Look at what we have been up to!

• BRIGHT Assembly - High Hopes

  Wed 15 Oct 2025

  In today's BRIGHT assembly, we read 'Leaf', the story of a polar bear who arrives unexpectedly in the woods. The other animals fear this unknown creature and avoid him and his habit of collecting leaves. All 'Leaf' wants to do is go home to his family. The story follows 'Leaf' on his journey of hope to get back home. Slowly the other animals overcome their fear of 'Leaf' and help him find his way. 

  

• Whole School Assembly - 🥖🥕🥦🥔🥣Harvest🥣🥔🥦🥕🥖

  Mon 13 Oct 2025

  In assembly this morning, Mrs Nichols shared with us why we are supporting the local food banks. Ten years ago, over 1 million food parcels were given out in the UK. This has increased every year - particularly during lockdown. We discussed why people might need food parcels such as changes in circumstances.
  We are very grateful to our families for the donations collected today which will be delivered to our local food bank in the coming days - thank you for your generosity!

  

• 💛Wearing Yellow for Mental Health💛

  Fri 10 Oct 2025

  Today we wore yellow to raise awareness of mental health. Thank you to everyone who bought a raffle ticket or made a donation. The money we raised will go towards improving our outdoor space because we know that spending time outdoors and exercising is beneficial to our mental health.

  

• BRIGHT Assembly - Goals

  Wed 08 Oct 2025

  In our BRIGHT assembly this week, we followed the story of Sulwe. Sulwe just wants to be beautiful and bright, like her mother and sister. A magical journey in the night sky opens her eyes and changes everything. As her self-esteem builds she realises that she can achieve anything she dreams.

  

• Whole School Assembly - 💛🌍World Mental Health Day🌍💛

  Mon 06 Oct 2025

  Today we talked about World Mental Health Day 2025. We discussed what we can do to help our friends when they are feeling sad or worried. We also talked about how important it is to look after ourselves and to talk to a grown up if we are worried or need help. 

  On Friday we will wear yellow to help raise awareness for the very important cause. The money we raise from our non-uniform and raffle will go towards improving our outdoor space because we know that spending time outdoors and exercising is beneficial to our mental health.

  

• BRIGHT Assembly - Independence

  Wed 01 Oct 2025

  The theme for this week’s BRIGHT assembly was independence and the book that the children listened to was ‘The Pandas Who Promised’. The story is about two red panda cubs, Popo and Ketu, who live happily with their mother. As the sisters grow, they promise Mama that they will always stay close to home. However, while cautious Popo is content to spend her days in the family's cosy treetop nest, bold Ketu dreams of excitement, exploration and her independence. We discussed the importance of responsible independence. 

  

• 🌟📆Attendance Prize📆🌟

  Mon 29 Sep 2025

  Congratulations to our first Attendance Prize winners of the year! With attendance over 96%, Layton and Bobby-Joe both won a shopping trip to Smyths - enjoy your prizes boys!

  

• Whole School Assembly - ⭐😄🧠mHm GOLD🧠😄⭐

  Mon 29 Sep 2025

  This morning Mrs Bentley shared with us the fantastic news that we have been awarded the Gold myHappymind Award for our amazing learning in our MyHappyMind sessions!

  As a reward for all of our hard work, all children received a gold mHm Fred badge to wear with pride!

   

  myHappymind has also been awarded the King’s Award for Enterprise. This is fantastic news for us in school and the mHm team who support us.
  
  Miss Mann also introduced our Happiness Heroes for this year: Lolah, Ernie-Joe, Somto, Alice, Zainab, Isabelle, Oakley, Kamari and Matthew. They will be there for support their peers and champion mHm throughout our school community!

  

• September Starter - 🐌What Wonderful Writing!🐌

  Fri 26 Sep 2025

  This September, our whole school was inspired by 'My Path', a beautifully illustrated book by author and illustrator Jana Curll. Her imaginative maps sparked a wave of creativity across Farfield!

  From Nursery to Year 6, each class explored the idea of a “path” in their own unique way. Our youngest pupils mapped out their journeys within the classroom, while our oldest students looked outward, charting paths that stretched across the whole of Yorkshire.

  Our writing took inspiration from the book’s brave snail protagonist, who chooses to follow his own path in life - no matter the obstacles. Through this, pupils reflected on courage, individuality and the importance of forging one’s own way.

  We were thrilled to receive a personal message from Jana herself, encouraging us to think about who we are and how we express ourselves. Farfield pupils truly rose to the challenge! The resulting artwork and writing were simply outstanding - vivid, thoughtful and full of heart.

  When we shared photos of our snail themed September start with Jana, her response said it all:

  “Oh my gosh! That is so amazing! What a wonderful job you've all done. I’m sure the kids were amazed!”

  When we shared our writing displays with Jana, a further response showed she was equally as impressed:

  "These look absolutely amazing! Congratulate all of the kids for me. They are super talented."

  You can find Jana's work at Jana Curll Illustration

   

  We hope you enjoy our work which is a wonderful celebration of creativity, self-expression and the unique paths we each take.

  

• BRIGHT Assembly - Resilience

  Thu 25 Sep 2025

  This week's story for our BRIGHT assembly follows Tilda as she finds her resilience in order to keep going when her world is turned upside down. All of a sudden, everything is topsy-turvy for Tilda, and nothing feels right. Things that were once easy seem incredibly challenging. Tilda has to discover a new way to approach her problems and believe in herself. We learnt that Tilda had to embrace a ‘can do’ approach to life to increase her resilience.