N SQUIRRELS - Husayn who is always interested and always exploring. This week he has really enjoyed playing outside in our nursery garden, climbing, balancing and jumping. He is proud of himself and we are very proud of him!

Francesca who is gaining more confidence at nursery each week. She is exploring more outside and enjoying climbing on the trimtrail. Well done Francesca!

Ezra why has also had a wonderful week in Squirrels. We are watching some caterpillars as they grow and change and Ezra has been very interested, looking at them carefully and telling the adults what he has noticed. He also made a playdough caterpillar. Well done Ezra, we really love your curiosity!

R BEECH & HAZEL -  All of Reception for all doing so well during our Sports Day this week. We loved seeing them try their best and having so much fun cheering their friends on. A special mention to Milly in Hazel Class who showed super resilience and George from Beech who was a sports super star!

1 OAK -  Angus for the excellent rubbings he created in Art where we have been learning about mark making. Angus demonstrated patience and curiosity in his learning and Miss Daly loved the leaf prints he created. Well done Angus!

1 PINE - All of Pine Class Miss Adams was so proud of everyone in Pine Class at Sports Day. They all tried their best and showed great sporting attitude.

2 CEDAR - Aria and Hassan for creating fantastic poems all about happiness using a range of similes. They have both presented their work beautifully and thought of fantastic similes - well done both of you!

2 HAWTHORN - Amaya In RE this week, Amaya thought carefully about how objects and places help people to pray. She also talked about the similarities and differences. Well done Amaya!

3 ELM - Zahra for her fantastic work in Maths throughout Year 3. She has tackled all her learning with great enthusiasm and Mrs Brockway has taken great pleasure in seeing her progress. Great work Zahra!

3 MAPLE -  Ibrahim for designing and making such a delicious looking savoury muffin. We hope it tasted nice. He enjoyed making his muffin and followed the instructions perfectly. Well done Ibrahim!

4 ALDER - Emily who has worked hard at her writing throughout Year 4. Her handwriting is beautiful and neatly joined. She thinks carefully about the creativity of her sentences which makes it enjoyable to read. Well done Emily.

4 LARCH -  Austin for his enthusiasm and attitude in all our PE lessons. He has recently represented the school in the district athletics and the gala and has excelled in them both. He is always a pleasure to take to events and demonstrates excellent manners and sportsmanship.

5 CHERRY -  Hugo for his fantastic work in Science. Year 5 are learning about the process of metamorphosis of insects and amphibians and Hugo created some excellent life cycles showing both the complete and incomplete metamorphosis of a mosquito and a grasshopper. Well done Hugo, great work

5 ROWAN - Henry for his amazing effort in Maths. Year 5 have been learning how to convert different units of measurement, which can be quite challenging - but Henry has done a brilliant job! Miss Wilson has been really impressed with how hard he has worked and how much he he’s improved. Well done Henry - keep up the great work!

5 WILLOW - Alana This is the second time this year Alana has appeared in the Golden Book. This latest recognition celebrates the incredible selflessness she demonstrated during last week’s girls’ cricket competition. In the final match, Alana volunteered to step back - giving her place to another teammate - so that others could have their moment on the field. This decision reflects a remarkable level of maturity, generosity and wisdom, showing that Alana consistently embodies the values we hold dear at Pyrford School. Mrs Woodhams couldn’t be prouder and more inspired to have someone who leads with such love and insight in our community. A huge congratulation Alana - well done! Your actions are a shining example to everyone around you.

6 HOLLY - Munis This week Year 6 had a STEM Lego workshop when we learnt how to programme and build moving models. Mrs Bull was really impressed with how well Munis approached this task, working with a partner and following the instructions to make a moving robot. Well done Munis - super work with coding and building your model.

6 LAUREL - Max who impressed Mrs Gilbey so much with his heard work in Science. Max explained how keys can be used to identify living things. He then created his own branching key to identify a group of insects. Well done Max - keep up the great work.