Year 1 Fantastic Finish 4th Feb 2025
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Year 1 celebrated their fantastic finish with a space dance workshop from Dance Days! The children showcased their knowledge of space by recalling fascinating facts and creatively reenacting space walk through group dances. It was a joyful goodbye to Beegu, we loved having her on Earth with us!

Foxes and Badgers Fire Engine Visit 4th Feb 2025
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What a fantastic Monday morning the Foxes and Badgers had. We had a visit from White Watch Dunstable who came in their fire engine. The children were able to sit in the fire engine and spray the water from the hose. We also got to see the lights flashing and hear the high pitched sounds of the sirens.  Thank you White watch for being so amazing with our children with additional needs. They loved the experience today. 

Bedfordshire Community Police Visit 31st Jan 2025
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In Reception this term we are learning about 'People who help us'. On Wednesday we were lucky enough to have some special visitors in school. Police Community Support Officers Clare, Maisy and Derek came and explained how they help others in the community. They taught us that the police do lots of jobs and don't just lock up 'bad guys'. We got to try on some official police hats, and they even brought their van, it was enormous! We loved looking around the vehicle and hearing the sirens, they were very loud! It was an amazing afternoon!

Eco Warrior Bird Feeder Sale 27th Jan 2025
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This half term Our ECO Warriors learned about the struggles that animals face in the winter, a lack of food is a big problem for our local bird species due to a variety of things such as a lack of insects and the cold weather. We have spent our ECO Sessions making our own bird feeders to sell to raise money for our ECO causes. We are hoping to give some of the money to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and hope to purchase various seeds for future planting. We roped in the rest of the school to help us and each class made a good amount of feeders for us to sell.

Arts Week - France 24th Jan 2025
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The children had a fantastic time learning all about France during our Arts Week. Throughout the week, children had the opportunity to learn some interesting geographical and historical facts about France and immersed themselves in French culture. Every class completed French food tasting and crafting activities, from creating Eiffel Towers from straws to collaging a French rooster and everyone took part in a Can Can dance workshop. What a Fantastic French week we've had! Thank you to all the parents for supporting the children by visiting our Art exhibition.

Flat Stan First Aid Workshop 24th Jan 2025
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As First Aid is a vital skill, this week the Year 2 children attended a workshop which taught them basic first aid skills delivered by Flat Stan. They had fun whilst gaining an understanding of what to do in an emergency.

Watoto Children's Choir 23rd Jan 2025
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The children in Year 1 and Year 2 went over to the Junior school this morning to watch a performance by the Watoto Children's Choir. The choir have come all the way from Uganda to perform all over the UK. The Watoto organisation help orphaned and abandoned children to find new families and work with vulnerable families to help support them. The choir performed a number of songs for the children and they even got to join in with the dancing. The dancing and singing was spectacular and all of the children thoroughly enjoyed it. A huge thank you to Chris and Martyn from St Hugh's for inviting us and to Ferrars Junior School for hosting the event.

Catch Programme 17th Jan 2025
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This week, Miss Wells and Miss Rashid attended a ceremony at Luton Town Hall to celebrate graduating as climate action teacher champions as part of the Catch programme. The programme has involved designing a detailed action plan to help The Ferrars Academy to work more sustainably and therefore to do our part to tackle issues surrounding climate change. The lady mayor of Luton, Tahmina Saleem was in attendance to celebrate and to award participating schools with their graduation certificates.

Mrs Newman's 25 Years at Ferrars 9th Jan 2025
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This week in school we celebrated Mrs Barbara Newman's 25 years of service at Ferrars. Mrs Newman has worked with many children across all year groups throughout this period. We thank her for all her hard work and dedication she has given to the school. Congratulations!

Year 1 WOW Day Spring 1 9th Jan 2025
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Year One arrived at school to a spectacular scene... a spaceship had landed on our school grounds! They looked for clues about who or what could have landed and lots of the children predicted it must be an alien. The children spent time learning about space so that if/when we find our new friend we might be able to help them locate their planet again. The children took part in arts and craft activities, enjoyed looking up facts about space and were astonished when we watched some videos on how astronauts sleep and brush their teeth in space. We will be keeping our eyes peeled this half term to try and find the little alien and to help it on it's way home. 

Year 1 Fantastic Finish Autumn 2 20th Dec 2024
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For Year One’s Fantastic Finish we rounded our topic of ‘Who’s Afraid of the Dark?’  with a workshop from Zoo Lab. We learnt how animals move and what they need to survive and how they hunt for their prey and protect themselves. The best part of our experience was coming up close and personal with some real insects and reptiles.

Choir Singing in the community and Carol Concert 20th Dec 2024
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The Year 2 School Choir performed in the community at various events and raised money for the Luton & Dunstable Hospital NICU Parent Accommodation Appeal. Once the charity have counted the money they will let us know how much the choir has raised. Our first performance was at the Luton & Dunstable Hospital, where we managed to make some people smile whilst they were in the waiting area. We visited Betty Dodd Court next and had a sing-along with residents there. The choir did their final community performance at St. Hugh's Church and provided the entertainment at their "Tuesday Together Christmas lunch". We also had our annual Carol Concert at the school where some pupils were able to perform to their families, staff and guests and get everyone in the Christmas spirit!

