On Friday’s celebration assembly, we celebrated children who had completed the Doodle Maths Spring Challenge, alongside our usual achievement certificates, birthday celebrations and Headteacher’s award. We were also celebrating Pihu (Yr 5) who has been shortlisted by the Peregrine Prize for Young Writers.
On Friday 22nd May we had a wonderful celebration assembly, celebrating all the Big Science winners. James Balkwin (who has supported so much of our Science investigations in the school, sharing his wealth of scientific knowledge) presented the awards. He encouraged the winners of the Magnus Smyth Science trophy (Maya and Keiya) that this was the highest award in the school for Science and maybe in the future, they would get the highest Science award in the world – the Nobel prize!
For last Friday’s celebration assembly, we welcomed the parents/ carers of our Year 2 children. Year 2 shared their learning about minibeasts, through songs, explanations and pictures. We are so proud of all the children who received certificates or were in our citizenship book – you all demonstrate how you live out our school values.
Our Friday celebration assembly birthdays on May 8th were not as many years as David Attenborough’s 100th, but were still important celebrations for us! Alongside the achievement certificates, Year 6 award, grown up of the week and Headteacher’s Award, we said goodbye to Mrs Carol Bentley. We wish her all the very best and hope that she’ll pop back in to see us!
On Friday 1st May, the Reception class joined our celebration assembly. They sang songs about May day. This was after a lunch time for some Maypole dancing. In a city which celebrates May day in such a unique way, it was good to reflect this in our school day.
At the end of a beautifully sunny week, we celebrated many ‘Good Samaritans’, who had played inclusively and helped supportively. Overcoming barriers and making progress in learning were celebrated in achievement certificates and other awards, as we recognised how important resilience is to achievement.
On Friday 17th April, amongst our usual celebrations during Celebration Assembly, we presented the Young Art Oxford certificates. Lots of children, from Reception class to Year 6, had been winners, with Leo (Yr 5) and Austin (Yr 1) being highly commended for their pieces. Well done to one and all!
On Friday 20th March, we were treated to Year 3 sharing their learning from this term. We found out lots about Egypt and were able to hear some songs they had performed in their Year 3 Primary Schools Concert earlier in the term. It was a special time of celebrating Year 3.
This Friday, we celebrated our student councillors, who had represented St Andrew’s so well on their day of meeting Oxford City Council, and our school ‘good neighbours/ citizens’. As well as the usual certificates, we had something out of the ordinary – no birthdays to celebrate!
On Friday, we had our usual celebration assembly – we also had one on Thursday for World Book Day, celebrating books and reading! Evelyn, who is sadly moving, has always upheld our St Andrew’s values. We felt that she should get the Headteacher’s Award before leaving, in recognition of what a good neighbour she is.
The arrival of some sunshine has been something to celebrate alongside our pupils. It is wonderful to hear about when St Andrew’s pupils have represented the school well on trips, being great ambassadors for the school (Year 3 and 6 fell into this category this week). The achievement certificates continue to reflect the variety of skills and abilities being celebrated in the classrooms, from being young mathematicians, to poets, scientists and historians. Well done to Year 1 for winning the Doodle star, through keeping on with your Doodle Maths through the half term holiday.
We finished this half term with our celebration assembly, celebrating those who have been good citizens both in the school and outside of the school (when on a trip or event). We took some time to think about one thing we were proud of for this term and one thing we would like to improve on for next term.
