bronze medals.
Nancy received a certificate for being a Lexia Superstar.
Emmie received a trophy from her dance class.
Olivia scored a hat trick for Tottenham this week for the under 10's and they won 17-3.
Ivy shared the badges she achieved for swimming.
Ally was named Gymnast of the Week for showing determination with connection skills on the vault.
Elsie Rae was named Gymnast of the Week and is been pictured performing on Stevenage Gymnastics Club website.
Amelia was named Gymnast of the Week and achieved Core Level 7.
5 Best Books
Nursery: Sanav and Saanvi
Year 2: Noah W and Zonaira
Year 5: Charlotte
Ready, Steady …Read
Well done, to all the children and families that took part in Ready, Steady… Read. As a school we have now raised a total of £1579.52 to spend on new books for the library.
Most time spent reading- Isla Grace
Most money raised- Lily P
Match Reports
The Year 5 & 6 Girls’ Football Team enjoyed a fantastic result yesterday with a 4–0 win against St Nicholas Primary School. Goals from Ruby, Grace, Isla and Ilaria secured the victory in what was a brilliant team performance from start to finish. The girls showed great determination, teamwork and sportsmanship throughout the match. This was their first win of the season, and we are incredibly proud of the effort and spirit they continue to show on the pitch, whether they win or lose. Well done to the whole team for representing the school so positively!
The Year 5 and 6 Boys’ Football Team recently played a match against Bedwell Primary School. Although the final score was 3–0, the team represented the school brilliantly and should be very proud of their efforts.
From the very start of the match, the boys showed excellent teamwork, determination and positive attitudes. They worked hard to support one another on the pitch and trying their best to move the ball forward and create scoring opportunities. Throughout the game, the players demonstrated great sportsmanship, encouraging their teammates and never giving up even when the match became challenging.
Celebration Assembly- Friday 6th March 2026
Stars of the Week
Congratulations to the following children for receiving the Star of the Week rosette:
Reception: Tilly for fabulous writing and independently reading it back to ensure it made sense.
Year 1: Arlo for his fantastic effort and contributions in maths this week.
Year 2: Jesse for being really confident in maths.
Year 3: Jamie for continued excellent presentation.
Year 4: Max D for his detail and commitment to his memoir in English this week.
Year 5: La P for always engaging with whole-class learning discussions.
Year 6: Diya for her exceptional writing in English, retelling All Summer in a Day.
Home Learning Heroes
The following children were recognised as Home Learning Heroes:
Reception: Robert for challenging himself to write a super sentence.
Year 1: Aamina for always completing her home learning to a high standard.
Year 2: Zonaira for great maths and handwriting at home.
Year 3: Nancy for telling me that she would give her £100 to a homeless person to help them be happy.
Year 4: Elissa for recording her science experiment observations to a high standard.
Year 5: Gabby for writing a poem linked to DT.
Year 6: Ewan for consistently high arithmetic scores.
Perfectly Presented
The following children produced perfectly presented work:
Reception: Khadija, whose bean lifecycle was perfectly drawn and labelled.
Year 1: Ruby T for lovely presentation in art.
Year 2: Jack for a beautifully presented poem.
Year 3: Nancy for neat letters which are on the line.
Year 4: Iosif for a beautifully presented memoir.
Year 5: Harry for presenting his learning in maths neatly.
Year 6: Malaika for improved effort with presentation.
Communication Champion
The following children used superb oracy skills:
Reception: Omari for a great recount of Jasper’s Beanstalk.
Year 1: Tia for sharing her ideas clearly.
Year 2: Cooper for fantastic talk about his visit to see Horrible Histories.
Year 3: Leona for increased confidence when sharing.
Year 4: Amadea for using a clear voice when contributing to class discussions.
Year 5: Daniel for increased contributions to class discussions.
Year 6: Ahmed for always communicating respectfully.
Lunch Cup Winners
Key Stage 1: Year 1 for using good manners in the dining room.
Key Stage 2: Year 3 for fantastic tidying up of the gazebo every day and consistently good lining up at the end of play.
Attendance
Nursery had the highest attendance this week with 99.47%.
Reception had the best attendance with 98.1%.
167 children had 100% attendance for February.
Henry Hoover (Tidiest Classroom)
This week Year 6 were recognised as the class with the tidiest classroom.
French Star of the Week
This was awarded to Aaruhi for her reading comprehension about places in a town.
Golden Welly Award
Arthur, Max D, Max F, Freddie, Iosif, Oliver, Owen, Joshua, Olivia and Bruce in Year 4 received the award for engaging in forest school, building a bucket pond, helping with Build Club and showing excellent OPAL behaviour.
A special mention to George M in Year 2, who was a strong runner-up for the Golden Welly. He showed kindness and responsibility when trying to help his friend.
Golden Broom Award
Leon and Joshua H in Year 3 received the award for tidying up the dressing-up clothes which had been left out by other children.
Outside Achievements
We shared the following achievements:
Illaria achieved a Level 10 Advanced Award in gymnastics.
Kyran, Le P and Jael were awarded certificates for being Lexia Superstars.
Blake achieved Learn to Swim Level 3.
Charlie Willmott received his Level 9 in gymnastics last week.
Nasara was named Player of the Match for his football club and shared the trophy he was awarded.
5 Best Books
Nursery: Maryam, Serah and Aaliyah
Year 2: Jack and Owen
Year 4: Emilia
Sports Report
The Year 5 and 6 girls played in a football tournament this week, taking 4th place. The girls showed determination and teamwork and were a credit to the school.
The Year 5 and 6 boys’ football team played against The Leys. The boys won 4–1, with Leo being named Man of the Match for his fabulous saves in goal.
Celebration Assembly – Friday 27th February 2026
Stars of the Week
Congratulations to the following children for receiving the 'Star of the Week' rosette:
Reception: Rayaan, who gives 100% to his learning in school and at home, and has produced some incredible writing this week.
Year 1: Ruby V for sharing and performing the continents song with the class.
Year 2: Harry T for a super recount about the half-term holiday.
Year 3: Radhvi for excellent participation and engagement in all lessons.
Year 4: Oliver for always making the right choices and being an active learner across all subjects.
Year 5: LeP for showing perseverance and resilience in maths this week.
Year 6: Jessica for demonstrating excellence in geography.
Home Learning Heroes
The following children were recognised as Home Learning Heroes:
Reception: Tilly for super 'ee' words, which were beautifully written.
Year 1: Zoha for always completing her home learning and reading lots at home.
Year 4: Owen, who completed all of his home learning and lots of extra Lexia tasks too!
Year 5: Charlie for finding lots of definitions for unfamiliar vocabulary.
Year 6: Diya for completing extra spelling practice in order to apply spellings in her writing.
Perfectly Presented
The following children produced perfectly presented work:
Reception: Mia K, who rewrote her sentence to improve it, forming her letters really well.
Year 1: Arlo for showing improvements in his letter formation.
Year 2: Ava for having a super ‘I can and I will’ attitude to handwriting.
Year 3: Alessandro for trying hard to present his maths learning neatly.
Year 4: Connie for joining her letters correctly and being neat in English.
Year 5: Inaaya for clear presentation in maths.
Year 6: Kunashe for her perfectly presented scientific leaflet about the health benefits of being an athlete.
Communication Champion
The following children used superb oracy skills:
Reception: Charlie, who used fantastic vocabulary when making and tasting pancakes.
Year 1: Ivy for speaking clearly when discussing groups of animals in science.
Year 2: Henry for confident speaking in French.
Year 3: Kyran for increased participation in whole-class teaching.
Year 4: Arthur for sharing clear opinions during discussion in DT.
Year 5: Harry for speaking confidently this week.
Year 6: Ewan for collaborative working in science.
Lunch Cup Winners
Key Stage 1 – Year 2 for sensible behaviour in the dining room.
Key Stage 2 – Year 3 for being polite and well-mannered in the dining room.
Attendance
Reception had the highest attendance this week with 99.17%.
Henry Hoover (tidiest classroom)
This week, Nursery were recognised as the class with the tidiest classroom.
French Star of the Week
This was awarded to Leo in Year 3 for reading ‘Ours Brun’ (Brown Bear) in French.
Golden Welly Award
Leo, Daniel and Ali in Year 3, and Lucas in Reception, received the award for playing together nicely.
Golden Broom Award
Year 1 received the award for greater participation, when tidying the wheeled play area.
Outside Achievements
We shared the following achievements:
Jesna Susan attended the Thinking Day craft activity held by Brownies and attained the Guiding Glow Interest Badge.
Oscar and Franco won Joint Parents’ Player at their grassroots match last Saturday. The boys played so well, showcasing their skills together. The boys finished the second quarter 6–2 down but ended up winning 7–6!
Arthur was named Player of the Match for his football team for being great in goal.
Olivia was named Player of the Match for her football team for scoring two goals.
Noah W received Star of the Week in street dance for his excellent timing.
Cara achieved Levels 9 and 10 in swimming. She had to swim a mile!
Millie competed in a skating race at the weekend.
WR received Player of the Match for improving his footwork.
Amelia passed her Core Level 8 in gymnastics.
Bailey won Man of the Match at football. His team won 2–1.
Mia H was one of 50 lucky Hertfordshire Reception pupils to win a signed copy of Elephant Detectives by author Ged Adamson and was invited to Stevenage Library to be presented with her gift.
