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Spring Attendance Winners
Mon 17 Apr 2023A huge congratulations to Jake and Naomi who were the 2 winners of our ATTNEDANCE PRIZE for the Spring Term!
Both Jake and Naomi had their name in the draw to win a shopping trip to buy a new bike, complete with helmet and lock.
There were 216 children in total with attendance at 96%+, all of whom had their name in the draw. This is even more than there were in the Autumn Term.
Well done to all those who are trying hard to attend on time every day!
The challenge has started again today. Remember - every day really does count!
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Y4 Residential to Nell Bank
Fri 31 Mar 2023The children in year 4 very much enjoyed the annual residential trip to Nell Bank.
They took part in lots of team building activities including:
Crossing the river: During this activity, children had to work together to cross the river using blocks without falling in. Eventually, all of the children crossed the river safely.
The Hula Hoop Challenge: The children worked together in groups to put their whole body through the hula hoop in the quickest time possible. After their first attempt, they magpied strategies from other group to make sure they improved their time on their next go.
The drainpipe challenge: This challenge proved a bit tricky for the children. The aim was to use a selected number of drainpipes to get a ball into a bucket without dropping in. The children had to be quick and develop strategies together to complete this game.
On the second day, the children completed a 6 mile walk through Ilkley Town Centre, across Ilkley Moor to the Cow and Calf and back to Nell Bank. They did stop for ice cream on the way back as a reward.
They also embarked on a woodland walk where the children explored the extremely muddy woods to learn about the different types of trees. Finally they tried their hand at pond dipping using nets to find mini beasts in the water. They were lucky enough to find 3 newts!
As you can see, amazing time was had by all!
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myHappymind - Celebrate - what our children think
Fri 31 Mar 2023The children have now completed the second module of myHappymind – Celebrate.
We asked what they had learnt through the Celebrate sessions, here are some of the things they said:
‘There are more strengths that you can have than you think there are, so you can be using more than one at a time.’ (Andre Y5)
‘We can be good friends, work together and never fight.’ (Isaac, Hannah, Ivan RP)
We asked the children if they knew what their strengths were, here are some of the things they said:
‘I’m a good friend, I help people when they fall over’ (Ronnie RP)
‘I’m honest, I always tell the truth.’ (Mila Y1)
‘Bravery and teamwork’ (Abdullah Y4)
‘Creativity, perseverance, zest and teamwork.’ (Eloise Y6)
We asked the children to describe a time they had used their strengths, here are some of the things they said:
‘I’m a good friend - when my friends are a bit upset I tell the teachers. If people have no one to play with I ask if they want to play with me or someone else.’ (Rosie-Leigh Y2)
‘At scouts someone knocked into me and I fell into the fire extinguisher and I only cried medium so I was brave, just like when my horse cantered away back to the stables, I was brave then too.’ (Layla Y3)
‘I used leadership when we went against the year 6s in football, I got everyone in a group to talk about what we should do and tactics.’ (Andre Y5)
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Y6 Spring Exhibition
Thu 30 Mar 2023The Y6 children showcased their amazing work from last term during an exhibition for parents. There was a variety of work to look at, all of which shows the learning around the topic of slavery. The non-chronological reports completed in English lessons particularly wowed the adults that came to look round.
The parents who visited the exhibition gave feedback on what they saw, here are some of the things they said:
"Looking at all the posters, I could see how much effort the children had put in."
"I enjoyed it today, I learnt a lot about slavery - it wasn't something I learnt about in school."
"The work was fantastic, well done all Year 6."
"I liked seeing all the children's work, learning about slavery and enjoyed seeing my child's work."
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Y3 Stone Age Experience
Tue 28 Mar 2023Today the children in Year 3 travelled back in time 15,000 years to retell a story based on Stone Age painting.
Luke, from Alive and Kicking Theatre brought to life a story with cave paintings and a puppet show. The children enjoyed a a full morning workshop acting out the story.
This was such a fun, interactive way to learn about this term's topic - Year 3 loved it!
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World Book Day 2023 - Reading Umbrellas
Fri 03 Mar 2023To showcase Farfield's love of reading for World Book Day 2023, we were inspired to create book themed umbrellas.
