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Headteacher blog 29th September 2023
This week has been a sporty week. The cross-country season is starting and we are delighted to have four new courses across the school grounds ranging from a short green route of just over 300m to a black route of over 800m. Routes can also be combined for longer sessions. The children have reported Read…
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Another fantastic week in Year 5
Hi all, We have had another busy week in year 5. Maths In Maths we have finished working on place value, completing this topic with lessons on rounding. Homework on rounding to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000 has been set. English In English we have finished reading the Odyssey and have now begun Read…
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Headteacher blog 22nd September 2023
It’s been a rather wet week at school but damp weather doesn’t deter us! Our Ofsted report won’t be officially published for many weeks but we have received a positive draft that we will now work through and give feedback on. It is somewhat frustrating that all our work is condensed to just a Read…
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Headteacher blog 15/9/23
We finally received our Ofsted inspection this week and it has been a positive experience. I would like to thank our parents for their wonderful support for the school in Parent View, the unusually high number of free text comments left privately therein for the inspector and for the time taken to speak with Read…
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This week in Year 5
The children have continued to work hard this week in Year 5 and we have begun proper work on our Science and History topics. Science Many children were already very knowledgable about our solar system while some have much to learn. We began by learning the order of the planets in our solar system Read…
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New Show Time programme published
An exciting new programme of Show Time has been published. This club is open to all Y5 and Y6 pupils. Children in receipt of Pupil Premium are free.
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Headteacher Blog 8th September 2023
This is the start of my 20th academic year as head of Farfield and it continues to be a lovely, exciting time of year. Children joining Reception is always a special time for them and their families and they look so smart and eager starting their school journey. It has been a gloriously sunny Read…
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Results from Annual Parent Survey 2023
Thank you for the 236 responses to the annual parent survey. The feedback was extremely positive: an overwhelmingly high majority of children happy in school and families very happy with their child’s experience of Farfield. Where there are issues to address, we will do so in September. The summary of the findings is in Read…
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Reception news – 25.7.23
The whole Reception team would like to say a huge thank you for the thoughtful comments, emails, messages, cards and gifts you have sent us this week. We have absolutely loved spending our days with your amazing little learners; the greatest gift is seeing them grow and develop over the year. It’s why we Read…
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Head teacher’s blog 21st July
We are almost at the end of another good year at Farfield. Sadly, Ofsted didn’t come to see us and we are well overdue a visit. On Wednesday evening I had the pleasure of watching the Y6 Leavers’ Show: a riotous panto-like performance that had me laughing and smiling throughout. I thought it was Read…