Sophie earned her Core Level 10 Award in gymnastics.
Archie R and Alfie were named as Lexia Superstars.
The Choir
We are incredibly proud of our Young Voices Choir for their sensational performance at The O2 on Tuesday evening. They rose to the occasion, performing with confidence, energy and enthusiasm. Not only did they sound fantastic, but their behaviour throughout the event was exemplary. They were a real credit to themselves, their families and our school.
Match Report
A huge well done to Radhvi, Leo, Manesu, Max, Leon, Connie and Haris, who competed in the finals of the Rapid Fire Cricket this evening. We did not finish in a medal place; however, the children showed all of our PRIDE learning behaviours throughout. They also demonstrated incredible teamwork, discussing different tactics and how they could support one another. Well done to you all, and a big thank you to Stevenage Sporting Futures.
On Wednesday, the Year 5 and 6 girls’ football team played a home match against Fairlands in only their second game together. Despite facing a very strong and well-organised Fairlands side, the girls demonstrated fantastic determination. Although the final score was 14–0 to Fairlands, the result does not reflect the incredible effort and resilience shown by our team. The girls never gave up; they supported one another throughout the match. We are extremely proud of them and look forward to seeing their continued progress in the matches ahead.
5 Best Books
Year 1: Keira
Year 2: Emmie, Henry and Ibrahim
Celebration Assembly – Friday 23rd January 2026
Stars of the Week
Congratulations to the following children for receiving the ‘Star of the Week’ rosette:
Reception: Thomas for listening to feedback about his handwriting and responding positively to it.
Year 1: Donnie for being a super mathematician all week.
Year 2: Henry for enthusiasm across the curriculum.
Year 3: Jesna for excellent participation in our oracy/reading lesson.
Year 4: Connie for working hard to complete all of the success criteria in English this week.
Year 5: Archie for shining in maths and art this week.
Year 6: Sophia for developing a growth mind-set in maths.
Home Learning Heroes
The following children were recognised as Home Learning Heroes:
Reception: Isabelle for challenging herself to write ‘oo’ words.
Year 1: Neo for completing all his home learning and reading lots at home.
Year 2: Jack for super maths learning.
Year 3: Scarlett for accurate, neat home learning.
Year 4: Bruce for his extra work on the Egyptians.
Year 5: Cara for finding definitions in her own reading.
Year 6: Ruby for excellent home learning about earthquakes. It was interesting to read and full of facts, as well as being beautifully presented.
Perfectly Presented
The following children produced perfectly presented work:
Reception: Sophie for her beautifully illustrated story map.
Year 1: Ivy for taking great care with her letter formation and ensuring her letters are the correct size.
Year 2: Noah C for beautiful writing in English.
Year 3: Bella for trying hard with letter formation.
Year 4: Max D for neat presentation in maths, particularly with the formal method of multiplication.
Year 5: Harry for excellent handwriting this week.
Year 6: Nasara for perfectly presented art. Nasara took a great deal of time and effort to add detail to his wave.
Communication Champion
The following children used superb oracy skills:
Reception: Rayaan for talking so well about nocturnal animals.
Year 1: Ruby T for being really vocal with her thoughts and reasoning in maths.
Year 2: Owen for excellent science and religion and worldview responses.
Year 3: Jake for increased participation in oracy learning.
Year 4: Joshua for contributions in all areas of the curriculum and presenting with a clear voice.
Year 5: RP for clear expression of her thoughts to the class.
Year 6: Finley for always communicating respectfully.
Lunch Cup Winners
EYFS and KS1 Lunchtime Cup – Reception for consistently showing excellent lining up at the end of play.
KS2 Lunchtime Cup – Year 5 for much improved lining up at the end of play.
A special well done goes to Charis and Thea for supporting the younger children to make sensible choices in the dining room.
Attendance
Year 4 had the highest attendance this week with 98.67%.
Henry Hoover (tidiest classroom)
This week, Year 2 were recognised as the class with the tidiest classroom.
French Star of the Week
This was awarded to Finley in Year 6 for neat presentation and accurate writing of names of places in a town.
Golden Welly Award
Arthur, Avyukt, Max F and Charlie (Reception), Aairah, Gabby, Nathan and Amadea received the award for showing lots of enthusiasm when helping to build a bug hotel in Build Club.
Golden Broom Award
Ace in Year 2 received the award for excellent tidying up of the sandpit.
Outside Achievements
We shared the following achievements:
Olivia was awarded Player of the Session at her football club training this week.
Noah C has achieved Level 1 Balancing and Level 1 Limbering at his Steer Acro class this week.
Sienna F achieved the 25m Rainbow Badge in swimming.
Noah received Star of the Week at street dance this week for his excellent dancing.
Willow Rose achieved Core Level 5 Gymnastics Award.
Bruce continued his goal-scoring streak at the weekend with a goal and an assist. He was voted Parents’ Player of the Match for the second week in a row!
Willow Rose, Zekiah, Nancy, Harry T and Jesse received certificates for being Lexia Superstars.
Ava has completed 50 parkruns.
Tia was awarded Gymnast of the Week for improving her handstands.
5 Best Books
Year 2: Adeel and Amelia
Year 3: Radhvi, Leo, Leona, Jake and Willow Rose
Sports Reports
Well done to our Year 3 and 4 football team. They played against St Margaret Clitherow. Both teams played brilliantly, showing great teamwork, effort and sportsmanship throughout the game. We’re incredibly proud of our players, who came away with a 7–3 win for Trotts Hill after an exciting and hard-fought match.
Celebration Assembly – Friday 16th January 2026
Stars of the Week
Congratulations to the following children for receiving the 'Star of the Week' rosette:
Reception: Aleeha for super effort with all learning.
Year 1: Lily for enthusiasm and using word banks.
Year 2: Ibrahim for an excellent and consistent standard of work.
Year 3: Oscar for excellent participation in English and for using excellent ideas and vocabulary.
Year 4: Amadea for her impressive work in English this week.
Year 5: Barry for enjoying maths this week.
Year 6: Harry for challenging himself and excelling in all areas.
Home Learning Heroes
The following children were recognised as Home Learning Heroes:
Reception: Yusra for fantastic sentences with great letter formation and finger spaces.
Year 1: Danny for doing lots of reading at home.
Year 2: Cooper for excellent revision for the maths challenge.
Year 3: Jamie for producing some very interesting reasons as to why he liked or disliked the traditional tales read.
Year 4: Coby for an excellent write-up about his plant.
Year 5: Millie for lots of reading and spelling practice.
Year 6: Marnie for completing home learning independently to a high standard.
Perfectly Presented
The following children produced perfectly presented work:
Reception: Candace for always producing beautiful handwriting.
Year 1: Neo for using finger spaces.
Year 2: George M for an excellent effort in handwriting and in English books.
Year 3: Scarlett for taking great care to form letters correctly.
Year 4: Ethan for improved presentation in English.
Year 5: Teddy T for beautiful writing.
Year 6: Aaruhi for her perfectly presented line graph in science.
Communication Champion
The following children used superb oracy skills:
Reception: Jax, who used some super vocabulary in maths, RE and Forest School this week!
Year 1: Arlo for thoughtful comments in RE.
Year 2: Emmie for answering maths questions confidently and eloquently.
Year 3: Daniel for always sharing ideas confidently in maths.
Year 4: Avyukt for increased participation in class and expressing ideas clearly.
Year 5: Gabby for trying to project her voice.
Year 6: Amelie for confidently contributing in maths, sharing how to tackle algebra problems.
Lunch Cup Winners
Key Stage 1 – Year 1 for sensible lining up in the dining room.
Key Stage 2 – Year 6 for improved lining up at the end of lunchtime.
Attendance
Year 2 had the highest attendance this week with 100%.
Henry Hoover (tidiest classroom)
This week, Year 5 were recognised as the class with the tidiest classroom.
French Star of the Week
This was awarded to Haris in Year 4 for always answering the register in French and using the Phrase of the Fortnight.
Golden Welly Award
HM and Charlie in Year 5 received the award for enjoying playing with tyres in the rain.
Golden Broom Award
Jesse and Zekiah in Year 2 received the award for tidying up the sandpit together.
Outside Achievements
We shared the following achievements:
Olivia scored a hat-trick in her team’s 7–1 win at the weekend, and she was named Player of the Match by the opposing team.
Charlie W started gymnastics and passed his first level straight away.
Willow Rose was named Gymnast of the Week for working hard on back handsprings down an incline.
Jessie was named Gymnast of the Week for showing bravery and determination, especially in the handspring off the vault.
Sophie was named Gymnast of the Week in her gymnastics class.
Bailey achieved his Angelfish 3 swimming award.
Emilia achieved her 25-metre swimming certificate.
Bruce scored 2 goals in a match on Saturday, one left foot and one right foot. They won 5-4 and Bruce was voted Parents Player and Coaches Player of the match.
Ilyana was awarded a certificate for achieving swimming 40m breaststroke.
Yusra was awarded a certificate for achieving swimming 10m front crawl.
HM shared certificates for being golfer of the week.
Haris shared medals he was awarded for reading poetry and football.
