Look at what we have been up to!

• Christmas Card Competition 2022

  Fri 16 Dec 2022

  This year each class made a Christmas Card for the whole school. These were displayed on our Christmas Tree in the hall for everyone to enjoy. Mrs Nichols had another tough challenge on her hands to choose a winner from each Key Stage. Congratulations go to 2F and 3B for your creative designs!

  

• Congratulations Jamal!

  Wed 14 Dec 2022

  Everyone at Farfield is very proud of Jamal! His Christmas card design won first prize in this year's competition. It was chosen by the Chief Executive of Bradford Council, Kersten England to be the electronic card she would send this year. Jamal received his special certificate from The Lord Mayor of Bradford, Councillor Martin Love at an awards ceremony this evening. Jamal's family proudly attended the ceremony along with Mrs Hussain and Miss Allen from 1H and Mrs Nichols.

  

• Support for our Farfield Families

  Mon 12 Dec 2022

  This year has been difficult for many people including those in our community. Instead of staff taking part in 'Secret Santa' among themselves. this year they chose to donate gifts to children. Some of these were given to Farfield families and, due to the overwhelming number received, some of these went to the Sandale Trust to be shared more widely in the community. Thank you to all those who were able to donate and a special thank you to our Chief Elf (known as Mrs Benson from January to November) and her assistant Miss Hollie for your help ensuring everyone will have a gift to open on Christmas Morning.

  

• Christmas Celebrations have begun!

  Fri 09 Dec 2022

  This week has been a week of festive celebrations. Everyone has enjoyed Christmas lunch and Christmas Jumper Day. The festive activities have begun in Nursery and the our amazing Office team donned their matching Christmas dresses!

  We would like to send a special thank you to everyone who came to our Christmas Performances in Nursery and School and to our Carol Concerts at St Paul's Church. 

   

  

• A special Farfield THANK YOU to everyone from across the world in CB23

  Fri 09 Dec 2022

  Mrs Benson's husband is a HGV driver who talks to people from all over the UK and the World (some as far away as Australia) on CB Radio. He and his CB23 friends wanted to do something kind for all of the children at Farfield this Christmas. Today each child in school has received a gift purchased with generous donations from this group. We send a huge thank you to them all. Everyone at Farfield would like to wish them a Very Merry Christmas!

  

• Christmas Door Competition

  Fri 09 Dec 2022

  All of our Christmas Doors looked amazing again!

  A special congratulations to RG, 1H and 6C who were our phase winners.

  

• Children In Need

  Mon 21 Nov 2022

  Thank you to everyone for their donations last week - look at what you raised!

  

• Children in Need 2022

  Fri 18 Nov 2022

  For Children in Need 2022, Farfield Primary & Nursery School had a mystery to solve - 'WHERE OH WHERE WAS PUDESY BEAR?' 

  Take a look at Pudsey's busy week, where and how he travelled, and uncover who it was who had Pudsey Bear!

  Thank you to Mrs Benson for organising another successful event and to everyone who baked and bought buns, bought Pudsey merchandise, donated their loose change and bought raffle tickets. 

  Congratulations to our raffle winners; Frankie, Millie, Noah, Lily-Rose, Zidaan, Lyla, Benny and Scott.

  We look forward to next year Mrs Benson!

  

• Plumber Drummer

  Tue 15 Nov 2022

  Key Stage 2 had a visit from the Plumber Drummer today. They enjoyed the performance, finding out how the sound is made and being able to ask questions. 

  The Plumber Drummer plays a series of pipes that make different sounds. Some make longer sounds and some shorter. The deeper sounds are made by the longer pipes as the vibration has further to travel. It can make 18 different notes and is built like a piano. 

  How do you make songs? 

  I improvise, I make it up and use my creativity combining the pieces I like and which sound good together.

  How long did it take to build?

  This one took 4 weeks. My first one took over 2 months though. I've slowly got better and better at building them.

  How do you make the different sounds?

  I can make a different sound with the tambourine on my feet. Kahong with a snare at the top and bass drum at the bottom. The foot peddle helps me play the rhythms. This means I can play solo and play without any electrics.

   

   

  

• World of Work Days - STEM

  Fri 04 Nov 2022

  In the first week of November, the whole school from Nursery to Year 6 took part in World of Work days. A huge range of volunteers visited the children from a wide range of careers including Marketing & Communication, Insurance, Construction, Environment Wardens, First Aid, Banking, Rail, RSPCA, Radiation Physics and Farming! Below is just some of what the children said they had learnt and enjoyed...

  Covea Insurance - We learnt this is needed to protect ourselves. We liked the role play and talking about our pets.

  Environment & Farming - We learnt that you have to get up at 5am to milk cows but that not every farm has animals. We liked finding out about getting the milk from the cows and how to make butter and cream.

  Radiation Physics - We learnt about how x-rays work. We learnt all about John's career and all the countries he visited for research. 

  CRL Rail - We learnt that there are lots of jobs to do with the rail. We liked the dressing up the most!

  Flat Stan First Aid - We learnt how to help and to call 999. We liked practising on Flat Stan and learning lots about the body.

  Together Housing Marketing & Communication - We learnt about how things on the internet can't always be trusted. We liked the interviewing we did. 

  Robertson Construction - We learnt that it can sometimes be a dangerous job and you have to be safe. We liked working together as a team. 

  Arnold Laver - We learnt about what wood is used for and how it is used. We liked finding out about all the things that can be made like sheds.

  Kier Construction - We learnt that construction involves teamwork and hard work. We liked building with the spaghetti and using the marshmallow as our cement! 

  RSPCA - We learnt that you have to have a house check before getting and animal. We liked finding out about the RSPCA and what they do. 

  YBS - We learnt lots of new vocabulary like budget, profit and fix cost. We liked planning the party.

  Environment Wardens - We learnt that the officers have a camera and can issue fines. We liked joining in with them and litter picking.