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Head teacher blog 5/2/16
05/02/2016 · 2 comments
Star Wars came to Year 6 this morning! Desperate to enliven what might have been, frankly, a rather dull series of lessons on the use of active and passive verbs, the staff devised a morning on a Star Wars theme to deliver the learning in a much more engaging way. Some staff don’t need Read More
Head teacher blog January 29th 2016
29/01/2016 · No comments yet
It has been a very windy week at Farfield: the turbine has generated about £250 worth of electricity in the past month! Coat ‘parachutes’ have been very much in evidence at playtimes – some things don’t change from childhood to childhood… I showed some prospective Year 3 parents around yesterday and they were impressed Read More
Head teacher blog January 22nd 2016
21/01/2016 · No comments yet
I had the pleasure of accompanying class 2C on their trip to York’s Castle Museum on Thursday. The children were, as expected, delightful and inquisitive. It was a shock, however, that there weren’t any other schools at the museum throughout the whole day. At Farfield, we really value educational visits and I hope that Read More
Head Teacher blog 15th January 2016
15/01/2016 · No comments yet
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
Head teacher blog January 8th 2016
08/01/2016 · 1 comment
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