Celebration Assembly – Friday 9th January 2026
Stars of the Week
Congratulations to the following children for receiving the 'Star of the Week' rosette:
Reception: Morgan for super subitising in Maths when playing pairs.
Year 1: Savanah for a great start back after Christmas.
Year 2: Adeel for always being incredibly kind and helpful.
Year 3: Jake for being fully engaged in all aspects of learning.
Year 4: Freddie for showing determination with his times tables and swimming.
Year 5: Daniel for increased participation in class discussions.
Year 6: Lovell because he is motivated, works hard and produces work to a very high standard. He was excellent in geography this week and researched and wrote a very detailed and informative piece of learning on different types of extreme weather.
Home Learning Heroes
The following children were recognised as Home Learning Heroes:
Reception: Harper for fabulous reading.
Year 2: Ibrahim for doing lots of reading over the Christmas holidays.
Year 4: Oliver for recording daily reads over the Christmas holidays.
Year 5: Lamis for reading and extra grammar practice.
Year 6: Ahmed for reading 22 times over the Christmas holidays!
Perfectly Presented
The following children produced perfectly presented work:
Reception: Lilly who drew and labelled a digger in Literacy, showing care and detail.
Year 1: Rudy for working hard to improve his letter formation.
Year 2: Zekiah for beautifully presented writing in English.
Year 3: Mason for excellent presentation in maths.
Year 4: Sienna for her beautifully presented art title page.
Year 5: Isabella for beautifully presented handwriting.
Year 6: Amelie and Marnie for their learning in PSHE, representing that everyone has the right to be loved.
Communication Champion
The following children used superb oracy skills:
Reception: Raul who talked passionately about construction vehicles.
Year 1: Zoha for speaking clearly in maths.
Year 2: Amelia for reminding everyone about how to use their oracy skills.
Year 3: Jesna for always being willing to share.
Year 4: Austin for waiting patiently and answering questions clearly during our wellbeing workshop.
Year 5: Peyton for clear responses this week.
Year 6: Harry for expressing himself in a rap during our PSHE learning.
Lunch Cup Winners
Key Stage 1- Reception for exceptional lining up at the end of playtime.
Key Stage 2- Year 3 for always being sensible and doing the right thing at the end of lunchtime.
Attendance
Nursery, Reception, Year 1, Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 had the highest attendance this week with 100%.
Henry Hoover (tidiest classroom)
This week Nursery were recognised as the class with the tidiest classroom.
Golden Welly Award
Tilly, Max and Tommy in Reception received the award for showing perseverance during OPAL play.
Golden Broom Award
Alayna, Isla Grace and Bella in Year 3 received the award for building a small snowman.
Outside achievements
We shared the following achievements:
Daniel M, Owen P and Jesna Susan all completed the Library’s Winter Mini Challenge.
Ally and Jessie achieved Junior Park Run Marathon award.
Adeel achieved awards for giving a speech, football and reading the Qu’ran.
Kyran achieved a certificate from his gymnastics club for completing a perfect handstand.
Celebration Assembly – Friday 19th December 2025
Stars of the Week
Congratulations to the following children for receiving the 'Star of the Week' rosette:
Reception: Khadija for having an excellent all-round week, but especially for all of her super writing at home and school.
Year 1: Milo for always showing his PRIDE behaviours.
Year 2: Owen for amazing effort in our Christmas production.
Year 3: Elliot for learning and then reciting a nursery rhyme to Year 3 and staff.
Year 4: Brody for focusing in lessons and producing a well-rounded explanation text in English.
Year 5: Aairah for a star performance, even in rehearsals.
Year 6: Ahmed for his enthusiasm towards reading and finishing a Year 6 recommended text in 3 days!
Home Learning Heroes
The following children were recognised as Home Learning Heroes:
Reception: Maya, who has been practising her flashcards and also writing some cards beautifully.
Year 1: Aamina for always completing lots of reading and presenting her learning beautifully.
Year 2: Emmie for extra maths practice at home, which has had a really positive impact on learning in class.
Year 3: Daniel for always completing home learning neatly and to a high standard.
Year 4: Anaya for creative spelling practice.
Year 5: Saana for
Year 6: Bailey for completing extra revision in preparation for SATs.
Perfectly Presented
The following children produced perfectly presented work:
Reception: Marnie for working extra hard on her letter formation.
Year 1: Aamina for taking great care when printing in Art.
Year 2: Ilyana for excellent cursive handwriting.
Year 3: Joshua S for always trying hard to present learning neatly.
Year 4: Oliver for a stunning explanation text.
Year 5: Millie for a superb improvement in her written learning.
Year 6: Owen for perfectly presented learning on co-ordinates.
Communication Champion
The following children used superb oracy skills:
Reception: Max, who told us all about why Christians celebrate Christmas.
Year 1: Nathan for communicating positively.
Year 2: Cobie for excellent projection in our play.
Year 3: Leo for always engaging in class discussions.
Year 4: Caiden for increased participation in science, answering questions posed by his peers and using scientific vocabulary.
Year 5: HM for always communicating using a clear voice.
Year 6: Georgia for her intonation when storytelling.
Lunch Cup Winners
Key Stage 1 – Year 1 for showing kind and caring behaviour towards Reception children.
Key Stage 2 – Year 6 for helping to ensure all children have equal use of the swing on the treehouse.
Attendance
Year 4 had the highest attendance this week with 98.33%.
100% attendance for December – 161 pupils
100% attendance for Autumn Term 2 – 108 pupils
100% attendance for Autumn Term – 73 pupils
Best class attendance Autumn Term:
1st Year 4 – 98.1%
2nd Year 2 – 97.8%
3rd Year 3 – 97.1%
Henry Hoover (tidiest classroom)
This week, Year 3 were recognised as the class with the tidiest classroom.
French Star of the Week
This was awarded to Amadea in Year 4, for saying she had found Father Christmas, holding a pear and saying Père Noël.
Golden Welly Award
Kunashe in Year 6 received the award for always being safe, kind and responsible during playtimes.
Golden Broom Award
Scarlett in Year 3 received the award for tidying the boots which get left by the office every day.
Outside Achievements
We shared the following achievements:
Isla Grace’s story for the BBC 500 Words competition has made it through to the second round. Hers is one of 5,000 stories selected from tens of thousands of entries!
Jake achieved a Rainbow 25m Swim Award.
Emilia took part in her Gymnastics Christmas Showcase, performing in three separate routines. In the awards at the end, Emilia and her partner were awarded the highest group award in Grade 2. This means they amassed the highest aggregate score during all competitions throughout the year.
Elsie-Rae won Gymnast of the Week this week and also moved to Level 7.
Thea shared badges she achieved at Rainbows: Know Myself, Pot of Gold and Hobbies.
Harry T received a certificate for being a Lexia Superworks.
Integrity
Year 3: Bella
Year 4: Coby
Year 5: Alfie
Year 6: Ewan
Unsung Hero
Year 1: Ivy
Year 2: Noah W
Kindness
Reception: Eden Aaron
Nursery: Kennedy
School Games Values
Self-Belief – Ilaria for showing she could achieve the highest score in rowing.
Self-Belief – Mia K for believing in herself and getting onto the forest school swing.
Teamwork – Willow R for supporting her partner in gymnastics.
Teamwork – Neriah for working excellently with her partner in gymnastics.
Teamwork – Neo for working excellently with her partner in gymnastics.
Passion – River for showing an exceptional passion for archery.
Junior Duke
5 Best Books
Year 3: Munesu
Year 6: Kunashe and Ahmed
Celebration Assembly – Friday 12th December 2025
Stars of the Week
Congratulations to the following children for receiving the 'Star of the Week' rosette:
Reception: Yusra for her super confident performance of Mary in Wriggly Nativity.
Year 1: Kiera for settling well into Year 1 and actively participating in all lessons.
Year 2: Amelia for being all-round fabulous and thinking about learning outside of school.
Year 3: Alessandro for demonstrating the PRIDE learning behaviours whilst sewing.
Year 4: Noah for being helpful and engaged in class; making sensible choices.
Year 5: Leo for showing resilience, perseverance and determination this week in maths and English.
Year 6: Laila for developing a growth mind-set in maths, and making exceptional progress as a result.
Home Learning Heroes
The following children were recognised as Home Learning Heroes:
Reception: Omari who has been practising writing CVC words at home.
Year 1: Lily for always completing her home learning to a high standard.
Year 2: Noah W for learning all the words to the Christmas play.
Year 3: Joshua S for completing extra sewing practice at home.
Year 4: Caiden for a neat handwriting task and well-presented evidence of all non-negotiables.
Year 5: Charlotte for maintaining a very high standard.
Year 6: Tommy for completing all non-negotiables, and reading our new class book Skellig within a week!
Perfectly Presented
The following children produced perfectly presented work:
Reception: Harper who is making excellent progress with her letter formation.
Year 1: Savanah for ensuring all her letters were formed correctly and she had written on the line when writing a letter to Santa.
Year 2: Ace for excellent voice projection in rehearsals and drama.
Year 3: Willow Rose for very neat stitches in sewing.
Year 4: Bruce for a beautifully stitched Christmas stocking in DT.
Year 5: Daniel for beautifully presented learning in maths.
Year 6: Grace for making her handwriting more consistent in size.
Communication Champion
The following children used superb oracy skills:
Reception: Mia H who spoke so confidently when sharing news from home.