Christingle Service at St Hughs 20th Dec 2024
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A big thank you to St Hughs church who hosted a wonderful Christingle service for us this morning. The children were very sensible lighting their Christingles. Beautiful singing Ferrars - you did us proud!

Breakfast with Santa 20th Dec 2024
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Santa enjoyed spending time with the children this morning at breakfast. They were so excited to receive a present from him. Merry Christmas!

Winter Fayre 2024 17th Dec 2024
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Thank you to the families who came to support our Winter Fayre. We were overjoyed to see so many families attend..

School Council Visit to the Town Hall 17th Dec 2024
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On Monday the 9th of December the Year 2 School Council children along with Mrs Agnew and Miss Farrell were very proud to attend Luton's 2024 School Council Conference at the University of Bedfordshire. They joined schools from across Luton to come up with ideas on how to make Luton a child-friendly town by 2040 and how we can make Luton a safe place to live. They came up with many ideas and these were shared throughout the conference.

Road Safety week - 'Be Bright Be Seen' 28th Nov 2024
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This week we celebrated Road Safety Week with Neon Day, highlighting the "Be Bright Be Seen" message and sustainable travel. Children had fun designing reflective jackets, using traffic signs and practicing road safety. Even on darker days, remember to wrap up warm, wear bright clothes and walk to school to stay safe and visible!

Badgers & Foxes Welly Walk November 2024 27th Nov 2024
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The children in Badgers and Foxes had a lovely time on their welly walk to the park. They enjoyed walking in the crunchy leaves and watching the squirrels playing and climbing together. They then had some time to play in the playground before heading back to school.

Stockwood Illuminated 20th Nov 2024
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Thank you to all the parents who came to the workshop to decorate the jars with their children. The children had a brilliant time and the jars look amazing! Don’t forget to book your tickets for Stockwood Illuminated, a winter light celebration set against the backdrop of the beautiful gardens at Stockwood Discovery Centre, which will be held from 13th December to 24th December.

Year 1 WOW Day Autumn 2 6th Nov 2024
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Year One celebrated the start of their topic 'Who's scared of the dark' with a 'sleepover'. The children came to school in their cosy pyjamas and slippers and we spent time making friendship bracelets, sleep masks and dream catchers before snuggling up with some popcorn and a short film. 

Year 2 Grandparent Lunches 24th Oct 2024
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Today was the turn for Year 2 Grandparents to share a lunch with their Grandchild. Over the last 3 days we saw many Grandparents enjoy their special time in school. A big thank you to Relish who served our guests delicious lunches.

Year 1 Fantastic Finish Autumn 1 24th Oct 2024
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To mark the end of our topic, Year One wrote invitations to their loved ones and invited them in to school to take part in an afternoon tea. They used their spreading and chopping skills to make sandwiches and fruit kebabs and enjoyed decorating biscuits with their grown ups. They then spent precious time together playing games and reading stories. It was wonderful to see so many of their loved ones in school. 

Year 1 Grandparents Lunch 23rd Oct 2024
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We hosted our first Grandparents Lunch this week for Year R children. Grandparents were able to experience the lunch time routine with their grandchild and then made a little rosette to take home. It was lovely to meet the all grandparents and see the children enjoy having them in school.

Year R Grandparents Lunch 22nd Oct 2024
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We hosted our first Grandparents Lunch this week. Grandparents were able to experience the lunch time routine with their grandchild and then make a little rosette to take home. It was lovely to meet the all grandparents and see the children enjoy having them in school.

Luton Carnival 2024 21st Oct 2024
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Some of our year 2 pupils attended the 48th Luton Carnival yesterday. It was a fantastic day!

Lewsey Community Festival 2024 21st Oct 2024
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We had a great time supporting the Lewsey Community Festival and raising money for the school at the same time.

Year R Trip 19th Jul 2022
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Last week reception went to ZSL Whipsnade Zoo. We had a great time! We saw the tigers sunbathing, Chimps playing and we even saw one of the elephants taking a shower. We made the most of our day and saw as many animals as we could. Some of us were so tired at the end, we couldn't keep our eyes open on the way home. What a zoo-tactic day!

Arts Week - Australia 17th Jan 2024
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The children had a fantastic time learning all about Australia during our Arts Week. Throughout the week, children had the opportunity to learn some interesting geographical and historical facts about Australia, take part in the Aboriginal dance workshop and eat Australian food. The children also learnt about Aboriginal art, made a boomerang, collaged the Sydney Opera House and made coral reef diorama. Thank you to all the parents for supporting the children by visiting our Art exhibition.

Arts Week - Eqyptian Week 3rd May 2023
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workshops and tried delicious traditional food. Thank you to all the parents who attended our Art exhibition and supported their children in showcasing their work.

