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Prom 2024

Prom 2024

Published: 04 July 2024

Tonight we held our annual Prom for our post 16 students - it is always a very special night, particularly for our leavers and their families. The theme this year was Aladdin’s Arabian Nights and the halls were turned into a magical cavern of luxurious fabrics, soft lights and glistening gold and jewel treasures. The highlight for many was the set from…
Happy Halloween 2023

Happy Halloween 2023

Published: 31 October 2023

We returned from half term on yesterday and some classes have enjoyed taking part in activities and celebrating all things linked to Halloween today. Some of the children came dressed up as their favourite characters and we had some witches, pumpkins and clowns wandering around school! Some children enjoyed exploring a sensory tuff tray…
Prom 2023

Prom 2023

Published: 06 July 2023

This evening we held our annual Prom to celebrate our fantastic class of 2023. The theme this year was Hollywood Glamour and what a fabulous evening it was! Everyone had dressed to impress with sequins and sparkle aplenty. The students from post 16 phase walked the red carpet to enter the hall that had been transformed into a glamorous venue fit for any movie star. Each of the leavers…
Eid Mubarak 2023

Eid Mubarak 2023

Published: 24 April 2023

Today the Newfield Family celebrated Eid in school. In the morning, there were a number of activities taking place in the hall including henna hand painting, moon & star biscuit decoration, art activities, a Wudu experience - cleansing before prayer, fruit tasting including breaking our fast with dates and a Big Mack Islamic phrases communication activity. There was also a fantastic sensory mosque experience in one of our pods, where children could use prayer mats and artefacts to pray whilst listening to our wonderful student Yahya reciting prayer…
Prom 2022

Prom 2022

Published: 07 July 2022

After a 2 year gap where we have not been able to hold a prom for our leavers, we were absolutely delighted to be able to hold one again and for 2022 our theme was ‘Black and White’. And what a fabulous night our older students, families and staff had tonight. The post 16 department all got dressed in their finest and arrived to find that the hall has been turned into an event suite, all decked out with the decorations that…
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…
EHCA Appreciation Day 2021

EHCA Appreciation Day 2021

Published: 16 September 2021

Today we celebrated our fabulous Education, Health and Care Assistant day and showed them the appreciation they deserve for their hard work and dedication to our brilliant children. Classes had decorated and made banners to show they care and…
Happy Easter!

Happy Easter!

Published: 26 March 2021

We’ve had a fun week, with some nice spring weather that has meant children have been able to spend more time outdoors - doing lots of playing as well as Easter egg hunts! During the Easter holidays some staff are coming to school to develop the grounds in the sensory garden - we’ve had some donations, but if you know anyone or want to donate a bag of soil some plants, seeds or anything nice for our garden, please get in touch!
Baxter's Christmas Visits

Baxter's Christmas Visits

Published: 16 December 2020

This week our furry friend, Baxter the PAT dog and his handler Julie, have been joining us to celebrate Christmas - virtually! Baxter was dressed in his Christmas outfit - very cute! On Tuesday afternoon A1…
Bonfire Activities 2020 - part IV

Bonfire Activities 2020 - part IV

Published: 06 November 2020

In our final instalment for this year’s bonfire night celebrations, we can see more lovely, interesting activities supporting the children’s independence skills whilst taking part in fun, creative learning. Over in Autism all of the students and staff worked really hard and made the 3 day bonfire WOW event such a success! It was wonderful…
Ghoulish End to Half Term

Ghoulish End to Half Term

Published: 23 October 2020

This week classes have been getting crafty and making artwork and crafty things based around Halloween, which falls during the half term break. Class 5 have been exploring the smell and feel of pumpkins - lots of slimy insides and seeds to deal with when making a jock o’lantern! They have also used their hands to make skeleton hand prints, and their feet to make scary ghosts…
EHCA Appreciation Day 2019

EHCA Appreciation Day 2019

Published: 17 September 2019

Today we have joined in national Teaching Assistant day to celebrate our wonderful Education Health and Care Assistants - EHCAs. At Newfield our support staff do so much more than just support teaching - which is why they have an extra special title! We had prepared to celebrate them by children making banners…
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