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Bad weather: Fair Field planning to open.
[Update: 7.15am Monday 6th Feb 2012] School is open and, due to Mr Cappellina's heroic efforts on Sunday, the turning circle is also open! While snow has been cleared and main paths are salted, please do be especially careful around the site. When dropping off this morning, please do not overtake and be patient as everything will take a little longer. Registers will remain open later, as will all the gates to the school. This should ease congestion and allow everyone to be really careful on their journey. Parents should always use their own judgement as to whether it is safe to travel.
Parent partnership: Our new PE apparatus thanks to the PTA
Thanks to the hard work of the PTA and the support of all parents at events, we have been able to purchase some great new wall bars for our school hall. There has been a buzz of excitement about when each class might get to try out the new equipment.
School Council watch the Lords in session at Westminster
On Friday, all sixteen members of our School Council visited the Houses of Parliament in London. We boarded the train for our adventure into Westminster to explore how democracy works in the United Kingdom. We bumped into a Lord at Westminster tube and he gave us an insight into what he had on that day. He showed us the list of debates for the day. Read more...
Councillor Chris Haywood visits Parents' Maths
We were delighted to welcome Councillor Chris Haywood to Fair Field this morning. Part of Councillor Haywood's role is to look after libraries and adult learning. Miss Worsley has organised a series of English and Maths GCSE courses, as well as sessions for teaching parents how schools teach Maths to their children. The courses have run over the last three years in conjunction with our friends at Hertfordshire Adult & Family Learning Service. Councillor Haywood was keen to see the sessions in action.
School Council lead our History Day
A 'History themed dress up day' was organised by our School Council today, along with a cake sale to raise money for The Sick Children's Trust. The School Council have organised everything, including writing to parents and deciding the charity. There were so many great costumes ranging from Ancient Egypt to 1980's! It has been a great day that has raised money for a very good cause and linked so well with our curriculum. Well done to our young leaders!
The Arts: The Fair Field Choir 2011
Fair Field School Choir have performed brilliantly again this term! They sang at the Christmas Fair, the school Carol Concert, the Rotary Carol Concert in the Radlett Centre and, for the lucky 12, on live TV for ITV’s Daybreak. The theme this year was ‘Carols through the Ages’, which included songs from C16th to the 1980’s. The year 6 children read out the narratives superbly and also all sang amazing solos in ‘White Christmas’ and ‘Feed the World’. The lower school children sang solos in ‘Coventry Carol’ with lovely clear and confident voices. Read on...
Our Lower School Show is a real hit!
After weeks of preparations, on Tuesday 6th and Wednesday 7th December, the children of lower school were given the opportunity to display their singing and acting talents to their peers and the local community. Tuesday afternoon came around very quickly and there was a buzz of excitement in the air. The children gave their first performance to their fellow pupils from Fair Field and year two of St. Johns, along with parents. Despite any nerves, all of lower school were extremely brave and performed brilliantly. Only a few hours later, the children were preparing again for their first evening performance, which was followed by another show on Wednesday evening. The hall was filled with laughter as hundreds of relatives and friends arrived to watch the evening performances. Read on...
Daybreak: Fair Field choir coming to a television near you!...
12 of our Fair Field choir from Years 3 and 4 have been invited to sing carols on the ITV morning show, Daybreak tomorrow (Tuesday 13th December) at 6.15am, 7.20am and at 8.30am! This really is an amazing opportunity and Fair Field is delighted to be involved. Thanks to Helen Street for making this happen, and to Judit Igary who will be accompanying the choir. Tune in! Watch this space for photos after the event!
What a fantastic Christmas Fair
Thank you to everyone who supported this years Christmas Fair. We raised an amazing £2612.95, which will be used to help buy valuable resources for our children.
Keeping Safe: Year 5 visit 'Hazard Alley' (by Charlotte and Charlotte)
On Wednesday 12th October 2011, Year 5 went to Hazard Alley on a coach. We had our lunch there, got put in groups and started. We started at different activities and moved around the safety centre. The activities were very different from each other and sometimes got us quite confused. Everything was very realistic! There were loads of activities from 11am till 4pm. Here are some activities we did: recovery position,safety on the farm, fire in a house, dangers in an alley way and petrol station.
Year 5 become Victorians! (by Lara and Tamyah)
On the 4th November, Year 5 all had a fun packed day of learning about Victorian instruments, clothes, songs and rich and poor lifestyles. We all had to come to school dressed up in either rich or poor Victorian clothing. During Victorian Day, we were learnt a play called Squire Horton's Village. Richard York brought in a puppet called Major Horton, who was the owner of the village. When we had finished practising our play, all of Year 5 parents came to watch our play.
