Fairfield Primary School News Feed - School News

Christmas Concerts

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 15:10:11 GMT

Well done to all the children for their outstanding Christmas concerts this week,
we are so proud of you all!

Dolygaer 2024

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:21:44 GMT

Year 6 had a very busy and fun week at Dolygaer!

World Book Day 2024

Fri, 8 Mar 2024 14:39:07 GMT

Yesterday was World Book Day and Fairfield celebrated it in style.

Welsh Heritage Apple Trees

Fri, 8 Mar 2024 14:46:48 GMT

A huge thank you to the PTA for donating 2 Welsh heritage apple trees to the school.

Eco Committee enjoyed a visit from Vaughan Gething MS

Mon, 6 Feb 2023 14:42:42 GMT

Representatives of Fairfield School Eco Committee enjoyed a visit from Vaughan Gething MS this week.

Year 5 & 6 Poetry

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 13:47:22 GMT

Year 5&6 were lucky enough to have a week creating poetry to perform.

Harvest Collection

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 13:43:38 GMT

On Wednesday School Council helped Ms Lewis load her car up with all the food that was kindly donated by you.

Return to school arrangements

Tue, 1 Sep 2020 16:06:08 GMT

Please click on the PDF link below detailing arrangements for the return to school.

We look forward to welcoming the children back!

Preparing for the return to school

Wed, 24 Jun 2020 08:03:44 GMT

We are all looking forward to welcoming our Fairfield families back to school and can't wait to see you all. Like us, you and the children may be feeling a little uncertain and worried about how things will be so we have created this 'Preparing for the return to school' information material.

Please see the the following links and the PDF documents below.

In it Together Link

Social Distancing Cartoon Video Link

Foundation Phase Coming back to Fairfield

Wed, 24 Jun 2020 08:05:25 GMT

KS2 Coming back to Fairfield

Wed, 24 Jun 2020 08:05:58 GMT

Fairfield Primary School welcoming you back

Sun, 21 Jun 2020 07:34:16 GMT

Please watch our video to show you how we are going to welcome you back to school....... more information to follow next week.

Fairfield Primary School welcoming you back

Travel Plan Workshop

Fri, 24 Jan 2020 14:23:20 GMT

Yesterday, Year 5 pupils took part in an exciting project that is being coordinated by the sustainable transport charity SUSTRANS and the Vale of Glamorgan County Council.

Fairy tale gala

Fri, 17 Jan 2020 15:12:52 GMT

Thursday 16th January Year 1 & 2 launched their new topic ‘Pop Up’ by holding a fairy tale gala.

Four core purposes

Fri, 10 Jan 2020 15:18:49 GMT

We have had a fantastic first week to the spring term focusing on our curriculum and why we learn what we learn.

Cardiff Castle Victorian Christmas

Fri, 6 Dec 2019 11:05:11 GMT

On Thursday 5th December Years 3&4 visited Cardiff Castle for a Victorian Christmas.

South Wales Regional Finals

Fri, 22 Nov 2019 15:19:35 GMT

Cross Country

Multi Skills Event

Fri, 22 Nov 2019 13:49:04 GMT

On Thursday afternoon Dosbarth Ceiriog and Thomas attended a multi skills event at Cogan Leisure Centre. The children took part in table tennis, dance, tennis and golf activities. They really enjoyed the sessions and were excellent ambassadors for the school.

St Fagans Visit

Fri, 15 Nov 2019 15:21:30 GMT

St Fagans Visit Year 1 & 2

Kindess Week

Fri, 15 Nov 2019 15:19:05 GMT

'Kindness Week'

Taking Flight Theatre

Fri, 11 Oct 2019 16:00:02 GMT

‘You’ve Got Dragons’

Visit from Techniquest

Fri, 11 Oct 2019 09:00:47 GMT

Dosbarth Thomas, Ceiriog and Masefield visit from Techniquest

Class Byron visit to St Cadoc's church Llancarfen

Thu, 16 May 2019 16:25:20 GMT

Fairfield were fortunate enough to win a free trip within the Vale as part of the Vale School Trips project.

Cefn Mably Farm

Fri, 3 May 2019 13:28:37 GMT

Dosbarth Derbyn have been very busy exploring Cefn Mably Farm today. They have all had lots of fun and behaved superbly!

Celts and Romans

Fri, 5 Apr 2019 11:03:11 GMT

Thursday 4th April, Year 3 and 4 all dressed up, either as a Roman or a Celt, including the teachers! They presented offerings to the Roman Gods and Druid clan leaders and pleased them with their creative dances, raps, songs and role plays.
After that, they all went onto the bank to have a non-contact role play Roman Vs Celt battle. It was great fun and all children were superbly well behaved. Thank you to all the mums and dads who made a huge effort in making their fantastic costumes.

Mindfulness Masterpieces Club

Fri, 5 Apr 2019 09:53:27 GMT

About 15 students from Shelley, Milton and Byron, in lower key stage 2, participated in the Mindfulness Masterpieces Club every Wednesday lunchtime for 4 weeks.

Fairfield Football

Thu, 28 Mar 2019 16:07:58 GMT

On Wednesday 27th March Fairfield girl’s football team took part in Cardiff and the Vale tournament in Gol in Leckwith.

Sony Factory

Thu, 28 Mar 2019 16:11:54 GMT

On Monday 25th March Dosbarth Ceiriog went to the Sony Factory in Bridgend.

Fairfield welcome STEM ambassadors

Fri, 22 Mar 2019 14:56:26 GMT

On Monday Fairfield welcomed STEM ambassadors into school to do workshops with year 5 & 6 as part of their topic on germs.

