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Sports Week 22

Sports Week 22

Published: 23 June 2022

This week we have been celebrating Sports Week here at Newfield, with lots of activities all over school and out in the community encouraging everyone to try new physical activities and sports. Over the 3 days we have had MOVE, football and hand football tournaments, seated volleyball, yoga and sports day races including an obstacle course, egg and spoon race, bean bag toss and relay races…
Duke of Edinburgh - Autism Expedition Day 1 & Bushcraft Activities

Duke of Edinburgh - Autism Expedition Day 1 & Bushcraft Activities

Published: 08 June 2022

Pupils from A13 and A14 have completed day one of their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh expedition. They started off by contributing to a community Art butterfly project then followed a picture map of Burrs country park. Pupils continued…
Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee - Newfield Street Party

Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee - Newfield Street Party

Published: 27 May 2022

Today we are celebrating Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee - 70 years as our Queen - 1952 - 2022. Pupils and staff have attended school in their party clothes and everyone has been working hard to prepare a fun day of celebratory activities, centred around our street party lunch which took place on our…
Easter Assemblies 2022

Easter Assemblies 2022

Published: 31 March 2022

Today we have had the absolute pleasure of welcoming large numbers of parents, siblings and wider family members back into school for our first whole school assemblies since 2019, celebrating Easter. In SEND, with our assembly led by teacher Greg, at times dressed as a chicken, we discussed themes…
Easter Sensory Events

Easter Sensory Events

Published: 29 March 2022

Today, in the run up to the Easter holidays, classes began to take part in our Easter sensory events. We have planned the events around the story – Saving Easter. Pupils were able to enjoy completing a treasure hunt…
A Magical Visitor

A Magical Visitor

Published: 28 March 2022

This half term, the school for SEND have been learning about about performance for their theme, before we join together as a whole school from next term, to all join in the same themes to support and enrich our learning. As you may have already seen, we’ve had…
Tree Planting with River Ribble Trust - part II

Tree Planting with River Ribble Trust - part II

Published: 17 March 2022

Over the last two days pupils have had the opportunity to work with staff from the Ribble River Trust to plant hedgerow whips, which will create a native hedgerow, shelter and a habitat for wildlife. The volunteers of Newfield have been helping to dig and plant fruit trees and…
Tree Planting with River Ribble Trust - part I

Tree Planting with River Ribble Trust - part I

Published: 16 March 2022

As you may be aware we are working on developing our outside spaces so that children have a nicer environment to learn in. Today we have begun working with the fantastic volunteers from River Ribble Trust, to plant all of the trees and bushes to enhance our site…
Children's Mental Health Week - Autism Primary Picnic

Children's Mental Health Week - Autism Primary Picnic

Published: 10 February 2022

On Thursday afternoon the Primary classes in the school for Autism enjoyed their finale event to round off their topic ‘At Home with my Family’. They got together in the corridor to share a picnic, eating sandwiches they had prepared themselves…
Kung Hei Fat Choi!

Kung Hei Fat Choi!

Published: 01 February 2022

Today children across school have been busy celebrating Lunar New Year - also known as Chinese New Year. This year is year of the Tiger. The tiger is commonly associated with something like bravery, courage and strength, but can also be viewed as…
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…
Takeover Week 2021 - part 4

Takeover Week 2021 - part 4

Published: 18 November 2021

Billy took over Lynx’s job sorting out all the IT around school - and drinking lots of tea! Whilst Libah was deputy head and spent a lot of time…
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