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World Religion Day at Southfield

Mon 19 Jan 2026

On World Religion Day, some of the pupils learnt about how Christians believe that God created the world in 7 day. While diving deeper into what the story tells us was created on each day, children engaged with different sensory experiences, such as flowers, glow in the dark stars and shaving foam to represent clouds.

Children were then tasked with sequencing the story in pairs and re-telling it to an adult. Some other pupils revisited an activity that they really enjoyed, celebrating faiths coming together by sharing different culture food. The pupils of Southfield school have discussed and read stories from different faiths from around the world celebrating coming together as one.

We had a whole school assembly to promote the day as well.

Teacher Toolkit Event

Fri 16 Jan 2026

Southfield School held its first Teacher Toolkit on Friday 16th January, welcoming a range of professionals from different settings across Hatfield and Welwyn Garden City to learn how to support pupils in their own environments.

During the session, we shared the importance of using visuals and strategies to support communication in the classroom. Attendees were given a tour of the school to see these approaches in practice.

The feedback we received was wonderful. One visitor commented: "It was lovely to walk around and see how happy the children were there. It had a real sense of calm."

We are hoping to continue supporting our community with further Teacher Toolkit training sessions in the future.

Christmas 2025 at Southfield

Thu 18 Dec 2025

We had a fantastic time getting into the festive spirit this year. Our celebrations included a delicious Christmas dinner, a visit from Santa himself, and plenty of fun at our Christmas disco. Students enjoyed sweet treats from the tuck shop and rounded off the festivities with a cosy movie afternoon. It was a wonderful way to celebrate together and spread holiday cheer across the school!

Jays visit to the De Havilland Museum

Fri 12 Dec 2025

Jay’s class had an exciting and educational trip to the de Havilland Aircraft Museum. The children explored real aircraft cockpits and enjoyed pretending to be pilots, discovering what it would be like to fly a plane. They also practiced using Morse Code and learned how pilots communicated in the past. The class saw a wide range of planes and engines designed by Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, gaining a fascinating insight into the history of aviation. It was a memorable day that brought learning to life.

Woodpeckers go donutting!

Fri 12 Dec 2025

Woodpeckers had lots of fun donuttting at Gosling Sports Centre this Friday afternoon. We loved racing each other down the slopes, exploring fast and slow. We all had a go and loved going forwards, backwards, spinning and even making a class chain where we all went down together. We loved our first offsite visit as Woodpeckers.

The Nativity Story

Tue 09 Dec 2025

We were delighted to welcome Father Darren and Reverend Indira into school to help us explore the Nativity story in a fun and interactive way. Using costumes and props, they brought the characters and events to life, giving our pupils the chance to step into the story themselves. It was a wonderful experience that deepened our understanding of this special part of Christmas and created lasting memories for everyone involved.

Blackbirds visit to the De Havilland Museum.

Tue 09 Dec 2025

Today Blackbirds went to the De Havilland Aircraft Museum. The children loved spending the morning here. They got to see lots of different types of airplanes built by De Havilland and they went inside a Comet Airplane and inside a cockpit. All children received a gift with a voucher inside and they all said they would like to go back one day.

Panto came to Southfield

Wed 03 Dec 2025

This year, our pupils were whisked away to Neverland with a spectacular performance of Peter Pan. From daring adventures with Peter and Wendy to mischievous encounters with Captain Hook and his crew, the show was packed with laughter, music, and plenty of pantomime fun! A huge thank you to everyone who helped bring this enchanting story to life – it truly was a performance to remember.

We even manages to practise our Makaton signs related to Peter Pan.

Swans class visit to the RAF museum

Fri 28 Nov 2025

Swan's class have been exploring the story 'Planes and Other Flying Machines' as part of their 'How things work' topic.

Over the past couple of weeks we have learned about different flying vehicles, the sounds they make and focused on using key vocabulary from the story to match and describe. To consolidate our fantastic learning, we visited the RAF Museum! We looked for planes in our story, played with interactive resources and even walked through a Sunderland plane to see exactly how things work inside!