What’s happening at Ferney Lee?
We are delighted to share with you that Ofsted agree that we are a
GOOD school in ALL areas, following our inspection in February 2023.
As you know, we are committed to continuing to improve our school so that every child reaches their full potential, no matter what their starting point.
Well done to everybody within the Ferney Lee Family!
School News
Sports enrichment day
Rubber axe throwing was the voted for activity this week when the children took part in a sports enrichment opportunity. The children were so responsible and adventurous and lots of fun was had by all!
VE Day
To mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, the children took part in a series of meaningful activities developed by the National Literacy Trust in collaboration with the Royal British Legion.
Throughout the day, the children explored the history and significance of VE Day—learning what it is, how it is celebrated and, why it continues to be commemorated eight decades later.
By engaging in songs, dance, videos, pictures, stories, and art, the children were able to immerse themselves in the experiences and emotions of the time. These activities encouraged them to reflect on the importance of remembering and sharing the stories of those who lived through the First and Second World Wars.
This special day not only deepened their understanding of our shared history, but also helped them appreciate the value of remembrance and the power of storytelling in keeping the past alive for future generations.
Robin Wood
A wonderful time was had by all the Year 6's, Miss McDaid and Mrs Williams during their residential trip to Robin Wood.
We were so proud of every one for showing ALL the RAINBOW Values, especially Never Giving Up, Believing in themselves, being Adventurous and keeping an Open-mind!
This message from the group leader, Matty summed up the trip..."What a great group you've brought me - I have really enjoyed being with them over the last three days and am sorry to see them go home!"
Science Week
We have had a great week celebrating all things science. We kicked off the week with a whole school show from Mad Science which had us mesmerized with the science behind the tricks and experiments performed.
Each class has used the theme of 'Change and Adapt' to extend learning opportunities, inviting visitors into school to explore how we can adapt and change the world around us.
Many thanks also to everyone who entered our competition to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. The models and creations made it very hard to judge the winning designs.
Take a look at the slideshow below to see the winning designs...
World Down Syndrome Day
In celebration of World Down Syndrome Day we have enjoyed wearing our favourite and wackiest socks to school to spark conversations about uniqueness, similarities and differences. It was fantastic to see and hear the conversations around school - showing our Open-Minded RAINBOW Value.
As a further celebration we were proud to receive a message from a parent regarding Alex, Marloe, Ray and Rafael from Year 6 who had welcomed Merlin into their football game at the park one evening this week. It was so lovely to hear how RESPONSIBLE and OPEN-MINDED they had been outside of school too, recogising the need to adapt their play and embrace difference in a real life situation.
We are all VERY proud of you and it was an honour to present you with your Open-Minded RAINBOW Badge!
Launch of WOW - Active travel to school
We are pleased to have been chosen to take part in an Active travel initiative which encourages families to actively travel to school by means of walking, scootering, cycling or for those who live further away - park and stride. The children will be registering their mode of travel every day and earning collectable badges for their efforts in improving their lifestyles and also the environment.
We welcomed Susie from Living Streets into school to kick start the campaign. She talked to the children about the positive impacts which included - healthier bodies and minds, a positive start to the day, less traffic congestion around school, safer roads and learning road safety, cleaner air and less pollution.
As part of our Active School status some children have been chosen to take on the role as WOW Ambassadors who will help to collect and input the travel data as well as leading assemblies and workshops to promote the benefits of ditching the car and travelling to school by other means.
Year 4
Tea and Times Tables
Year 4 enjoyed spending an afternoon with their parents who came along to the Tea and Times Tables event. They shared in the children's learning as they prepare for the upcoming Times Table Check in June (and also took part in a trial run of the check itself!) Supporting the child in learning their times tables is really important for quick recall and fluency in lots of other areas of maths such as fractions, percentages, division and money. Remember children in Years 2-6 will have a Times Table Rockstars login for them to do extra practice at home.
