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    • Rewards

    Throughout each week, the children at St Marks can earn a variety of awards. These include the following:

    Golden Jumper

    Each week one child from each class is chosen by the class teacher to receive a certificate and a ‘golden jumper or t-shirt’. This is awarded for a variety of reasons including effort, achievement, progress, homework or other contributions to their class or whole school. They receive their award in worship on Friday and their parents are invited to worship to see them accept their certificate and golden jumper or t-shirt. They get to wear their golden jumper or t-shirt for the week.

    Good Samaritan Award

    Our Christian vision ensures that we try and make a difference for ourselves and others both in school and in the wider community. Each week, a pupil is chosen from each year group for being a ‘Good Samaritan’. They are presented with a certificate and badge in worship on Friday. It is important that we all learn from the example set by the Good Samaritan from the Bible and try to help others as much as we can.

    Star Readers

    If the children read at home every day, then they are entered into a weekly raffle and have the chance of winning a brand new book. There is a selection of fiction and non-fiction books for the children to choose from.

    The raffle is split across the school with a ticket being drawn for Foundation Stage and KS1, Lower Key Stage 2 (Years 3 and 4) and Upper Key Stage 2 (Years 5 and 6). This initiative has had a positive impact and has increased the number of children who read daily at home.

    Attendance Awards

    How low can you go! 

    Weekly Rewards 

    Each week, the class with the lowest number of days absence get to spin the wheel to win a reward.  

    Each week a teacher can nominate their class for an improvement in attendance. This could be down to an improvement in punctuality.  

    • The nominations will be considered, and the winner will be chosen by Mrs Khan and Mrs Sadler. The winners will be announced in Praise on a Friday.  

    • On a Monday the class will choose their reward by rolling the dice!  

    • The reward will take place within that week. (Tuesday).  

     

    End of Half Term Reward  

    The class with the lowest number of unauthorised days absence, win a reward. Every half term is a fresh start.  

     

    End of Year Rewards 

    The child with the lowest number of unauthorised days absence, win a reward trophy.  

    Nominations can be placed by the teachers for each year for a child who has the most improved attendance. The nominations will be considered, and the winner will be chosen by Mrs Khan and Mrs Sadler and announced at our End of Year Awards Ceremony. 

    ClassDojo Rewards

    How high can you go!  

    Dojo Points can be awarded for:

    • Following our school values 

    • For great learning in class  

    • Reading 5 times a week  

    • Punctuality points  

    • Getting an award for NumberBots or TTRS 

    • Team Points will also contribute to the overall count 

    • Homework 

    Each class will work together towards getting to the milestone points: 1000, 5000, 10,000, 15,000 & 25,000 and for each milestone reached, they will get a whole class reward which were all decided by the classes at the beginning of the year and differ from class to class. Some examples of these are: extra play, i pad time, pizza party, non uniform day, trip to the park, film & popcorn, trip to Ninja Warrior!