Fairfield Primary School Penarth
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Fairfield Primary School is an English medium primary school for children aged 4–11, located in the suburbs of Penarth
, Wales
.
The school celebrated its 50 year anniversary in 2003 marking the occasion with various events, notably a public exhibition of photograph
s, document
s and memento
s which was very well attended, especially by former pupils and previous members of staff. Children worked with an artist to produce a mosaic
to commemorate the anniversary. The mosaic is situated in the school's main entrance hall.
Approximately 250 pupils attend the school, although it has a small catchment area
, a significant number of the pupils come from out of the catchment area. The school has one resource base class for children with additional learning needs.learning difficulties.
the school aims to instill in the pupils a sense of responsibility and caring for each other and their surroundings and a moral framework.
The school is well equipped with computer facilities and internet access which are used by all ages. The school also operates a Junior Lending Library with the support of parent helpers and a Junior reference library with internet links and an Infant Library area.
, Football, Cricket
, Lacrosse
, Hockey
, Netball
, Athletics, Mini Squash
and Mini Fencing
. Pupils participate in various community based sporting events, such as the Inter Primary Schools Athletic Competition which is held during the Penarth Summer Festival organised by Penarth Town Council
, and the ‘We are the Champions’ competition organised by South Wales Police
and held at Cogan Leisure Centre.
Penarth
Penarth is a town and seaside resort in the Vale of Glamorgan , Wales, 5.2 miles south west from the city centre of the Welsh capital city of Cardiff and lying on the north shore of the Severn Estuary at the southern end of Cardiff Bay...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
.
History
Fairfield Primary School first opened on 13 April 1953, and was officially opened by County Alderman, R.A. Thomas on 20 May 1953.The school celebrated its 50 year anniversary in 2003 marking the occasion with various events, notably a public exhibition of photograph
Photograph
A photograph is an image created by light falling on a light-sensitive surface, usually photographic film or an electronic imager such as a CCD or a CMOS chip. Most photographs are created using a camera, which uses a lens to focus the scene's visible wavelengths of light into a reproduction of...
s, document
Document
The term document has multiple meanings in ordinary language and in scholarship. WordNet 3.1. lists four meanings :* document, written document, papers...
s and memento
Memento
A memento is a keepsake or souvenir of remembrance.Memento may also refer to:* Memento , a 2000 feature-length film directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Guy Pearce* Memento , a Czech book written by Radek John...
s which was very well attended, especially by former pupils and previous members of staff. Children worked with an artist to produce a mosaic
Mosaic
Mosaic is the art of creating images with an assemblage of small pieces of colored glass, stone, or other materials. It may be a technique of decorative art, an aspect of interior decoration, or of cultural and spiritual significance as in a cathedral...
to commemorate the anniversary. The mosaic is situated in the school's main entrance hall.
Approximately 250 pupils attend the school, although it has a small catchment area
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
, a significant number of the pupils come from out of the catchment area. The school has one resource base class for children with additional learning needs.learning difficulties.
Curriculum
As well as delivering the national curriculumNational curriculum
A national curriculum is a school curriculum which is mandated by a government for schools within its jurisdiction.National Curriculum may refer to:...
the school aims to instill in the pupils a sense of responsibility and caring for each other and their surroundings and a moral framework.
The school is well equipped with computer facilities and internet access which are used by all ages. The school also operates a Junior Lending Library with the support of parent helpers and a Junior reference library with internet links and an Infant Library area.
Sport and tradition
Fairfield Primary School offers an extensive range of sporting activities both as part of the curriculum and as extra-curricular activities. Activities available to the children include RugbyRugby football
Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
, Football, Cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
, Lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
, Hockey
Hockey
Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
, Netball
Netball
Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
, Athletics, Mini Squash
Squash (sport)
Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
and Mini Fencing
Fencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
. Pupils participate in various community based sporting events, such as the Inter Primary Schools Athletic Competition which is held during the Penarth Summer Festival organised by Penarth Town Council
Town council
A town council is a democratically elected form of government for small municipalities or civil parishes. A council may serve as both the representative and executive branch....
, and the ‘We are the Champions’ competition organised by South Wales Police
South Wales Police
South Wales Police is one of the four territorial police forces in Wales. Its headquarters are based in Bridgend.Covering Wales' capital city, Cardiff, as well as Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, Swansea, and the western South Wales Valleys, it is the largest police force in Wales in terms of population,...
and held at Cogan Leisure Centre.