30 Apr

Reception Stay and Play

Parents and carers from our Reception class are welcome to come and join us for a stay and play session. Preschool children and younger siblings are also welcome to attend! We respectfully ask that only one adult attends per child. Thanks.

7 May

Reception Stay and Play

Parents and carers from our Reception class are welcome to come and join us for a stay and play session. Preschool children and younger siblings are also welcome to attend! We respectfully ask that only one adult attends per child. Thanks.

9 May

VE Day 80th Anniversary- Red, white and blue day

To celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day (Victory in Europe), we are encouraging the children to come to school in red, white and blue to commemorate this important milestone. We ask that a donation of £1 is made via parent pay and this will be sent to the RBLI (Royal British Legion Industries) to support the already fantastic work that they do in supporting the armed forces community. Throughout the week, the children will take part in a special worships to educate them and mark this event.

12 May

Year 5 PGL

Monday 12th- Wednesday 14th May- Year 5 will be staying at Winmarleigh Hall for their PGL residential. They will be taking part in lots of fun outdoor and adventurous activities.

12 May

Year 6 SATs week starts

Our Year 6 children will be taking their SATs assessments this week. Please click on the following link for information about SATs. https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/classes-curriculum/class-pages/year-6#tab-6632

14 May

Reception Stay and Play

Parents and carers from our Reception class are welcome to come and join us for a stay and play session. Preschool children and younger siblings are also welcome to attend! We respectfully ask that only one adult attends per child. Thanks.

15 May

Year 3 Rock and River Outdoor and Adventurous trip

Year 3 will be going on a one day outdoor and adventurous trip to Rock and River in Ormskirk for Year 3 on Thursday 15th May 2025. The aim of the day is to use the outdoors to learn about themselves, others, and the environment. We want the children to try new things outside their comfort zone and explore their potential, making lifelong memories. They will be taking part in a variety of outdoor and adventurous activities such as canoeing and rock climbing.

23 May

Break up for Summer half term holidays

Friday 23rd May: Break up at the normal time for the Summer half term holidays. Summer 2 half terms begins on Monday 9th June.

9 Jun

Summer 2 half term starts

Monday 19th June: Summer 2 half term starts. Classroom doors open at 8.45am and school starts at 8.55am.

14 Jun

Whitehall Park Table Top Sale

On Saturday 14th June the Whitehall Park Supporters group, in collaboration with our school, will be holding a table top sale fundraising event. You are very welcome to sell goods or bric or brac or come along and buy items to raise money for our local park. We use Whitehall Park a lot as a school so we would love to raise some funds to help with the upkeep of our wonderful park. We will also be displaying some Easter Art Work in the Rose Garden over the Easter holidays for you to appreciate and enjoy.

20 Jun

Sports Day

We are looking forward to our annual competitive Sports Day on Friday 20th June during National School Sports Week. The children will take part in a number of traditional races including the egg and spoon, sack race, obstacle and sprint. The Infants ( Reception, Year 1 and Year 2) will go first at 9.15am- 10.30am and then the Juniors (Years 3,4,5 and 6) at 10.45am- 12.15pm. Parents are very welcome to attend and we are hopeful that we will be able to have our Mums, Dads and toddler races too. Please bring your own chairs or picnic blankets as seating is limited. We will have a reserve date of Friday 27th June in case we are not able to go ahead with the Sports Day due to wet weather.

18 Jul

Break up early for Summer holidays

Friday 18th July: Break up early at 2.00pm for the Summer holidays. Wishing you all a wonderful Summer holiday!