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Welcome back to a new school year
It has been a lovely first week at Farfield. It has been great to be back and the staff and children have begun term very well. There is a good, calm atmosphere in school and every teacher is pleased with their new class. I have shown many sets of prospective parents around this week Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 17 July
We are rapidly approaching the end of term and what a busy week it has been! All the children received their end of term reports and Year 6 got their SATs results. As a group, they have done very well and we are proud of their achievements. We were also extremely proud of Year Read More
Read newsHeadteacher blog 10th July
This week we welcomed a group of headteachers from Buckinghamshire who came to see the work that Farfield is doing on developing a ‘Growth Mindset’. Afterwards, a number of the headteachers emailed us, including this from Pippa Brand-Benee: “Thank you so much for making us so welcome yesterday and sharing your Growth Mindset story Read More
Read newsHead teacher blog 3rd July
This week the children all met their new teachers for September and the Y6 children went to their new high schools for Transition Day. We were delighted that our new teachers Abigail Bradley and Ruby Cuthbert were both able to be with us this week and spend time with staff and children. I am Read More
Read newsHead teacher blog June 26th 2015
It really has been a fabulous week at Farfield. Last weekend we had a most spectacularly successful ‘PTA Camp-Over’ with 75 families camping and over 500 people on site during the day. The weather was glorious by the evening and children and adults appeared to have a great time – we have had some Read More
Read newsHead teacher blog June 19th 2015
Where has the sunshine gone? This weekend, we are welcoming 75 families camping and a total of just over 500 people on site for the second Farfield PTA Camp Over. It might not be the sun-soaked affair that it was last year – and we might need a jumper – but I am sure Read More
Read newsHead teacher blog 12th June 2015
It has been a lovely, sunny end to a good week at the school. It was the first week for a while that has been a ‘normal’ week: no one on a residential and a week that hasn’t been dominated by tests. I have been showing lots of new families around the school prior Read More
Read newsHead teacher blog 5th June 2015
It has been a quiet week at Farfield: Year 6 have been on residential! After Year 5’s successful residential in the Yorkshire Dales in the week prior to half term, Year 6 have enjoyed a largely sunny week in Northumberland walking Hadrian’s Wall and learning about the Romans. Our girls’ cricket team enjoyed a Read More
Read newsHead teacher’s blog 22/5/15
This week, Year 5 have been on residential in the Yorkshire Dales. The weather at the start of the week was rather wet and wild but they showed Farfield grit and determination and battled through! They have enjoyed walking, mountain biking and caving and have learnt about rivers, rocks, national parks and the history Read More
Read newsHead teacher blog 15th May 2015
It has been a very busy week – mainly dominated by KS2 SATs. Year 6 have worked incredibly hard over the months and this week was a chance for them to really shine and show what they can do. The children should be very proud of theirs efforts this week. The tests are now finished Read More
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