Reaching high for the best for your child

As the end of term approaches, I’m grateful that we made it through a whole academic year without a national lockdown… although we did have a few covid outbreaks in the school.

We started the year in September with a bang, receiving our first Ofsted inspection since 2012… the whole school pulled together and we maintained our Good Rating!!

On the 14^th July all the children in the school got to spend time in their new classrooms with their new teachers and classmates… always an exciting day for the children and parents/carers alike! That also means that our wonderful Year Six cohort spent the day visiting their new secondary schools. Good luck to all our Year Six leavers and I can’t wait to watch your leavers show next week… it always makes me feel emotional!

This year we have seen a number of changes to our governing body: we said goodbye to José Ángel García; we welcomed Cheryl Holt - a new parent governor; and Jon Barrett - a new Co-opted governor. We do have a few vacancies starting in September 2023 so please reach out if you would like to know more on how you could support the school Claire.Peacock@fairlands.herts.sch.uk

Now we are dealing with an unprecendeted heatwave - thank you to all the staff who once again are stepping up to keep things running as smoothly as possible. 

Have a safe summer holidays and we look forward to seeing you on Monday 5^th  September.

Kind regards

Claire Peacock, Chair of Governors

On Wednesday 29^th June, pupils from Year 3 and 5 took part in Stevenage Primary Schools in Concert!

They performed a version of Bill Wethers 'Lean on Me' as a homage to our school values of friendship and kindness. The singing club have been working incredibly hard to prepare for this show over the last few months and on the night, they confidently sang in front of a large audience that included the mayor, schools across Stevenage and local families. Their two pieces in the performance were a great success and everyone was very impressed with how well the children represented Fairlands.

The organisers of the event have commented on how polite and respectful our school were throughout the rehearsal and performance time and we have already been invited back again next year! 

Mrs Toll has loved leading the singing group and has been blown away by the children's commitment and enthusiasm towards the event. She was incredibly proud watching them perform their piece with passion.

Well done singers!

Our value for May is... Friendship!

We will be talking about how friendship means:

• having someone special and being special to someone else.
• being there for someone in the good times and the bad times.
• being a good listener.
• making each other laugh!

Our Value for April is... Happiness!

Today, in assembly, we talked about being grateful for the things we already have in our lives which make us happy. 

We talked about how everything is getting more expensive these days, and how we can find and make happiness for free!

Our colleagues at Stevenage FC Foundation are keen to keep children active this Easter and are excited to share ‘BORO BEAR’S EASTER EXERCISE CHALLENGE with the children at Fairlands.

Boro Bear has filmed 5 videos of him performing simple exercises great for all ages. Children need to copy Boro Bear and complete the exercise to be shown a letter! After completing all five videos, the children will have 5 letters. The five letters can be rearranged to spell the hidden Easter word.

Submit what your child thinks the hidden word is, via the link below for the chance to win some amazing prizes! The deadline to submit your word is WEDNESDAY 13TH APRIL 2022.

Boro Bear’s Easter Exercise Challenge 2022 – Stevenage FC Foundation

Good luck everyone and enjoy staying active over Easter!