Farsley Farfield Primary School

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Headteacher Blog 11th March 2022

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There are signs of spring all around: warmer weather, leaf buds, frollicking frogs and spawn in the pond and a fox feeding cubs (or a very pregnant vixen mate) on the school grounds. We lost a lot of our flock of chickens on Sunday/Monday morning and these incidents almost always take place in March Read More

Headteacher blog Friday 4th March 2022

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‘In like a lion, out like a lamb’ is the traditional description of March. This year, the winds came early and we are left with a damp squib. The school fields are a quagmire after so much rain and we are looking forward to the drier weather and the sunshine that is forecast next Read More

Headteacher blog 18th February 2022

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We have got to the end of a very long, dark and challenging half term. The children and staff have been fantastic and, despite the disruption, there is still a really happy atmosphere and lots of terrific learning going on. New COVID cases are relatively low compared to January, although half the new cases Read More

Headteacher blog 11th February 2022

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It’s been another good week at Farfield. Attendance is almost where it usually should be and we are only getting one or two confirmed new COVID cases a day. This half term we have had a couple of children that were due to have surgical procedures, and on both occasions the children have asymptomatically Read More

Headteacher blog 4th February 2021

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It has been a much better week as regards pupil attendance (>90% every day, up to 94%) but it has been exceptionally difficult staffing-wise, especially in our youngest classes. From Nursery to Y1, every class has been without its usual teacher for at least part of the week. Our other teachers and support staff Read More