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• Whole School Assembly - Being Prepared

  Tue 21 Nov 2023

  Today, we welcomed Adam back for our whole school assembly. The focus of the assembly was being prepared for Christmas. Adam asked the children what this might look like: stockings, Christmas trees, preparing rooms for guests, buying gifts etc. He then went on to talk about the true meaning of Christmas and the birth of Jesus and how people prepare to celebrate this aspect of the festive season. Adam talked about being prepared with more fundamental things, such as kindness, as well as all the material aspects of Christmas. The children were encouraged to think about what aspects they could prepare for that would show love and care.

  

• FARFIELD CHILDREN CAN raise money for Children In Need

  Fri 17 Nov 2023

  Today the children in school came together to raise money for Children In Need. The Farfield Fundraisers have been busy all week selling homemade buns, Pudsey Wristbands and tickets for our very popular Pudsey Prize Raffle. This year's poster was designed by Kadie (Y6) one of the Farfield Fundraisers too and it's amazing! On the day itself, children came in non-uniform or their Pudsey clothes and donated to this very important cause.

  Congratulations to our Pudsey Prize Raffle Winners!

  1st Prize - Giant Pudsey Bear - Phoebe 

  2nd Prize - Standing Pudsey Bear - Joshua

  3rd Prize - Pudsey Bear Water Bottle - Ralph

  4th Prize - Pudsey Bear Lunch Box - Eve

  5th Prize - Pudsey Bear Backpack - Leo 

  ⭐ Star Prize ⭐ - Pudsey Bear Cake made by Mrs Nichols - Amelia

  

• Pudsey's Journey

  Fri 17 Nov 2023

  WOW! What a journey Pudsey went on in order to join us at Farfield this year! Travelling back to the Jurassic, Pudsey ran with a herd of Brachiosaurus and hid from a hungry T-Rex before landing back in 2023 and into the waiting arms of Mrs Benson, just in time to be the 1st prize in our Children in Need raffle!

  

• FARFIELD CHILDREN CAN be published authors!

  Wed 15 Nov 2023

  Last year, Year 4 wrote some fabulous diary entries linked to our English text Escape From Pompeii. We entered them into a competition to be published. Happily, a huge 30 of them were selected to be published! We are very proud of our Farfield authors showing us all that Farfield children can!!

  Congratulations Harris, Callum, Zidaan, Oliver, Jessica, Poppy, Sophie, Kason, Kayden, Isobel, Hanani, Umayah, Casey, Shaheer, Scott, Jacob, Kaytee, Bobby, MeganW, Brooke, Amber, Beau, Josephm Layla, Sofia, Brianna, MeganS, Mason and Mathew!

   

  

• FARFIELD CHILDREN CAN raise money for the Poppy Appeal

  Sat 11 Nov 2023

  The Farfield Fundraisers have been busy ahead of Remembrance Day by selling poppies in school. 

  Thank you to everyone who donated.

  

• FARFIELD CHILDREN CAN share their love of reading with real authors!

  Fri 10 Nov 2023

  At Farfield, we love to read! We love to listen to our class story, take part in 'book chat' and visit our Library Bus. Children often share their work with real life authors and love to get replies from them. 

  Here are a few things our children had to say about reading at Farfield.

  'It's cool that authors have written to Farfield and signed letters for us.' Ava Y6

  'Sharing stories together makes us calm and happy.' Isobel Y5

  'We love the library bus - it's nice to have a space outside of the classroom ti read.' Lily Y5

   

  

• FARFIELD CHILDREN CAN be Reading Ambassadors!

  Fri 10 Nov 2023

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  Meet our new Reading Ambassadors!

  Mrs Brannan had over 70 applications for the role from years 4-6 alone - WOW! Our children certainly love to read! The role of our Reading Ambassadors is to promote reading for pleasure at Farfield Primary & Nursery School. These children show a passion for reading and are all great role models for their peers. Welcome to Auran, Phoebe, Ellouise and Layla-Rose from Year 4; Divina, Hanani, Umayah and Bobby from Year 5; Kadie, Leyland, Lexi, Andre, Amelia and Theodora from Year 6. They have all received they special Reading  Ambassador badges so you know what their role is and are wearing them with pride. Well done!

  

• FARFIELD CHILDREN CAN be Farfield Fundraisers!

