Positive Noticing Day 2025-2026
The first Wednesday of every term is Positive Noticing Day. This is a special day dedicated to recognising and celebrating the good we see in one another. Throughout the day, children and adults take time to notice and highlight positive behaviours - whether it’s great learning habits, acts of kindness, generosity, or simply being a supportive friend.
Pupils write thoughtful notes to each other, sharing what they’ve seen and appreciated. The atmosphere around school is always full of smiles, encouragement, and gratitude. This is a truly wonderful way to begin each term with positivity and connection.
Pupil Voice
Mia Rose: I like writing stuff for people to make them feel happy. When I get some, I feel happy.
Fearne: I loved seeing other people helping each other out.
Max: I loved that we get to tell people what they’ve being doing good. It makes me happy to make others happy
Spring Term
For our Spring Positive Noticing Day, we wanted to connect our celebration to our school values of Being, Belonging and Becoming. As a school community, we thought carefully about who demonstrates these values and how they show them in their everyday actions.
Throughout the day, staff and pupils recognised those who embody these values by sharing examples of kindness, resilience and teamwork. At break and lunchtime, the playground was filled with positivity as we shared “positive shout-outs” over the microphone, celebrating members of our community who make our school a special place to be.
Pupils also helped to transform the playground by decorating it with positive affirmations written in chalk, creating colourful messages of encouragement and appreciation for everyone to enjoy.
It was a joyful day that reminded us how powerful it is to notice the good in others and celebrate the ways we all contribute to our community.
Spring Term: KS1
KS1 had a lovely time celebrating Positive Noticing Day. We focused on our school values of Being, Becoming and Belonging. At lunchtime, children enjoyed using the microphone to share kind words about their friends, and throughout the day we gave out Positive Noticing Cards to celebrate all the wonderful things we see in each other.
It made me feel happy to receive positive notes - Halo
I like that we get to hear positive things about ourselves - Thomas
We can talk about our emotions and feeling happy - Penelope
Summer Term
Summer Term - Positive Noticing Week
This Summer Term, our school celebrated Positive Noticing Week, which was planned and organised by Kilimanjaro Class. The aim of the week was to encourage everyone to notice and celebrate the positive things happening around school, linked to our values of Being, Belonging and Becoming.
Throughout the week, children created and used positive noticing stations in their classrooms to recognise classmates who had shown our school values. This gave pupils the chance to take ownership of celebrating each other's achievements, acts of kindness and positive attitudes.
The week ended with special Positive Shout Outs in Friday assembly. Each class voted for one child from across the school who had particularly impressed by demonstrating our school values. Staff members were also recognised for the positive difference they make across the school.
Pupil Voice:
- "I liked writing positive messages to my friends because it made them smile." Isabelle
- "It felt really special when someone noticed something kind that I had done." Eleanor
- "I enjoyed voting because it helped us think about who had been showing our school values." Harry
- "Reading all the positive notes made our classroom feel happy and kind." Alexander
Positive Noticing Week helped to create a positive atmosphere across the school, reminding everyone that small acts of kindness and encouragement can make a big difference.
