Look at what we have been up to!

• 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.

  

• 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