Message from Head Boy and Head Girl

At Southfield we are fortunate to have a hard working Head Boy and Head Girl, who applied and attended a rigorous interview to gain this coveted accolade. They work hard and meet regularly with Dr Jones. Supporting them are our Deputy Head Boy and Deputy Head Girl. 

This is what our Head Boy wanted you to know about Southfield:

Hello everyone, my name is Tom and I am the Head Boy at Southfield Primary School.

I joined Southfield in Reception and I have had a complete journey through the school. Our motto is Ex Corde Vita, which translates as 'Out of the heart springs life'. To me, Southfield is a very happy and friendly school. 

The teachers are very enthusiastic and we learn a wide range of subjects including Art, DT, Performing Arts, Latin and many more. Maths is very strong here and we also have Real Life Maths lessons where we learn maths in real life contexts such as bill paying, savings, mortgages and understanding taxes. My personal favourite subject is History. I particularly loved learning about the Ancient Greeks in Year 4. We also go on lots of school trips to support our learning and we have a wide-range of lunch-time clubs all run for free by the teachers. They range from debating, chess, badminton, book-making, art, library and ukulele to name a few.  Among the highlights of the school year are our Winter and Summer productions and our work with The Primary Shakespeare Company, The Mozartists, Holland Park Opera and the Bedford Park Society. 

If you visit the school, you might see the word TRUE on some of our displays and in the classrooms. At Southfield, we believe that our TRUE values are very important to our school community. TRUE stand for Trust, Respect, Unity and Empathy. 

Everyone is welcome at Southfield and if you choose to send your child here, I promise we will all look after them; they will learn in an encouraging environment and they will lots of fun too! 

 And this is what our Head Girl wanted you to know about the school:

Hello, my name is Holly and I am the Head Girl here at Southfield. I have been here since I was three years old and I have enjoyed every experience. I could go on and on about my favourite things about Southfield; however, there isn't enough room on the page!

Here are some of the things that I think makes Southfield so special: 

We have four pillars that help us to learn and thrive at Southfield. Firstly, everything starts with a story. Leading on from that our curriculum is knowledge-rich and also contextualised through school trips and activities linked to our learning. Finally, the fourth pillar is Personal Growth which is all about us growing as people. 

I love that we also have a range of after school sports that are run for free by our PE teacher. We have boys and girls football from Year 3 to Year 6; we have netball, we have tag-rugby in the Winter; and we have cricket! We also have a KS1 and KS2 choir run by our Music teacher which I love and I also love the poetry theory c\lunch-time club I attend also. 

I have made so many friends at Southfield, some I have known since Reception and others who have joined from other schools in later years. We also have opportunities to mix with other year groups through partner reading every week and other special events or themed weeks. I love reading with Reception and helping the Year 2s in the horticultural garden. 

In conclusion, I have loved my time here at Southfield and I hope everyone can have the same amazing experiences I have had. Southfield has provided me with the knowledge I need for secondary school and I will always look back to my time here with happy memories.