Birds, Breaktime, and Big Wins in Mary Ellis Class

Miss Broadsmith • June 24, 2025

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From Attendance Awards to Artistic Birds – it’s been a full and fun week in Year 1

☑️ TL;DR (Top 5 Highlights):

  1. Mary Ellis Class won the Attendance Award and Cup with 99.5% attendance.
  2. They've earned bonus breaktime twice this term already.
  3. Strong progress shown in grammar, maths, and reading.
  4. Took part in the Spirited Arts “All God’s Creatures” competition.
  5. Created a 3D collage of St Francis and the birds – complete with speech bubbles!

The children were delighted to win the Attendance Award and Attendance Cup at the end of last week with 99.5% attendance!



Every day that the whole class is in school, I turn a letter over and - when we can see the completed phrase “St. Francis” - the children can enjoy some extra break time as a reward.

This week is the second time this term that the class has had some extra play! Well done, Mary Ellis!


The children have been busy showing their continued progress in grammar, maths skills and reading comprehension. What a great start to our “Chance to Shine” week!


This week, we have been involved in the Spirited Arts “All God’s Creatures” competition. Year 1’s entry involves birds, lots of birds! We have been making a 3D collage of St Francis preaching to the birds. Inspired by the illustrations in our recent English text, “The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch” many of the children have wanted to add speech bubbles to their birds, which is a delightful touch.

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