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Welcome to Fair Field Junior School
Mother's Day Disco
It's not to late to buy your tickets for the disco, this Friday 12th March 6.15-8.00pm. £2.00 per ticket, reply letters can be handed into the office on Friday morning (sorry tickets cannot be purchased at the door). On sale will be a range of mother's day gifts priced from 50p to £5.00.
Raising money for the Haiti earthquake
You have raised an impressive £522.53 to donate to the people of Haiti. As we learned in last Friday's assembly, the earthquake was devastating and has affected at least one million people. Thank you to all those who wrote in with suggestions of how we could help. And a huge thank you to all who donated something last Friday on our non-uniform day. The money will immediately go to help the people who need it.
Fair Field celebrate Australia Day!
Fair Field celebrated Australia Day in style this morning with an assembly led by Mr Sewell. Mr Sewell, father of Robert and Grace, prepared a very exciting presentation that made us all think about the similarities and differences between the United Kingdom and Australia.
Parent Governor Elections
I am very pleased to announce that Mr Paul Morse and Mr Chris Rook have been successfully elected as new Parent Governors. Sincere thanks to all who came forward. The Governors and I were very pleased to have five applicants and a high number of ballots returned.
Fifty volunteers, shovels, brooms and an hour!
Wow! Thank you to everyone who helped this morning. We were all so impressed by the number and the spirit of volunteers who showed up on a Sunday morning to clear a snow-filled school. "Many hands" and all that! By noon, the front gate, turning circle, car park, a path to the back gate, all paths around the school, and the steps to the library and suite were all cleared!
Fair Field Choir Raise the Roof!
Fair Field Junior School choir finished their concert series with a very successful performance at the Radlett Centre on Wednesday 16th December. The evening also included St Albans City band (accompanied by Fair Field sleighbells!) and Newberries School Choir. Read more...
Ofsted, November 2009
"Pupils are well prepared for the next stage of their education. They make good use of their skills in literacy, numeracy and ICT in a range of subjects." Read more below.
Getting on and falling out!
This term, our SEAL theme is "Getting on and falling out!". In assemblies and in class, we will be exploring Empathy, Dealing with Emotions, and Social Skills. We have begun by looking at how we can make a difference around our school. Click the picture to read our assembly suggestions for making playtimes happy for everyone...
Keeping children safe: Year 5 Hazard Alley Trip
Year 5 have visited Hazard Alley to learn how to be safe and deal with every day dangers. Children went around in groups with a guide, who took them to various parts of a model town. Each part of the town demonstrated different situations using life like rooms and people. For example they learnt how to put someone in the recovery position. Amongst many other life skills they were also taught how to check a smoke alarm.
Community: Fair Field supports the NSPCC
We had our final visit today from Sarah, our NSPCC representative. Over the past three weeks, our school has been taking part in a sponsored spelling competition, in aid of the NSPCC. Fair Field Junior School raised a grand total of....(drum roll)... £1669.33!!!! This is the largest amount we have ever raised for the NSPCC. The winning class was .....4 Italy! Click to read more...
Broadcasting live to two million listeners...
BBC Three Counties radio heard about the Fair Field Around the World week, and couldn't resist seizing the opportunity to find out more live on air today. Gareth Lloyd (of BBC 'Introducing' fame) arrived at Fair Field in a mobile broadcasting unit at 8am this morning to interview our children about their week. Connor, Ben, Maddie, Oliver and Miranda went live to two million listeners to explain just what they had all been up to. Click the headline above to listen to the broadcast!
Rotary Club Community Service award
We are delighted to be working closely with the Radlett Rotary Club to recognise children who 'go the extra mile' in supporting their community. The Rotary Club is all about service to others, and today, James Brown (President) presented the award to one of the winners, Lee (year 6). James will return to present the other award to Toby (year 6). Well done to both of them for their community achievement this year. The Radlett Rotary Club have kindly agreed that this year's prize giving will be the start of a tradition here at Fair Field. Read more...
