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Head teacher blog September 4th 2014
We are glad to be back. Honestly! It has been super to see all the children again and we have had a fabulous first week. Children looked very smart, many wearing our new school uniform. We have welcomed lots of new pupils to Farfield – in Nursery, Reception and across the school. We have been […]
Read newsHead teacher blog 18th July 2014
It has been a lovely final full week of the school year at Farfield. The weather has been amazing and the school grounds look fantastic this year – well done Mr Carr! On Tuesday, Year 2 had a fabulous day out at Bridlington and the photos of so many smiling faces were wonderful. On Thursday […]
Read newsHead teacher blog 11th July
We are heading towards the end of the academic year and school is very busy. Reports are being finalised and Y6 SATs results have just been received. We have generally done well again and almost all of our children have made good progress. Preparations are under way for the Leavers’ Show and for Sports Day […]
Read newsHead teacher blog w/e 4th July
It has been a busy sporting week at Farfield with 30 children representing the school in a mini-Olympics event at the John Charles Centre on Monday, 10 children competing in a scooter/cycle championships at Temple Newsam on Tuesday and a team of girl cricketers in a tournament on Thursday. We have welcomed two new teachers […]
Read newsHead teacher blog 27th June 2014
It has been such a busy seven days at Farfield! Last weekend we hosted our first Camp-Over and I was so proud of the PTA’s efforts and the way that the school community came together for a really special event. Over 200 people spent the night on site, and a further 250 people were day […]
Read newsHead 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 […]
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