Gardening Club

For weeks, children at Michael Faraday have enjoyed a feast of strawberries from our organic edible garden. During Science Week, we also planted potatoes, carrots, onions, garden peas, tomatoes, sweet peas, and broad beans. In the playground, we have all enjoyed the transformational and fascinating journey of seeds into plants, flowers, fruits, and vegetables. We […]

forest school!

At Forest School this term we have been learning to make different types and sizes of shelters. Last week, we had the chance to make really big shelters using tarpaulins, pegs, cord, string, sheets, blankets and clips. The children learned how to use pegs and clips to attach items and enjoyed having a go at tying […]

Middi is 1!

It has been a lovely year, watching him grow. Here are some things we’ve learnt about him throughout this year together:

Middi goes green!

Middi, our school dog, has been supporting our eco agenda by using public transport to school and not to travel by car! We are very proud that he is always beautifully behaved and represents our school so well in public places. He loves outings and walks to local places and parks (especially Burgess Park) and […]

Gold AwaRD!

We are delighted to announce that we, Michael Faraday school, have achieved the School Games Gold Mark Award for the 2022/23 academic year. The School Games Mark is a Government-led award scheme launched in 2012, facilitated by the Youth Sport Trust to reward schools for their commitment to the development of competition across their school […]

Welcome Middi!

The children at Michael Faraday love our school dog Joey, who comes to school once a week. Due to the joy of having Joey, we decided to expand our Faraday family and today we welcomed our newest addition, little Middi! Middi’s birth mum is also Joey’s biological mum, so they are truly half brothers! Middi […]

eco-schools green Flag Award – with distinction!

We are very pleased to tell you that you and your Eco-Committee at Michael Faraday Primary School have been successful in meeting the requirements for the Eco-Schools Green Flag Award.We reviewed your application and noted the following:Our team enjoyed reading about the Eco-Committee you have put together this year, comprising both children and adult members […]

What do you love about Michael Faraday?

We asked our children across the school what they like about Michael Faraday. We had so many wonderful comments, we do not have enough space to put them all down! What is clear is that there are so many things the children of Michael Faraday like about the school. We hope you enjoy reading the […]

Forest School

We are very pleased to have started to use our new Forest School Site situated in the main playground. Thanks to the hard work of the Walworth Garden team for developing the Forest School area. The children are now able to learn and explore with our Forest School Leaders.

Swimming

As part of the National Curriculum, we ensure that there are opportunities for the children to become physically confident in a way which supports their health and fitness. We therefore have the opportunity for KS2 to participate in swimming lessons. We want the children to learn to The children in KS2 are all looking forward […]