Behaviour Expectations and Rewards 

Behaviour Expectations 

There is an expectation that everyone at Forestdale behaves in a respectful and appropriate manner. Children are encouraged to: take pride in their learning; try hard to make the right choices; to always do their best; to respect each other; to value differing views and opinions; and to take care of their possessions, themselves and our learning environment.

We have three simple rules within our school which reflect our aims and, as such, the emphasis is upon instilling in pupils a sense of self-discipline. Pupils are expected to:

We have many reward systems in place at Forestdale Primary to motivate and praise our children. Our children are not only rewarded for their own personal academic achievement but also for demonstrating ethical and moral behaviour and attitudes.

House Points 

• Children are assigned to a house (yellow hedgehogs, blue badgers, green rabbits, orange foxes and red squirrels).

• House Points are individual rewards for exceptional behaviour or attitudes demonstrated outside the classroom and for academic achievement in the classroom. 

• Children with the highest number of house points each week win a gold sticker.

• At the end of the year, the house with the most points win a reward.

• The houses also compete against one another on Sports Day.

• Children can wear their house colour t-shirt for P.E. all through the year.

Values Jumpers 

• Each fortnight, two children are awarded with a prestigious yellow Forestdale STARS Sweatshirt for demonstrating outstanding Forestdale STARS values. 

• The winners are announced in assembly and they receive a certificate and jumper to wear for two weeks. Writing Trophy

 Writing Trophy 

• On a Friday, one child from each class is nominated by their teacher to receive a writing certificate.

• They can be nominated for achieving targets or improving their writing.

Times Tables Rock Stars

• On a Monday, children who have either accumulated the most coins, or is most improved, or the fastest speed, will be awarded a certificate. 

Mentions

• Children can be issued with ‘verbal’ mention.

These are rewards for classes as a whole, based on exceptional behaviour and attitudes.

Lunchtime Cushions 

•  Pupils who demonstrate good manners and correct eating etiquette are awarded a comfy cushion to use at lunchtime the following day.
• On a Friday, the class with the most mentions is awarded extra playtime at the end of the week.

• Children receive individual stampers for excellent work and for reading at least three times a week.

• Certificates are awarded for 20,40 and 60 stampers in celebration assemblies.

Gold Book

• On a Friday, one child from each class is nominated by their teacher to be in the Gold Book.

• They can be nominated for exhibiting the school values, for producing exceptional work or demonstrating fantastic behaviour.

• The nominated child receives a certificate to take home and their name is displayed on the wall in the hall for all to see.

Attendance Ted

• On a Monday, the class with the highest attendance from the previous week is announced.

• The winning class is visited by Attendance Ted for the week.

• Each term, children with 100% attendance will be awarded a certificate. 

• At the end of the year, if individual children have 100% attendance, they will receive a prize.

Weekly Attendance Cup  

• Each week, the class with the best overall attendance and punctuality is awarded the Weekly Attendance Cup.

• This celebrates collective responsibility, teamwork, and the importance of starting each day on time.

• The winning class proudly displays the cup for the week and is recognised in our celebration assembly.

Weekly 100% Attendance Draw 

• Each week, pupils with 100% attendance (from Monday to Friday) have their names added to a spinner. 

• A name is then randomly selected from the spinner.

• The selected pupil’s name is placed into a prize draw.

Termly 100% Attendance Certificate 

• At the end of the term, pupils with 100% attendance receive a choice of prize, such as pens, bookmarks, or cards.

Termly 100% Attendance Prize Draw

• In the final three weeks of each term, families who maintain full attendance are entered into a family prize draw. Previous prizes, generously donated by local businesses, have included:
  • A free takeaway from Capone’s Pizza
  • Afternoon tea at Farleigh Golf Club
  • A family meal at Royal Tandoori

Annual 100% Attendance Award

• Children with 100% attendance for the whole year receive:
  • An annual certificate
  • A £5 book voucher
  • Recognition during the End‑of‑Year Celebration Assembly