World Book Day 2025 and Book Cafe
Thank you to all our families who came along to the Book Cafe held during World Book Day. It was lovely to see so many of you enjoying a book and a brew (and slice of cake!) with your children and taking part in the activities. Year 6 also enjoyed spending time sharing their love of reading with their Reception buddies. Well done to all the children (and staff) for your fantastic efforts in dressing up as your favourite characters.
World Oral Health Day
We are pleased to say that we have achieved fantastic feedback from the school nursing team regarding our daily tooth brushing across our Early Years. Both Nursery and Reception classes were visited to see tooth brushing in action and both classes achieved all the recommendations set out on the Quality Assurance checklist. Well done to the staff and children for setting great early habits of oral hygiene.
End of term festivities
We had lots of fun over the last few weeks from the EYFS and KS1 Nativity performances, KS2 Singing Around the Tree with Music for the Many, our trip to St Mary's Church for the Christingle service, our trip to the Hippodrome to watch the film as well as Christmas jumper and dinner day and fun class parties! Wow what a lot to celebrate.
Thanks to our newly formed PTA - the Friends of Ferney Lee School group who helped school raise over £1200 at the Fair. Well done to everyone involved for a helping to make it one of our most successful school events yet!
We also had a special visitor in school during the last week of term, who brought the gift of a story book for all our EYFS and KS1 children.
Healthy Schools Bronze Award
We were thrilled to receive news from Calderdale Public Health relating to our recent application to becoming a HEALTHY SCHOOL, which shows our commitment to supporting and promoting the health and wellbeing of school community.
Health and Safety update:
We are delighted to announce that, following an audit by the LA, we have maintained our Outstanding 5 star rating in Health and Safety. Well done to the whole team and especially Matthew, our site supervisor, who took a lead role in the audit.
Letters to the community...
An Action Team, managed by Sylvie in Year 6 wrote letters to members of our community who are feeling lonely or isolated. The children showed their RAINBOW VALUES and hand-wrote and illustrated their letters which were distributed by one of our parents in the hope that they spread a little cheer.
We were delighted the receive some lovely letters, cards and illustrations back from our pen pals who said they were overjoyed to receive the letters.
The Action Team are busy writing their next letters to their cross-generational pen pals, which aims to develop mutual learning and growth.
Well done to you all!
Well-being Ambassadors
Mrs Kidd has been proud to announce our new Well-being Ambassadors.
Sirine, Tamzin, Neraya and Emily have shown how RESPONSIBLE, INDEPENDENT and OPEN-MINDED they are since taking on the role. Mrs Kidd and the team have met to decide what the group want to achieve and the first thing they have decided on is to use some of our fundraising money to buy a 'BUDDY BENCH' for the playground.
The children have been awarded their special badges and blue high-vis vests to wear out on the playground so that they can be easily found if anyone needs any help or a listening ear!
Christmas Fair
We had an amazing turn out for our Christmas Fair with lots of stalls, games and activities on offer. Each class hosted their stall which ranged from a chocolate tombola, a bottle pull, Save the Present game, to Reindeer hot chocolate, a bauble game and a book/toy sale.
We also had a group of families and friends who organised other activities including a raffle, train game and 'food from around the world' stall.
We were pleased to offer a warm welcome to the Mayor of Todmorden on his first visit to our new school!
Thank you to everyone who came and supported us to raise a staggering £1065!
This will go towards our fundraising plans to buy new playground equipment.
A further thank you to all the local businesses who kindly and generously donated prizes for our raffle and tombola.
Children in Need
Our fundraising day for Children in Need was a fantastic success. Thank you to everyone who has given so generously to this worthy cause.
Well done to Hope, Zain and August who were voted for the top prizes for the cake competition and to Mrs Dobson and the School Council for organising such a fun week of activities.
Music for the Many Orchestra
Our budding musicians have been working incredibly hard again this year with the Music for the Many team to learn a range of instruments. They showcased their talents at Todmorden High School for an evening performance with the orchestra made up of musicians from different schools in Todmorden. It was a wonderful event, offering our children more opportunities to play for a wider audience. Well done to everyone involved!
