Key Stage 1 Multi-Skills Festival
What a super morning we have had at the Key Stage 1 Multi- Skills Festival at St Bedes. The ten children from Year 1 had to move around the stations which involved a variety of physical activities that build fundamental movement skills like running, jumping, throwing, and catching, while also developing agility, balance, and coordination. These activities incorporated games and challenges that will improve the children's ability to work with others, follow instructions, and solve problems. At the end each school was awarded medals and the children were so happy and proud. A huge thank you to our Year 6 Sports Leaders for their support and encouragement.
PSHE - Stereotypes in Year 4
In our PSHE session this week, we were looking at stereotypes. Discussing Stereotypes help to teach the children limiting beliefs about who they are and what they can do, often based on gender, race, or appearance, which can impact their self-esteem, career choices, and relationships. We can challenge stereotypes by using gender-neutral language, establishing role models, encouraging all children to try different activities, and developing critical thinking skills so they can question stereotypes they encounter in the media or from peers. The children worked in smaller groups and used their oracy skills to share these with the rest of the class which was brilliant to see.
Meet Our Science Ambassadors
We are absolutely thrilled to announce that we have expanded our Science Ambassadors and now have seven passionate representatives! For the first time ever, the role was open to both KS1 and KS2 students (previously KS2 only). We were overwhelmed by the incredible enthusiasm, receiving a huge number of applications from students explaining their passion and suitability for the role. The selection process was tough, but we have chosen our final seven. These enthusiastic leaders will be crucial in supporting our upcoming science initiatives; specifically, they will play a key role in the planning session with the Science Leader for British Science Week (BSW), where the team will focus on three key areas: determining the Big Idea by aligning the BSW theme with school goals; planning engaging Shows & Activities, including booking external providers, aiding teachers during practical lessons and assisting peers with scientific investigation to foster a culture of curiosity and learning across the school. We are so proud of them and look forward to Grace, Daisy, Jack, Harry, Elijah, Oliver and Minnie shining in their new role!
Year 3- Science-Identifying Endoskeletons, Exoskeletons, and Hydrostatic Skeletons
This afternoon, our young scientists (supported by our excellent Science Ambassadors, Elijah and Harry) were busy investigating the frameworks that support life. We started by recalling the difference between vertebrates (animals with a backbone) and invertebrates (animals without one), and defining what a skeleton is. The main task was to become Skeleton Detectives, researching various animals to identify whether they possess an endoskeleton (internal, like humans and fish), an exoskeleton (external armor, like crabs and insects), or a hydrostatic skeleton (fluid-filled, like earthworms and jellyfish). For the final challenge, the children discovered an interesting fact about each animal's framework, explaining exactly how that specific skeleton helps them with movement and protection, showcasing their excellent understanding of biological support systems.
Friday Celebration Worship
This morning in our celebration worship we starting by thanking all the parents for their contributions to Children in Need. We thanked Miss Kachwalla for her workshops for Inter Faith week as we have all learnt so much about Islam. We also said a big thank you and goodbye to Miss Flynn for everything she has done for our school and wished her lots of luck as she starts her maternity leave. We will miss her! Firstly, we congratulated our new Science Ambassadors Minnie S in Year 1, Olly in Year 2, Elijah and Harry in Year 3, Jack in Year 4, Daisy in Year 5 and Grace in Year 6. Well done for your successful applications, it was so tough for Miss Kachwalla, our Science leader and class teachers to decide after an overwhelming number of applications. We celebrated our Value Award winners Ohana, Minnie S and Percy in EYFS and KS1 and Iyla, Jacob, Ted and Tilly in KS2. These children consistently follow our 4B’s, show our Christian values and have a strong work ethic in all lessons. We congratulated River Darwen for earning the most value points as a team this week. Additionally, we congratulated Year 1 for 97.4% attendance this week and Year 3 for 98.9% attendance this week. We then celebrated our out of school star achievers. We celebrated Ella-Grace for winning a trophy for her football training in Blackpool and showing lots of skill with her left foot, Reggie, Cassius and Jack for winning player of the week in their football teams and Beau for showing good listening and tackling in her football training. Additionally, Olivia received the Captains Armband for good tackles. We celebrated Alice for winning her cheer competition, Grace for winning an outstanding dancer award and the adjudicator award and winning a huge variety of bronze, silver and gold medals and Daisy for coming second in her gymnastics competition. We celebrated Bowen for his certificate for swimming 5 metres and Max for being awarded for swimming fast and jumping in the water. We also celebrated the Y5/6 football team for drawing 3-3 with St Paul’s and narrowly lost to St Peters 4-0. We closed by thanking Mollie, Olivia and Percy for their beautiful prayers and appreciating everyone who joined us in worship. We wish you all a peaceful and restful weekend as we look forward to the busy and joy-filled weeks leading up to Christmas.
