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Bamboozle - The River

Bamboozle - The River

Published: 04 December 2024

Today we hosted Bamboozle Theatre Company for a performance of The River which is an interactive and immersive show. The multi-sensory environment was beautifully crafted to transport pupils into a world of gentle wonder,…
Parent Workshop - Communication

Parent Workshop - Communication

Published: 28 November 2024

This week we ran a parent workshop on ‘Supporting Communication at Home - AAC and supporting spoken communication’, the session was attended by one of the speech therapists who works with school and was delivered by Assistant Head Sarah. The turnout was lovely and it was great to speak to parents. The session covered what is meant by communication and…
MOVE Day Award

MOVE Day Award

Published: 24 November 2024

Last week we were absolutely thrilled to find out that we’ve been awarded the MOVE DAY award! Our amazing HLTA Aimie leads MOVE throughout school and is an inspiration to staff, making sure that they become as passionate as her in supporting the children to develop their physical skills. Aimie and…
Takeover Week 24 - part II

Takeover Week 24 - part II

Published: 22 November 2024

More takeovers have taken place throughout the week, with our young people experiencing a wide range of adult roles. On Thursday, Suha had the pleasure of showing some visitors around…
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…
Takeover Week 24

Takeover Week 24

Published: 19 November 2024

This week, older students around school are taking part in the Takeover Challenge’ - The Takeover Challenge puts children and young people into real-life adult positions in organisations. The national Takeover Day theme in 2024 is Careers, bringing Takeover Day back to its roots and highlighting how it can support young people of all ages to learn about different jobs and develop their skills. Here at Newfield, students get to choose an adult role they want to takeover, and then they get to do it…
Children in Need 2024

Children in Need 2024

Published: 15 November 2024

Today we joined the nation in celebrating Children in Need - looking at raising funds to support this worthy cause. children and staff have come dressed up - in puddly outfits and T-shirts, spotty clothes or their favourite relaxed outfits! We have had 2 special assemblies and then enjoyed a Pudsey Disco! All week, children have been doing themed activities, including colouring, baking puddly biscuits and cakes, doing sensory trails and walks lined to children in need - we’ve even had a go at Pudsey yoga!! Earlier in the week…
Friendship Week 2024

Friendship Week 2024

Published: 14 November 2024

This week we have been celebrating friendship all over school. On Wednesday our RRSA group met for their half termly meeting. Today in C3 Dolphins children have worn odd socks (on our feet and our hands) representing how we are all different! They have also…
Remembrance 2024

Remembrance 2024

Published: 11 November 2024

Today we had 2 special assemblies to remember all the soldiers who fought in wars to keep us safe. We sang a song called ‘light a candle for peace’ that we had practised signing to and everyone joined in. All of the classes have made beautiful poppy wreaths and…
Curriculum - upcycle, recycle and create

Curriculum - upcycle, recycle and create

Published: 07 November 2024

S3 have been looking at materials in their theme lessons this week for the “upcycle, recycle and create!” topic. On Wednesday they explored the BWDBC website to learn all about which rubbish goes in the different colour bins - they sorted lots of rubbish and then completed the quiz! Today, they have been looking at “re-use” and have followed…
Halloween Experience 2024

Halloween Experience 2024

Published: 31 October 2024

Today we have had a fantastic day in school with lots of experiences linked to Halloween. Lots of children and staff came dressed up - we had cats, witches, zombies, pumpkins and lots of other costumes - everyone looked great and we were impressed with how much effort had been put into the outfits - very creative! This morning we had a Halloween Enterprise, where all children and staff were able to buy items…
Parent Communication Workshop

Parent Communication Workshop

Published: 31 October 2024

This morning we ran a parent communication workshop focusing on early communication for families with children who are younger or those with more complex needs and are early in their communication journey. We explored what is meant by communication and language before discussing some of the barriers that our children may face. We then shared how we support communication across school through our total communication approach and then
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