Year 1: Oliver for making great contributions in maths.
Year 2: Cobie for beautiful diction in play rehearsals.
Year 3: Joshua H for willingness to share in lessons.
Year 4: Brody for a high level of contribution and clear reasoning in maths, using mathematical language.
Year 5: Alma for speaking clearly, articulately and with passion.
Year 6: Molly for contributing to whole-class learning in science.
Lunch Cup Winners
EYFS & Key Stage 1 – Reception for excellent lining up every day at the end of lunch play.
Key Stage 2 – Year 5 for rehearsing a play in the sensory garden to perform during lunch play to an audience.
Attendance
Year 2 had the highest attendance this week with 97%.
Henry Hoover (tidiest classroom)
This week Year 1 were recognised as the class with the tidiest classroom.
French Star of the Week
This was awarded to Georgia in Year 6 for confidence with the lyrics when singing the French carol.
Golden Welly Award
Alma in Year 5 received the award for inviting other children to play with her.
Golden Broom Award
Koa in Year 1 received the award for going the extra mile by tidying a tube from all the way across the field to the large loose parts.
Outside achievements
We shared the following achievements:
Over the last six weeks, Bella has been collecting toys and gifts for the Toyshed (in partnership with the Foodshed). She has received over 50 donations which she will be taking to the charity tomorrow. Bella collected the gifts as part of her Charities badge for Brownies – we are incredibly proud of her and she is proud of herself too. Next year, she would like to get "59 gifts for the Toyshed!"
Isla Grace has achieved the following badges at Brownies: Live Smart Stage 2, Influence Stage 2, Guiding Glow, Grow Your Own, Holidays, Celebrations, Mindfulness and Crafts.
Sienna achieved the Brownie Bronze Award and the Level 4 Bronze Gymnastics Award.
Savanah achieved the Level 1 Silver Gymnastics Award.
Alastair achieved the Gymnastics Core Level 6 Award.
Scout, Alfie, George and Darcie received certificates for being Lexia Superstars.
Giselle started swimming with a club just before the summer. She took part in her first race, gaining two 3rd places (50m front and back) and a second place (50m breaststroke). She was also named swimmer of the session.
Isla W has moved up to Level 8 at swimming.
Amadea achieved the Learn to Swim Level 4 Award.
Oliver (Year 4) achieved the 25m freestyle swim speed award.
Ilaria achieved the Level 6 Bronze Gymnastics Award.
Isla W achieved the Learn to Swim Level 7 Award.
5 Best Books
Year 3 – Daniel M (the first person so far)
Match Report
A huge well done to our Year 3 and 4 football team, who played their very first match of the season today against a very strong side from The Giles Juniors. They worked incredibly hard from start to finish and showed fantastic teamwork, determination, and spirit throughout the game.
Although the final score was 4–0, we couldn’t be prouder of how they played together and represented our school. Well done, team — this is just the beginning!
Celebration Assembly Thursday 4th December 2025
Stars of the Week
Congratulations to the following children for receiving the 'Star of the Week' rosette:
Reception: Henry who completed an incredible amount of HL this week even though he has been unwell.
Year 1: Ivy for always being a good role model and using her PRIDE learning behaviours.
Year 2: Emmie for super focus in maths and English.
Year 3: Joshua S for giving 100% in everything and showing PRIDE and joy.
Year 4: Iosif for independence, confidence and accuracy in maths.
Year 5: Jael for showing perseverance in maths
Year 6: Leo for always listening in class and following instructions. He has been an excellent role model to his peers this week and has completed his work to a very high standard.
Home Learning Heroes
The following children were recognised as Home Learning Heroes:
Reception: Jackson who is so keen to complete HL and did some extra handwriting practise.
Year 1: Neriah for completing lots of extra reading
Year 2: Albie for completing his work to a high standard using very good handwriting.
Year 3: Scarlett, Jesna, Ally, Willow R, Isla P for excellent research and presentation of facts.
Year 4: Joshua for well-presented and accurate calculations in his maths home learning.
Year 5: Aairah for lots of careful spelling practice.
Year 6: Eliza for completing her work to a very high standard and always presenting it neatly.
Perfectly Presented
The following children produced perfectly presented work:
Reception: Tommy for his excellent letter formation, when writing his letter home.
Year 1: Hannaliz for writing on the line and presenting her plan neatly.
Year 2: Ibrahim for lovely cursive writing.
Year 3: Jake for trying very hard to have neat presentation across all subjects.
Year 4: Noah for beautifully presented English work.
Year 5: Barry for a beautifully presented diagram, in science.
Year 6: Diya for her excellent fieldwork in geography.
Communication Champion
The following children used superb oracy skills:
Reception: Ezra for speaking so confidently when practising our Christmas performance.
Year 1: Danny for using a clear voice when sharing his plan with the class.
Year 2: Inez for improving her diction in the Christmas production.
Year 3: Nancy for increased confidence when talking in front of the class.
Year 4: Elissa for clear explanations in maths.
Year 5: Sanaa, Leo, Teddy G and Isabell for a super science presentation.
Year 6: Brandon for clearly explaining his reasoning when solving a challenging maths problem. This enabled the whole class to understand how to work through similar problems.
Lunch Cup Winners
EYFS & Key Stage 1- Year 2 for improved lining up at the end of lunch play.
Key Stage 2- Year 3 for continued good lining up at the end of lunch play and well-mannered in the dining room.
Attendance
Year 2 had the highest attendance this week with 97.5%.
Best Attendance for November:
1st - Year 4 with 98.3%
2nd -Year 2 with 98.2%.
155 children received a sticker for achieving 100% attendance for November.
Henry Hoover (tidiest classroom)
This week Year 3 were recognised as the class with the tidiest classroom.
French Star of the Week
This was awarded to Oscar in Year 3 for good speaking work asking and answering questions.
Golden Welly Award
Max D, Max F and Amadea in Year 4 received the award for making a travelling ‘floor is lava’ game. They showed great teamwork and creative thinking skills.
Golden Broom Award
HM, Millie, Cara and Inaaya in Year 5 received the award for making an excellent job of tidying up the mud kitchen.
Outside achievements
We shared the following achievements:
Daniel M has received the Level 3 silver award in gymnastics.
Ava achieved Level 2 Gold Gymnastics Award.
Henry H attained Blue Prajioud in Muai Thai.
Jessie achieved Core Level 8 Gymnastics.
Lucas has received his Level 4 Gymnastics award.
Mia K has achieved her level 4 PreNovice Gymnastics award.
Elsie-Rae was named gymnast of the week for showing grown confidence, especially when completing cartwheels of the vault.
Arthur won a trophy for being man of the match at football.
LP was named as a Lexia superstar.
Robert achieved PreNovice Gymnastics Level 5.
5 Best Books
Reception- Harper
Year 1: Finn, Hannaliz, Milo and Ruby V
Year 5- Inayaa
Celebration Assembly – Friday 28th November 2025
Stars of the Week
Congratulations to the following children for receiving the 'Star of the Week' rosette:
Reception: Robert for challenging himself to write sentences independently.
Year 1: Oliver for trying hard with his learning and contributing well to lessons.
Year 2: Sienna for excellent efforts in English.
Year 3: Isla P for being engaged and participating in English.
Year 4: Haris for being kind and considerate – always keeping the classroom tidy and offering to help the adults.
Year 5: Teddy G for improved home learning and an excellent science explanation.
Year 6: Brandon for his enthusiasm in maths lessons, always embracing challenge.
Home Learning Heroes
The following children were recognised as Home Learning Heroes:
Reception: Jax who consistently completes HL to a high standard.
Year 1: Millie for superb oracy home learning.
Year 2: Ace for really super handwriting.
Year 3: Radhvi for doing lots of extra times tables learning.
Year 4: Mia for recording her discussions with her family about memories and teaching her parents about the 3 parts of the brain we discussed in our Mind Up lessons.
Year 5: Tihomir for lots of reading and completing the oracy task.
Year 6: Malaika for completing all home learning with effort, including non-negotiables.
Perfectly Presented
The following children produced perfectly presented work:
Reception: EJ for fabulous letter formation in Busy Fingers.
Year 1: Zoha for beautiful presentation in her sketchbook.
Year 2: Cobie for beautiful handwriting in English when writing a diary entry.
Year 3: Alayna for neat joined handwriting.
Year 4: Arthur for neat presentation in English and maths.
Year 5: HM for perfectly presented learning in maths.
Year 6: LH for his perfectly presented learning about Darwin in science.
Communication Champion
The following children used superb oracy skills:
Reception: Aleeha for describing shapes.
Year 1: Donnie for great contributions in maths.
Year 2: Albie for enthusiasm and contribution during Religion and World Views.
Year 3: Oscar for always sharing ideas confidently.
Year 4: Ethan for being more vocal in class, addressing the misconceptions of others in Religion & World Views and using the talk tactics.
Year 5: Tihomir for a great contribution, using his oracy skills this week.
Year 6: WR for thoughtful contributions during his Mini Police presentation.
Lunch Cup Winners
Key Stage 1 – Reception for showing Year 1 and 2 how to line up sensibly at the end of play.
Key Stage 2 – Year 3 for lining up responsibly at the end of play, demonstrating good behaviours.
