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What Early Years got up to this week

PRE-RECEPTION It has been another busy week in Pre-Reception! Firstly, we have been celebrating Diwali. We listened to stories and had fun creating suncatchers and Rangoli patterns. In addition to our Diwali celebrations, this week also marks the end of our ‘Homes and Houses’ topic. Our key text was A Place Called Home by Kate…

What Early Years got up to this week

PRE-RECEPTION It was wonderful to see so many families at our Harvest Festival Service on Wednesday. We were so proud of the children, not only for their performances but also for their behaviour during the service. All the generous donations will go to Bromley Food Bank.  In the classroom this week, the children have enjoyed…

Senior School named AS STEER School Champion!

SpotTING Hidden Wellbeing Risks Before They Escalate We are thrilled to announce that Farringtons Senior School has officially earned the title of AS STEER School Champion! This prestigious award celebrates our outstanding implementation and the significant impact of this fantastic online resource on our pupils’ wellbeing. Designed by psychologists, AS STEER is a powerfully enhances…

What Early Years got up to this week

PRE-RECEPTION We have continued our topic of houses and homes. To support their learning, the children have designed and built homes for the animals in Forest School. Some children really used their creative skills to make beds for their animals. The woodland creatures are in for a treat.  Maths While exploring assorted colours, the children…

What Early Years got up to this week

PRE-RECEPTION We have had yet another busy week in Pre-Reception! The children had great fun acting out the traditional tale The Three Billy Goats Gruff. They were very convincing as trolls. The children worked well together to build bridges and then took turns trip-trapping over them. Maths In Maths, the children enjoyed exploring the primary…

What Early Years got up to this week

PRE-RECEPTION This Week This week, the children have continued to settle well into their new routines and are beginning to understand the rules and boundaries of our setting. They particularly enjoyed their specialist lessons and had a wonderful time at Forest School. During Forest School, we talked about the key rules, including: “no pick, no…

Finalist: Independent Schools of the Year

Rising Star Finalist: Maria Malkowska Farringtons School, September 2022 – July 2024 A REMARKABLE BEGINNING Maria joined Farringtons School in September 2022 from Poland as part of a scholarship programme designed to support academically gifted students who would otherwise be unable to access the exceptional boarding education available in the UK. Arriving with English as…

What Early Years got up to this week

Pre-Reception This Week The children have continued to settle in beautifully and have been very busy. Each morning, they have been taking part in a range of gross and fine motor activities, which we will continue daily. These activities are an important foundation for writing. Our topic this term is houses and homes. The children…

What Early Years got up to this week

PRE-RECEPTION It has been a pleasure to welcome the children into our Pre-Reception class this week! They have been very engaged in their activities and have settled well. Our topic this term is Ourselves and we will be asking the children to use a prop from home to talk about themselves. The children have also…

Pupils celebrate GCSE success

It was great to see a good number of Year 11 pupils in school this morning collecting their GCSE results and, like their Year 13 peers last week, they had plenty to celebrate. Whilst the pass rate nationally fell again this year to 67.4%, we were delighted that our percentage of 9-4 grades (92.5%) saw…

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