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Curriculum - learning in school and at home

Curriculum - learning in school and at home

Published: 13 January 2021

This term pupils in the school for SEND have begun working on the new Curriculum, and the theme this half term was based around Fairy Tales. We are doing our best to ensure that learning continues, both for the small number of children in school and the many children at home who are having live sessions with teachers, and accessing videos on our YouTube channel…
Snowy New Year

Snowy New Year

Published: 08 January 2021

Happy New Year to all our Newfield Family! And this week has been wintery all week with cold temperatures ice and snow, but today, the snow has been so heavy that the school site is simply not safe for anyone. The site team have been clearing it all week with small snow flurries to keep it safe…
Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas

Published: 18 December 2020

We had a lovely last day in school and now everyone is ready for a well earned rest as we break for two weeks holiday. Although we were very excited to finish, it was tinged with sadness as we said goodbye to our fantastic swimming teacher Janis Bennett, who retires…
Christmas Classrooms at Newfield

Christmas Classrooms at Newfield

Published: 08 December 2020

Well, Christmas has come to Newfield! Here is a selection of our classrooms, studios and halls as we celebrate Christmas 2020 - what a magical, sensory wonderland!
Remembrance 2020

Remembrance 2020

Published: 11 November 2020

Today to commemorate Remembrance Day, we have been thinking about those who have served our country in wars, and who have lost their lives fighting to protect the freedoms that we all enjoy. In the studios in both schools we have sent up activities for Remembrance Day…
Pumpkin Exploration

Pumpkin Exploration

Published: 06 October 2020

This week Class 6 are exploring all things autumnal with the story of Pumpkin Soup, they have explored props from the story, stirred the soup, seasoned it and found pumpkins in the pumpkin patch. They enjoyed the pumpkin activities and then did some lovely art work printing pumpkin pictures…
School Council - September 2020

School Council - September 2020

Published: 18 September 2020

Today we had our first school council meeting of this academic year. It was great to be back with our friends even if some of the student council members from the school for autism joined us virtually on MS Teams. We introduced ourselves and said something about ourselves. And we welcomed all our new students. Jenny Riley, deputy head, came onto the meeting via MS Teams to say Hi and to ask how we all were. Some of the things we talked about were…
Children's Art Week 2020 - Winners

Children's Art Week 2020 - Winners

Published: 16 July 2020

Thank you to everyone who sent in entries to the Art Competition over the last few weeks. We had some great work sent in - a wide variety, which is fantastic. Our 1st prize winner is Terence for his thought provoking piece The World - Before &…
Children's Art Week - Gallery

Children's Art Week - Gallery

Published: 08 July 2020

Here are some of the entries to our Children’s Art Week competition - we’ve got butterflies, summer scenes, a world - before and after COVID and some happy faces! Another week until we judge - so please send in your photos of artwork completed at home.
Wellbeing Award for Schools

Wellbeing Award for Schools

Published: 22 June 2020

We are delighted to have received the report from our Wellbeing Award for Schools accreditation earlier this month. The wellbeing of our pupils and staff is paramount to the Newfield Family, so we are very pleased to have successfully achieved…
Summer Activities 2020

Summer Activities 2020

Published: 12 June 2020

Well, although the sun has gone this week and we’ve had lots of rain, it is still summer! We’ve put onto YouTube a couple of presentations about activities that you might want to try at home - A range of art and craft activities with the theme of summer, along with some simple recipes with visual instructions to support…
Fairtrade Fortnight - Week 2 - Fairtrade Bake-off 2020

Fairtrade Fortnight - Week 2 - Fairtrade Bake-off 2020

Published: 04 March 2020

This week we have been celebrating all things Fairtrade as a Rights Respecting School, with pupils shopping for fairtrade items in the supermarket as well as at our tuck shop. This afternoon we have held a very special fairtrade bake-off event. Classes have been busy all week planning and making delicious baked…
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