Attendance
Year 1 had the highest attendance this week with 98.97%.
Henry Hoover (tidiest classroom)
This week Year 1 were recognised as the class with the tidiest classroom.
French Star of the Week
This was awarded to Gabby in Year 5 for her decoding of the words in our French carol.
Golden Welly Award
Alma, Charlotte, Cara, Barry and friends in Year 5 received the award for creating a pantomime play area in the sensory garden.
Golden Broom Award
Owen in Year 6 received the award for making sure that all of the welly boots on the rack are put away neatly.
Outside Achievements
We shared the following achievements:
Noah performed a street dance at the Stevenage light switch-on. He did brilliantly despite the rain hitting the minute they got on stage.
Oscar has recently trialled for the Chelsea Football Club Performance Development Programme and he has been offered a place!
Scout achieved Athlete of the Week at athletics training this week for excellent technique in javelin.
Leo in Year 5 completed the Library Winter Reads Challenge.
Kyran was named Gymnast of the Week for showing amazing confidence with jumping from the low to high bar.
Connie was named Gymnast of the Week for improved forward rolls, especially off the vault.
Elsie-Rae achieved the Hobbies Badge from Rainbows.
Olivia was named Parent Player of the Week in football.
Charlie got Gymnast of the Week for his concentration and determination with backwards tuck jumps.
Joshua S, Harry T, Inez and Barry were named as Lexia Superstars.
5 Best Books
Year 1: Aamina, Nathan, Zoha and Neo.
Celebration Assembly – Friday 21st November 2025
Stars of the Week
Congratulations to the following children for receiving the 'Star of the Week' rosette:
Reception: Eden Aaron who is always so incredibly kind to everyone.
Year 1: Neo and Neriah for their excellent partner work in PE.
Year 2: Inez for a super effort in English and Maths.
Year 3: Alayna for excellent progress in English.
Year 4: Coby for always making the right choices and working to a high standard in all lessons.
Year 5: Alma for her cinquain and well-considered edits to her recount.
Year 6: Scout for being an asset to Trotts Hill, in terms of her kindness to others and her attitude to learning.
Home Learning Heroes
The following children were recognised as Home Learning Heroes:
Reception: Thomas for the phenomenal amount of reading he does at home.
Year 1: DH for always completing his home learning and doing lots of reading at home.
Year 2: Elsie for a fabulous Lego island.
Year 3: Mason for completing non-negotiables and being kind and helpful to his mum.
Year 4: Teddy for his account of his kindness task.
Year 5: Cara for an extensive recount of her act of kindness.
Year 6: Kunashe for her Junior Duke task, writing an inspirational story to share with younger children called The Girl Who Changed the World!
Perfectly Presented
The following children produced perfectly presented work:
Reception: Charlie for his excellent letter formation writing ladder letters.
Year 1: Sofia for writing 1 digit per box in Maths
Year 2: Harry T for excellent work in computing.
Year 3: Jesna for always trying hard to present all learning perfectly.
Year 4: Owen for neat presentation and design in DT.
Year 5: Aairah for beautifully presented English.
Year 6: Darcie for her beautifully presented persuasive text.
Communication Champion
The following children used superb oracy skills:
Reception: Isabelle for some fantastic ideas when talking about feelings.
Year 1: Koa for excellent feedback in English.
Year 2: Ava for confidently answering questions.
Year 3: Munesu for excellent oracy skills both in class and when talking to a visitor.
Year 4: Sienna for using her voice more in class and asking and answering questions.
Year 5: LP for her contributions to the NSPCC workshop.
Year 6: Jessica for always listening to others but also ensuring her own voice is heard.
Lunch Cup Winners
EYFS & Key Stage 1- Reception for fantastic adjustment from mini OPAL to whole school OPAL.
Key Stage 2- Year 5 for helping Reception settle into whole school OPAL.
Attendance
Year 1 had the highest attendance this week with 99.31%.
Henry Hoover (tidiest classroom)
This week Year 4 were recognised as the class with the tidiest classroom.
French Star of the Week
This was awarded to Kyran in Year 3 for completing tasks accurately and moving on to extra work about the months of the year.
Golden Welly Award
Reception received the award for a great first week of fabulous OPAL play.
Golden Broom Award
Inez and Zonaira in Year 2 received the award for spending their whole lunchtime litter picking the site, voluntarily.
Outside achievements
We shared the following achievements:
Noah was named star of the week in ballet, for hard work and fantastic enthusiasm in his dancing.
Isla Grace achieved her Stage 4 swimming certificate.
Emmie was star of the week at gymnastics.
Jessica and Georgia performed in His Majesty's Theatre in London to over 1000 people with their PQA drama group.
Coby completed a 25 length (625 metres) non-stop swim challenge and raised £32 for Children In Need.
Jaxon was named a Lexia superstar.
Match Reports
A brilliant group of our Year 5s took part in a dodgeball festival all about mastering key skills and learning the rules of the game. Teddy T, Millie, Alma, Barry, Aairah and Harry were absolute stars — showing amazing teamwork as they rotated through skills stations, fun activities and some friendly inter-school matches.
They faced teams from Almond Hill, Woolenwick and Roebuck… and came away undefeated in every game!
Not only did they play brilliantly, but their behaviour and attitude throughout made us incredibly proud. And the cherry on top? We were awarded the School Games Value Award for Self-Belief!
5 Best Books
Reception: Khadija
Year 1: Blake, Tia, Michael, Micah, Evie, Arlo, Arpita, Ivy, Molly, Neriah and Savannah.
Year 2: Ilyana
Celebration Assembly – Friday 14th November 2025
Stars of the Week
Congratulations to the following children for receiving the 'Star of the Week' rosette:
Reception: Mia for showing increased confidence in her learning and really showing us what she is capable of.
Year 1: Koa for actively participating in lessons and being a good role model on the carpet.
Year 2: George M for excellent attitude to learning and playing safely.
Year 3: Joshua H for excellent enthusiasm and participation in geography.
Year 4: Archie for confidence when singing in dance and improved focus in lessons.
Year 5: Teddy T for enthusiasm in PSHE.
Year 6: Grace for her enthusiasm and hard working attitude shown in all subjects
Home Learning Heroes
The following children were recognised as Home Learning Heroes:
Reception: Candace for super reading and writing
Year 1: Jessie for always completing her home learning to a good standard.
Year 2: Charis for beautiful handwriting.
Year 3: Scarlett for consistently completing home learning neatly and accurately.
Year 4: Emilia for an extra piece of extended writing using expanded noun phrases accurately.
Year 5: Lamis for completing extra reading.
Year 6: Aaruhi for always completing learning to a high standard, including non-negotiables.
Perfectly Presented
The following children produced perfectly presented work:
Reception: Maya for attention to detail when drawing Pudsey.
Year 1: Finn for trying hard to write on the line.
Year 2: Zonaira for a beautifully presented model of a brain, made from plasticine.
Year 3: Radhvi for always presenting learning neatly.
Year 4: Haris for drawing accurately with a pencil and ruler in maths.
Year 5: Leon for superb handwriting.
Year 6: Isla for showing she can join her writing in English (keep it up!).
Communication Champion
The following children used superb oracy skills:
Reception: Morgan for his great use of words to describe the jelly.
Year 1: Micah for growing in confidence and sharing ideas with the whole class.
Year 2: Zekiah for confidently reading out his learning to the whole class.
Year 3: Franco for always using the sentence stems without being reminded.
Year 4: Max F for participation in class and using the sentence stems displayed.
Year 5: Jaxon for a clear expression of his thoughts in PSHE.
Year 6: Samiya for her excellent use of vocabulary in RE, explaining why not only Christians should celebrate Christmas.
Lunch Cup Winners
Key Stage 1- Year 1 for sensible behaviour in the packed lunch hall.
Key Stage 2- Year 4 for improved lining up at the end of play.
Attendance
Year 3 had the highest attendance this week with 99.66%
Henry Hoover (tidiest classroom)
This week Reception were recognised as the class with the tidiest classroom.
French Star of the Week
This was awarded to Ewan for his neat and accurate writing in the 3rd person.
Golden Welly Award
Bruce, Max D, Oliver, Joshua, Coby, Caiden, Iosif, Amadea and Freddie in Year 4 received an award for their teamwork in building a boat and ensuring it was large enough for everyone to enjoy playing in.
Golden Broom Award
Willow Rose, Bella, Isla Grace, and Alayna in Year 3 were presented with the Golden Broom Award for tidying the shed. They were proudly nominated by Scarlett from the Play Rangers.
Outside achievements
We shared the following achievements:
Elsie achieved a Rainbow Bronze Award.
Amelia achieved a Rainbow Silver Award.
Noah received star of the week and street dance this week for always bringing good energy!
Daniel won player of the match for his football team last weekend.
Millie took part in a race at the weekend and place 2nd in the individual event. She also took part in the mixed relay where her team placed 1st.
Elliot, Harry T, Zekiah, Jesse and George M all achieved certificates for being Lexia superstars.
Match Reports
The Year 5 and 6 football team faced Ashtree School on Wednesday in a cup match. The boys demonstrated all the PRIDE values throughout the game. After a hard-fought contest, the score was 1–1 at full time. The match went to penalties, where Ashtree emerged victorious.
