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Posted On - Apr 23 2025

Torfield - Understanding Torfield's Logo

During last term’s meeting, our School Council asked questions about Torfield’s logo and why it was chosen. So for this term’s meeting we visited Rock-a-Nore to spot the real life features which appear on our logo and to talk about why they are important to Hastings. One of our pupils noticed that our logo includes fish and so we visited Rock-a-Nore Fisheries to find out about the different species which are landed on Hastings’ beach. The staff were incredibly helpful and answered all the School Council’s questions We hope that today’s visit will help our School Council explain to their classmates all the important parts of our school’s logo.
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Posted On - Apr 4 2025

Torfield - Spring Newsletter

As we reach the end of the term, it gives us great pleasure to be able to share our Spring Newsletter which is packed full of opportunities and experiences Torfield's pupils have enjoyed in terms 3 & 4.
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Posted On - Apr 4 2025

Saxon Mount - Applications for a MPS/UPS Class Teacher are now OPEN

We are excited to welcome applications for a MPS/UPS Class Teacher depending on qualifications and experience and SEN 1.
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Posted On - Mar 24 2025

Torfield - Parents Evening

Last week, we were delighted to welcome parents and carers into school for our latest Parents' Evening. These meetings are always a valuable opportunity to discuss pupils’ progress, celebrate their achievements, and collaborate on their ongoing development. It was fantastic to see so many positive conversations taking place, with teachers sharing insights into learning, next steps, and ways we can work together to provide support at home. We also greatly appreciated the feedback from parents about their children's experiences in school and the impact of our curriculum and provision. If you were unable to complete a paper survey on the day, we would really appreciate it if you could take a few moments to complete our online survey which we shared on Class Dojo.
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Posted On - Mar 14 2025

Torfield - World Book Day at Waterstones

Asia Class enjoyed a fantastic educational visit this week. They put their road safety knowledge into practice by walking all the way from Croft Road to the Priory Meadow Shopping Centre where they were welcomed into Waterstones bookshop. The children had the chance to spend their World Book Day vouchers on a new book just for them before they headed upstairs to read enjoy their new books over a delicious hot chocolate kindly donated by Waterstones. We really appreciate the staff at Waterstones going out of their way to make our pupils feel so welcome in their shop. This was an incredibly valuable experience the children all enjoyed.
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Posted On - Mar 13 2025

Saxon Mount - Open Doors Visit to Sheffield Park

Some pupils from Year 9 and 10 enjoyed a lovely visit to the National Trust Sheffield Park and Gardens yesterday.
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Posted On - Mar 13 2025

Torfield - Our Biggest Residential Yet!

This week, Torfield saw its largest-ever group of Year Five and Six pupils take part in a three-day residential trip to Bewl Water. For many of our pupils, this was their first time spending nights away from home without a parent or carer. We see this opportunity as an important step in fostering their personal development and independence. It also allows them to experience a range of outdoor and sporting activities beyond those available in school, including abseiling, canoeing, bushcraft, and team-building challenges. Experiences like this are only possible thanks to our dedicated staff, who go above and beyond to ensure our pupils are safe, happy, and able to make the most of these opportunities. We are incredibly proud of our pupils for embracing this challenge and of our staff for making it possible.
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Posted On - Mar 7 2025

Torfield - World Book Day

Torfield’s pupils enjoyed another fun-filled World Book Day this year. Our focus was on bringing in and sharing our favourite books, and it was wonderful to see children across all classes enjoying and discussing both old favourites and new discoveries. Children also took part in an extreme reading challenge, with one pupil even reading their book while a horse ate hay from their head! In Oceania Class, the books children brought in served as inspiration for writing their very own stories. Incredibly, they completed and created their entire books in just one day.
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Posted On - Feb 27 2025

Torfield - Umbrella Workshop at Torfield

Hastings has a rich variety of cultural events, and at Torfield, we are keen for our pupils to enjoy and experience as many of them as possible. That’s why we were so pleased to welcome Radiator Arts this week for a series of umbrella-decorating workshops, ensuring our pupils are ready for Sunday’s Umbrella Parade. As you can see, everyone had a fantastic time using their art and design skills to transform umbrellas, bringing vibrant colours to the streets. We are also extremely grateful to all our parents and carers who generously donated umbrellas to the school—these workshops wouldn’t have been possible without your support. If you would like to take part in Sunday’s parade with your child, you can find all the details here: https://schedule.hastingsfattuesday.co.uk/events/6 
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Posted On - Feb 13 2025

Saxon Mount - Open Doors Visit to Focus SB

Some pupils in Y10 and 11 have been to visit Focus SM this morning. They has a tour of the site and found out about how the business works, how orders are made and sent to customers. They had a go at putting together an electrical socket plate. Roman did it the fastest, and Jo from Focus SB was very impressed. We found out about the company, apprenticeships and what it would be like to work in manufacturing.
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Posted On - Feb 7 2025

Torfield - Climbing High at Torfield

At Torfield we prioritise educational visits which give our pupils the chance to benefit from active and healthy lifestyles. This week Oceania Class were the first to visit Ordinary Climbers to experience the sport of climbing. They had a wonderful time and as you can see from the pictures we have some very talented climbers.
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Posted On - Feb 3 2025

Torfield - School Council Update

Members of the school council had a visit from Hastings Borough Council this week. It was a valuable opportunity for our pupils to share their views and opinions on the development of a new play park in the Old Town. Our school councillors did a wonderful job of expressing their views and giving the council feedback on what they wanted from a new play space in the local area.
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Posted On - Jan 29 2025

Torfield - Kung Hei Fat Choy!

