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Head Teacher blog 15th January 2016
At last we have a bit of sunshine! It has been a good week at Farfield, with all the children working hard and achieving well. I have shown yet more prospective parents around school today, including some in-year transfers, and they are always complimentary about the school and what we can offer. One of Read More
Read newsHead teacher blog January 8th 2016
It is great to be back at school – honestly! I refuse to get caught up in this ‘January blues’ malaise and working with such great children every day really makes coming to work a pleasure. I am still touring the school regularly with prospective parents and I am always pleased with what we Read More
Read newsHead teacher blog 19th December 2015
We have come to the end of a long and successful term. Attendance over the term was 97% which is good and shows how much the children enjoy coming to school! This week, we have enjoyed rousing Christmas performances across the school and now the children and staff can all look forward to well-earned Christmas Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog December 11th 2015
It has been a busy week with the PTA Christmas Fair and Foundation Stage Nativity performances. I’m sure Benedict Cumberbatch has, on occasion, waved and called out ‘look at me mummy!’ but I don’t recall ever reading of an actor or actress throwing off their costume and leaving the stage to sit on their Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog December 4th 2015
Christmas is creeping into the school this week, with rehearsals for concerts and the first Christmas cards being delivered. Don’t forget that it is the PTA Christmas Fair on Wednesday after school. Last Friday the PTA ran another very successful Quiz Night and over £600 was raised for the school. Congratulations and thanks to Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 27th November
It was wonderful to see so many children and families at Farsley Lights on Wednesday evening. It is good that this community event has managed to be retained despite the cuts to local government. I believe that local businesses have stepped in to fund the event and long may it continue! Headlines from the Read More
Read newsHeadteacher’s blog 20th November 2015
On Tuesday I led a junior assembly that was loosely on the theme of ‘Anti-Bullying Week’ but also went on to discuss the awful events in Paris (and other cities such as Beirut and Ankara). I reassured the children in terms of the tiny level of support that these evil people have (also an Read More
Read newsHead teacher blog 13th November 2015
First of all, I would like to wish all our Hindu and Sikh families ‘Happy Diwali’. We have a rich mix of children at Farfield and we happily celebrate and learn about a wide range of festivals – I feel that this is a strength of the school. We have also marked Remembrance with Read More
Read newsHead teacher blog November 6th 2015
It has been good to be back in school this week. It has been very busy, with two very well-attended and positive Parents’ Evenings and a full Governors’ meeting. Year 4 had a fabulous day on Thursday learning all about the science of sound with an expert: ‘Sam the Sound Man.’ Today 5T are Read More
Read newsWhat a week at Farfield – Headteacher’s blog
It has been an amazing week at Farfield! On Tuesday the school celebrated World Maths Day and combined this with Syrian refugee fund-raising and penguins! Children dressed as penguins were in school from 8am playing Mathletics for sponsorship and then there were lessons and assemblies around the book 365 Penguins. We have already raised Read More
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