Fantastic Disco raised £735.
The PTAs first event of the year raised an amazing £735 for the school. The disco was enjoyed by everyone who went, thank you to everyone who helped out on the night.
A rich curriculum: The Mosaics 2011
Over the past few weeks all the children have been contributing to a large mosaic project and we are now pleased to announce that the project is completed. If you walk through the upper playground you may have notice our new installment of four large mosaic panels mounted on the walls. I am so impressed with the work all the children have put into this task.
An evening of live music and a picnic!
Fair Field School Choir and the Phoenix Concert Band performed brilliantly last night at the Picnic Concert. The band played a selection of songs, enjoyed by both the children and their parents, and made the audience laugh with their use of Kazoos. It was almost a game of name that tune with all the Disney favourites from films such as Hercules, Pirates of the Caribbean and Chicken Run. Elissa, Eleanor M, Olivia and Victoria performed ‘Walking in the Air’ beautifully, and Macy, accompanied by Elissa on the piano, sang an amazing version of Adele’s ‘Someone like you’. Read on...
Real initiative: Fashion Frenzy and Cake Stall raises £130.85 for Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Congratulations to Aria B, Eleanor G, Emily H and Eleanor M in 6K for organising a fantastic charity event that has raised a massive £130.85 for Great Ormond Street Hospital. They would like to thank everyone who came along and supported the event after school on Tuesday. We are very proud of them: they organised anything themselves, showing great initiative and determination. Very well done to them.
Admissions: Moving On to Secondary school 2012
The Local Authority admissions information can be found on line. Click 'read more' for the link...
Sports Day 2011: Excellent competition and superb sportsmanship
On Tuesday 21st June, we had our Sports Day. We were so lucky to have such lovely weather to enjoy a colourful afternoon of excellent sport. All the children demonstrated fantastic team spirit and sportsmanship. What talented athletes Fair Field has! Read more to find out which House won...
Year 4 Tudor Day
Year 4 all enjoyed a fantastic Tudor Day recently. During the day, which was led by historian, Richard York, we learnt about Tudor instruments, songs and dances. Richard brought along many traditional Tudor instruments, including harps and drums, and all the children were able to have a go at playing them.
Help Fair Field win a chance to go to London 2012 - Pledge your Support!
Please can you follow the link below (click read more) and pledge your support for Fair Field students to win tickets to London 2012. Silver: Primary schools with at least 25 pledges will have the chance to win one of 20 prizes of £500 worth of sports equipment vouchers, to help them get pupils doing more sport. Gold: Primary schools with 50 pledges or more will have the chance to win tickets to an event at London 2012.
Howzat!
On Monday 27th June, Fair Field's Year 5 and 6 cricketers took part in Radlett Cricket Club's annual KwikCricket tournament. Many of Hertsmere's Primary Schools attended, and girls and boys enjoyed the first class facilities in mid-summer heat. Read more...
At the heart of our community: Choir at the Radlett Festival
The choirs of St John’s and Fair Field schools in Radlett performed brilliantly at the Radlett Festival last weekend. Despite the awful weather over 100 people crowded under umbrellas to see the choir’s performance of songs from the musical Oliver during which the children also read out a narrative describing the story. Click to read more...
Lots of laughter at Film night
Over 140 children including St Johns year two came together last Friday evening to watch Despicable Me, the film was enjoyed by all and filled the hall with lots of laughter.
'The Darkness' - a poem
In literacy, Year 5 have been studying poetry. Josie wrote this powerful poem today. It's full of imagery and we just had to share it with you.
'Good' news: Fair Field gets a big 'thumbs up' from the Local Authority
We are delighted that our recent annual review with the Local Authority graded Fair Field as 'Good' with 'Outstanding' features. Read more below and on our newsletter. An audio interview is linked below giving more background and our next steps...
Fantastic Mother's day disco
Over 140 children attended a fantastic Mother's day disco. We the PTA hope you mum's are pleased with your gifts, please let us know.... The kids danced and limbod and ate food and sweets. Thanks to all the staff and parents who helped to make such a great night. The money raised from the disco (amount to be confirmed) will go towards new apparatus for the school hall.
Science Workshops go with a Bang!
Last week was National Science and Engineering Week. Fair Field got involved with a fantastic Science Day. Kindly, three parents organised an amazing set of workshops for every child to enjoy.