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Community News
Inter-schools Netball tournament
Our Y6 team of netball players took part in the Todmorden Schools netball tournament this week. They showed their RAINBOW Values in abundance - playing with respect, fairness and team spirit. They won two matches, with a special mention to Marloe for his amazing shooting aim! Well done to you all.
Todmorden Carnival
Our school was inspired to get creative in this community event, when we went all out to dress up as street cleaners to celebrate the theme of people who help us. Some chose to go back in time and dress as Victorian street cleaners whilst others brought it back to the modern day refuse collectors. We loved waving at the crowds and even giving people a dust and clean on our way past! .
A huge well done and thank you to everyone who took part and especially Mrs Morrison for helping to organise it all!
Todmorden Inter-schools Cricket tournament
We were very proud of all our cricketers who tried their very best when they took part in the Tod Schools cricket tournament. Although we didn't win overall they Never Gave Up, kept an Open Mind and Believed in Themselves. What great team spirit and attitude! Well done to you all.
Todmorden Schools Swimming Gala
We were excited to take part in the Todmorden Schools Swimming Gala at the Sports Centre.
A massive well done to all the children. You were an absolute credit to our school - showing ALL our RAINBOW Values and represented our school brilliantly - supporting and cheering each other and congratulating other schools as well.
To top it off we won lots of first and second places across all the races. A special mention must go to Freya and Aubrey in Year 4 who not only swam in their own races but also for the Year 5 girls as well due to last minute changes. You were Adventurous, Believed in Yourself and Never Gave Up!!
Well done to you all and thank you to the families who came along to watch and support us.
Walsden Scarecrow Festival
We were delighted to take part in this years Scarecrow Festival, making our wonderful entry of Supertato and the Evil Peas in line with the theme of Superheroes. We were delighted to find out we had won the best school entry for a second time, earning us £100 for school funds and a beautiful new trophy for the cabinet! Well done to the children and Zoe for your hard work, team work and creative ideas.
Year 2 Multi-skills interschool competition winners
Year 2 were worthy runners up of the Todmorden Schools Multi-skills event this week. Not only did they show what great sports skills they have, but also showed our RAINBOW Values of Never Giving Up, Independence and Believing in Yourself. They were wonderful team mates too, cheering and encouraging everyone to try their best. Well done to you all!
Todmorden County Fair
We have enjoyed another year of success at the County Fair, where we showcased our arts and crafts talents. Well done to all the children who had their work entered and to our winning entries. A further well done for being the winning school entry as well!
Well done to everyone who got involved and to Mrs Dobson and Zoe for organising it all!
Gold Book celebration assembly…
You are welcome to join us on Friday mornings from 8.55am in the hall for our Gold Book assembly, to celebrate each other's achievements.
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Inclusion
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Our Inclusion page links to many helpful organisations, activities and articles and recommended websites which can help you and your child.
- You can also contact Miss Blanchard our Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) to discuss any concerns, regarding your child's learning needs.
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Previous Newsletters
Ferney Lee Newsletter 22nd May 2025
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Ferney Lee Newsletter 17th March 2025
Welcome to the bumper edition March newsletter. It's been a busy few weeks with lots to share and celebrate.
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Ferney Lee Newsletter 24th January 2025
Ferney Lee Newsletter 13th December 2024
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Ferney Lee Newsletter 18th October 2024
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Ferney Lee Newsletter 7th October 2024We have been informed, unexpectedly, that the school will be used as a Polling Station for a parish by-election on Thursday 14th November. We have had no choice in this and it has not bee…
Ferney Lee Newsletter June 2024 Welcome to the June newsletter. I hope you all had an enjoyable half term break. Go to this Sway
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Ferney Lee Newsletter April 2024
Welcome to the latest newsletter and the first of the Summer term. I hope all our families who celebrated Easter had a lovely time as well as our friends and families who celebrated Eid. …
Ferney Lee Newsletter March 2024
Welcome to the last newsletter of the Spring term, which has seen more great things going on across school.
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