These are now hanging in our KS2 corridor and they look AMAZING!
We had designs inspired by class reads, English texts, whole school books and our favourite authors and characters.
What a creative crew we are! Though, we do hope it doesn't lead to any accidents as we are all looking up to the ceiling in admiration!
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World Book Day 2023
Fri 03 Mar 2023Farfield celebrated World Book Day 2023 in style with a vocabulary dress up. We had menacing to magical and courageous to chocolatey.
Our book potato competition had so many entries it filled up the whole of the bottom deck of our library bus! Mrs Nichols even had to choose extra winners.
Our Farfield family are so imaginative and creative!
Our day was filled with bookish activities from booknics in EYFS, story spoons in KS1 to becoming illustrators in KS2.
Of course lots of books were read and everyone received their own voucher to get their free WBD book - HAPPY READING EVERYONE!
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Children's Mental Health Awareness Week 2023
Fri 10 Feb 2023Monday 6th February - Friday 10th February was Children's Mental Health Awareness Week. The theme of the week was 'Let's Connect' and the children reflected on what connecting means and the ways in which we can connect with others. The whole school shared the poem 'Together' by Matt Goodfellow which describes how we are stronger when we work together as one. The week ended with a non-uniform day with donations being made to Young Minds. A special well done to Ava who came to school in a t-shirt she'd worked on with several family members including her younger brother Acer. Thank you Ava for taking time to promote such a worthwhile cause!
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myHappymind - Meet your brain - what our children think
Fri 10 Feb 2023The children have now completed the first module of myHappymind – Meet the brain.
We asked a group of children if they enjoyed the meeting their brain sessions, here are some of the things they said:
‘I like it – it tells us and makes us learn about our brain – when we feel certain emotions in our brain and why we feel them.’ (Tooki Y6)
‘I like the quizzes because it tests the knowledge that you’ve learnt in the sessions.’ (Ava Y5)
We asked what they had learnt through the meet the brain sessions, here are some of the things they said:
‘When you’re scared the amygdala takes over and it means that you can feel a sense of danger even when there’s none there.’ (Naomi Y6)
‘That when the different parts of the brain don’t work together, we panic and can start to worry about simple things.’ (Hanani Y4)
‘That the brain’s job is to keep us safe.’ (Mikey Y3)
‘The amygdala can take over and make team HAP not able to work together because it goes in to fight, fright or freeze.’ (Noah Y5)
‘Betsy and Bertie, they keep trying to draw and they get neater when they practise.’ (Isabelle Rec)
The children have learnt a technique called happy breathing. We asked if they had used this to help them, here are some of the things they said:
‘ I used it when I was writing up my work, I got stressed because it wasn’t quite right and I wanted to start again.’ (Hanani Y4)
‘I went horse riding the other day and my horse started fast trotting and I got scared and my amygdala took over so I did my happy breathing.’ (Layla Y3)
‘I’m mostly happy but in my lesson Bertie and Betsy help you do it.’ (Alfie Y2)
‘I do it when I feel sad.’ (Neriyah Y1)
We asked if they could describe a neuroplasticity moment and when they’d had one, here are some of the things they said:
‘It’s when you keep on trying to do something and your brain gets bigger and forms neural pathways. When I was trying to do the obstacle course – I kept on trying and eventually I got to the point where I could do.’ (Hanani Y4)
‘I did in maths – I keep on learning more new things AND FUN FACT YOUR FIST IS HOW BIG YOUR BRAIN IS!’ (Mikey Y3)
‘When you try new things and your brain tries to get used to it and you make a stronger pathway and you get more used to doing it – I’ve got better at the flashback 4!’ (Noah Y5)
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Number Day
Fri 03 Feb 2023Today we supported the NSPCC's Number Day. Children and adults came to school dressed as digits, shapes and patterns. During our maths lessons we took part in activities that showed 'Mathematical Me!'
As part of celebrating mathematics in school, we invited parents and carers in to school to share the power of games with each year group. We all had a wonderful time playing games together, whilst learning about problems solving, strategy and playing with others.
