Headteacher's News Archive

Next week our Year 6 children will be taking their Sats tests in reading, writing and maths. They have been working very hard and I am confident that they will do very well. These tests are taken by every child in England at the end of Year 6. Every year our children achieve highly and this year’s children are on course to do just as well as our previous years. Good luck Year 6!!

The summer term is always an exciting one as not only is the weather getting warmer and the evenings are getting lighter but also lots of exciting things happen at school. This term we will be holding our Sports Days, our very popular International Evening and every class will be visiting a theatre to see a show!  So keep looking at the website and reading our weekly newsletter for further information and those important dates!

It was great to see all the children when they returned to school yesterday. The summer term is always an exciting one with lots of things happening. One change during the holidays was the creating of an environmental area in our middle playground. This has been made possible by the Parents’ Association through money that they have raised for the school. Mrs Fitament our Science coordinator, who as you know was married during the holiday, was very excitied when she … Continue Reading

The spring term has gone by very quickly and  ends on Friday at 3.10. The new term begins on Tuesday 22nd April at 8:55. When we return Miss Gaughan will be married and she will be known as Mrs Fitamant. We all wish Miss Gaughan all the best for her special day. Don’t forget that on Friday we will be holding our annual Easter competitions, Miss Muddiman is looking forward to judging our Infant Easter bonnet and Junior Easter egg … Continue Reading

I am delighted to be able to tell you that Mrs Kimber had a baby boy yesterday, she has named him Oliver. Mother and baby are both doing very well! Next Friday 4th April we will be holding our annual Easter competitions. Children in Years 1 and 2 are invited to make an Easter bonnet and children in the Juniors can decorate a hard boiled egg. Please only bring entries in on the Friday. I know that Miss Muddiman and … Continue Reading

Please note that although there is a teachers’ strike taking place on Wednesday 26th March Barnfield school will be fully open as usual because none of our teachers are taking strike action.

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Our children have raised over £500 through our sponsored reading journeys which is an amazing result and I know that our Literacy coordinator Mrs Levy is very happy! This money will be added to money that we have already raised for the Whizz Kidz charity for children with disabilities. Altogether we have raised over £1500 so far since September! Our annual reports on children’s progress will be going out to parents next Monday so don’t forget to look in your children’s … Continue Reading

During Book Week our school had a visit from well known children’s author Kathryn White. She wrote in our Visitors’ Book, ‘Inspirational school where children listen, contribute and value. Thankyou for a wonderful time!’  As a follow up to Book Week we are holding a Book Fair in the Infant Hall at the end of the school day from Tuesday to Friday. Why not come along and have a look. For each book purchased the school is given a contribution … Continue Reading

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We are all enjoying Book Week very much and I am looking forward to our dress up as a book character day on Friday. Mrs Levy our Literacy coordinator always enjoys giving out prizes to the children with the most interesting costumes! Next week there will be a Book Fair in the Infant Hall after school. There will be a wide variety of books for sale, part of the proceeds goes to the school. It will take place straight after … Continue Reading

Next week is Book Week which is one of the best weeks of the year! There will be visitors coming into school throughout the week to show us how fantastic it is to read and on Friday 7th March we will be holding our Book Character Day. On this day children can come to school dressed up as a favourite character from a book. Mrs Levy our English coordinator, who is organising the week, will be giving out prizes for … Continue Reading