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CAFT Residential 23 - day 1

CAFT Residential 23 - day 1

Published: 21 June 2023

Some KS3 pupils have gone on a 2 day residential to the Children’s Adventure Farm Trust. They set off from school this morning, headed…
Summer Trips 2023 - part II

Summer Trips 2023 - part II

Published: 15 June 2023

More trips have been taking place, to Blackpool zoo again, to St Annes by the sea and everyone is having a fantastic time. Back in school, children h having been enjoying having lots of fun in the sun, playing outside and cooling down with lots of water play in the shade!
Summer Trips 2023 - part I

Summer Trips 2023 - part I

Published: 13 June 2023

Today the first of our school summer trips took place with 5 classes going off to Blackpool zoo! They saw dinosaurs(?!), gorillas, giraffes, baby elephants, underwater creatures… it was very hot, but they had a really fun day. We’ve got…
Friends

Friends

Published: 25 May 2023

We have lots of friends here at Newfield and some of our children having been having a fantastic time in the nice weather with their friends both in and out of school. We have begun a link with St Antony’s RC Primary, just down the road from us, and on Monday this was very successful when N joined in with a year 1 class. At the start of the session he was very quiet and reserved but given half an hour he was in full swing…
Science!

Science!

Published: 17 May 2023

This afternoon for our science lesson, S1 have been continuing to learn about solids, liquids and gases. They did an experiment to turn a liquid (cream) into a solid. They all had fun shaking the jar and after about 20 minutes it turned into butter. Then…
Learning in the Community

Learning in the Community

Published: 11 May 2023

Lots of classes have been able to go out to venues in the community this week and have been able to enjoy activities and develop their independence, thanks to our HLTA Dawn organising and planning regular outreach activities. S4 went to home bargains and were very excited to be making choices, stretching to reach items they wanted and using their skills to pay at the till. On Wednesday and Thursday of this week classes 2 and 5 have enjoyed spending time out in the community somewhere different for the first time…
Farms, Cakes and Crowns!

Farms, Cakes and Crowns!

Published: 04 May 2023

It’s been another short, busy week in the run up to the historical event of King Charles’ Coronation. On Wednesday TG4 had another of their visits to the farm where they learn how to care for animals, keep things tidy and follow instructions from less familiar people. They fed the baby goats by measuring the milk, pouring it into bottles, then feeding them like babies. They had a lovely time with the llama who is called Rolo! In S3 pupils have been weighing…
Cricket at Newfield

Cricket at Newfield

Published: 26 April 2023

On Wednesday we were lucky to have Amlyn Layton from the Lancashire Cricket Foundation come in to deliver the first of two free sessions exploring the skills of soft ball cricket. Children in KS3, 4 and 5 explored different skills involved in the sport: throwing and catching, aiming and batting skills…
Temple of Fun Visit

Temple of Fun Visit

Published: 29 March 2023

This afternoon pupils in A1 visited Temple of Fun in Darwen. Temple of Fun recently opened its doors to the public and as this week is ‘Neurodiversity week’ they…
IQM Primary Penathlon 2023

IQM Primary Penathlon 2023

Published: 28 March 2023

Today 2 groups of primary pupils from Newfield attended and had a great time at the Inclusion Quality Mark (IQM) Primary Penathlon at Bolton Arena. All of the children engaged really well and had lots of fun competing in various sports…
Little Lancashire Village

Little Lancashire Village

Published: 13 March 2023

This morning, pupils from S1 and S3 visited the Little Lancashire Village role play centre in Darwen as part of their ‘Shops and Enterprise’ topic. They were very excited to go out and all enjoyed playing in all sorts of different shops and places. There was a laundrette, an airport…
Lifeskills Learning

Lifeskills Learning

Published: 23 February 2023

We love to promote our children’s independence and do lots of work around developing lifeskills. Lots of classes have been making use of the new shops that has conveniently opened just across the road from our Autism building, It’s a great opportunity for children to practise road safety, money skills, choice making and communication! This morning…
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