KS2 DPSSA Football Team
Tonight the boys played in the DPSSA football league. They took part in a friendly match, drawing against St Paul’s and were narrowly beaten by St Peter’s. Well done, boys!
FOSB Christmas Fayre 2025
Good morning, Get ready for some festive fun! Join us for the annual St Barnabas Christmas Fayre on Wednesday 10th December 2025! We have a fantastic afternoon planned with something for the whole family from 3.30pm-5.30pm: ????Festive Stalls.???? Browse a variety of stalls perfect for finding unique Christmas gifts, including: ❄Diamond art, Handmade cards & Crafts ❄Toy Stall ❄Tropic Stall ❄Christmas Gnomes, decorative glasses and Cups ❄Jewellery & Watches Stall ❄Henna and glitter tattoos ????Fun Games???? Test your skill at classic Christmas games! (50p a go or 3 goes for £1) ❄Pin the carrot on the snowman ❄Match the snowmen ❄Hook the reindeers antlers ❄Splat the Christmas pudding ❄Hook the candy cane ????Delicious Food & Drink???? Treat yourself to a warm bite or beverage. ❄Hotdogs (£2) ❄Tea & Coffee (£1) ❄Hot Chocolate (£2) ❄Luxury Hot Chocolate (£2.50) ❄Cans/Fruit Shoot/Water (£1) ????Raffle Prizes???? Don't forget to enter our fantastic raffle for a chance to win one of our amazing hampers and other donated prizes! ????We will have Card Readers available for food, tuck shop, and tombola, so you won't need to rely solely on cash.???? We look forward to seeing you there! Mrs Wilkinson and Team FOSB
Whole School Worship led by Rev Ben
This weeks Worship was led by Rev Ben and we started with a challenge. Rev Ben had a Bop It and the five children that helped had to follow the instructions to either flick it, twist, spin it or pull it. Ella, Quinn, James, Walter and Sofia all had a go and it was super tricky! In the game you had to do exactly what it tells us but that’s not necessarily what we want those in charge to be like. We then went on to finish the story of Joseph the prisoner. We started at the part when there was a knock at Joseph’s door. It was his eleven brothers who begged him for food. They didn’t recognise Joseph, but Joseph knew who they were, and he forgave them for what they had done to him. Joseph’s family then moved to Egypt, and Joseph himself became a great leader. His story shows us the importance of forgiveness, trusting in God, and using our own talents to help others. In our discussion we looked at how Joseph showed compassion towards his brothers and how we could use of voice to encourage world leaders to show compassion. What could we say or do? We finished with a prayer that reflected on the theme of compassion.
Library Skills in Year 4
Today we all went to the library to look at all of the wonderful new books that we have to choose from. We discussed key library skills such as putting books back in the correct place according to both author and colour band. We also shared important things to look at when choosing new books such as reading the blurb or looking at the suggestions that are on posters. Our Library is a super resource because it really promotes literacy and a love for reading through a wide range of books. A huge thanks to our English Leader, Miss Flynn, for reorganising the library and purchasing lots of new books.
Year 1 Science: Sound and Hearing
In our Science today, we explored our sense of hearing. We understood that sound waves travel to our ears, which send a message to our brain for us to understand what we are hearing and where it is coming from. We demonstrated this by blindfolding one child and then shaking a Maraca and trying to follow the direction of the sound, which they were all very good at. We also talked about sounds that are quiet, loud, pleasant and unpleasant. We made sounds with different objects and described them.
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Year 4 DT - Stocking making skills
In our DT session this week, we have been exploring different ways to join fabric using sewing skills. We identified different sewing stitches, how to thread a needle and secure a knot and join two pieces of fabric together using a sewing stitch. We collected our resources which included a needle, thread, pins, a pair of scissors and an off cut of felt. We decided that both the running stitch and the overstitch were the easiest to master. The children really persevered with threading the needle and adding a knot, with some even managing to hide their knots by trapping them into the middle of the fabric. We can’t wait to make a start on our actual designs in the next session!
Year 1 PSHE: Private Parts
In our PSHE lesson today, we discussed the importance of PANTS to keep our private parts safe and hidden from others. We watched the Pantosaurus song from NSPCC and identified the correct terminology for our private parts. We also discussed when someone may need to see our private parts, for example if they are hurt or sore, our parents and a doctor may need to check them. However, it is really important that if someone asks to see or feel our private parts without a good reason you should say no and tell a safe adult. Year 1 practiced a chant to remember these safety rules. We also designed our own underpants to help us remember to protect our private parts.