House Teams

We have a House Points System at Dilton Marsh C of E Primary School. Children are grouped into four House Teams.

These are Kestrel, Merlin, Falcon and Hawk.

Each child is placed in a House on entry to school and remains a member of this team throughout their time at the school. Siblings are placed in the same House team. House Captains are elected from Year 6 pupils following a letter of application and a group interview. They provide positive leadership to the children in their House and during the various competitions and events organised throughout the year.

On Sports Day the Houses compete against each other as teams and a cup is awarded to the winning House. Teaching and non-teaching staff also belong to a House, with the exception of the Head teacher, and they encourage and support the children in positive team building through the House system.

House Captains

The House Captains are responsible for leading their House in competitions and events, and representing the school in the community and a range of school events and activities. The responsibilities of the House Captains are:

• to set an example to the other children
•  to earn house points and encourage others to do so
• to represent the house when collecting awards
• to be somebody others can turn to for advice

In addition to the House Captains, every child in year 6 is presented with a star badge to wear throughout the year showing their house team colour. This will enable the younger children to identify who is in their team.

Earning House Points

House Points can be awarded by all staff to children for a variety of reasons. For example:

• Polite, well-mannered behaviour
• Demonstrating a caring attitude towards peers
• Working to the best of their ability
• Excellent attendance
• Putting special effort into a piece of work
• Neatly presented work
• Positive attitude towards work
• Sporting achievement
• Taking part in competitions and events
• Helpful approaches to different situations

Purpose of our House System

The house system aims to encourage a real sense of pride and achievement for the children. It fosters community spirit and gives the children an opportunity to contribute to something bigger, which involves children from all year groups. The older children are positive role models and take on a pastoral role for the younger children.

We are looking forward to developing our House Teams system this year with lots of exciting team events planned.