Breakfast with Santa 15th Dec 2021
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Buzzing About Bees 28th Jun 2022
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Buzz, buzz, buzz! Lots of buzzing was heard across the school as we ran a four-day event called 'Buzzing about Bees'. We kicked off a series of events with a bee dress up day. The children kindly made small donations to go towards helping us create bee friendly areas around our school grounds. In school, the children learnt about why it is important to look after bees and ways in which they can help. We were also lucky enough to have a Zoom session with Colin from the Bedfordshire Beekeepers Association.

Carnival Week 22nd Jul 2022
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Wow...what an eventful week! Our Carnival was buzzing with life and entertainment. This year’s theme was ‘Our World, Our Future’. Throughout the week children discussed what they could do to save the environment and all year groups participated by making their own bespoke costumes inspired by their book. They also learnt new songs and dances. How exciting! On the final day, children paraded their costume and performed their newly learnt song and dance. Well done to the overall winners: Pink Class!

CAROL CONCERT 16th Dec 2022
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It was lovely to see so many families join us for our annual Carol Concert. The school choir and singing club proudly sang all their songs and put everyone in the Christmas spirit. Well done to all the children that took part.

Christingle Service 17th Dec 2021
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Christmas Carol Concert 14th Dec 2021
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Christmas Carols sung at St Hugh's Church 14th Dec 2021
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Christmas Dinner and Jumper Day 16th Dec 2021
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Christmas Fayre 14th Dec 2023
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We are delighted to share the amazing news that we raised a total of £1022.48! this year. This is amazing given the tough financial times many of us are experiencing at the moment. Thank you to Miss Kelly who organised the fayre and thank you to you all for coming and supporting the event.

Comic Relief and St Patrick's Day 15th Mar 2024
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It's a busy day in school today. We have dressed in red and had crazy hair to raise money for Comic Relief and had a special themed lunch from Relish to celebrate St Patricks Day at the weekend.

COMMUNITY CHOIR PERFORMANCES 16th Dec 2022
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The choir performed out in the community and sang lots of Christmas carols and songs to get everyone in the festive mood. Our first trip was to Betty Dodd in Luton singing to all the residents and staff. We then were delighted to perform at Chaul End Community Centre and even had a sing-along to The Twelve Days of Christmas including all the actions. The choir then visited St. Martin de Porres Church and finally Tesco Extra in Dunstable to entertain the shoppers. The children collected for the Bedfordshire Hospitals

Community Litter Pick 23rd May 2022
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Community Litter Pick 15th May 2023
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On Saturday 13th May we held our Annual Lewsey Park Litter Pick. What a turnout! We had lots of children and their families gather at the park to do their part for the local community. The children received a litter picker and bin bag and wandered around Lewsey Park seeking out any litter they could find. The park is a much safer and cleaner place for us and the local wildlife thanks to your efforts. You are all fantastic Eco Warriors!

Community Litter Pick 2023 16th May 2023
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Congratulations on 25 years at Ferrars Miss Green! 29th Nov 2022
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What an extraordinary day it was for our very own Miss Green! On Thursday, we celebrated Miss Green working at Ferrars for a huge 25 years, yes, 25 YEARS! She began her career as a Nursery Nurse, then began her teacher training, followed by becoming the Assistant Head, Deputy Head and now Principal since 2017. This achievement is very inspiring for many of us here at Ferrars. Children helped to decorate the school by making bunting, sketching and painting versions of her from throughout the years. We held a very special assembly where some very dear past and present staff came along to join in the fun. A special treat of cakes and lemonade were delivered to each class to join in the celebrations. Thank you, Miss Green, for everything you do for the children, staff and the community. We wish you a joyful and accomplishing continued career here at The Ferrars Academy!

Dance Competition 7th Dec 2022
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Children from our after school Dance Club were entered into the School Games Dance Competition last week hosted at Luton's Sixth Form College. The children performed their dance routine confidently against other schools, going through to the next stage. The dancers completed all their routines and ended up winning the competition! The children skipped back into school excitedly showing off their well deserved medal.

Diversity Day 2024 21st May 2024
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Diversity day 2024 has been a huge success. How lovely it has been to find out a bit more about our school community and the different cultures and traditions associated with our children and parents. We would like to say an enormous thank you to the large number of parents who spent the afternoon in school sharing information from their diverse backgrounds and for making and sharing different traditional food. We have been on a journey around the world from the comfort of our classrooms. The children loved having you in school and we have all learnt lots about each other, helping to develop tolerance and understanding of each other.

Diwali Dance Workshop 5th Nov 2021
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The children in Reception and Year 1 have had a wonderful time in the Diwali dance workshop today. They were able to dress up in some cultural clothing, learned a little about the cultures who celebrate Diwali as well as some new dance moves! We would like to wish all our families celebrating a very Happy Diwali!

Early Years Outdoor Area 28th Sep 2023
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Our Early Years Reception outdoor area has finally been finished. We are all delighted and the children are so excited to be exploring their outside space.

Family Christmas Craft 10th Dec 2021
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Lots of families joined us for a free Christmas craft session in the hall afterschool. It was nice to see a few faces from the Junior School too. Many children made Christmas wreaths with their parents which they said would be hanging on their doors.