Rewards

At Leamington Hastings, we recognise that children are motivated and respond to praise and rewards. We have a range of rewards that children can achieve each week. Detailed below are the rewards we offer, with a brief outline of how the children can achieve these.

Ongoing on a daily basis

We have six learning behaviours in school. The focus learning behaviour of the half term and the skills developed are included on the weekly newsletter. If children display any of the learning behaviours, they can be rewarded with a learning behaviour sticker from their class teacher.

Positive praise and encouragement is always provided from all staff in school.

Each class has a recognition board – the teacher outlines a focus for the hour, morning, afternoon, day or week for children to work towards as a class e.g. superb sitting displayed. Children’s names are added to the board as they display the behaviour, with the target that all children have their name on the board by the end of the time period.

Weekly basis

Children have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills throughout the week, which may result in a certificate being achieved as part of Friday’s Celebration Worship.

•Caught showing values – Any child or member of staff can nominate a child for demonstrating the Christian Values by filling out a ‘caught showing values’ slip, circling the value demonstrated and providing a short explanation.

•Learner of the week – Each year group has a pot of named lollipop sticks. Each week, a lollipop stick from each year group is chosen at random, with the named child choosing a piece of work that they are proud of to share with the school, linking this to a learning behaviour. Children are presented with a certificate.

•Learning behaviour of the week – Class teachers select a child from each year group who has demonstrated the learning behaviour focus of the half term. Children are presented with a certificate and share the nominated piece of work.

•Five reads – Children are rewarded for reading five times within a week by earning a raffle ticket. Tickets are placed in year group pots and at the end of each half term, a ticket from each year group is drawn. Children whose raffle tickets are drawn can choose a book from a selection to keep at home.

•Table of the week – a star lunchtime table is chosen each week. This may be for reasons such as the children have supported each other, have shown good manners or have been demonstrating the school behaviours.   

Monthly

•A ‘word of the month’ is promoted. At the beginning of the month a new word is introduced, and children earn a raffle ticket for using the word in their speech, written work or at home. A raffle ticket is drawn at the beginning of the following month and a prize awarded.