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Year 5 - Move and Learn in the classroom
Brad from the Blackburn Rovers Community Team visited Year 5 to talk to the children about the importance of physical activity and a healthy diet. The children completed fun learning tasks in the classroom, engaged in discussions and completed a challenge booklet.
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Let’s go Sing Workshop
Today we took part in the Let’s Go Sing workshop with Gaynor where we learned several songs and sang together. We started by warming up our voices and building confidence as a group. Then we enjoyed singing a range of songs, from fun and simple ones that everyone could join in with, to more challenging pieces. Some of our favourites included: • “Let’s Sing a Simple Song” – a cheerful tune that helped us practise singing clearly and in unison. • “Brenda the Mender” – a playful character song that made us focus on rhythm and storytelling through music. • “The Moon” – a gentler song where we worked on expression and soft dynamics. • “The Scuttled Sloop Pirate Song” – a lively piece that let us sing with energy, actions, and a sense of adventure. The workshop showed us that singing is not just about hitting the right notes, but also about teamwork, listening to each other, and enjoying the journey of music together. We are hopeful that the workshop today has encouraged more children to join our KS2 school choir on Thursday lunchtimes and to take part in the Let's Go Sing concert at Blackburn Cathedral in March.
Sports Leaders 2025-2026
Our Sports Leaders have now been presented with their personalised hoodies and are super keen to start planning this academic years inter- house sporting events. At our first meeting, Seb, Luca, Theo, Summer, Neve and Ella discussed how they can work towards the 60 active minutes a day by planning in more structure to our beak and lunchtimes. The children are really looking forward to taking on their responsibilities and we look forward to seeing what great things they can achieve to enhance our PE and Sports at St Barnabas.
Soap Sculptures in Year 4
In art this week, we created soap sculptures with the theme of rainforest animals. We first drew a design for a three-dimensional piece and then we began to carve using a variety of tools to model and refine our sculptures. We discussed how to use the tools safely and that only carving small pieces at a time prevented the soap from cracking and breaking. Some of the children realised that to enhance their pieces they could dip their fingers into water and make the soap smoother. The finished articles were super impressive!
Year 1 RE- Trying Foods From Around The World
Today in our RE lesson, we focused on foods from around the world. We discussed that in the shops some food products may have been made in the UK whilst others come from around the world. We then tried some different foods from around the world: cheese crackers (UK), naan bread with mango chutney (India), tortilla chips (Mexico), vegetable pizza (Italy) and vegetable spring rolls (China). The children tried everything before deciding if they liked the food or not and we also discussed where the ingredients have come from. We then voted to see which foods we liked and the tortilla chips was the most popular! We then said a prayer to thank God for all the food and drink He provides for us.
Years 3 and 4-Foodie Friends After School Club -Wholemeal Pitta Pizzas
Our After-School Foodie Friends Club returned today for its first session of the year, and the chefs had a fantastic time making wholemeal pitta pizzas. They worked together to prepare fresh ingredients, including basil, sweetcorn, tomatoes, and peppers. Some children chose to add tuna, while others kept it simple with tomato sauce and cheese. In addition to being fun and creative, the session provided the children with an opportunity to learn essential cooking skills, including preparation, teamwork, and making healthy food choices, valuable skills they can carry with them for life.
Craft Club Session 1
We had our first Craft Club session of the year today! The children from Year 1 to 6 designed and made felt banners. I was really impressed with their designs, but also how they took their time and persisted when they found it difficult. Well done everyone!
First Netball Club of 2025-2025 Season
What a super first netball club we had this evening after school. It was amazing to see such a great turn out and children really pushing themselves out of their comfort zones. Some brand new children to the game, some experienced but all there to have a fab time!
Friday Celebration Worship
This morning marked our second celebration worship of the new academic year, and what an incredible week it has been! A definite highlight was the fantastic "Treasure Island" production by M&M Productions, which truly captivated our entire school. We've also enjoyed settling into our new classes, launching into new curriculums, and electing our Smart School Councillors and Well-being Warriors. We then had the pleasure of congratulating our amazing Value Award winners for this week. These children have made a fantastic start to the new academic year by consistently demonstrating Barney's 4Bs and our Christian Values, alongside working incredibly hard across the curriculum. A huge well done to Evie and Alice in KS1, and to Charlie, Scarlett, Daisy, and Brodie in KS2! We also celebrated some wonderful out-of-school achievements: Alayna for achieving grade excellence in her recent acro exam, Maggie for earning Star of the Week for super effort at gymnastics, Haydn for demonstrating great skill and sportsmanship at a holiday sports club, earning him a huge trophy!, Hendrix for achieving Squirrel of the Week, Scarlett for her impressive achievements in Netball, Sofia for earning a distinction, the highest possible grade, in musical theatre, Annabel for being a superstar on her first day at Brownies, Samuel for showing fantastic courage in his swimming lessons, Thea for being a super Rainbow and attending the Rainbows fun day, Mikey for swimming 10m, Ava for being awarded her builders badge at Squirrels, and Eleanor and Olivia for being super creative at Rainbows this week. Additionally, we recognised Reception and Year 4 for achieving our amazing attendance award this week! Well done to Reception with an impressive 99.6% and Year 4 with 98.6%. Mrs. Ham then shared some exciting events for next week: Years 3, 4, and 6 will participate in a ‘Let’s Go Sing’ concert on Monday, Year 5 will enjoy a Move and Learn session with Blackburn Rovers, and a reminder that Wednesday is School Photograph Day and we will also have our Meet the Teacher sessions. We concluded our worship with special prayers from Harry, Minnie, and Harry, who encouraged us to show respect, spread positivity at school, and consider those less fortunate, such as those without easy access to clean water. We then shared the Grace and had a lively sing-along to ‘We Can Make a Difference.’
Year 1-Animal Masks
This week Year 1 have worked really hard on making their animal masks in the Creative Area. They have thought about how the animals would feel. For example, they have added feathers to the owl masks, felt to the lion masks, smooth green paper for their frog masks, rough paper for their snakes and sequins for the fish scales. Well done Year 1!
Year 2- Minibeasts in Their Microhabitats
This afternoon in Science, Year 2 explored the definition of a microhabitat before heading out on a minibeast hunt around the school grounds. They were lucky enough to discover a wide variety of creatures! Under rocks and in the soil, they found woodlice, worms, slugs, snails, ants, and even a centipede. On tree bark, they spotted a caterpillar and some spiders, while in the flower beds they observed bees and ladybirds. Fantastic investigating, Year 2!
Rev Ben's Worship: Creation
Today’s whole school worship was led by Rev Ben where we explored the story of creation. We thought about why and how God created our world, which is rich in variety and we are trusted to look after. As we look around our world and as we go through our day, Rev Ben reminded us to reflect on how we can show love, respect and generosity to others and our world.
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