Year 1 enjoyed visiting the Museum of Childhood to investigate forces. They used magnets, wind, weights, solar power, battery power, pushes and pulls to move a variety of toys. Year 1 can now expertly explain how forces work. It is amazing what a day of play can teach you! 

Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 performed the annual Christmas play in the New Hall. Well done to all who were involved, it was a great success.

During a special Music assembly, Fairseat and guests were treated to playing of an exceptionally high standard from pupils in Year 3  to Year 6.  The ever accomplished and enthusiastic Miss Pepper coordinated a concert to include music for violin, cello, double bass, clarinet, saxophone, flute and harp. It was very exciting for the Reception class to hear and see such a wide range of instruments. The musicians and their teachers should feel very proud indeed!

Both Year 3 classes enjoyed travelling back in time to investigate life in Ancient Egypt, the focus of their History lessons. Their costumes were fantastic and their huge smiles and  colourful Egyptian styles created excitement and interest throughout the school.   

Happy National Poetry Day from Year 6! 

As part of their Design and Technology curriculum, Year 5 enjoyed a bread making workshop.  They investigated, tasted and created different types of bread and were lucky enough to take some dough home to bake too. According to the Year 5 class, they loved it!

Year 4 presented an informative assembly about bones and the human body. As well as facts, they sang and told us some jokes too... Why was the skeleton sad? Because it had no body to dance with!  The Year 4 parents also enjoyed a bonus performance (excuse the pun)!

Year One took advantage of the unseasonably hot autumn weather and took over the adventure playground for some fun in the sun.  The girls noted how they must have grown over the summer holiday as they could now hold the bars and ropes they had been unable to reach in Reception.  

The delegates and secretaries from each class have been chosen and we look forward to another year of carefully considered discussion and debate concerning school issues.

Miss Tarr had a busy assembly morning giving out School Council badges, Connie and William Bear and birthday stickers.  The first birthdays of this academic year were celebrated in fabulous Fairseat tradition with song and congratulations from the whole school.  Reception were delighted to win Connie Bear to be in their class all week and Year 6 were also proud winners of William Bear in Key Stage Two.

The sun shone for Fairseat as we undertook our annual Sports Day at Parliament Hill Fields Athletics Track. The girls ran, the parents cheered and everyone was a winner just by taking part. Of course, there had to be a winning team and this year it was Yellow Team. The Fairseat athletes and fantastic team spirit made this day so successful. Congratulations are due to the hardworking PE department who not only prepared the girls so well, they organised a very slick and sunny day too!

Year One presented an assembly on dinosaurs to Fairseat. Bursting with information, poetry and song, the presentation was informative and fun.  Can you say Quetzalcoatlus? Do you know what that name means?  Can you spell 'pterosaur'? Did you know that dinosaurs probably had pea sized brains?  Year One are our resident experts and will be happy to answer your questions! 

Year One enjoyed a sunny day of fun and exploration.  They investigated seeds, plants and pond life. They also made clay imprints using their findings and related their learning to the dinosaurs.  They even discovered some plant varieties dating back to the time of the dinosaurs!  Year One also saw plants with magical and medicinal qualities such as the screaming mandrake and deadly belladonna.  Luckily we all came home in one piece! 

No celebration of Science at Channing would be complete without Mr Jacobs’ Science Show. Fairseat pupils enjoyed entertaining explanations of how to make a rainbow, how to turn a full cup of water upside down (without spilling a drop) and how to swing hedgehogs from a string. Of course, there are proper scientific theories to support the swinging hedgehogs, as discovered by Galileo, who may not necessarily have used these toys at that time.  Mr Jacobs assures us that his seasoned spiky assistants were not injured during this daring acrobatic investigation. Miss Snowdowne also treated us to some surprising sights from the garden as she showed us our own 'Fairseat Springwatch' pictures.  We were delighted to see foxes, birds and squirrels enjoying the grounds as much as we do.  We may, however, leave drinking directly from the pond to the foxes and keep the swings for ourselves and the toy hedgehogs. 

During Science Week, Fairseat hosted a Book Swap and invited 2 classes from St Michaels to come and participate in the Book Swap. This was a super opportunity for the children to recycle their favourite books and swap them with each other.  The girls were amazed to discover that the boys reading choice was not dissimilar to their own!   

Year 5 enjoyed their Sayers Croft adventure. They took good care of William Bear, who kept a detailed daily diary of all their activities. In the pictures, William looks very relaxed but Year 5 seem to be working hard. Year 5 shared their Sayers Croft secrets with Fairseat when they revealed the diary contents during a very informative and lively assembly. Welcome back, Year 5! It looks like you had fun. 

Year 4’s presentation about the Rainforest was informative, thorough and entertaining. From the shrubs of the forest floor, through the canopy of the trees to the emergents rising above the forest, Year 4 explained why this land is so special and important. They also performed a very dramatic dance and their colourful costumes added to the spectacle too. 

