After Year 6 have been interviewed by the previous leaders and carried out speeches and presentations in front of their class, they have found out their leadership roles for the year!

Welcome the Leaders for 2022-2023!

YEAR 3 BUDDIES:

Our children ‘buddy’ each other in a variety of ways. This gives our older children a sense of responsibility towards other children in the school. We pride ourselves on our happy school environment and the way in which we look after each other. 

Our Year 3 pupils are each buddied up with a Reception child. They are first properly introduced at a special welcome assembly at the beginning of the school year. This special friendship continues as children move up the school with the same paired buddy, until the Year 3s become Year 6 and it is time to leave, and the Reception children become Year 3 and it is their turn to become the older buddy.

What do our children say about buddying?

• “I like to play with my buddy in the playground. When she was off school I made her a get well soon card.” 
• “When my buddy is sad it is fun to cheer him up.” 
• “In the playground I like to play with my buddy as she is really happy all the time and I like to see her smile.”
• “Being a buddy is fantastic. You need to check on them and see they are playing happily and having lots of fun.” 
• “My buddy checks on me as much as I check on him! I love the responsibility to look after my buddy. I made him a Christmas present so he would have a happy Christmas!” 
• “I like being a buddy as it makes us have lots more friends.” 
• “I like being a buddy as when you go and see them my buddy always asks if they can play with me. She is the kindest buddy ever. I sometimes get to sit with her at lunchtime.”  

What do our Reception children say about their older buddies?

• “She helps me if I am hurt.”
• “We like playing together and pretending.”
• “I like to play mums and dads with my buddy.”
• “We do painting together”
• “We play Hide and Seek and Stuck in the Mud”
• “I love my buddy”
• “We play football together”     

HOUSE CAPTAINS:

This year's house captains are:

• Ruby – Neo and James
• Diamond –  Alexa and Sofija
• Sapphire – Cameron and Liberty
• Amethyst – Connor and Austin

These pupils lead monthly house meetings to share celebrations and successes. They motivate their house to achieve merits through good behaviour and hard work and lead them on Sports Day, and in other intra- school competitive events.

Each half term they count up merits received by each house and the house with the most merits get their colour ribbons attached to the house cup!

Look out for their noticeboard in the school hall.

SCHOOL AMBASSADORS:

Our Year 6 School Ambassadors are:

• Lead Ambassadors: Taylor
• Grounds keepers: Domynic and Darsh
• IT Techie/ Photographer: Viktoriia and Barney
• Wellbeing: Jeannie
• Eco Warriors: Finley and Jeannie
• Collective Worship:

At St Paul’s, some reliable and responsible Year 6’s are selected to be School Ambassadors. They are well-presented, punctual and respectful pupils who help to show visitors around the school and deliver assemblies about the school rules.  They will be part of the School Council along with pupils from other year groups.

Look out for their noticeboard in the school hall.

SPORTS COMMITTEE:

Our Sports Committee this year are:

Bronze Ambassadors: Isabella and Bethany

Their main role includes getting children physically active by running intra-school events.  They will also lead the Sports Committee and help communicate success through the noticeboard, newsletters, emails and meetings.

Health and Activity Leaders: Florrie and Madison

Their main role is to promote a healthy lifestyle.  They will help to run assemblies and lead active sessions and clubs.

IT Techies/ Photographers: Tomas and Jasper

Their role is communicating successes and achievements by keeping the sports committee's notice board up to date.  Take a look at it on our playground!

Playground Lead: Aron

His role will be celebrating the Year 5 Play Leaders and Year 6 Playground Patrol.  He will also support activities on the playground and keep it organised.

Inclusion Support: Taylor

His role involves supporting children with SEND to take part in activities and events.

Journalists: Masha and James

Their role is writing for the school newsletter each week.  They collect information from children about sporting achievements and then email the Head and Office with news.

The Sports Committee work very hard and support the PE Lead, Mrs Smith in a large number of ways to inspire and promote PE, physical activity and sport across the school.

YEAR 5 PLAY LEADERS:

Year 5 will support the Playground Patrol to deliver physical activity and play at playtime and lunchtime.

We are part of the DSSN, which provides us with many sports leadership opportunities.  Take a look on their site.