Curriculum Enrichment at Ferham Primary School

 

“Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice.” 

Nelson Mandela 

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Providing life-experience to facilitate personal development is at the heart of our curriculum enrichment offer.  Personal development is a golden thread of our mission as a school.   

Driven by the levels of disadvantage in our community, it is important to us that we broaden children’s cultural capital to empower them, to deliver social justice and build their sense of belonging thus preparing them for life in modern Britain.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Educational Visits 

Closing the gap between the experiences of more advantaged peers nationally is the driving force behind our fully funded educational visits for every year.  Each visit is carefully chosen to bring learning to life or to provide them with experiences that they would otherwise not have.

  

FS1 

White Post Farm (to school) 

As our children learn about mini beasts they will be able to get hands-on with some from the comfort of their very own school.  

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FS2 

Tropical Butterfly House 

To round of their learning about gardens, our F2 visit a tropical Butterfly House to see all the creatures and features that they have learned about.   

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Y1 

Cleethorpes
Many of our children have never visited the seaside. We change that. In the Summer term, to complement their Geography learning, Y1 will spend a day on the sands and if they are very lucky, they will get to paddle too!

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Y2 

The Deep 

The Deep, Hull, is often our children’s first experience of the ocean and all of its creatures. The visit is timed to take place in the middle of topics about Planet Earth and Habitats; this visit is perfectly timed to revisit previous learning and to provide a context for what is to come. The penguins and rays are always a hit.  

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Y3

Creswell Crags

The Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages are hard to imagine... unless you have stepped back in time in the caves at Creswell Crags. Our Y3 children walk in the footsteps of early humans and woolly mammoths as well as seeing Ice Age rock art. What a perfect way to learn about the distant past!

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Y4

Yorkshire Wildlife Park

Yorkshire Wildlife Park is a walk-through wildlife adventure with conservation at its heart. What better way is there to introduce our children to the fauna of our planet AND provide a spark for the conservationists of the future?

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Y5

Sherwood Pines
Woodland, wetland and grassland await our Y5 pupils as they visit Sherwood Pines. This is an opportunity - often our children's first - to be surrounded by nature. What a way to develop our children's "green skills" and passion!

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Y6

Mam Tor
An unforgettable experience before they leave Ferham for secondary school, our Y6 class will climb their first ever mountain. Mam Tor is actually a hill (517m) but the sense of achievement we will feel at the top is likely to be rivalled only by the stunning views! Who knows, we might just spark a new hobby on the way up!

 

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Charitable Endeavours 

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Many of our families benefit from the support of local charities; we in turn fundraise to support local charities in order that our pupils learn their role within the community.   

Shiloh 

Our pupils choose a suitable enterprise to raise funds for this important local charity at Christmas and bring this to fruition.  

Liberty Church

As part of the Mini Police programme, provided by South Yorkshire Police, our Y5 class help Liberty Church with their Food Bank. They spend a day supporting them in making food parcels for those most in need.

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Extra-curricular Clubs 

The promotion of active lifestyles is important to us: sporting activities are a significant part of our extra-curricular offer.  Pupil voice and Trust competitions shape our offer with clubs for Key Stage Two and Key Stage One including: 

• Football 

• Hockey 

• Dance 

• Tchoukball 

We want to make sure all children can participate in our extra-curricular club offer so other clubs include Choir,  Art, Knitting, Cooking, Sewing and Skiff Band. 

 

Cultural Celebrations For All To Enjoy 

Respect, tolerance and lots of joy stem from our program of cultural celebrations across the school year. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hallowe’en 

This is one of the first events of the school’s celebration calendar and it is much loved as classes take part in the Great Ferham Pumpkin Carve Off as well as a spooky poetry recital.   

Mikulas 

On the 6th of December we celebrate a Roma/Slovak/Czech tradition as Mikulas and his devil and angel visit each class to be impressed before deciding whether to leave treats or coal.  We have sung to him in Czech and also using Makaton. 

Christmas 

We celebrate a traditional, British Christmas with turkey lunch, Christmas carols and party. 

Pancake Day 

Mr Wolf’s Pancakes are not always the best ones as our EYFS pupils make their own. 

Ramadan 

An exciting time of year for our Muslim pupils and staff is enjoyed by the whole school.  Ramadan customs such as Dhuhr and Iftar with dates are combined with more modern traditions such as our Ramadan calendars for the countdown to Eid. 

Eid 

The ultimate celebration for our Muslim pupils and staff becomes a celebration for the whole school as we eat and party together.   

Sara-la-Kali​

We celebrate Sara-la-Kali at Ferham. We have a large proportion of Romani people in our community and we celebrate the life of their Patron Saint Sarah.