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Christmas Independence Work

Christmas Independence Work

Published: 19 November 2024

Well with all the snow today it’s beginning to look and feel a lot like Christmas! And classes around school are spending some of their time and using their creative and independence skills to make items to sell at the Christmas Fayre which this year is on Friday 6th December. In class 6 they have been busy…
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year Newfield Family

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year Newfield Family

Published: 22 December 2023

We’ve had a long term, learnt lots, celebrated many things and had loads and loads of fun - and now it’s time for our Christmas break. We wish everyone a happy holidays and look forward to seeing you in the new year for more Newfield Family adventures in 2024.
Staff Christmas Wellbeing Wednesday

Staff Christmas Wellbeing Wednesday

Published: 20 December 2023

We value the wellbeing of our staff very highly as we know how hard they work to support our brilliant children and we know how important it is that they look after themselves and each other. Today we celebrated wellbeing Wednesday - beginning before school with breakfast prepared and served by HLTAs Sharon and Chris…
Carol Concert 2023

Carol Concert 2023

Published: 20 December 2023

This afternoon we came together to hold 2 lovely carol concerts, with classes performing songs and dances and lots of audience participation. The hall was decorated, children and staff were dressed up and adorned with tinsel, they brought bells and other instruments and Lois and Greg led the performances…
Kindness at Christmas

Kindness at Christmas

Published: 19 December 2023

Our older students, in TG4, took part in the NHS initiative Cards for Kindness. They made and sent Christmas cards to 5 local care homes in an attempt to reduce loneliness and to wish the residents a very Merry Christmas from all at Newfield. We think this is a lovely idea and…
Christmas Lunch and Beware the Elves...

Christmas Lunch and Beware the Elves...

Published: 15 December 2023

Today the children all celebrated Christmas lunch - lots had dressed up in Christmas jumpers or party clothes… we even had a Kermit… meanwhile the elves are continuing to run riot around school! They’ve been spotted hanging out in the atrium, as well as trying to get warm in the staff room… where will they pop up next? In other news…
Naughty Elves!

Naughty Elves!

Published: 12 December 2023

Well we are having a bit of festive mischief around school I’m afraid - we seem to be overrun with elves and not all of them are behaving! We’ve had a note from Santa telling us that Twinkl and Sprout have gone missing from the North Pole and he needs them back before Christmas. Children have been spotting them all over and they are leaving a trail of mischief in their path… so watch out if you are around school.
Primary Christmas Extravaganza 2023

Primary Christmas Extravaganza 2023

Published: 07 December 2023

This morning it was the turn of our large primary age phase to entertain parents and families in their Christmas production. Each class in Primary performed a Christmas song complete with actions or dancing, costumes and props to illustrate the tale. We had dancing snowmen, students driving cars, wheelchair dancing…
Newfield @ Blackburn Market

Newfield @ Blackburn Market

Published: 06 December 2023

Today our oldest students set up our termly pop-up stall at Blackburn Market, selling a range of Christmas goods that children thought out school have made. It was a bit chilly, but very festive and the market was packed so we were able to get selling!
Explorers Nativity 2023

Explorers Nativity 2023

Published: 05 December 2023

This morning our youngest pupils performed in ‘A Wiggly Nativity’ for an audience of very proud family members - mums, dad, aunties, grand parents, siblings - along with our equally proud senior leadership team and chair of governors Sara Barr-Frost. Our host for the morning was Katrina, who is our Explorers lead and who had directed…
Christmas Fair 2023

Christmas Fair 2023

Published: 01 December 2023

Well it may only be the 1st of December, but we held our annual Christmas Fair this morning, the snowflakes are on the website and there is a chill in the air… so the festive season has well and truly begun! We were delighted to welcome so many families, friends and former Newfield students and staff to join in the festivities. We also had the BwD Deputy Mayor, Sylvia Liddle who joined us for the morning. The school has once again been transformed by our beautiful tree and there were lots of stalls, games and refreshments to keep everyone busy and to raise funds for school…
Father Christmas visits 2022

Father Christmas visits 2022

Published: 16 December 2022

Father Christmas has been very busy visiting Newfield a number of times this December, but this week he and his helpful elf transported themselves and their igloo to school again to bring presents to every child. We would like to thank Father Christmas as well as…
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