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Macmillan Coffee Events - Secondary and Explorers

Macmillan Coffee Events - Secondary and Explorers

Published: 20 September 2024

Today we held 2 coffee events in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support - this morning secondary parents were invited to meet the teachers and classes in the department; and this afternoon, Explorers families came in to enjoy their cakes and meet the teachers! In Secondary they had a fantastic coffee morning. The coffee, cake…
Jeans for Genes 24

Jeans for Genes 24

Published: 20 September 2024

Today we have had a great day celebrating our first charity fundraiser of the year - Jeans for Genes day. Everyone wore denim and paid a donation to support this worthy charity close to our hearts, looking to support genetic illnesses. There was lots going on around school, including the ‘Potters Cafe and Tuck Shop’ run by post 16 students - this week was their first and was raising money for charity, but it will be a weekly event…
Wellbeing Bake Sale

Wellbeing Bake Sale

Published: 03 July 2024

What a fantastic turnout this morning for our wellbeing warriors bake sale - raising money to provide our fabulous staff with a chippy dinner! Thank you to everyone…
Comic Relief 2024

Comic Relief 2024

Published: 15 March 2024

Today we joined the nation on Red Nose Day to raise money for Comic Relief. Children and staff dressed in red and paid for the privilege; there was a bake sale - which was a sell out - with lots of yummy treats. Classes made funny videos/clips which…
Children in Need 2022

Children in Need 2022

Published: 18 November 2022

Today we joined the nation to celebrate Children and Need and raise money for disadvantaged children. We always enjoy taking part in this very important day… especially because we are able to welcome Pudsey into school, which causes a lot of excitement. In the morning we had activities going on in the hall where children could explore Pudsey themed sensory activities and we we thrilled that Pudsey himself was there to join in the fun…
Bag2School January 2022

Bag2School January 2022

Published: 13 January 2022

Today, our Rights Respecting School group helped to take out all of the bags of clothes that we have all finished with, to take them for re-use or recycle through the Bag2School scheme - and in return, they will give us money! We had loads…
Children in Need 2021

Children in Need 2021

Published: 19 November 2021

An annual favourite, today we join the nation in raising money for this very worthy charity to help children - Children in Need Day 2021. Everyone has come in dressed in pudsey themed clothing or spotty clothes and it is a bright, cheerful spectacle across school! We have had pudsey pie for lunch, and had a visit…
Jeans for Genes Day 2021

Jeans for Genes Day 2021

Published: 17 September 2021

Today we joined the nation by putting on our jeans, denim shirts - anything denim in fact, and paid £1 to raise money for this charity for children with genetic illnesses which is very close to our hearts here at Newfield…
Pizza Donation

Pizza Donation

Published: 22 February 2021

We are fortunate to have been given a donation from Morrison’s Supermarket in Blackburn of some pizza kits which children in school were very happy to see and take home to cook with families. The company had an incentive running during half term…
Free Christmas Concert

Free Christmas Concert

Published: 27 November 2020

Bamboozle Theatre Company are offering a free online Christmas concert on Tuesday 15th of December. Bamboozle is an experienced team who are passionate about delivering magical, memorable, multi sensory experiences…
Children in Need 2020

Children in Need 2020

Published: 13 November 2020

Friday 13th November is supposed to be unlucky… but today it is also the day we celebrate the annual Children in Need fundraising event! The way we celebrated was slightly different this year… but somethings never change. As usual pupils and staff were wearing anything spotty or Pudsey related for a donation of £1. We also had an art competition - again any entries that are spotty…
Jeans for Genes 2020

Jeans for Genes 2020

Published: 18 September 2020

Today, our annual tradition of donning the denim came around again - with everyone dressing in their jeans to raise money for this very worthy cause, close to our hearts…
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