Visiting Children's Author pops into Year 3
Miriam Latimer visited Year 3 to share her journey of writing and illustrating. On Thursday, Year Three were visited by Author and Illustrator Miriam Latimer. The children had been using her books as stimulus for their own writing. Having learnt how to write a formal letter, the children wrote to Miriam and invited her into school. It was a fantastic day.
Wacky Walking Week 2009
WWW09 runs from Monday 18th - Friday 22nd May 2009! The week aims to encourage children to walk to and from school as many times as possible throughout the week. It may be possible for parents to arrange a drop off point on the route to school if they feel the entire journey is too far.
....Eureka!
A Recount of Science Week by Lucy and Georgina in Year 5. On the 21st April 2009, Fair Field Junior School all took part in Science Week! Everybody was separated into eight different Science groups, named after famous Scientists. These groups were called Hubble, Archimedes, Plato, Marconi, Fahrenheit, Faraday, Edison and Rutherford. Although the tasks were challenging, everyone persevered and had fun!
Girls' Watford and District Football Tournament
On a bright Saturday morning a squad of 8 girls descended on Queen's School to take part in a local Primary School football tournament. The girls played well and showed real perseverance when playing against some challenging teams.
Year Three hit the Science Museum!
Last week Year Three headed into London and enjoyed a fantastic day out at The Science Museum. We had an amazing time learning about energy and efficiency, as well as reinforcing our prior learning on materials and their characteristics.
Science Week, April 2009
What a week! It's been Science all the way at Fair Field this week. Organised into mixed age groups, the children have travelled around every class conducting detailed investigations. Every child has planned and carried out eight scientific investigations covering topics such as Forces, Electricity and Soluble and Insoluble materials. The children have worked so well together in their teams.
Fair Field's very own Radio Star
George hits Heart FM radio with his 'Generation Gap' feature. Every morning this week, at 8.30am, tune into George on Heart FM. George is competing against his mum, dad, grandma, and on Friday, our very own Miss Barnes!
Orchestra rehearsal
We've been practicing hard every Thursday afternoon at orchestra. It's been really successful and we are nearly ready for our first performance. We will perform "A Day in Majorca", by Christopher Norton, in assembly and invite our parents in. If you would like to hear an early recording of the piece, read on and follow the link...
RED NOSE DAY 2009
Today we have been wearing something funny for money. In aid of Comic Relief, Fair Field Junior School decided to wear something funny for money. The children and staff dressed in a variety of different costumes, including fancy dress and pyjamas. Everybody contributed £1 for Red Nose day and we have also raised a lot of money selling red noses.
...And the Winner is Fair Field Junior School, Radlett!
No not the Oscars, and it wasn't Clive Owen or Leonardo di Caprio but Fair Field's own Mr Lock and Mr Johnson collecting yet another award on behalf of the school. This time it was the School Travel Award for the best Primary School in Hertfordshire for Whacky Walking Week. You'll have to extend the awards cabinet now Mr Johnson! Well done to everyone involved! Written by Andy Harvell, Vice Chair of Governors
Let's go fly our kites!
Year 5 have been designing and making kites. As part of their topic work on India, Year 5 have been treated to kite making sessions on a Friday afternoon. Kindly supported by Mrs Chotai, the children have used Rangoli patterns as an inspiration for their kite designs. The kites were tested on Friday afternoon and were a huge success. They were colourful, vibrant and flew high and proud.
Election of Parent Governors
I have the pleasure of informing you that we have two new parent Governors. Our new Governors are: Mr Phil Bigwood and Mr Andrew Gardiner. As you know, our new Governors were elected at the count held at 4pm Wednesday. I am pleased to report that there was good level of response to the ballot. Thank you to all nominees and to all those who voted.
Going for Goals
"We choose to go to the moon in this decade... not because it is easy, but because it is hard." JFK. We are working together to decide on our goals and how we will achieve them. Every child has decided a goal for this half-term. We have discussed 'challenge' and enjoying things that are difficult. We strive to always improve as individuals and together. Ask us what our goal is and which of our school values will help us achieve it.
