Look at what we have been up to!

• Road Safety

  Wed 12 Jul 2023

  Children across school from Years 1-6 have taken part in Road Safety workshops over the last couple of days.

  Year 1 and 2 had a reminder about road safety. That they should hold hands with an adult, find a safe place to cross, stop, look, listen and think as they cross the road carefully. Everyone got a sticker with all these reminders on too.

  Year 3 headed out to Reevy Crescent to practise crossing the road safely.

  The older children heard stories of how being distracted when crossing the road by the shouts of friends or by their mobile phones can put them in serious danger.

  Remember: STOP, LOOK, LISTEN & THINK!

  

• Y3 trip to Leeds Museum

  Tue 04 Jul 2023

  During our trip to Leed Musem we Y3 too part in an Ancient Egypt workshop. The children had the opportunity to see a real mummified body! They had to work in groups to find out key information about who he was and what he did for a living. They also explored the mummification process and had ago themselves! 

  

• Year 4 Fantastic Finish

  Tue 27 Jun 2023

  Year 4's Fantastic Finish for their History topic about the Romans, was a trip to the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds. The children took part in two workshops during their visit. They became soldiers and learnt how to do a Roman army drill and they learnt about the story of Boudicca from one of her Iceni tribe members. They also enjoyed a tour of the museum and saw a combat show between a Roman soldier and Celtic warrior!

  

• Science Day

  Mon 26 Jun 2023

  Today, everyone at Farfield took part in our very own science day. We had a whole school focus on comparative and fair testing. Each year group was given a different investigation to complete throughout the day.

  At the end of day, everyone was invited to come and visit Farfield’s Science Fair. Each class had science ambassadors who lead a shortened version of each investigation and were able to explain what they had learnt.

  Have a look at our jamboard to see what the children said about our science day:

  https://jamboard.google.com/d/1cAnZbdBF7KbguNqql2QLRkzHb5HF81N5YFhbi3EoX3M/edit?usp=sharing

   

  

• Year 4 Booknic!

  Thu 22 Jun 2023

  At Farfield we love to read!

   

  Year 4 invited their parents and carers to a Booknic. We had a lovely afternoon in the sunshine, sharing stories and poems with each other. Thank you to everyone who joined us!

  

• myHappymind BRONZE ACCREDITATION!

  Wed 21 Jun 2023

  We are proud to announce that we are a myHappymind Bronze Accredited school!

  This means that as a school we consider the mental health and wellbeing of our children as one of our top priorities. We have created a whole school culture that helps build our children's resilience, confidence and self esteem as well as teaching them how to self regulate in those stressful times. 

   

  This Accreditation badge has been awarded thanks to all the effort our staff, children, governors and parents have put in to bring the lessons of myHappymind to life all around our school!

   

  To Learn more about the myHappymind for Schools programme visit their website here - https://myhappymind.org/

  

• Young Bradford Poetry Project

  Fri 16 Jun 2023

  As part of the Young Bradford Poetry Project with The National Literacy Trust, Year 4 visited the historic St George's Hall in Bradford town centre. The children toured the theatre and learned about its history. The facilitator was very impressed with Year 4's knowledge of Greek architecture which they recognised in the building and was wowed by their vocabulary. They also performed on the stage, reading out the poems they had written about growing up in Bradford. They were very confident and made us very proud with their endless enthusiasm and excellent behaviour throughout the trip.

  

• Farfield are fans of myHappymind!

  Tue 06 Jun 2023

  Farfield Primary & Nursery School is very proud to be a myHappymind school. 

   

  Recently the team came in to record hear about how using myHappymind every week had had a positive impact on the well being of the children. Then video they made of their visit can be found at the link below.

  https://myhappymind.lpages.co/myhappymind-in-action-farfield-primary-school-longer-version/

  You can also see their social media posts about Farfield!

  

• Leaf

  Fri 26 May 2023

  We returned from the Easter break to the captivating story of 'Leaf'. From Nursery through to Year 6, children have been engrossed in the journey made by 'Leaf' the polar bear, on his endeavour to find his way back home. This has resulted in some magnificent art displays created as a backdrop showcasing the incredible writing across school - from retelling of the story to letters and reports. Be sure to ask your child about the work they have done based on the book written by Sandra Dieckhman. If they have enjoyed the story as much as their writing suggests, you may be interested in some of her other books: 'The Magic Feather', 'The Secret Forest', 'Waiting for Wolf' and 'Then Dog Who Ate the World'. Sharing stories with your child and engaging them in books from an early age develops a love of reading which has a great impact on their writing as they grow up - feed their imagination!

  

• myHappymind - Appreciate - what our children think

  Tue 23 May 2023

  The children have now completed the third module of myHappymind – Appreciate.

  We asked what they had learnt through the Appreciate sessions, here are some of the things they said:

  ‘You should treat someone how you want to be treated and then you are showing respect to each other.’ (Kayden Y3)

  ‘You need to show appreciation to yourself because then dopamine is released and that makes you happier.’ (Noah Y5)

  ‘If you appreciate someone then they feel appreciated by what you’ve said to them.’ (Evie-Grace Y6)

  We asked the children what/who they appreciate, here are some of the things they said:

  ‘Everybody in my class.’ (Mitchell RG), ‘My friends in my class.’ (Alice Y1), ‘Alfie, my brother.’ (Noah Y2)

  ‘Life – because if there’s no life, there’s no happiness and no experiences to share with people – you have to show you appreciate those around you.’ (Divina Y4)

  ‘Difference – because if we were all the same the world would be a very boring place.’ (Noah Y5)

  We asked the children why it is important to have and Attitude of Gratitude, here are some of the things they said:

  ‘It’s good to show this because people need to know that they’ve done enough, if not they might feel they should have done more and you have to engage with people so you can get to know them and help them more.’ Divina (Y4)

  ‘It’s very important to show gratitude because if you are always glum and not showing you appreciate people, they won’t engage with you anymore or talk to you or make the effort for you.’ (Evie-Grace Y6)