School Houses
House points are a reward given to children for their positive contribution to school life and who conduct themselves/behave in a way which makes EVERYONE proud of their achievements.
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Our Houses
Alan Turing
Emmeline Pankhurst
House Captain
Nusaybah I
Vice Captain
Zahra I
House Captain
Zunairah A
Vice Captain
Manha S
Alan Turing was a mathematician. He worked for the government during WWII and created a machine that was capable of breaking the code Germans were using to communicate. After the war, he moved to Manchester and started designing some of the world’s first computers.
Emmeline Pankhurst established a group who became known as the suffragettes who campaigned for women to have the same equal voting rights as men. In 1918, owing to her, and other women’s efforts, women over 30 were given the right to vote.
Louise Da Cocodia
House Captain
Ivy W
Vice Captain
Jennah I
Louise Da Cocodia moved to Manchester in 1955 and worked as a nurse. She faced discrimination and racism from patients and colleagues alike. This fuelled her determination to tackle race equality issues and she worked to make Manchester a better place. She believed everyone should have the right to education, housing and employment where they feel safe, secure, and fulfilled.
L.S Lowry
House Captain
Freyja R
Vice Captain
Qasim E
Lowry was a very famous artists who originated from Stretford but then later settled in Salford. Manchester was very industrialised with factories and mills and these were often the subject of his paintings.
The School Houses System at Cringle Brook
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Allocation of Houses
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The school is divided into four houses, the names of which were voted for by the children and are Manchester Icons, Turing, Lowry, Pankhurst and Da Cocodia.
Children are allocated a house when they join the school in Reception or when they join the school at a later stage. Where possible, children of the same family will be allocated the same house (unless they request otherwise) whilst ensuring that the number of children is fairly balanced between each house.
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Captains and Vice Captains
At the end of the year, Year 5 children who will be going in to Year 6 will be given the opportunity to complete an application to nominate themselves as Captains or Vice Captains. Miss Chase and Mrs Vyas will interview the children who have completed this process.
Miss Chase and Mrs Vyas will decide on the final Captain and Vice Captains after talking to the Year 6 Class Teacher.
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Captain and Vice Captain Expectations
Captain and Vice Captain are expected to:
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Meet regularly to support school improvement
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Undertake a leadership programme including collaboration with our other Trust schools
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Support school activities including the delivery of assemblies
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Be an exemplary student
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Awarding House Points
Any member of staff can award House Points to any child, at any time and for any reason. if they are follwoing the school's values and behaviour policy. If a child has been identified for going above and beyond, they will be given a coloured token that represents their house.
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The house points are counted weekly and a cup awarded to the House with most points. There is also a termly prize for the house with most points. This prize is chosen by the House Captains and for example, could be an extra play time for the pupils in the winning house.