Look at what we have been up to!

• 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.

  

• Charlie's Magical Carnival

  Mon 31 Oct 2022

  After our fantastic Farfield Carnival event in September, each year has used the whole school book 'Charlie's Magical Carnival' to inspire wonderful writing and artwork. 

  In the story, Charlie can't wait to go to the carnival. He wonders what amazing thigs he will see. Will there be lemonade rivers and lollipop trees? Will there be elephant taxis and a cake as big as the town square? Charlie can hear the drumming and cheering, and trumpeting - it's carnival time!

  Take a look below at where the children's imagination took them...

  

• Pumpkin Day 2022 - Foodbank Donations

  Fri 21 Oct 2022

  We would like to thank the entire Farfield Family for their generous donations today. 

  It took a team of staff and children to collect, bag, box and load all of the tins and packets that were donated.

  Mrs Nichols, Mrs Benson, Mr Clark and our KS2 Shining Stars Tooki, Gracie and Aaqif delivered all of the donated food to The Salvation Army Foodbank and St John's Foodbank. 

  Families in need will now have access to food in these increasingly difficult times.

  Your generosity has made a huge difference to our community - THANK YOU.

  

• Pumpkin Day 2022

  Fri 21 Oct 2022

  This year's pumpkins were absolutely amazing!

  Each class worked together to design a pumpkin or held a class competition and vote to select a pumpkin design. These designs were then turned into these fantastic creations. 

  Mrs Nichols had the difficult job to choose one winner from Early Years and KS1 and one winner from KS2. 

  Congratulations to 2S and 6G on their winning creations!

   

  

• Online Safety

  Mon 10 Oct 2022

  Adam Syrop did our whole school assembly about how to keep yourself safe online. He shared the very important message that you should only share information about yourself with those you actually know. 

  PCSO Geoff Woodrow also visited Years 5 and 6 to do an online safety workshop. He discussed the apps we know about and the age restrictions of these. Geoff reminded us that we need to be aware of the back grounds of our pictures and our settings. All these things help keep us safe online. Most importantly we were reminded, 'If you wouldn't do it in the real world, you don't do it online!'

  Guides to support parents and carers to keep their children safe online can be found here: https://nationalonlinesafety.com/guides

   

   

  

• Cyber Bullying Awareness

  Mon 03 Oct 2022

  PCSO Geoff Woodrow visited Years 5 and 6 this week to talk about cyber bullying.

  He shared some facts and figures about online bullying, the impact online bullying can have and explained the laws and consequences of being charged with online bullying.
  This was a great reminder to the children of what words can do to someone else and how they should report any hurtful comments someone may make to them.
   

  

• Jeans for Genes 2022

  Fri 23 Sep 2022
  

• CARNIVAL - 7th-9th September 2022

  Mon 12 Sep 2022

  Farfield Primary & Nursery School launched 2022 with the book Charlie’s Magical Carnival by Marit Tornqvist. The new school year began with excitement, awe and wonder and lots of exciting activities. There were 6 large circus tents on the field and each one had a different element of the book inside.

  We had a magician, junk percussion, circus skills, dance, birds of prey and the final tent housed a giant cake created and then shared by the children. Everyone made carnival masks and the whole school learnt the song ‘Try Everything’ by Shakira. Each class decorated a 3D elephant to represent each of the classes being different but that together they make Farfield!

  

• NSPCC Childhood Day - The Big Breaktime

  Fri 10 Jun 2022

  Today everyone took part in The Big Breaktime to raise money for the NSPCC's Childhood Day. Our staff and children took part in an hour of play along with schools from across the UK to raise funds to keep children safe.

  

• Her Majesty The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Celebrations

  Thu 26 May 2022

  2022 marks the year that Her Majesty The Queen becomes the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee after 70 years of service. 

  Today everyone at Farfield Primary & Nursery School joined millions of people in the UK and around the world to celebrate.

   

  Cakes and biscuits were baked and decorated, trifle and fruit cocktail were prepared, all for our Jubilee Picnic. The children got creative designing Jubilee gowns, colouring flags, collaging and stitching crowns, making deely-boppers and drawing portraits. The decorations were hung and everyone joined in our red, white and blue themed party with games and music from the decades of Her Majesty The Queen's 70 year reign.

   

  Here are just a small selection of photos from our celebrations...