Apple Tree

The teacher I'm replacing had a Star of the Week award, which I never quite knew how to do, so I turned it around to the class to take responsibility for it.

Star of the Week from the Apple Tree

This tree, made from cut out hands of all the class, has had a couple of reincarnations since it started as the classroom Christmas tree.  It became the Chinese New Year wishing tree, and then was incorporated into an Earth Hour display, and now, in passing the responsibility of Star of the Week to the class, has now become our Star of the Week tree.

Next to the tree there is a plastic pocket full of apple cut outs. Class members write the name of another classmate on the coloured part of the apple, and then on the flipside write why that person has been nominated, then hang it on the appropriate branch.  This example is one of mine. 
At the end of the week I pick all the apples off the tree and work out who has the most nominations, or the 'best' nomination and then announce the "Star of the Week"!