Look at what we have been up to!

• FARFIELD CHILDREN CAN be ⭐Sparkly Stars⭐

  Fri 25 Oct 2024

  What a way to end the first half term of the school year!

  Today ⭐Brooke⭐ and ⭐Lily⭐ in Year 6 showed everyone that FARFIELD CHILDREN CAN by being awarded their Ready Sparkly Stars! Both girls have now earnt a Sparkly Star for each of our school rules and have joined Naomi, Amelia, Scott, LilyC, Alex, Kaylen-James, Leyland, Andre, Albert, Peter, Maisie-Alexis and Ebony in being awarded with their ⭐GOLD SPARKLY STAR⭐! 

  Congratulations to you both and thank you for being such excellent role models to all of the children at Farfield!

  

• FARFIELD CHILDREN CAN design, vote & create

  Fri 25 Oct 2024

  Today was our annual 🎃Pumpkin Day🎃! Each class was able to enter one decorated pumpkin into the competition. All of the children designed what they would like to turn their pumpkin into. The children in each class then voted for which design would be used to create the class pumpkin - practising the British Value of Democracy. The children then turned the winning design into their class creation and judging commenced! As always, it was a tough competition and Mrs Nichols had a very difficult job choosing the winners. 

  🎃🎃🎃🎃Congratulations to🎃🎃🎃🎃

  🎃 2D 🎃

  🎃🎃🎃🎃our Early Years and KS1 winner, and🎃🎃🎃🎃

  🎃 3Y 🎃

  🎃🎃🎃🎃our KS2 winner - enjoy your treats!🎃🎃🎃🎃

  

• FARFIELD CHILDREN CAN promote myHappymind to our Parents and Carers

  Wed 23 Oct 2024

  We were very lucky that some of Year 6 Happiness Heroes could join us at Parent's Evening to share their thoughts about myHappymind with our parents and carers. Millie and Casey-Leigh explained how using myHappymind helps them understand their feelings and supports children to calm. They encouraged those they spoke to to download 🧠'myHappymind Parent App'🧠 to support their children at home.

  

• FARFIELD CHILDREN CAN be Playtime Reading Ambassadors 📖

  Wed 23 Oct 2024

  Meet our new 📚Playtime reading ambassadors📚. These fantastic pupils applied for the role and had to convince Mrs Brannan that they could be responsible and trustworthy. Their job is to curate a box of books that their classmates will enjoy reading. They will take the books outside every playtime and dinner time and will be encouraging others to read and make recommendations for their friends.

  

• FARFIELD CHILDREN CAN support their community

  Wed 23 Oct 2024

  Thank you to all our families for your donations for Harvest. It took 10 crates and several bags in a car fit to bursting to deliver them to a local food bank. Brooke and Lily helped to take these donations to volunteers at St Wilfrid's Church who are helping to feed families who may be struggling at this time. The food bank send their thanks to our fantastic Farfield Family for their support 😊

  

• FARFIELD CHILDREN CAN work together to earn Class Points!

  Mon 21 Oct 2024

  This year saw the launch of Class Points. Miss Mann introduced this to the children when they returned in September. Points can be awarded by adults when a class is working as a team to show they are ready for learning, they are engaged in their learning, they are taking responsibility for surroundings and other aspects of team work. Class Points can also be awarded to individuals when they are representing their class positively, for example by showing kindness to others. 

  Today the points for our first half term have been counted and Miss Mann announced that the winners were 3Y and 5B. Each class has earnt an afternoon to enjoy together with their adults doing activities of their choice - CONGRATULATIONS 3Y and 5B!

  

• Whole School Assembly - Harvest

  Mon 21 Oct 2024

  Today was our Harvest Assembly. We talked with Mrs Nichols, about it being the right of every person to have food to eat and that at any point anyone might need help of a food bank.

  Thank you for all your generous donations and to Callum and Logan for helping to sort them. Later in the week, these will be taken to a local food banks to help our community.

  

• Whole School Assembly - Diwali

  Mon 14 Oct 2024

  Today we had a special guest leading our whole school assembly about Diwali. Larinda is a member of the Sikh religion, and he told us all about Guru Hargobind Sahib and Emperor Jahangir who were great friends and Chanda who was jealous of their friendship. Chanda had the Guru arrested! The Sikh followers were not happy and protested this. The Emperor was released and the Guru apologised for Chanda's actions, but the Guru would not leave because there were other innocent prisoners in the palace. They were then also allowed to leave as long as they could hold the Guru's cloak. That day the Guru saved all of the prisoners and on that day, it was Diwali. We learnt that Diwali celebrates good overcoming evil and light overcoming darkness. Diwali is celebrated in Sikh, Hindu and Jain faiths as well as by some Buddhists.

  

• FARFIELD CHILDREN CAN write to save the planet!

  Fri 11 Oct 2024

  In September, we welcomed children back to school with three fun filled days based on the book 'There's A Rang-Tan in my Bedroom'.

  Children were able to meet and greet our very own orangutan visitor as well as create films featuring him and his friends. Children also experienced other workshops that helped bring the story to life. They enjoyed meeting some creepy crawlies from around the world as well as creating music based on the sounds of the rainforest.

  Throughout this time, children learned about deforestation and the importance of looking after the environment and the things in it. They have worked hard to  produce some fantastic pieces of writing which highlight the importance of sustainable living .

  

• FARFIELD CHILDREN CAN raise awarness of Mental Health

  Fri 11 Oct 2024

  Today we wore Yellow for World Mental Health Day. 

  Thank you to all who donated - the money raised will go towards developing our playground, improving the environment for the children at Farfield!