N SQUIRRELS - Ada & Ottilie The girls started Squirrels this term. They have settled brilliantly and you would think they’ve been here since September. They follow our routine instructions and join in a variety of activities. Well done girls. We love having you at Squirrels!

R BEECH - Alayna who has been working really hard in our Maths lessons. She’s been joining in and trying her best with the star jobs. She’s even been doing maths at home!

R HAZEL - Elise for being a shining example to us of wonderful manners, following instructions and for always doing her best. Well done Elise!

1 OAK - Zachary for his fabulous fruit salad. He carefully and safely prepared his fruit and then enjoyed eating it. Well done Zachary, we are very proud of you!

1 PINE - Stanley for his wonderful work in DT. Year 1 designed and made their own fruit salads and Stanley paid particular attention to his design and presentation. He focused carefully when cutting the fruit and showed the bridge and claw grip perfectly. Well done Stanley!

2 CEDAR - Amara & Maxwell for working really hard on their writing and showing great resilience.

2 HAWTHORN - Hadi for drawing a lovely park for hedgehogs in his English lesson this week. He labelled his pictures using adjectives to describe. He worked hard to set his work out neatly. Well done Hadi!

3 ELM - Sam This week we created a class book about common British flowers. Sam produced a brilliant page about marigolds, including the Latin name, a sketch, a pressed specimen and a well-written description. Wonderful work Sam!

3 MAPLE - Elizabeth for her wonderful double page of work showing how the railways impacted the lives of people living in Pyrford. We were history detectives, looking at maps, photos, diaries and censuses to find clues about how the arrival of the railway changed the lives of local people.

4 ALDER - Nuriyah who always puts 100% effort into everything she does. In Science we learnt about how changes in an environment affect its wildlife. Nuriyah focused on deforestation and wrote a huge number of facts with lots of extra, interesting details. Excellent work Nuriyah!

4 LARCH - Elliot for his amazing persuasive advert for the Wild Robot. He produced a really lovely piece of work. Well done Elliot!

5 ROWAN - Belle who has shown fantastic enthusiasm and dedication in RE while learning about the Five Pillars of Islam. She contributed thoughtful ideas in class discussions, demonstrated a clear understanding of the importance of each pillar, and always approached her work with curiosity and respect. Her effort and positive attitude have been outstanding - very well done Belle!

5 WILLOW - Hasan  Congratulations to Hasan for his brilliant contributions in our most recent RE lesson, learning about the Five Pillars of Islam. Hasan shared thoughtful ideas whilst demonstrating a clear understanding of the topic in his written work Well done!

6 ASPEN -  Jessica for her excellent work in Science. She enjoyed testing whether the number of bulbs in an electrical circuit made a difference to the brightness of the bulb. Her predictions and observations were thorough and well-written.

6 HOLLY - Ismael for a fantastic piece of writing. He wrote an exciting suspense story packed with action and engaging dialogue. His use of ambitious vocabulary helped create tension and atmosphere throughout the story, while his careful use of a wide range of punctuation made his writing clear and dramatic. Mrs Bull was particularly impressed by the effort he put into the presentation of his work. Very well done Ismael!

6 LAUREL - Toby for his fantastic sketching in Art. We have been studying composition and still life in our Art topic this term. Toby sketched beautifully the missing half of the Dr Pozzi painting, using colouring pencils to add tone. Mrs Gilbey was so impressed with the effort he put in. Well done Toby, keep up the great work!