Fair Field project with the Purcell Music School
Over the last few months, a number of Fair Field children have been working in partnership with Year 11 pupils at Purcell School of Music in order to compose duet, trio and ensemble compositions. Last week saw the the project draw to a close, as all of the children were able to perform and compete at the North London Music Festival. Read more...
A Fair Field Reading List: Books to inspire...
Parents have requested a list of highly recommended books. This is an excellent suggestion, so here follows our selection of texts from talented authors that come highly recommended by teachers and library volunteer staff at Fair Field.
Mother's Day Disco Friday 1st April 6.15-8pm
Letters have now been sent out for the disco, £2.00 per ticket. On sale will be a lovely range of Mother's day gifts ranging from 50p to £5.00, there will also be refreshments on sale drinks from 20p-80p and hot dogs or pizza £1. Entrance is by ticket only.
The heart of our community: Joely Bear Appeal at Fair Field
Fair Field Junior School on Watford Road was buzzing on Sunday. Daniel Renak, one of the organisers of the Joely Bear Appeal‘s regular blood donor sessions, was expecting 150 people to come through the school to give blood during the session. There was a bouncy castle for donors’ children and the kitchen was turned over to catering for donors while they wait (and for the vital post-donation biscuit). I spoke to Daniel about the history of the appeal and plans for the fiftieth donor session, to be held in Borehamwood in the Summer.
Fair Field achieves the Healthy School Award
On behalf of Miss Gooden, and Mrs Redlich & kitchen team, I am delighted to say that Fair Field has just been awarded the Healthy Schools Award. This is the result of much hard work over the last year. Miss Gooden led the whole-school work, improving sports, activities, emotional wellbeing and educating us all about nutrition. The kitchen team have been working hard to further improve the delicious lunchtime menu, ensuring that the foods are well-balanced. This achievement is recognition of the recent improvements made and we are delighted.
Fair Field school choir performing at the Radlett Centre
Fair Field School Choir performed amazingly at the Radlett Centre last night. Their programme, ‘Christmas traditions around the world’, featured carols from England, Poland, Hungary (with a verse sung in Hungarian which really impressed the audience!) and the pop song ‘All I want for Christmas is you’ as a grand finale.
What a fantastic Christmas Fair
Well done to everyone for all there fantastic efforts in donating items, helping to set up and helping to run stalls on the day. Our fantastic efforts helped to raise a staggering £2592.86, the PTA are pleased to tell you that we are going to buy new wall bars for the hall to be used in PE lessons, new cushions for all the class rooms reading areas and new furniture for the main reading area.
Fair Field Choir wins grants for instruments...
Thanks to the hard work of Helen Street, the Fair Field School choir has recently been given grants of almost £1,200 to buy a full size electric piano and lots of percussion instruments. The money was generously donated by the local and county councillors and the Radlett Festival Committee, following the choir’s fantastic performances at the Radlett Festival and other events over the last few terms. These instruments will help raise the standard of the choir and make their performances even more exciting! Click to read about our up-coming performances...
Writing! Writing! Writing! What an amazing day!
On Monday 22nd November pupils took part in their first of three ‘Writing Days’. Throughout the day each class had the opportunity to work with the up and coming author Ellie Irving. The pupils at Fair Field were incredibly enthusiastic and enjoyed the chance to pick up writing tips from a real life author. Read more and view photos...
Year 5 travel back in time!
Today Year 5 have had a fantastic experience, it was their Victorian Day! The children arrived at school dressed authentically and ready to begin their Victorian experience. Read on and see photos...
Fantastic Disco raised £500
What a great evening the children had, many children came dressed up in costume, so we had a fancy dress competition. The hair and nail salon was a great hit. Overall we raised over £500 for the school.
A message from the Chair...
Five highlights from a big year at Fair Field It's been a very busy year at Fair Field. A record of all the important milestones would be a very long one. So I've chosen five big moments from the long list to celebrate.
Fair Field fun at the Radlett Festival
Fair Field had a lovely time at the Radlett Festival 2010. Our choir sang beautifully. Singing at the festival forms just part of their tour this summer, as they sing to audiences around Radlett and beyond. They were led by our very own Helen Street, who also beautifully sang songs from the World War II. Thanks to Helen for leading our choir to such success, and to Judit Igary, who accompanies the singing on keyboard with flair. It was such a hit! Click the article title to read more about the festival, including how we met our Mayor...