Silly Clothes Day!

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 14:14:38 GMT

The children were invited to dress up in their silliest clothes for Red Nose Day! They all looked fantastic in their silliest outfits and we raised a brilliant £257 for Comic Relief. Thank you all for your donations and thank you to Ms Fletcher for your kind donation of red face paint to paint the children’s noses. Diolch!

Penarth Pavilion Daffodils

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 14:26:21 GMT

The Pier looked wonderful during half term for the St David’s Day celebration. All the children and Mrs Smith worked hard creating beautiful daffodils, which were displayed on Penarth Pavilion. Thank you to ‘aamedia’ and ‘Seabreeze’ for sponsoring this project.

Number Day!

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 14:03:26 GMT

The snow didn’t stop the children from having a very fun day exploring numbers today. Lots of children dressed up in number inspired costumes from dice, calculators and even 118! They all looked absolutely fantastic!

The day also helped to raise £40.00 and awareness of the charity NSPCC. Thank you for your donations and providing the children’s costumes!

Dosbarth 3 and 4 trip to St Fagans!

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 14:14:04 GMT

On Thursday 17th January Dosbarth 3 and 4 went on a class trip to visit the Celts at St Fagans.

Be Bright! Be Seen!

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 14:41:02 GMT

Monday morning the skies were grey, but Fairfield children and staff certainly weren't. It was our Be Bright, Be Seen event day and the school was awash with colour, sparkles, twinkling lights and reflective gear. Our Eco-Committee chose winners from each phase through the school, judged to have been the brightest. They all looked amazing and had certainly taken on board the Road Safety Week message.

Cardiff Castle

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 14:41:36 GMT

On Thursday, as part of their Blitz topic, Year 5&6 visited Cardiff Castle to experience ‘Life on the Home Front’.
It was a super day of finding out facts, learning and performing songs of the period and experiencing a walk through a bomb shelter.
Thanks to all for providing costumes – the children looked authentic and had a super day.

CCFC BBC Super Movers

Fri, 16 Nov 2018 15:25:51 GMT

Year 3/4 had a great trip on Thursday to CCFC to take part in the BBC Super Movers Campaign to launch welsh resources. We did lots of fun exercise activities using welsh, had a tour of the stadium and had a chance to see the Premier League Cup close up!

Type Onesie Day

Fri, 16 Nov 2018 15:17:25 GMT

We wore our onesies to stand out and stand up to Type 1. We joined thousands of others across the country to raise awareness and money to help create a world without Type 1 Diabetes. Your fundraising will help support the hundreds of Type 1 Diabetes research projects we’re currently funding. Thank you for all your support we raised a grand total of £315!

Learning about Blood Donation

Fri, 19 Oct 2018 13:42:11 GMT

Year 3 and 4 were lucky to be visited by parent Mrs Hamer who works for Welsh Blood Donation Service. She told the children lots of facts about blood and the importance of donating when we are older.

Busy week for Years 3 & 4

Fri, 12 Oct 2018 11:51:44 GMT

Football at Evenlode

Fri, 12 Oct 2018 11:46:56 GMT

Last week on the 5th October Fairfield's football team was invited to join our local cluster of Primary schools at Evenlode.

Years 3 & 4 trip to Adizone

Thu, 4 Oct 2018 14:46:23 GMT

On Tuesday the 2nd October years 3 & 4 visited the Cardiff bay barrage to continue our investigation on heart rates before and after exercise. We completed a circuit on the Adizone outdoor gym, played basketball and parachute games. They were all a joy to take out and were treated to a play in the Paget road park. Well done years 3 & 4!

Year 3 + 4 workshop

Wed, 18 Jul 2018 10:36:37 GMT

On Thursday 12th July Simon Jones, Disability Sport Wales Development Officer for Vale of Glamorgan visited Fairfield to deliver workshops to Year 3+4. He demonstrated to the children how to set up opportunities for disabled children to be included in sport and physical activity in play and showing how to make our school an inclusive environment. The children played everyday games that they usually play but were encouraged to think of how to adapt the game to make it fair and accessible to all. The children were given the opportunity to experience life with a disability which helped gauge the children's understanding of the barriers they can sometimes face. It was a fantastic afternoon of sport linked to our topic 'Sportswear designers' where the children showed great enthusiasm and understanding. Well done Milton, Byron and Shelley we are very proud of you all.

Dosbarth Derbyn's Celebration

Wed, 18 Jul 2018 10:37:59 GMT

CLASS BYRON VISIT

Fri, 13 Jul 2018 12:01:31 GMT

On Wednesday 4th July class Byron visited Renishaws engineering base in Miskin.

Ugly Bug Ball

Thu, 5 Jul 2018 14:43:39 GMT

Class Derbyn had great fun on Tuesday dressing up for their Ugly Bug Ball

Year 4 Swimming

Fri, 29 Jun 2018 14:42:42 GMT

Year 4 have had a great first week of swimming, and have enjoyed walking to Cogan Leisure Centre and back in the sunshine! We were very proud when the instructor said how impressed he was with our behaviour!

Netball Workshops

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 16:03:38 GMT

As part of Year3 and 4's topic 'Sportswear Designers' we have been inviting in sports people to teach us all about their sport.

Cricket on the Beach

Thu, 28 Jun 2018 15:45:36 GMT

Cricket write up

Scooter Skills

Fri, 15 Jun 2018 11:56:20 GMT

Years 3 & 4 have super scooter skills!

Fairfield's Sports Day

Tue, 12 Jun 2018 14:23:58 GMT

'Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.' Dan Gable