Events: Year 1

22 Sep

Open Day 1 for September 2027 Intake

💙Is your child starting Reception this September? 💙 We warmly welcome parents, carers, and children to come and see our school in action. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet our school family and enjoy a guided tour with our Headteacher, Mrs Ham. 📅 Open Day Dates & Times: 1. Tuesday 22nd September: 9.00 - 10.30am 2. Wednesday 7th October: 2.00 - 3.30pm 3. Thursday 15th October: 2.00 - 3.30pm 4. Monday 9th November: 9.00 - 10.30am 5. Thursday 19th November: 9.00 - 10.30am 6. Friday 4th December: 2.00 - 3.30pm 7. Tuesday 5th January : 9.00-10.30am 📝 How to Book Your Tour: To secure your place on one of our open days, please complete our booking form: 👉 https://forms.gle/DxqPdvyXDx1Xmd918 To get a feel for our school and what we can offer your child, please see our news page on our website: https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news and our photo galleries: https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/photo-gallery-category/our-gallery Please also keep your eye on our website for the dates of our stay and play sessions that will soon be coming up for our current Reception parents and carers and pre-school children, parents and carers. We look forward to meeting you and your child! 💙😀 To apply for a place at St Barnabas, please click here.

7 Oct

Open Day 2 for September 2027 Intake

9 Oct

Hello Yellow Day

Friday 9th October- To support World Mental Health Day, please come to school dressed in non uniform and wearing something yellow to raise awareness of mental health.

11 Oct

Harvest Family Service at St Barnabas Church

On Sunday 11th October, our children have been asked to sing some of our Harvest songs at their special family Harvest church service at St Barnabas Church at 11am. Children do not need to be in choir, we are singing the songs we will be singing at our Harvest worship in school so they are familiar to all of our children. We would love as many children as possible to attend to represent St Barnabas.

15 Oct

Open Day 3 for September 2027 Intake

16 Oct

Inter-House sports

On Friday 16th October, the Sports Leaders will be running an Inter-House dodgeball competition for years 1-6. All children need to be in PE kits please.

22 Oct

Break up for Autumn half term holidays

We break up for the October half term holidays on Thursday 22nd October at the normal time of 3.30pm. Friday 23rd is an INSET day for staff training. We return back to school on Monday 2nd November.

22 Oct

Harvest Church Service

You are very welcome to join us at our church for our Harvest Festival on Thursday 22nd October at 9.15am. The service will be led by our WOW (Worship Our Way) group and Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 will also be presenting their learning about Harvest. This year we are collecting tinned and packet foods or toiletries for DARE (Darwen Asylum and Refugee Enterprise) and Darwen Rotary. We are also supporting the Bishop of Blackburn's Appeal. We will be taking on a challenging assault course all around our school grounds to raise money for displaced families along the South Sudan-Uganda border who need our support.

2 Nov

Start of Autumn 2 half term

We welcome our children back to our Autumn 2 half term on Monday 2nd November. We hope you've all had a lovely half term break.

9 Nov

Open Day 4 for September 2027 Intake

19 Nov

Open Day 5 for September 2027 Intake

4 Dec

Open Day 6 for September 2027 Intake

18 Dec

Break up early for Christmas holidays

We break up early at 2.00pm on Friday 18th December for the Christmas holidays. Wishing you all a fantastic Christmas holiday! Spring 1 half term starts on Monday 4th January.

4 Jan

Spring term starts

Monday 4th January- Spring term starts. Classroom doors open at 8.45am and school starts at 8.55am.

12 Feb

Break up for the half term holidays

Friday 12th February- We break up at the normal time for the February Spring half term holidays. Spring 2 term starts on Monday 22nd February.

22 Feb

Spring 2 half term starts

Monday 22nd February: Spring 2 half term begins. Classroom doors open at 8.45am and school starts at 8.55am.

25 Mar

Break up early for Easter holidays

Thursday 25th March: We break up early at 2.00pm for the Easter holidays. Summer term starts for the children on Tuesday 6th April as Monday 5th April is an INSET day (school closed) .