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Here you can read about all of our news and find out about some of the exciting activities that the Newfield family has been enjoying! Please make sure you check back regularly for our latest posts…
Fire Engine Visit

Fire Engine Visit

Published: 26 February 2013

This morning, the fire service came to school to meet children and brought one of their engines with them. It was very exciting, and the children were enjoying using the equipment…until they were called away on a real emergency…
Health and Safety Week

Health and Safety Week

Published: 25 February 2013

Welcome back to another action packed half term! This week is Health & Safety Week and we have lots of fun and exciting activities planned to help pupils and staff learn about how to keep themselves safe. This morning we were visited by staff from Pendle and Rossendale Mountain Rescue, and they brought along their rescue dog Holly to meet us…
Love is in the air...

Love is in the air...

Published: 14 February 2013

Happy Valentine’s Day! Newfield has got all loved up today to celebrate St. Valentine with a special disco this afternoon…
Recycled Fashion Show

Recycled Fashion Show

Published: 14 February 2013

This half term students in the 11-19 phase have been looking at materials and their properties in the creative curriculum theme of ‘Living in a material world’. Today, they showed off their learning of the different properties and varieties of uses of materials in their ‘Recycled Fashion Show’…
Chinese Art Competition

Chinese Art Competition

Published: 13 February 2013

Yesterday, Newfield had a visit from the Chinese Lion Dance Workshop for Chinese New Year – Year of the Snake…
Kung Hei Fat Choi!

Kung Hei Fat Choi!

Published: 12 February 2013

Today we are celebrating Chinese New Year! This year is the year of the snake. All the pupils are taking part in Lion Dance workshop sessions and enjoying a Chinese banquet lunch…
Sign2Sing World Record Attempt

Sign2Sing World Record Attempt

Published: 06 February 2013

This afternoon at exactly 2.45pm Newfield joined schools throughout the UK to ‘sign2sing’ for the charity SignHealth to set a new world record and to raise deaf awareness…
BBC Radio Lancashire broadcast

BBC Radio Lancashire broadcast

Published: 06 February 2013

How exciting – pupils and staff were live on air on the BBC Radio Lancashire breakfast show this morning to talk about the sign2sing event taking place this afternoon…

World Record Attempt

Published: 05 February 2013

On Wednesday February 6th 2013 at 2.45pm schools throughout the UK and in other parts of the world will sign2sing for the charity SignHealth and try to break a world record, and Newfield is going to join them…

Safer Internet Day

Published: 05 February 2013

Today is the 10th annual Safer Internet Day celebration in more than 100 countries on six continents. This year’s theme for Safer Internet Day is ‘Connect with respect’…
RE Week grand finale Exhibition

RE Week grand finale Exhibition

Published: 01 February 2013

On the final day of R.E. week we held an exhibition of all the art work the pupils’ had created during the week, which was attended by all of the pupils and some parents, who were also able to enjoy refreshments at a cafe run by our oldest pupils…
Music at King George's Hall

Music at King George's Hall

Published: 31 January 2013

This evening, a group of pupils from TG7 performed independently, live on stage at King George’s Hall in Blackburn. The group sang and played instruments and got a standing ovation from the packed crowd at the event…
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