  Thu 09 Nov 2023

  Mrs Benson recently put out an appeal for children to join her fundraising committee. Children had to submit an application for the position and Mrs Benson had the very difficult decision of selecting a team from the many that applied. 

  Farfield Primary & Nursery School is proud to introduce you to the FARFIELD FUNDRAISERS!

  Peter, Albert, Kadie, Kyen, Hanani, Bobby, Elzbeth and Amelia - we can't wait to find out what you have planned!

  

• FARFIELD CHILDREN CAN be Happiness Heroes!

  Mon 06 Nov 2023

  Farfield Primary & Nursery School are proud to introduce you to our Happiness Heroes.

  This is an exciting initiative from myHappymind. Our Happiness Heroes are a  team of children who are our school's myHappymind Ambassadors. They lead the way in helping their fellow pupils look after their own mental health. Our Happiness Heroes all proudly wear their special myHappymind badge so everyone knows who they are!

   

  Their first task was to share their opinions of myHappymind, this is what they said:

  What do you enjoy about myHappymind?

  ‘I enjoy happy breathing, it helps if you are in the red or yellow zone.’ Millie-Grace (Y5)

  ‘It helps when you feel stressed or angry, it helps me to go back to the green zone.’ Casey-Leigh (Y5)

  ‘It helps you to learn things about your brain.’ Andre (Y6)

  Do you use some of the strategies outside the lesson?

  ‘I use them when my siblings are annoying me – they’re in Reception and Y2.’ Andre (Y6)

  ‘I use finger breathing when people get on my nerves.’ Kaytee (Y5)

  ‘I was upset when my pet died so I used some finger breathing then.’ Kason (Y5)

  Do you ever talk about myHappymind at home?

  ‘I remind my brother at home what we’ve learnt about the brain.’ Ernie-Joe (Y4)

  ‘I tell my family what I have learnt on a Monday.’ Kason (Y5)

  ‘I told my parents about what we’d been learning and that I’m a Happiness Hero!’ Andre (Y6)

  

• FARFIELD CHILDREN CAN explain how their brain works!

  Mon 06 Nov 2023

  Throughout the first half term of 2023, all of our children have completed the 'Meet Your Brain' module of myHappymind. This module teaches the children to understand how their brain works and how to ensure they look after it so that they can manage their emotions and be at their best. Growth mindset is a key part of this too. At the end of the module, each class teacher chose someone who had really shone in their sessions, to receive a special certificate from Miss Mann to celebrate this. 

  Congratulations to Eve & Allan in Reception, Mitchell & Skyla in Year 1, Willow & Connor in Year 2, Husnain & Henry-Lee in Year 3, Layla & Mikey in Year 4 Logan & Oliver in Year 5 and Noah, Ebony & Theodora in Year 6. 

  Families have proudly told us that children also share their myHappymind learning at home and two of these children are great examples of this. As well as their certificates, Skyla and Layla received the Meet Your Brain mascots, Bertie and Betty, to keep! These were kindly donated to school by the founder of myHappymind, Laura Ernshaw. Layla's thanks will be shared with Laura too!

   

  We asked some of children about the Meet Your Brain module, this is what they said:

  Do you enjoy myHappymind sessions?

  ‘YES!!’

  What have you learnt during the Meet Your Brain Module?

  ‘Even though we have bad thoughts sometimes, you can tell someone you trust to help you.’ Andre (Y6)

  ‘Team H-A-P! They help you stay calm and make good choices when they work together.’ Albert (Y6)

  ‘I have learnt that if someone makes you happy, that releases dopamine.’ Kason (Y5)

  When have you used Happy Breathing?

  ‘When someone was being mean, I controlled myself by doing some Happy Breathing.’ Albert (Y6)

  ‘I use Happy Breathing when the fire alarm goes off – I get stressed thinking there might be a fire.’ Millie-Grace (Y5)

  ‘If my siblings are annoying me or I feel stressed when I’m ‘Play Leading’.’ Andre (Y6)

  When have you had a Neuroplasticity moment?

  ‘Public speaking – the more I do it, the more I do it, the better I get. It’s the same with my drills at rugby.’ Andre (Y6)

  ‘In maths we pracitse finding common factors and the more I do that the bettr I get at it.’ Millie-Grace (Y5)