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Viscosity and poetry in Year 5
English This week the children have finished writing their own versions of Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes. If you would like to read your child’s version, it is on the Google Classroom on their Chromebooks. Here are some videos of children reading their poems out. We have now begun working playscripts. We have watched a Read…
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Headteacher blog 23rd January 2026
It has been a damp muddy week but a fun one nonetheless. Class 1H went to Cartwright Hall on Tuesday and enjoyed time in an art gallery. I saw some lovely Y1 homework relating to art and artists and this trip will have helped inspire that. On Wednesday I was in London to attend Read…
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Headteacher’s Blog 16th January 2026
We have a good week, albeit muddy. Some children literally got stuck in our KS2 ‘quarry’ mining clay and looking, in vain, for worms. A few children in Y5 were literally hoisted out of the clay with their wellies stuck fast. Occasionally, we have to bring in supply teachers: usually to cover a sick Read…
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Headteacher blog 9th January 2026
Happy New Year! It has been a strong start to the new term and calendar year. I am still doing school tours for prospective families – they are cutting it fine with the Reception deadline next week – and school is settled and focused. As usual, we do these tours at any time or Read…
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The Wizard of Oz (sort of)
With just a couple of rehearsals, a team of staff put on an impromptu pantomime for the children on the last day of term: The Wizard of Oz! There was a fine effort with costumes and face paint! We think the children enjoyed the show… We certainly seemed to get an excited and smiley Read…
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A Miracle in Town
We hope everyone enjoyed the KS1 nativity: A Miracle in Town. The Year 1 children acted and spoke well, and the Year 2 narrators were almost word-perfect. Well done everyone! 7
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Headteacher blog 12th December 2025
We are certainly in Christmas-mode with Early Years’ Nativity performances this week and KS1 and Junior shows in rehearsal. Our PTA have had a very busy week with a Christmas Movie night and a fantastic Christmas Fair. Santa visited classes in Y1-6 this week and will return to Nursery and Reception next week (if Read…
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Walks, rehearsals and rovers in Year 5
We have had an extremely busy week this week in Year 5. We went on a walk through time in Farsley, finishing off at Sunnybank Mills, to learn about listed buildings and how farsley has changed over time. Here’s a link to 5Bs photos Here are a few from 5K: We worked on our Read…
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Headteacher blog 4/12/25
Along with most schools (and workplaces?), we have struggled with attendance this week: nearly 5% below our usual levels. There is clearly a lot of sickness around which is not particularly surprising given the time of year. One primary school on the other side of Leeds had 70 children off with flu on Monday Read…
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Headteacher blog 28th November 2025
Farsley Lights parade is one of my favourite events of the school year. It gets better and better, especially now we have a growing array of willow creations bringing the procession to life. Building on last year’s success, we had a Children’s Books theme this time and some of our children contributed parts of Read…
