Reaching high for the best for your child
Starting Reception
Wednesday, 16 April 2025Will your child be joining Reception in September 2026?
Applications open on the Hertfordshire admissions website Monday 3rd November 2025 and close Thursday 15th January 2026.
We will also be holding day time tours from October-December. Please contact amy.mcdonagh@fairlands.herts.sch.uk to book or call the school office on 01438 351053.
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The Tallest Tower
This week in PSHE, Chestnut class have been looking at how to work well with others. We were put into groups with children that we might not spend much time with and were given the challenge of building to tallest tower! We had a selection of resources to use including paper, cups, Sellotape and paper clips. First, we had time to discuss the best way to build our tower working on our skills of turn taking and listening. We then had 10 minutes to build the tallest tower. We had so much fun and the group who worked best as a team managed to build a very tall tower!
Computing
Today in Cherry class we used the laptops for the first time! We learnt how to turn them on and log on before practising our mouse skills. We practised how to move the cursor across the screen and how to drag and drop. First, we had great fun dropping pieces of puzzles together and then we worked with our partner to create a weather picture. We can't wait for our next computing lesson!
Exploring Art Through Teamwork
This week, Year 6 had a blast in their art lesson inspired by the work of Lubaina Himid, a celebrated artist known for her vibrant storytelling through art. The class was divided into pairs, with one student acting as the “interpreter” and the other as the “describer.” The twist? The interpreter couldn't look at the original artwork and had to rely entirely on their partner's descriptions to recreate the image.
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Early Years Open Evening
We are hosting an open evening on Wednesday 15th October from 3.45pm - 5pm for families who have a child joining Nursery or Reception in September 2026. Our Early Years team will be available to answer your questions and show you our wonderful learning environment. We will also be giving you the chance to sample some of the delicious lunches that we offer!
Would you prefer to have lived in the Stone Age, Bronze Age or Iron Age?
This term in year 3 we have been looking at British History asking the question Would you prefer to have lived in the Stone Age, Bronze Age or Iron Age?