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Published: 22 May 2014
Today was a chance for classes to participate in some of the activities they hadn’t already done. The 11-19 students were able to go to the studio, where they experienced sensory activities about peace and joy. Meanwhile, the younger pupils…
Published: 20 May 2014
Today is Buddhism day and we focused on the festival of Wesak. This is celebrated to remember when Buddha became enlightened. It is celebrated by going to the temple, sharing food, making offerings…
Published: 02 April 2014
Newfield had a fantastic blue day today for World Autism Awareness Day. The atrium was filled with the colour blue as well as the staff and children joining in by dressing in blue. We had lots of events happening….
Published: 01 April 2014
Today, pupils took part in our Easter Sensory Day in school. Our atrium in school was decorated in an Easter theme and lots of activities were on offer. Pupils were able to design and decorate Easter cards…
Published: 13 March 2014
Today, Dot Thomson, our SIO - School Improvement Officer - came to school for her last visit before she retires. We are always delighted to see her and have found her support and challenge a great help…
Published: 06 March 2014
Newfield has enjoyed another exciting World Book Day today. We celebrated this year by inviting magician, Andy Magee, to tell some stories, jokes and to do some magic tricks around the theme of World Book Day…
Published: 05 March 2014
It’s been fair trade fortnight and pupils from Newfield school have been taking part in lots of activities to learn about fair trade…
Published: 04 March 2014
Congratulations to our Governor, Mr Abdul Piracha, who has been honoured for ‘the contribution he has made to the well being of generations of Blackburn families’. He was recently invited…
Published: 24 February 2014
We came back to school today, just in time to take part in Fair Trade Fortnight! The RRSA group helped Val lead assemblies for 11-19 and 2-11 phases, where we looked at Fair Trade products and learnt about what Fair Trade means to farmers around the world…
Published: 14 February 2014
Today love was definitely in the air at Newfield! We had a whole school buffet lunch, a disco, red roses, hearts, chocolates and a marriage proposal…
Published: 13 February 2014
Tutor group four planned and made a meal to celebrate Valentine’s Day. All the pupils took part in preparing the meal by peeling potatoes, crushing biscuits, whipping cream or chopping strawberries…
Published: 24 January 2014
Today we are celebrating Chinese New Year, with our old friend George Ho and the Lion Dance workshops. Some children have come dressed up to join in with the dancing and drumming sessions in which all children will be having fun throughout the day…
