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• MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL

  Mon 25 Dec 2023

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  Everyone at Farfield would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas.
  Today we would like to thank the staff who work as part of the dementia service at Springfield Care Home who wanted to support the local community and chose to send lots of gifts to Father Christmas for the children at Farfield to receive.
  We'd also like to thank the Farfield staff who sent gifts to Father Christmas to be delivered to our children, as well as our Friends at St Wilfrid's Church who donated hampers to some of our families too.

  This year our classes made cards that Mrs Hussain delivered to Springfield to send our Christmas wishes to them - the cards were lovely and the residents really enjoyed them!
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• Farfield's Festive Fun - A VERY Special Visitor!

  Fri 15 Dec 2023

  She did it! Mrs Benson - our very own Chief Elf - made a call and look who visited us. A jingle of bells could be heard all around Farfield as Father Christmas and his Chief Elf visited each class delivering a present to every child. Our younger children joined Father Christmas and his Chief Elf fireside to read 'The Night Before Christmas'. We hope everyone enjoys their Christmas gift. 

  

• Farfield's Festive Fun - Christmas Performances

  Thu 14 Dec 2023

  What a fabulous few weeks. All of the children have been practising for their Christmas performances and they were amazing. Thank you to everyone who came to see the Nativity in Nursery, Reception and KS1 Christmas Shows and joined KS2 at St Paul's Church for our Carol Concerts - we hope you enjoyed, we certainly did!

  

• FARFIELD CHILDREN CAN win the Chief Executive's Christmas Card Design

  Wed 13 Dec 2023

  Congratulations to Sienna whose Christmas card design has been selected by the Chief Executive of the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council. The card will be sent on behalf of Lorraine O'Donnell and the Council Management Team far and wide. What a beautiful card - we can see why it was the winning design!

   

  The Lord Mayor (Cllr Gerry Barker) and the Lady Mayoress (Mrs Jean Barker) hosted a Civic Reception for the winners and runners up of the Christmas Card Design Competition on Wednesday 13 December in the Banqueting Hall at City Hall. Sienna attended with her family, Mrs Nichols and Mrs Hussain. A huge well done Sienna!

  

• FARFIELD CHILDREN CAN identify their Character Strengths and Celebrate them.

  Tue 12 Dec 2023

  Throughout the second half term of 2023, all of our children have completed the 'Celebrate’ module of myHappymind. This module teaches the children to understand what their unique character strengths are and how these can be celebrated. The module is a fantastic way to help build the children’s self esteem.

   

  Our Happiness Heroes Albert, Kaytee, Jaycie, Lola, Melody, Millie, Andre, Casey-Leigh, Kason & Ernie-Joe visited our KS2 classes and to ask them about Celebrate Brain module, this is what they said:

  What have you learnt during the Celebrate Module?

  ‘I’ve learnt my mind can be less afraid and happier.’ – Faris Y3

  ‘I’ve learnt hew strategies to help me calm.’ – Poppie Y3

  ‘When you learn something over and over it creates new pathways called neuroplasticity.’ – Noah Y3

  ‘We have different character strengths but we don’t all have the same ones.’ – 3W

  ‘To celebrate myself and be less insecure.’ – Divina Y5

  What are your top Character Strengths?

  ‘Love and kindness.’ – Olivia Y3

  ‘Love of life and our world.’ – Iiona Y3

  ‘Exploring and learning.’ – Blake Y4

  ‘Bravery and teamwork.’ – Skyla Y4

  ‘Teamwork, exploring and learning.’ – Lily Y5

  When have you used your strengths?

  ‘Last week I was honest with Mr Yardley about something I’d done wrong.’ – Poppie Y3

  ‘I used my colouring book to calm down when I was angry and it worked.’ – Noah Y3

  ‘I’ve had to use my teamwork skills in PE.’ – Audrey Y4

  ‘When my baby brother was falling down the steps, I used kindness.’ – Joey Y4

  ‘I used leadership when I was talking to my football team at the weekend.’ – Ben Y5

  

• FARFIELD CHILDREN CAN come to school every day!

  Mon 11 Dec 2023

  A huge congratulations to Everly and Amelia who won our attendance prizes this week!

  Everly had an amazing 100% attendance and Amelia has a super 98.5% attendance. Everly has picked a lovely purple bike and Amelia has picked a blue bike for her brother - what an amazing big sister.

  It was very impressive to have 70 names in the EYs/KS1 draw, 27 of which had 99/100% attendance and 122 names in the KS2 draw, 60 of which had 99/100% attendance.

  Let's keep up our high attendance - every day is a learning day and every day counts!

  

• Farfield's Festive Fun - Door Wreath Competition

  Mon 11 Dec 2023

  Mrs Benson - our very own Chief Elf - challenged every class (and some of the adults) to create their own door wreath this year. Each class proudly hung their creation on their door to be judged by Mrs Brierley. Well done to everyone, you made her job very difficult - they all look brilliant. Special congratulations to Nursery our EYs winner, 2R our KS1 winner and 6G our KS2 winner!

  

• Farfield's Festive Fun - Christmas Jumper Day & Christmas Dinner

  Fri 08 Dec 2023

  Today Mrs Benson - our very own Chief Elf - held our annual Christmas Jumper Day and helped to serve up a special Christmas Dinner to the children of Farfield. Everyone got in the festive spirit with a seasonal sweater or Christmasy costume to enjoy their delicious dinner and raise money for Save The Children. Thank you to everyone who donated.

  

• Farfield's Festive Fun - Christmas Movie Night

  Fri 08 Dec 2023

  Tonight Mrs Benson - our very own Chief Elf - shared her favourite Christmas movie with over a hundred children and staff. Everyone cosied up with their popcorn and laughed along!

  

• FARFIELD CHILDREN CAN explain the importance of myHappymind at Farfield Primary & Nursery School

  Fri 01 Dec 2023

  In November we received an email from myHappymind with the details of how to enter their Team H-A-Ppy Christmas Competition. To enter on behalf of Farfield Primary & Nursery School we challenged our Happiness Heroes to create a video explaining why myHappymind is important to our School. As myHappymind also asked to hear from parents, we extended our challenge to our families too. 

  Although we didn't win the main prize, Andre, Kason, Albert, Casey-Leigh, Kaytee and Millie did a brilliant job of explaining how important myHappymind is to Farfield. 

  Additionally, Layla and Skyla made videos explaining how they use what they learn from myHappymind at home. Their mum also said: 

  'I'm so amazed at the things my children have come home telling me about what they have learnt in myHappymind. They have also taught me things. I didn't know that your hippocampus was the part of your brain that keeps all your memories, as Skyla told me, it's like your memory scrapbook. If I ask her something she will just say, 'wait while I check my hippocampus'. 

  I am so grateful of the calming techniques, happy breathing - finger breathing, as I've noticed a big change in their moods especially at home. If they begin to get wound up and upset they use breathing techniques and then come back all calm and relaxed. 

  I think it's amazing how it has been taught to the children in school as it has made such an impact on my children and they understand it a lot. Even if I'm struggling and a little wound up, they will talk about myHappymind and tell me to try the breathing or to think about nice times we have had together.

  For it to make my children want to explore it more and help others use it, it must be taught in a way that even youngsters can connect with so they understand the importance of having A HAPPY MIND.

  Thank you so much for all you have done.'

   

  Thanks to the hard work of all our entrants, Farfield was awarded a Highly Commended Award and our certificate and Festive Fred have now taken centre stage on out myHappymind display.