Superhero Athletics Academy- Milo, Neriah, Millie, Arlo, Tia and DH.
Boccia- Teddy, Noah T, Connie, Giselle, Isabelle and AMP.
Celebration Assembly – Friday 7th November 2025
Stars of the Week
Congratulations to the following children for receiving the 'Star of the Week' rosette:
Reception: Lucas for always giving 100% to his learning and being an excellent role model.
Year 1: Ivy for being a good role model and always showing the PRIDE learning behaviour.
Year 2: Ilyana for engaging in learning and answering questions thoughtfully.
Year 3: Kyran for following class expectations and participating well during lessons.
Year 4: Izzy for showing the PRIDE value of resilience.
Year 5: Harry for having a positive attitude in school this week.
Year 6: Tommy for developing speed and stamina, particularly in reading.
Home Learning Heroes
The following children were recognised as Home Learning Heroes:
Reception: Rayaan, who has been sounding out his dinner requests as well as writing sentences.
Year 1: Lily for completing all non-negotiables to a high standard.
Year 2: Cobie for beautifully presented learning and extra practice of her doubles.
Year 4: Giselle for high-quality non-negotiables and fantastic extra times tables work.
Year 5: Isabel for high-quality non-negotiables.
Year 6: Ahmed for expanding his vocabulary when reading.
Perfectly Presented
The following children produced perfectly presented work:
Reception: Max for the super house he created using 'Magnatiles'.
Year 1: Neriah for beautifully presented geography learning.
Year 2: Owen for trying his very best during handwriting lessons.
Year 3: Joshua H for trying very hard to join his handwriting.
Year 4: Olivia for beautiful handwriting and presentation in English.
Year 5: Teddy G for much-improved handwriting.
Year 6: Harry for making an effort to consistently join his writing in science.
Communication Champion
The following children used superb oracy skills:
Reception: Sophie, who explained what she knew about Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot.
Year 1: Rudy for clear explanations in geography.
Year 2: Ibrahim for listening carefully to questions and answering them appropriately.
Year 3: Isla Grace for giving an excellent explanation in guided reading.
Year 4: Teddy for clear explanations in science and English.
Year 5: Cara for being an excellent talk partner.
Year 6: Eliza for contributing in all lessons respectfully and eloquently.
Lunch Cup Winners
Key Stage 1 and EYFS – Reception for improved tidying up at the end of playtime.
Key Stage 2 – Year 6 for sensible behaviour in the dining room.
Attendance
Year 4 had the highest attendance this week with 100%.
Henry Hoover (tidiest classroom)
This week, Year 4 were recognised as the class with the tidiest classroom.
French Star of the Week
This was awarded to Munesu in Year 3 for her amazing extension work on numbers.
Golden Welly Award
Year 6 received the award for an incredible activity based on ‘The Traitors’, which even drew some of them away from football.
Golden Broom Award
Year 3 received the award for making sure that the sandpit has been left tidy every day this week.
Outside Achievements
Last Saturday, Oscar won Coaches’ Player of the Match. He scored a hat-trick, which he worked so hard for, and the team went on to win the match!
Caiden played against Manchester United at their training ground and scored three goals.
Bruce got back from holiday at 1 a.m. on Saturday and still went to his football match in the morning. He played brilliantly and was awarded both Coaches’ and Parents’ Player of the Match. On Wednesday evening, he joined the U12s training session and was awarded Trainer of the Day.
Freddie completed his first swimming assessment and achieved Alpha Step 2, earning a certificate to celebrate.
Mia H achieved her Duckling 2 Award in swimming.
EJ earned three new badges at Rainbows.
Scarlett was named Gymnast of the Week for her confidence in trying new skills, especially her handspring off the vault.
Ethan, Max F, Kyran, Willow-Rose, and Elissa all achieved certificates for being Lexia Superstars.
Spencer achieved a yellow stripe in taekwondo.
Franco completed a half marathon at Parkrun.
Leo C (Year 5) achieved a certificate for reaching Level 5 in coding.
Mason was named Player of the Week for showing great skills and stamina while playing football.
Amelia attended a fantastic Make Believe workshop.
5 Best Books
Reception – Lucas
Year 1 – Sofia and Jessie
Celebration Assembly – Friday 24th October 2025
Stars of the Week
Congratulations to the following children for receiving the 'Star of the Week' rosette:
Reception: Raul for showing PRIDE behaviours in his learning and impressing us with his enthusiasm.
Year 1: Blake for his excellent engagement on the trip.
Year 2: Ace for enthusiasm in all subjects.
Year 3: Isla Grace for increased participation in maths.
Year 4: Caiden for always doing the right thing and working hard.
Year 5: Jaxon for showing a positive attitude to learning.
Year 6: Georgia, for her ambitious writing which captivated the audience!
Home Learning Heroes
The following children were recognised as Home Learning Heroes:
Reception: EJ who has been challenging herself by asking for extra phonics learning to do at home!
Year 1: Tia for completing extra home learning and asking for more.
Year 2: Adeel for completing a kindness task.
Year 3: Joshua S for working hard learning his times tables and using TTRS.
Year 4: Haris for excellent non-negotiables and description of oracy task.
Year 5: Charlie for oracy
Year 6: Diya for demonstrating quality evidence of non-negotiables, including spellings and times tables.
Perfectly Presented
The following children produced perfectly presented work:
Year 1: Evie for a perfectly presented poem
Year 2: Thea for her excellent labelled monster.
Year 3: Munesu for excellent presentation in maths.
Year 4: Elissa for presenting her maths beautifully to help solve subtraction calculations.
Year 5: Alma for excellent presentation in maths.
Year 6: Ahmed, for taking more time with his handwriting, ensuring it is more consistent
Communication Champion
The following children used superb oracy skills:
Reception: Yusra who helped build an obstacle course and described it as a 'masterpiece'.
Year 1: Neo for sharing information about himself.
Year 2: Elsie for attempting to explain maths concepts.
Year 3: Willow Rose for increased confidence when talking in front of the class.
Year 4: Anaya for excellent descriptions of observations of animals' teeth.
Year 5: Alfie for improved listening
Year 6: Grace, for carefully explaining a maths concept and contributing to our debate in PSHE.
Lunch Cup Winners
Key Stage 1 and EYFS: Reception - Improved tidying up in Mini Opal
Key Stage 2: Year 3 - Continued good behaviour in the dining hall
Attendance
Year 4 had the highest attendance this week with 99%.
100% attendance for October-159 pupils.
Best Attendance for October- Year 4 with 98.6%.
100% attendance for Autumn 1- 115 pupils
Whole School for Autumn Term 1- 97.1%
Henry Hoover (tidiest classroom)
This week Year 2 were recognised as the class with the tidiest classroom.
French Star of the Week
This was awarded to Millie in Year 5 for her enthusiasm when listening to French native speakers.
Golden Welly Award
Gabriella, Willow-Rose, Isla Grace, Isla P, Bella, Munesu and Jaylah in Year 3 received the award for making a den and playing with leaves. They were nominated by Scarlett.
Golden Broom Award
Zekiah in Year 2 received the award for helping his friends remember to put on their coats. He was nominated by Play Ranger, Harry T.
Outside achievements
We shared the following achievements:
Caiden played in a football tournament in Amsterdam at the weekend. He played many teams from all over such as AC Milan, Anderlecht, Wolves and scored some great goals. An amazing experience.
FT shared that she made her Promise at Rainbows this week .
Ally was named gymnast of the week for working hard on his handsprings off vault.
Michael achieved a yellow belt in Taekwondo.
Nasara shared a trophy for most assists at his football club.
Millie was named as a Lexia superstar.
5 Best Books
Year 1- Lilly and Millie
House Competition
This week, KS1 did some team games in PE and worked in their house teams. Each challenge required them to work as a team and communicate well with each other. The final scores will be added to the running totals for this term, and are as follows:
4th- Farrah (8 points)
Joint 2nd- Picasso and Rowling (9 Points)
1st -Hawking (10 points)
FROTH Pumpkin colouring competition winners
Nursery - Maryam
Reception - Henry
Year 1 - Evie
Year 2 - Cobie
Year 3 - Willow Rose
Year 4 - Max D
Year 5 - Isabell
Year 6 - Amelie
Celebration Assembly – Friday 17th October 2025
Stars of the Week
Congratulations to the following children for receiving the 'Star of the Week' rosette:
Reception: Lilly who has grown in confidence and has made some excellent learning choices.
Year 1: Molly for continuing to show perseverance and determination towards her learning while her arm is broken.
Year 2: Jack for being so helpful and kind around the classroom.
Year 3: Willow Rose for increased participation and confidence during lessons.
Year 4: Owen for showing independence in his learning, especially in Guided Reading.
Year 5: Millie for persevering with writing when it was challenging.
Year 6: Finley for always being polite, respectful and acting with integrity
Home Learning Heroes
The following children were recognised as Home Learning Heroes:
Reception: Khadija who has been reading her sisters reading books as well as her own.
Year 1: Evie for completing all non-negotiables and practising her number challenge.
Year 2: Ava for the excellent delivery of her joke to the class.
Year 3: Franco for writing and drawing about our trip to Celtic Harmony.
Year 4: Iosif for neat presentation, excellent handwriting and good evidence of times tables.
Year 5: RP for high quality non-negotiables.
