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Headteacher blog 24th March 2017
Teachers have worked particularly hard this week as we have had two very busy parents’ evenings. It was good to see so many families attending and those that didn’t are being contacted again to arrange another appointment. The vast majority of feedback from last week’s mid year reports was very positive and parents seem Read…
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Headteacher blog 17th March 2017
We are fortunate at school to have a very talented and supportive parent community. This has been very evident this week as we have had five fantastic nominations for parent governors whereas some schools struggle to recruit. Each candidate looks really strong to me – I wish that we could find a role for Read…
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Headteacher blog 10th March 2017
Spring has been tantalising us this week and as soon as the sun shone and the breeze blew the field began drying out and it is great to see the Junior children across the grounds again at break times. On Wednesday I had the pleasure of accompanying class 2La on their trip to visit Read…
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Nursery survey (for 2017-18)
Typically, children have attended school nurseries for 15 hours per week from the age of three. We have offered this as 5 x 3hrs mornings or afternoons, or blocks of 2.5 days: M,T W am or W pm, Th, Fri. You may be aware that a new scheme is coming into effect in September whereby many Read…
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Headteacher blog 3rd March 2017
It has been a busy week of sports at Farfield with U9, U10 and U11 football teams all having matches, our cross country teams from Y4 upwards competing in a very challenging Cross Country Leeds finals and a large group of Y6 children competing, and winning bronze, in a new Cheerleading competition. Children really Read…
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Farfield have something to ‘Cheer’ about!
Last night after school, a group of Year 6 children took part in a cheerleading competition at Ruth Gorse Academy. The event, organised by White Rose Cheer, involved the children performing a routine that they had learned at school as part of their Tuesday PE module. The team, consisting of 21 children, had only Read…
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Head teacher blog February 24th 2017
Our ethos statements this week included the line: ‘I can say how I feel.’ It is important that children are able to understand their feelings and emotions and feel confident in expressing them. If I was to be asked how I feel, I would reply that I have felt proud this week of the work and Read…
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Head teacher blog 10/2/17
It is the end of a busy half term and the children and staff all deserve a well-earned break. The work in the books generally looks impressive and progress seems good. Lots of children, especially in the Juniors, have been completing half-termly assessments and these will inform mid-year reports that parents will get prior Read…
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Head teacher blog Friday 3rd February
All the children are wearing red today to support the Leeds Children’s Heart Surgery and their fund-raising. This valuable resource is currently helping at least three children in our school and we are glad to do what ever we can to support their work. This week our Year 5 children have visited Leeds City Museum Read…