At Torfield School, we ensure our pupils have the opportunity to learn about and enjoy celebrating a range of religious and cultural festivals throughout the school year and Chinese New Year is no exception.   The staff planned an amazing selection of activities for the pupils to take part in across the week.  Children designed beautiful Chinese lanterns to decorate the hall and their classrooms.  Chinese script was practiced in classes. Chinese money pockets were designed and created. The story at the heart of the celebration was shared and re-enacted. The highlight of the week was the day of the Croft Road dragon parade.  Mrs Camoccio supported the formation of the dragon with each class, then guided the many legged beast around the hall. Whilst the dragon performed around the hall, a team of year 5/6 drummers encouraged the movements with their drumbeats.  A delicious lunch of sweet and sour with noodles added to the day’s experience, as did the fortune cookies enjoyed in class.
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Posted On - Jan 27 2025

Torfield - HMD 2025: For a better future

Today is Holocaust Memorial Day, an international day when people around the world remember the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust. The day also commemorates the millions more people murdered through the Nazi persecution of other groups and in the more recent genocides recognised by the UK government, and the genocide in Darfur. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration camp complex, and the 30th anniversary of the genocide in Bosnia. At Torfield we have embraced this year’s theme of Holocaust Memorial Day, for a better future, by updating our history curriculum to include the history of Anne Frank. This is so that our pupils are able to learn from and about the Holocaust and take actions to make a better future for all.
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Posted On - Jan 24 2025

Torfield - Asia Annimate

Asia class had a fantastic first morning at The Bright Foundation's Benbow Arts Space. In a 2 hour session a lot was covered, including some history of the moving image, with demonstrations of early equipment including a wonderful zoetrope.  The class visited the mini-cinema to be inspired further by examples of famous clay animations (Morph and Chicken Run) with an explanation of how these were made. The children then worked to design their own characters which they crafted from clay. These were they used to begin shooting their own stop-motion animations. Asia’s educational visits to the Bright Foundation are an invaluable opportunity to develop our pupils' understanding of art, computing and history and we can’t wait for our next visit.
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Posted On - Jan 17 2025

Torfield - South American Scientists

During this week's celebration assembly, children from other classes were thrilled to hear that South America's pupils had been building electrical circuits in their science lessons. I'm delighted to share some photos from these lessons, giving everyone a glimpse of what our future scientists in South America have been exploring.e some photos from these lessons, giving everyone a glimpse of what our future scientists in South America have been exploring.
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Posted On - Jan 16 2025

Torfield - Exploring Nature

This term in design and technology lessons Africa and Antarctica classes are designing and building bird feeders. To support this part of the curriculum, both classes enjoyed an education visit to Rye Harbour Nature Reserve where they immersed themselves in the natural world to gather inspiration for their designs. During the visit, the students observed bird species in their natural habitats and had an idea of birds their feeders might attract. The visit was also very active, with both classes enjoying the benefits of being outdoors in nature and walking through a spectacular place to see wildlife.
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Posted On - Jan 10 2025

Torfield - Celebrating Top Attendance

Each week at Torfield, our Celebration Assembly recognises and rewards pupils who have made improvements in their personal development with a Rainbow Star of the Week award. For our first Celebration Assembly of 2025, we acknowledged all of our pupils who achieved 100% attendance in the autumn term. These Rainbow Stars of the Week are: Jareth, Michael, Kian, Anissa, Harley, Adrian, Luca, Noah, Otis, Jesse, Yasin, Ada-Grace, and Samuel. We are especially proud that some of these children only joined us in September, which makes their excellent attendance even more impressive. 
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Posted On - Dec 20 2024

Torfield - Autumn Newsletter

We are pleased to share our autumn newsletter with you, which includes lots of information about activities pupils enjoyed this term and details of our Christmas celebrations.
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Posted On - Nov 22 2024

Torfield - Art in the Old Town

Pupils from Asia Class embarked on an inspiring trip to the Hastings Contemporary Gallery. The visit was part of our ongoing commitment to providing Torfield’s pupils with rich, immersive learning experiences outside the classroom. This outing enhanced their understanding of art, ignited their imaginations, and encouraged them to share and express their views and responses to the exhibitions.
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