Year 6: Amelie for completing tasks well, including showing evidence of times tables
Perfectly Presented
The following children produced perfectly presented work:
Year 1: Arpita for always trying hard with letter formation.
Year 2: Charis for her digital poster of the three bible stories.
Year 3: Franco for moving on to using a pen.
Year 4: Joshua for his excellent writing of a persuasive speech in English.
Year 5: Jase for a huge improvement in handwriting.
Year 6: Ruby for taking pride in all learning.
Communication Champion
The following children used superb oracy skills:
Reception: Tilly for super story telling, to the class, using a nice loud voice.
Year 1: Rudy for his great recall of Mary Anning.
Year 2: Jesse for telling an excellent joke from our oracy homework.
Year 3: Alayna for a clear explanation in maths using mathematical vocabulary.
Year 4: Mia for delivering her persuasive speech with confidence.
Year 5: Leon for being very active in a science discussion with his partner.
Year 6: Aaruhi for contributing to all lessons.
Lunch Cup Winners
Key Stage 1- Year 2 for sensible behaviour in the packed lunch hall.
Key Stage 2- Year 3 for being polite at the serving hatch.
Attendance
Reception had the highest attendance this week with 98.33%.
Henry Hoover (tidiest classroom)
This week Year 4 were recognised as the class with the tidiest classroom.
French Star of the Week
This was awarded to Henry and Amelia in Year 2 for their dialogue yesterday.
Golden Welly Award
In Year 4, Arthur received the award for helping to build the Year 4 den and collecting bugs for the zoo.
Golden Broom Award
Tommy in Year 6 and Munesu in Year 3 received the award for encouraging others to tidy the gazebo.
Outside achievements
We shared the following achievements:
Isla Grace received a certificate from the BBC 500 Words competition for her story submission "Tommy the Tomato".
Archie R completed a 10K race and proudly earned a medal.
Jessie and Ally ran a half marathon—an incredible accomplishment!
Ewan was named Player of the Match at his football team's game last weekend.
Harry T earned a certificate for being a Lexia Superstar.
Willow Rose shared two certificates: one for Gymnast of the Week and another from her dance class for ballet, tap, and freestyle.
Sophia brought in a trophy awarded by her ballet class.
Olivia was awarded coach’s player at football this week.
Thomas got star of the week at dance class.
Khadija advanced from level 1 to level 2 at swimming.
Ilaria, Sienna and Savanah took part in a Great Ormond Street Run. As a family, £1600 was raised.
Franco was awarded man of the match!
Arthur won the Chief Scout’s Bronze award.
Celebration Assembly – Friday 10th October 2025
Stars of the Week
Congratulations to the following children for receiving the 'Star of the Week' rosette:
Reception: Candance for excellent maths mastery when talking about finding totals.
Year 1: Nathan for making great choices and following the school rules.
Year 2: Eric for excellent attention and consistently producing high quality learning.
Year 3: Leo for always being ready to share his thoughts and ideas with the whole class.
Year 4: Max F for always sharing ideas and listening
Year 5: Inaaya for an excellent explanation in English.
Year 6: MD for developing her writing stamina and having a positive attitude to learning.
Home Learning Heroes
The following children were recognised as Home Learning Heroes:
Reception: Lucas for challenging himself to make ABCD repeating patterns as well as collecting colourful leaves.
Year 1: Blake for always completing his home learning to a high standard and always completing spelling and number challenges.
Year 2: Inez for always producing high quality learning.
Year 3: Isla Grace for thorough learning of non-negotiables.
Year 4: Amadea for neat and high quality non-negotiables.
Year 5: Sanaa for high quality learning.
Year 6: Laila for challenging herself and completing extra maths learning.
Perfectly Presented
The following children produced perfectly presented work:
Year 1: Lily for trying hard with her letter formation.
Year 2: Cooper for attempting cursive writing.
Year 3: Oscar for his drawing of magnets in science.
Year 4: Avyukt for consistently neat handwriting.
Year 5: Archie for trying a new pen hold and improving his handwriting.
Year 6: Tommy for his perfectly presented Mary Seacole biography.
Communication Champion
The following children used superb oracy skills:
Reception: Harper for her super contributions when we had out train driver visit.
Year 1: Milo for his great explanations in phonics.
Year 2: George M for sensible, clear and polite questions during the road safety workshop.
Year 3: Bella for excellent explanations to visitors using a clear/loud voice and for continuing using oracy skills in other lessons even when not reminded.
Year 4: Connie for an excellent discussion in PHSE.
Year 5: J'ael for a very clear explanation in science.
Year 6: Ilaria for an excellent explanation in maths.
Lunch Cup Winners
Key Stage 1- Reception for great tidying in mini OPAL.
Key Stage 2- Year 5 for showing help and support to others in the dining room.
Attendance
Year 4 had the highest attendance this week with 98.59%
Henry Hoover (tidiest classroom)
This week Nursery were recognised as the class with the tidiest classroom.
French Star of the Week
This was awarded to Rudy in Year 1 for remembering "Je m'appelle".
Golden Welly Award
Joshua, Emilia, Connie, Izzy and Elissa in Year 4 received the award for making creative food in the mud kitchen restaurant. They were nominated by the Play Ranger-Brody.
Golden Broom Award
Thea in Year 2 received the award for encouraging her friends to tidy up. She was nominated by the Play Rangers-Scarlett and Charlie.
Wicked Competition
Well done to all the children who took part in the Wicked- Create the Card competition. The standard of the entries was incredible and they have now all been sent off to enter the national competition. The Creative Crew chose their favourite in an anonymous vote and the school winner was Millie, in Year 5.
Outside achievements
We shared the following achievements:
On Sunday the 4th of October Ruby V completed a 800m run with North Herts Running Club and received her second medal, her time was 5 minutes 13 seconds. She’s very proud and is looking forward to the next event.
Jake M was named man of match by his football team.
Olivia scored 6 goals in her team’s 8-2 win at the weekend and received the coaches player trophy. She also received players’ player at Tottenham training this week. She also completed her first park run and finished first in her category with a time of 10 minutes 10 seconds.
Charlotte’s football team won 4-2 last Saturday with Charlotte scoring 2 goals and getting player of the match. She also performed in a dance show last Sunday, with Alma and Cara.
Last Sunday, Bella ran the Parkrun and achieved a personal best time!
⭐ Stars of the Week
Congratulations to the following children who received the Star of the Week rosette:
Reception: Tommy – a fantastic role model who always makes the right choices and is fully engaged in his learning.
Year 1: Evie – for always giving things a go and approaching all learning with a positive attitude.
Year 2: Noah W – for consistently making the right choices.
Year 3: Nancy – for taking great care when building a den at Celtic Harmony.
Year 4: Bruce – for making excellent choices and staying focused on his learning.
Year 5: Lamis – for being an outstanding role model in behaviour.
Year 6: Amelie – for always showing kindness to others.
🏠 Home Learning Heroes
Well done to the following children who were recognised as Home Learning Heroes:
Reception:
Jax – for fabulous blending and practising high-frequency words.
Charlie – for an excellent retelling of The Three Little Pigs.
Year 1: Zoha – for lots of reading and completing learning with beautifully presented work.
Year 2: Amelia – for consistently completing learning to a high standard.
Year 3: Willow Rose – for accurate and neatly presented home learning.
Year 4: Zohan – for excellent use of expanded noun phrases in his writing.
Year 5: Archie – for writing about Spencer Silver in a way that other Year 5 children could easily understand.
Year 6: Owen – for high-quality learning and conducting a science experiment based on the reading comprehension task.
✏️ Perfectly Presented
These children produced beautifully presented work:
Year 1: Koa – for fantastic letter formation.
Year 2: Adeel – for using cursive writing.
Year 3: Daniel – for excellent joined handwriting.
Year 4: Giselle – for a well-proportioned self-portrait in art.
Year 5: Leon – for perfectly presented maths work.
Year 6: Finley – for excellent presentation in science (data handling) and maths (long division).
🗣️ Communication Champions
Celebrating superb oracy skills:
Reception: Lillian – for using excellent sentences when discussing writing lists.
Year 1: Neriah – for confidently sharing ideas during maths.
Year 2: Owen – for always participating.
Year 3: Willow R – for using a clear voice when answering questions on our trip.
Year 4: Max D – for excellent participation in our class debate.
Year 5: Jase – for clearly articulating his responses.
Year 6: LH – for thoughtful verbal contributions during lessons.
🥗 Lunch Cup Winners
Key Stage 1: Year 1 – for lining up and walking back to class sensibly.
📅 Attendance
Year 4 had the highest attendance this week with a perfect 100%!
158 children received a sticker for 100% attendance in September – fantastic commitment!
🧹 Henry Hoover Award
Year 3 were recognised for having the tidiest classroom this week.
French Star of the Week
Daniel (Year 3) – for excellent work on questions and answers in French.
🥾 Golden Welly Award
Radhvi and Leona (Year 3) – for their brilliant cooking in the mud kitchen.
🧼 Golden Broom Award
Isobel (Year 5) – for always helping Mrs Hunter tidy the sandpit.
🌟 Outside Achievements
We’re proud to celebrate the following achievements outside of school:
Archie and Willow ran the Vitality Westminster Mile outside Buckingham Palace and received medals. They were part of a Guinness World Record – 2 of 434 runners dressed as superheroes completing the same 1-mile race! Archie also completed a solo run.
