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At St Barnabas we strive to help every child to, ‘achieve great things’ and live ‘life in all its fullness’ by inspiring them with rich, fun experiences and equipping them with a love of learning. Our school has a strong Christian ethos built on our core Gospel values which the children chose themselves: Trust, Forgiveness,Friendship, Generosity, Respect, Service and Courage. St Barnabas was known in the Bible as an encourager so we try to follow his example and encourage others. With close links with our parish church, other schools in our multi-academy Trust and our dedicated team of staff, governors and parents, we take pride in, “Learning and growing together in a love-filled Christian family”.
We would welcome you to come along and visit our school as ‘Every day is an open day at St Barnabas’. If you would like to arrange a visit then please contact our school office on 01254 702996 or email [email protected]. Please check out our school twitter/ X page , our facebook page, our gallery or latest news to see all of the fun things we get up to at St Barnabas.
If you have any questions then please do not hesitate to contact us. We look forward to welcoming you to our St Barnabas school family,
Mrs Becky Ham
Headteacher
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Reception Maths - Using Rekenreks
This week we have been using rekenreks (our special bead strings on frames) during our Maths lessons to explore numbers up to 10. Instead of just counting one by one, the children practiced "subitising"—learning to see a group of numbers instantly. By sliding the colour-coded beads, they loved discovering that a number like 7 is made of "5 red beads and 2 white beads." This hands-on activity was a fantastic way for them to build a deep understanding of how numbers are made, paving the way for confident number bonds and addition. They did a wonderful job!
Year 5 - Geography
We began our new topic in Geography by exploring the continent of Europe before focussing on the country of Greece. We had previously studied its ancient history but today we researched facts about modern Greece, including its population, language, cities and geology. Then we studied reasons why countries around the Mediterranean Sea, like Greece, attract so many tourists. We considered the area’s climate, wildlife and attractions.
Geography Year 4 - Rivers
In our first Geography lesson for this half term we looked at the key features of the water cycle and identified the longest rivers in the world. The children watched video clips carefully and then labelled a diagram with evaporation, condensation, precipitation and ground water. Once they had finished this they then used a Chromebook to identify the top ten longest rivers in the world and add these to a map.