Wider Opportunities
Fair Field has been successful in a bid for a local 'Wider Opportunities' grant. The grant is providing every child in year 4 with additional music lessons to learn the keyboard with Mr Peck. For the grant to be successful, we have shown that the scheme is sustainable over at least the next three years for pupils in future. Mrs Peck is teaching the additional lessons, and the year 4 pupils have already had there first lesson - great fun and rich learning.
Year 4 visit Hampton Court
On October 22nd Year 4 had an exciting visit to Hampton Court Palace... We had a really packed day with lots of adventures! We got lost in the famous maze, visited a Tudor kitchen, tiptoed through the haunted gallery and lots more! We also walked around the formal gardens which were fantastic and visited the 'Great Vine' which has a certificate from the Guinness book of world records.
Keeping Safe
Click the headline for more info and a photo... Our local community Police team led our assembly today. The theme was keeping safe in the run up to Christmas. PC Philip, PCSO Ian and PCSO Rob explained the fun that can be had at Hallowe'en and Fireworks, and how to keep safe at events. The children listened as it was explained how important it is to be with an adult during these activities, and that the rules keep everybody safe.
5P and5I get stuck in a Victorian Mine!
Alright, not actually in a mine. Before we wrote from a Victorian child's point of view, we tried to empathise with them. We set up a cramped tunnel in our classroom, and crawled through tight conditions. Our elbows and knees took a pounding and we even bumped our heads a bit. This would have been nothing compared to what Victorian miners would have endured, but it made us think. We brought our writing to life and got excited about the whole project.
Year 6 entrepreneurs
Year 6 have been creating their own companies. As directors, they have conducted market research, considered the reasons for increases and decreases in sales, and plotted their figures. It is Maths in the real world, and preparing the entrepreneurs of the future.
Rugby at Fair Field
I've thoroughly enjoyed a lunchtime spent supporting a rugby session run by our friends at Tabard rugby club. Coach Cameron has led two sessions this week - a year 3 session and a year 4 session. The children really enjoyed the taster, and we are in exciting negotiations with Tabard to get a tag rugby club here. It would be a great addition to our range of clubs and extra-curricular activities.
Extra-curricular!
Wow - what a wealth of clubs. I meandered around Fair Field after school this evening, and wherever I looked, children were enjoying one of our clubs. Just this evening there were two football games, our netball club, media club planning their term's focus, and gym club in the hall.
Inspiration and perspiration!
We've all sen Dragons Den. We know how difficult it is to impress those Dragons with ideas. Fair Field Junior School met a successful inventor today in assembly - Mark Champkins visited to inspire the inventors of the future...
Our Values!
Over the last two weeks, we have all been considering what we admire in the people around us. We have created a list of Fair Field Values - characteristics you will find at the heart of our school.
The Quest for the Magic Box!
After an amazing year of Quest, the year 3 group finished off today with a treasure hunt.!
Lord Carnarvon visits Fair Field...
Lord Carnarvon who was behind the discovery of Tutankhamun's Tomb visited Year 4 to tell them all about it... On Monday 23rd June Andrew Parker aka "Lord Carnarvon' who works at both of the museums in St Albans came to visit Year 4 to do a talk about the Egyptians.
Gorgeous new art works for Fair Field
The front entrance to the school and the courtyard at the back of the school have been beautified with two gorgeous murals depicting natural themes. Every single Fair Field pupil contributed to the murals so the whole school feels great pride in them.
In the press...
Fair Field is such an exciting hive of activity. Summer Term 2008 has brought an exciting range of projects, and the press are very interested in our school and community life...
Howzat?
As a result of this term's cricket coaching, year six were able to send a team of six boys and four girls to a 'Kwik Cricket' tournament at Radlett cricket club on Wednesday (June5th).
Buy cakes for the Three Peaks Challenge
Jessica, Amy and Rosie need you to buy cakes in support of charity. They'll climb three mountains in as many days - you part is buy cakes! Buy cakes at the Summer Fair on Saturday 21st June. Check out this cool presentation...