Learning Values - Curiosity Champions (Spring Term 2021)

Immediately after the Easter holidays, I was privileged to be able to participate in awarding the winning Curiosity Champion badges and certificates to this set of very worthy winners.  Curiosity is one of our six learning values and as part of the education we all receive at Kings Copse, we want all learners to want to be interested in their learning, along with all of the other learning qualities. This is what makes learning at our school the best we can make it and helps us aspire to be the best we can be.

The winners...

YR/1 Acorns 

Arron was chosen by Mrs Dalton, Mrs Miles and the team because he is interested in all of the areas outside the classroom, particularly looking for bugs and worms. He is very caring and curious, always being careful how he finds what he is looking for. He looks under things and behind them, investigating what he is looking for. Arron really gets into and involved in everything. Well done Arron!

 

 

YR/1 Conkers

Mrs Phillips, Mrs Stanley and the team chose Rupert because he loves school, always wants to be in school and loves coming back to school after the holidays because he loves to learn. He is interested in everything and has his own interests too. He loves wildlife and animals. He finds things out on his own, learning things along the way and is always keen. 

Well done Rupert! 

YR/1 Pinecones 

Miss Hewitt and Mrs Hart have chosen someone who is always interested in what they are doing. In maths Emma has found shapes, in science and art she is always finding things out and always wants to know more about what she is learning. In discovery time, Emma always generates ideas about what she wants to do, trying things out, exploring and finding out. 

Well done Emma! 

 

Y2 

Mrs Warland and the team all agreed that Lucien shows a very thoughtful approach to his learning all of the time in class. Whenever he is participating in any task, he always shows that he is thinking about how he is learning. Lucien always stops and thinks about questions and ideas. 

Well done Lucien! 

Y3 

During last half term's Geography projects in Y3, Mr Harrison and the team noticed that Henry was really curious about the country that he chose to do his country study on. He was incredibly engaged with the project, particularly the Design Technology part where he had to design the costume, thinking carefully about the materials and colours that he selected. He was also curious when working on this at school and also as part of his home learning during lockdown. 

Well done Henry! 

Y4 

The Y4 team had a shortlist of children, but chose River because she has always been a curious person! In particular she has developed her questioning skills and her awareness of the world around her. She asks lots of questions about things and why they happen, and her responses to these answers are well developed and mature. 

Well done River! 

Y5

Miss Halton explained that she had had the privilege of teaching her class when they were in Y3 as well as Y5, and the person that her and the team had chosen had demonstrated curious elements in Y3 too. Jack always asks questions, is interested and engaged, wanting to know more. He has also been excited and motivated in learning completed. What also stood out to the Y5 team was his impressive attitude. In English, he is interested in the texts that have been used, taking his learning beyond the classroom, talking and sharing with his family at home. 

Well done Jack! 

Y6 

Mrs Matthews and the team have chosen Tom as someone who likes to find out about the world. He is always engaged in wider curriculum lessons, and questions Mrs Matthews when she is teaching, making her think about others views and points of view. In read aloud, think aloud activities, he always shows that he sees things is different ways. Thinking outside the box is one of his strengths. 

Well done Tom!

Well done all eight of you. Remember, at the end of this term, before the summer holidays, staff teams will have the incredibly challenging task of selecting two winners per class who will be presented with the highly acclaimed Learning Values Role Models awards which we have not presented since the summer of 2019. I'm looking forward to this excitement already!