Welcome to this weeks weekly celebration! This week has seen our second parent/carer evening, amongst many other events, such as the poetry performances, anti-gang workshops, and a Y6 tag rugby tournament. Thank you once again for all the support you as parents and carers give to your children.
You may have also seen that we are recruiting for positions within school - if you know anyone who may be interested, please do share the links with them.
Headteacher's Awards
This week, the winners of the Headteacher's Awards have been given to the following children:
Y6P - Archie M - for being a fantastic contributor during our Gang workshop. You absorbed the information like a sponge, and it was wonderful to see you so eager to answer questions!
Y6B - Olivia B - For creating thoughtful and interesting descriptions in her narrative this week.
Y5H - Fatima A - For her absolutely wonderful and meticulous attitude every single day. Fatima is super hardworking, super kind and amazing in every way!
Y5W - Rae B - Our start of the week is Rae who has absolutely shone like a star. She has been smashing through her maths, working independently and confidently
Y4AT - Elizabeth O - For an improved attitude and focus to her learning. Keep it up and well done!
Y4R - Noor A - For always trying her best in every lesson and being a polite and helpful member of our class.
Y3A - Jannat M - For the amazing effort she put into learning a poem, with actions and her wonderful performance in front of the whole school.
Y3B - Reuben E - You have shown a brilliant and determined attitude to learning - especially in Maths and when working with peers. Keep it up!
Y2C - Ishaaq A - For demonstrating a positive mindset and for always making his teachers smile
Y2F - Zaki P - For giving very thorough answers and explaining your understanding of place value, to the rest of the class in maths. Well done!
Y1D - Musa A - For your excellent dedication towards your learning, always working hard on the carpet by answering questions and being the best you can be! Keep up the excellent work, Musa!
Y1L - Blake C - For an amazing and engaging interactive poetry performance for the class.
YRHC - Haniya A - For trying so hard with her name writing and for being a wonderful friend. Well done, Haniya!
YRHS - James H - For always having a fantastic attitude towards his learning and for sharing his wonderful imagination during English lessons.
Attendance
Attendance at Devonshire Road is so important, and we rightly celebrate the classes with the highest attendance each week. The classes with the highest attendance for the week were:
1st - YRHS - 100%
2nd - Y2C - 98.97%
3rd - Y2F & Y5H - 98.67%
Superhero Readers
In KS1, children work towards their Superhero Readers certificates based on the number of reads they have completed. This week, the following children have achieved a certificate this week:
Year 1
10 reads - Hannah, Haleema, Santiago, Quinn, Shayan, Musa, Yahya
20 reads - Quinn, Isa, Raabia, Janey, Abdullah, Zoe, Haytham, Aliya
Year 2
10 reads - Yusuf M, Hamza, Elyh, Yusuf H
20 reads - Abdulrahman, Wania, Rayyan
Reading Challenges
Each week, we celebrate the reading challenges achieved by the children in KS2. The following children have achieved a certificate this week:
Muhammad A - 6B - Bronze
Sarah W - 6B - Platinum Award
House Points
The weekly house points total for week beginning 21.09.2026 can be found below:
1st - Respect - 284
2nd - Resilience - 249
3rd - Inspire - 243
4th - Ambition - 238
The running total of the weekly wins can be found on our House Points page.