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Head teacher blog 20th June 2014
It is great to be at Farfield in the summer! Our beautiful grounds come into their own at this time of year – when it doesn’t rain – and it is lovely to see the children enjoying the all the different play environments around the school. This week, we have welcomed all the new Reception […]
Read newsHead teacher blog 13th June 2014
It is lovely to have the sun shining and children able to play across the fields. This week we have welcomed our new Nursery families into school for an open evening and the new Foundation Stage play area looked fantastic! 4SK had a great day playing cricket at Headingley and the whole of Y4 were […]
Read newsHead teacher blog 6th June 2014
It is good to be back in school but we wish that we were getting real summer term weather! Despite the regular rain, we have started the half term well, especially in Y3. 3C and 3CW visited RHS Harlow Carr in Harrogate to learn all about seeds as well as enjoying the gardens, woodland and […]
Read newsWeek ending 23rd May 2014
This week the Y5 cohort have been in the Yorkshire Dales on their residential. The children were split into two groups and have spent 3 full days away from school either at the beginning or end of the week. Last week it was Y6 and this week Y2 have completed their statutory assessment tests. The […]
Read newsHead teacher Blog 16th May 2014
This week Year 6 have completed quite a gruelling set of level 3-5 SATs tests with many also doing supplementary tests at level 6. They have worked so hard and let’s hope that their results reflect this. On Monday we had a visit from inspectors to check that the tests were being handled correctly; our […]
Read newsHead teacher blog 9th May 2014
The school is getting ready for annual tests and there is plenty of good progress evident. This assessment needs to be managed carefully and sensitively: children need to be supported and encouraged to perform to their best whilst at the same time ensuring that the curriculum remains broad and the children aren’t put under too […]
Read newsHead teacher blog 2nd May 2014
This week has been over-shadowed by the terrible events at a high school in Leeds. Our thoughts and prayers are with the school and its community. It is at times like these that any troubles we might have ourselves are put into perspective. Our ethos statement this week has been: I know what respect means. […]
Read newsHead teacher blog 25th April 2014
It has been a relatively quiet week at Farfield: Year 6 have been in Northumberland since Tuesday! They have been on Hadrian’s Wall and biking in Kielder Forest as well as visiting Beamish Museum and Roman archaeological sites. Year 4 have completed their Business Enterprises; pop-up restaurants in the Studio have had our mouths watering […]
Read newsHead teacher blog 4th April
This week we are delighted to launch our new school website: www.farsleyfarfield.org.uk and the feedback so far has been very positive. We have launched a number of new class and year-group blogs that can be accessed from this website. This week we have also welcomed Chris Young from British Cycling for his first of 6 […]
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