Firside Junior School

03/09/2026

How wonderful it was to welcome all our pupils to school for the first day of the new academic year! We know that a new year can bring different challenges, however we are so proud of every single one of our pupils for such a fantastic first day. Walking around school today, there was a brilliant atmosphere with children getting stuck into their learning and settling into their new classrooms.
A huge thank you to our amazing staff team who have worked so hard to get everything ready for the start of term. We are so excited about the year ahead!

02/09/2026

We’re looking forward to welcoming everyone back through our doors on Thursday. We hope you’ve had a wonderful break and are feeling refreshed and ready for a new school year. See you tomorrow!

09/08/2026

🔅Solar Eclipse 🔅
On Wednesday 12 August, the UK will experience the best solar eclipse since 1999! From here in the UK, the Moon will block out up to 96% of the Sun depending where you are. It important that your eclipse experience is 100% safe - one way you can do this is by making a simple pinhole projector. This video below shows you how to make one. Let us know if you have a go!

Want to view a solar eclipse but don’t have eclipse glasses? No pro...

05/08/2026

We hope you are all having a wonderful summer break. Well done to those who are keeping up with regular reading during the holidays. Those of you who are taking part in the National Read Aloud Challenge are doing so well that our school is now 5th in the leaderboard - WOW! This week there are double points available on some books, so make sure you log in to earn those extra points.
Did you know that it's not just story books that you can read but news articles and other non-fiction books too? Keep up the great work everyone and enjoy the rest of your summer holidays. 🔆

It's Double Points week for Horace and Co.! 🎉

From 3rd - 9th August, every story your child reads aloud from the Horace and Co. series on Fonetti earns them double points - the perfect excuse to dive back in.

Whether it's cheering on Custard the Wibbly-Wobbly Dinosaur, celebrating with Rock Monster at his birthday party, hunting for Mr Blue, or braving Horace's most disgusting picnic yet, there's a story to suit every young reader this week.

A fun, easy way to keep the reading habit going through the summer holidays.

Head to Fonetti.com to get started!

18/07/2026

As another fantastic school year comes to an end, we would like to thank all of our pupils, families, staff and wider community for your continued support throughout the year.

We wish everyone a restful, safe and enjoyable summer holiday. We hope you have the opportunity to relax, make special memories with family and friends, and return refreshed for another exciting year ahead.

We look forward to welcoming all of our pupils back to Firside on Thursday 3rd September for the start of the new school year.

Have a wonderful summer, and we'll see you in September! ☀️💚

18/07/2026

💚 End of Term Summer Picnic! 💚

One of our favourite Firside traditions took place yesterday as we came together for our annual end of term Summer Picnic. Children and staff enjoyed spending one final lunchtime together before the summer holidays begin. To top it all off, everyone enjoyed a refreshing ice pop in the sunshine afterwards! ☀️ Thank you to Friends of Firside school committee for providing these. It was a lovely way to celebrate another fantastic year at Firside.

18/07/2026

⭐End of term assembly 17.7.26 ⭐
What a wonderful assembly we had yesterday as we celebrated achievements, recognised dedication and said goodbye to some special members of our Firside family.

📚 Final Word Millionaire Award – Congratulations to our final Word Millionaire, awarded for an outstanding commitment to reading. What a fantastic achievement!

🌟Reading Awards – Well done to all of our class reading award winners, recognised for their fantastic progress in reading and their enthusiasm and commitment to becoming confident readers.

🏆💛 House Cup Winners – Congratulations to Air House, who were crowned this year's House Cup champions after earning the most house points across the school. Even more impressively, they also won the Coe Sports Day Cup this year – an incredible double achievement! Well done to every member of Air House!

👋We said a fond farewell to Ms Byrne, who has been teaching in Year 3 this term. Thank you for everything you have done for our children, and we wish you every success for the future.

💐 We also said goodbye to Mrs Gluckstein, who is leaving Firside to take up a new position. Thank you for your unwavering support for our pupils, both in the classroom and through your wonderful work with ELSA and LEGO sessions. You have made a real difference to so many children, and we wish you every happiness and success in your new role.

👶Rather than goodbye, it was a "see you soon" to Miss Bussey as she begins her maternity leave. We wish you all the very best over the coming months, and we can't wait to meet your little one!

👏 A huge well done to every one of our pupils for another fantastic year of learning, kindness and achievement. We hope you all have a wonderful, safe and relaxing summer holiday, and we look forward to welcoming you back in September.

🎓 To our amazing Year 6 pupils, and to the other children who are moving on to new schools, we wish you every success and happiness in your new adventures. Be brave, be kind and continue to shine—we are so proud of you all. Once part of the Firside family, always part of the Firside family. 💚

17/07/2026

🎉📚 Year 3 Taskmaster-style activities! 🏆

To end the term, our Year 3 pupils put their creativity, teamwork, and problem-solving skills to the test as they tackled a range of exciting challenges. From thinking outside the box to working together under pressure, every task encouraged resilience, communication, and lots of laughter along the way!

It was wonderful to see everyone embracing the challenges with enthusiasm and determination. A fantastic afternoon of learning, teamwork, and fun—well done, Year 3! ⭐👏

17/07/2026

🍕🎶💚 A fabulous farewell for Year 6 💚 🎶 🍕
As they prepare to take the next exciting step in their journey, our Year 6 children enjoyed a fantastic final leavers' disco at Firside. It was a wonderful evening filled with laughter, dancing and time spent making special memories with friends.

The children tucked into delicious pizza before taking to the dance floor, celebrating the end of their primary school years together in style. It was lovely to see so many smiling faces enjoying every moment of this special occasion.

We are so proud of each and every one of our Year 6 pupils and wish them every success and happiness as they move on to secondary school. Good luck, Year 6 – you'll always be part of the Firside family! 💚

16/07/2026

🌋🌍 Year 3 have been exploring the exciting world of earthquakes and volcanoes! 🌍🌋

Our young geologists have been discovering how volcanoes erupt and what causes earthquakes. They loved taking part in a spectacular volcanic eruption experiment, watching their "volcanoes" come to life!

The learning didn't stop there—they also put their engineering skills to the test by designing and building towers that could withstand an "earthquake." It was fantastic to see their creativity, teamwork, and problem-solving skills in action.

What an exciting way to bring geography and science to life! Well done, Year 3! 👏✨