Fairseat was alive with laughter as we celebrated a special Smile Day to raise money for Project Harar. Colourful clothes and delicious cakes brightened the day, cheering everyone on their way to half-term. The day was a great success and many thanks are due to everyone involved.

It is Fairseat tradition, during assembly, to celebrate birthdays. Teachers are sometimes rewarded with stickers, song and congratulations too! As half term approached, the Fairseat bears, Connie and William, were entered into a lucky draw. The tension was palpable as girls from Reception to Year Six waited expectantly to discover who would be taking them home for the holidays. A journal of their adventures is kept by their happy hosts and we look forward to finding out where they go this week.

There is no finer place to be on a bright day than the lovely Fairseat Garden. The addition of space hoppers to our playtime equipment has been met with much excitement as can be seen in these pictures. Girls are making the most of break time opportunities to play, chat and explore our sunny garden and climbing frames. Whether you want to catch-up with friends, hang upside-down or run around, you can find it all here! 

Fairseat girls continue to achieve to a high standard and inspire success as the latest and very busy Good Work Assembly proved. Certificates of achievement for outstanding work and effort were given to girls from Reception to Year Six.  Music Certificates from the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music were also presented to girls who had recently passed examinations, many with Merits and Distinctions. These instrumentalists included amongst others, a Clarinetist, Trombone and French Horn Player and our first Double Bassist. The youngest was Charlotte W who gained Distinction for her Violin examination. All of this made for a very happy and proud Fairseat assembly. Congratulations! 

Miss Pepper enchanted the Reception and Year 1 parents by inviting them to see what their daughters learn in music lessons here at Fairseat. Miss Pepper introduced parents to the principles she follows of instilling a good sense of rhythm  in order to prepare the girls to read musical notation in Year 2, a full year ahead of most schools. With some kinaesthetic learning including clapping, clicking, singing and dancing, the classes performed perfectly enabling parents to gain a clearer understanding of what it takes to be a musician at Fairseat and at the Senior School too. These early years are key to a successful musical future.

Our Year 6 Osmington Bay pupils each received certificates of achievement from the PGL Activity Centre, where we were based. Their fantastic team spirit, enthusiasm and ability to work hard were recognised and rewarded. They were indeed excellent ambassadors for the school on this occasion and fond memories of this sunny week will be cherished for years to come. Congratulations to all of Year 6! 

Darcy Turner lead an extremely inspiring workshop for Year 5 and 6 pupils where they designed and built chairs strong enough to support their own weight.  They used machines, of Darcy's own invention, to make rods out of newspaper and paste which were then used to construct the chairs. Much fun was had by all, including the teachers.  Years 5 and 6 are now experts in applying theories of triangulation, forces and the building of strong and stable structures. The chairs are currently being displayed in the Fairseat Orangery.

Year 2 are studying creepy crawlies. 2C performed an informative assembly and both classes visited the Hampstead Heath Education Centre where they investigated mini beasts and their habitats. Activities included hunting for mini beasts,  pond dipping and  creating clay mini beasts and their homes. It was a hands on and fun filled day for Year 2 who are now expert entomologists! 

Year 5 were taken to Regents Park Mosque to learn more about Islam. We had a fantastic tour of the beautiful mosque by our guide who gave us interesting information about the mosque and the beliefs of a Muslim. We were particularly in awe of the huge bronze domed roof and the rich decorations of the prayer hall, especially the chandelier and mihrab. We learnt a great deal about the community and how important and significant it is to Muslim people. We thoroughly enjoyed our time there.

Year 5 went to the Houses of Parliament as part of our topic on Citizenship.  We began our tour in the Great Hall which is the only part of the Palace of Westminster to have survived a fire.  Next we went into the House of Lords (The Red Room) and saw where the Queen sits when she opens Parliament each year. We then visited the House of Commons (The Green Room) and pretended to be Prime Minister! We each had the opportunity to take part in a ballot, “Should half term be abolished”? Obviously we all voted “NO” and had 8 minutes to cast our votes to the Clerks in the Noes Lobby. It was such an interesting day.

By Y5 Pupils

Year 3 had a splendiferous trip to the Roald Dahl Museum in Great Missenden.  They sat in Roald Dahl’s comfy and well worn chair in his Writing Hut and explored the Writer’s Gallery.  Later that day they continued their adventures by visiting Bekonscot Model Village. Here,  they  imagined how a Big Friendly Giant might feel when collecting dreams at night. Year 3 felt gigantic  wandering around the tiny intricate world on display. It was a very successful and inspiring day.

Year One were treated to a day beside the sea without leaving the school grounds... They travelled back in time to sample the delights of a Victorian era and 1950's seaside. They enjoyed dressing-up, telling fortunes, travelling by steam train and of course a Punch and Judy puppet show too. It was a fun filled and busy day for everyone! Many thanks to Nancy, our super seaside visitor, for bringing the beach to life at Fairseat.