Football
The children in key Stage 1 are delighted to have two new football goalposts in the playground. They have had lots of fun trying them out today.
The children in key Stage 1 are delighted to have two new football goalposts in the playground. They have had lots of fun trying them out today.
On Monday, we were fortunate to take a group of children to visit the resident of Lavender Lodge. The children sang a range of songs, which the residents thoroughly enjoyed. The children had a fantastic time spreading joy within the local community and demonstrated our school values.
This week, Hurlands Pickleball and Padel Club visited us to deliver free introductory pickleball sessions for our Year 1 children. The pupils had a fantastic time learning this exciting new sport and developing their skills. A big thank you to Hurlands for providing such an enjoyable experience!
This week, we were delighted to welcome Strider to school to encourage everyone to walk, scoot or ‘park and stride’. Strider was very impressed with your efforts and loved teaming up with the Harmony Heroes to help promote this important message across the school. Keep up the great work!
Thank you to everyone who attended Sports Day today. The children were absolutely amazing, and it was wonderful to see their enthusiasm and resilience. A big well done to Year R for your first sports day at South Farnborough Infants! Thank you to all staff for their hard work in delivering another very successful event.
CONGRATULATIONS to Maple Team who earned 965 points in total and are the winners of 2026 Sports Day!
Year 1 children have had a fantastic week on the bike course! They began the week on balance bikes and as their confidence grew, they progressed onto pedal bikes and learnt important bike safety skills. Throughout the week, they have demonstrated excellent behaviour, showing respect to visitors in school and engaging positively in all activities. We are very proud of how well they have participated and supported one another each day. Well done Year 1!
Hampshire Library Service is running a selection of free online courses for parents and carers, designed to offer practical support and guidance. Courses include Raising Resilient Children, Stepping into School, and Positive Parenting. These sessions are flexible, informative, and suitable for families with children of all ages. Please see the document below for full details and information on how to sign up.
Today we held our Sponsored Bounce, organised by Friends of SFIS, and what an amazing day it was! The children had an incredible time seeing how many bounces they could achieve, with plenty of enthusiasm and teamwork throughout.
A huge thank you to all parents, carers, and family members who sponsored the event. Every contribution makes a real difference. All proceeds will go towards raising funds for our school’s new reception area—designed to improve security by adding a door beyond the main reception—along with classroom renovations and 15 new iPads that will benefit all classes.
We’re thrilled to share that we are currently sitting at just under an incredible £5,000!
Thank you once again for your generosity and continued support.
From everyone at the school—thank you!
On Tuesday 24th March Friends will be holding a sponsored bounce within the school. All children will go to the hall in their classes and have 5 minutes to complete as many bounces as they can on a bouncy castle in small groups.
Please click on the link below where you can make your own sponsorship page for your child and send it out to family and friends to get as many sponsors as you can.
https://superkind.org/campaign/friends-of-south-farnborough-infant-school-bouncathon
Sponsorship closes on Friday 27th March and all payments will be made through this site.
Friends are aiming to raise £8000 this year to go towards the new welcome area, a new carpet for Barn Owls class and 15 Ipads to be used across the school, so every penny counts.
The Walk to School challenge, run by Living Streets, encourages children to walk, wheel, cycle, or scoot to school, with participating schools aiming to climb their local or national leaderboards. We’re delighted to see more and more families choosing active travel—and February’s results prove it!
SFIS placed fourth in the Hampshire leaderboard—an amazing achievement!
Well done to all our pupils and families for your enthusiasm and commitment. Keep up the fantastic work and let’s see how far we can climb next month!
It was lovely to see so many children taking part and sharing their favourite books. The staff also enjoyed getting involved and had great fun dressing up as their favourite Julia Donaldson characters.
Throughout the week, classes across all year groups have taken part in paired reading activities, with older children reading to younger pupils—a highlight for many!
A big thank you to Mrs Deans, our English Lead, for organising such a fantastic World Book Day celebration.
The 2026 - 2027 school term dates are now available on the 'Term Dates' section of the website.