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Summer Trips 2022 - part III & Funds for Prom!

Summer Trips 2022 - part III & Funds for Prom!

Published: 28 June 2022

There have been more classes enjoying taking part in summer trips this week, although the weather has been wetter! TG3 had a brilliant day at Witton Park - where whilst they were there it didn’t rain! They had a fantastic walk around and enjoyed a picnic in…
Happy & Peaceful Easter - Support for Ukraine

Happy & Peaceful Easter - Support for Ukraine

Published: 01 April 2022

We come to the end of another term, and today, we have been thinking about the crisis in Ukraine. Children have made flags to put in windows and around school to show our support. We are also dressing in the Ukraine flag colours of blue and yellow…
Book Fair

Book Fair

Published: 28 February 2022

At the end of last week and start of this week in the run up to World Book Day on 4th March, we are having a Scholastic Book Fair in school. Parents can come in to look at the books on offer and buy one, or lots, with their child. Staff are also buying books for their children, because we all know how great it is for children to read themselves or be read to by someone else…
Love for Kenya

Love for Kenya

Published: 28 January 2021

Many of you may know that at Newfield, as part of our Rights Respecting School Award (RRSA) steering group with UNICEF, we support Love for Kenya. A few years we started supporting the orphanage school in Kenya. We got involved with this due to Julia Dyer…
Sharing at Christmas

Sharing at Christmas

Published: 14 December 2020

We all know that the Newfield Family likes to support others and at this special time of year, we wanted to remind our children and staff that Christmas is a time to share our good fortune with others. Today, HLTAs Linsey and Sharon took down some food to Blackburn Foodbank to help families…
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…
Sports Relief 2020

Sports Relief 2020

Published: 13 March 2020

Today we joined the nation to raise money and get fit and healthy by taking part in activities for Sports Relief. Staff and pupils dressed in sports wear for a £1 donation and everyone looked very sporty! Pupils were encouraged to walk or travel the daily mile in a course set up in and around school - they travelled the distance…
RRSA - Fundraising for Kenya

RRSA - Fundraising for Kenya

Published: 22 January 2020

Today our Sensory Integration therapist, Julia Dyer, came into school to work with children, but also to receive a cheque for the Love for Kenya charity which Newfield School supports via the RRSA steering group. We raised £240.73 towards the charity with a variety of events over the last few months. At the steering group meeting on Monday…
Christmas Food Bank Donation

Christmas Food Bank Donation

Published: 16 December 2019

For the last few weeks we have been collecting food donations for the Blackburn Foodbank to help people who are struggle at this special time of year. Our amazing families and staff have sent into school a huge amount of food stuffs that will go to provide meals for families throughout Blackburn. The School Council also took part in the charity work…
Christmas Fair 2019

Christmas Fair 2019

Published: 06 December 2019

Today we opened up school to parents, carers, friends and families for our annual Christmas Fair. We were very pleased to have so many visitors in school. The children have been busy making things to sell and there were stalls with gifts, cakes, tombolas, raffles and lots of games including…
Children in Need 2019

Children in Need 2019

Published: 15 November 2019

Today we joined the nation for one of our favourite fundraising events. The theme for Children in Need fancy dress was spotty this year and everybody got involoved…
School Council November 2019

School Council November 2019

Published: 08 November 2019

Today the school council met up and we designed our own Children in Need posters to display in school to promote and encourage everyone…
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