Jessie was named Gymnast of the Week for her hard work on handstands onto the vault.
Jael, George M, and LP received certificates as Lexia Super Stars.
Tia was named Gymnast of the Week for her bunny hops on the beam.
Cara attended a swimming gala and earned a medal in every race she entered.
Nasara was awarded Man of the Match at his football club for excellent teamwork.
Amelia received a dancing trophy for mastering all her moves.
George M – Lexia Superstar!
📚 5 Best Books
Reception: Jax
⚽ Match Report
A huge well done to our Year 5 and 6 girls who took part in a football tournament at Bedwell School. The team played with determination and teamwork throughout – especially impressive as it was their first time playing together!
Congratulations to: Ruby (Captain & Players’ Player of the Tournament), Ilaria, Jessica, Kunashe, Scout, Darcie, Georgia, Isla, Charlotte, and Alma.
Thank you to Governor Mr Freeman for supporting Mrs Mehan with coaching and refereeing the matches.
Celebration Assembly – Friday 26th September 2025
Stars of the Week
Congratulations to the following children for receiving the 'Star of the Week' rosette:
Reception: Omari who shows determination to cut his own food up at lunchtime. Well done!
Year 1: Jessie for always showing PRIDE behaviours
Year 2: Zekiah for excellent listening in maths.
Year 3: Bella for always being enthusiastic and ready to learn.
Year 4: Teddy for working really independently to write his own myth and showing pride in his learning.
Year 5: Peyton for finding the confidence to dance in front of an audience.
Year 6: Samiya for showing determination in maths.
Home Learning Heroes
The following children were recognised as Home Learning Heroes:
Reception: Ezra for fantastic phonics home learning and remembering all of the phonemes and actions.
Year 1: Ruby T for using sentence stems well.
Year 2: Eric for thorough and neat work.
Year 3: Jesna for creating a beautiful poster for languages day.
Year 4: Coby for excellent handwriting throughout his whole myth.
Year 5: Archie for high quality non-negotiables and completing the optional home learning which must have taken a long time.
Year 6: Georgia for her 3D European languages poster.
Perfectly Presented
The following children produced perfectly presented work:
Year 1: Aamina for excellent presentation in all areas of learning.
Year 2: Henry for excellent presentation in Maths.
Year 3: Ally for excellent presentation across all subjects.
Year 4: Oliver for high standard of non-negotiables and an excellent European Day poster.
Year 5: Wezem for responding well to a direction to join his handwriting.
Year 6: Ewan for super presentation in maths.
Communication Champion
The following children used superb oracy skills:
Reception: Robert for super sentences when talking about similarities and differences
Year 1: Ruby T for using sentence stems well in oracy.
Year 2: Ilyana for excellent contributions in Maths discussions.
Year 3: Jaylah for excellent explanations in history.
Year 4: Oliver for inviting other children into discussions and showing that he is listening to their ideas.
Year 5: Isabel for communicating clearly in all presentations to the class.
Year 6: Nasara for always contributing eloquently in lessons.
Lunch Cup Winners
KS1 Lunch Cup - Year 2 - Settling in to OPAL free flow
KS2 Lunch Cup - Year 5 - Good behaviour in the dining room
Attendance
Year 4 had the highest attendance this week with 99%
Henry Hoover (tidiest classroom)
This week Year 1 were recognised as the class with the tidiest classroom.
French Star of the Week
French Stars of the Week are Mrs Flack in Nursery and Charlotte in Year 5. Charlotte showed a good understanding of French numbers above 70. Mrs Flack used her French whilst at a café in France to tell a waitress that it was raining and the waitress moved her to a table inside.
Golden Welly Award
Alma, Aairah, LP and Gabby in Year 5 for planning a mud restaurant picnic for lunchtime today. They have made donuts, cakes and lots of other mud food and got blankets ready to set up.
Golden Broom Award
The children in Year 4 (lead by Emilia) who have been helping to start moving the large loose parts store this week, in play and tidy up time, so that we can make room for a swing.
Outside achievements
We shared the following achievements:
HM, Year 5, was named golfer of the week.
Ace was man of the match and scored 2 goals in the game this weekend.
FT , Year 2, has received a Blue Peter Sports badge. She achieved it for sticking at Gymnastics even though she's been finding the skills really tricky.
Harry and Evie have both passed their core 1 swimming and received certificates at the
Daniel C won players’ player of the match for his team and scored his first goal of the season.
Jamie won his first match with his new team and won managers player of the match and supporters player of the match.
Connie achieved the core level 7 gymnastic award.
Mille competed in an international skating competition in Belgium last weekend. She competed in torrential rain and was the highest rated British skater in her age group, coming 12th overall.
Jax was named star of the week in his swimming class and has moved to a new group.
EJ, Reception, has received her VE Day badge, International Women's Day and her Rainbow Promise broach. She is currently working towards her Reflect (know myself) skills builder badge.
Henry T completed the summer reading challenge at the library.
Oscar won parents player of the Match on Saturday. He has scored at least one goal every match since the start of the season. He should be really proud of himself as he continues to pull of fantastic passes creating brilliant assists.
Noah T performed at The Royal Albert Hall last Sunday with his theatre company. The show was titled 'We're Going to Change the World'.
Sports Report
On Wednesday 24th September, 17 of our Year 5 and 6 pupils took part in an interschool cross country event at Fairlands Valley Park organised by Stevenage Sporting Futures Team. The sunshine made it a perfect day for running, and every single Trotts Hill pupil completed their race — what an achievement! A special shout-out to Dan in Year 5 who came 3rd place in his race — amazing! Well done to all our runners, you did us proud!
Celebration Assembly – Friday 12th September 2025
Stars of the Week
Congratulations to the following children for receiving the 'Star of the Week' rosette:
Reception: Jackson for coming into school beautifully, being independent and always having a smile on his face.
Year 1: Michael for excellent effort in all areas of his learning.
Year 2: Sienna for being an excellent role model and always listening well.
Year 3: Willow R for settling well into Year 3, being a great role model and smiling and ready to learn.
Year 4: Sienna for contributing in all lessons and challenging herself.
Year 5: Charlotte for being an excellent role model for good behaviour.
Year 6: Kunashe for an outstanding attitude to learning.
Home Learning Heroes
The following children were recognised as Home Learning Heroes:
Year 4: Arthur for reading lots at home.
Year 6: Sophia for challenging herself to learn new vocabulary whilst reading.
Perfectly Presented
The following children produced perfectly presented work:
Year 1: Neriah for her beautiful handwriting when labelling her dinosaur.
Year 2: George M for creating artwork where he accurately drew himself.
Year 3: Mason for an excellent start to Year 3 presentation and handwriting.
Year 4: Emilia for her beautiful handwriting in her English book.
Year 5: Gabby for beautifully presented handwriting.
Year 6: Bailey for displays high standards of presentation in all areas of learning.
Lunch Cup Winners
KS1 Lunch Cup - Reception for settling in to new lunch time routines very well
KS2 Lunch Cup - Year 4 for good lining up at the end of play
Attendance
Year 6 had the highest attendance this week with 98.92 %
Henry Hoover (tidiest classroom)
This week Year 2 were recognised as the class with the tidiest classroom.
French Star of the Week
This was awarded to Grace in Year 6 for her enthusiastic contributions to the lesson.
Golden Welly Award
Archie in Year 5 received the award for creating a ‘grass castle’ out of grass clippings.
Golden Broom Award
Year 3 received the award for great tidying of the mud kitchen area.
Outside achievements
We shared the following achievements:
Over the summer holidays, Millie competed in numerous races, including the European Cup in Belgium. She became the British track champion for her age group, placing first in all of her races. This year, Millie was also awarded the title of Absolute Champion for her age group, having gained the most points across all three championships.
Leo in Year 5 achieved certificates for coding. He achieved Levels 1–3 and took part in a virtual summer camp.
Elsie-Rae achieved Learn to Swim Award 4.
Alastair achieved Learn to Swim Award 5.
Cooper completed Level 3 Swim Award.
Olivia came second in a football tournament.
Jessica N and her brother ran and walked 60 miles each over the summer holidays. Together, they raised nearly £600 for the Garden House Hospice in memory of their Grandad. They even completed a festival fun run dressed up as a corgi rider and a T-Rex!
Max D completed the Scuba Diving Bubblemaker course, where he learnt about the equipment and scuba diving safety, and then swam and breathed underwater.
Amelia was awarded Gymnast of the Week for increasing her strength, especially when doing bridges.
Junior Duke
Micro Duke
Sofia
Silver Mini-Duke
Elsie-Rae
Gold Mini Duke
Franco
Silver Junior Duke
Alma-Rose
Story Garden Summer Reading Challenge
Well done to the following children who completed the Hertfordshire reading challenge.
Year 1
Jessica
Aamina
Year 2
Emmie
Ibrahim
Amelia
Year 3
Alastair
Jamie
Alayna
Jesna
Isla L
Daniel
Joshua S
Year 4
Emilia
Anaya
Year 5
Daniel
RP
LP
Year 6
Owen
Eliza
Georgia
Charlie
Jessica
Bailey
Amelie