Mothering Sunday Church Service
You are very welcome to join us for a special Mothering Sunday service at St Barnabas Church on Sunday 15th March at 11.00am. The children will be singing a couple of songs that we sing in school so they do not need to be part of our choir to attend and sing. This is a lovely way for our children wish their Mums a happy Mother's Day and to be able to say thank you to their mums and sing them a few songs.
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Let's go sing concert at King George's Hall!
Our choir will be taking part in a brilliant concert at Blackburn Ice Area on Wednesday 18th March. They have been busy rehearsing for months and we can't wait to see them perform!
Scholastic Book Fair
We will be running a scholastic book fair to celebrate World Book Day. Our book fair will be open after school 3.30-4pm from Thursday 19th March-Tuesday 24th March 2026. All books will have an additional £1 off for World Book day. You do not need to bring your £1 book token to this fair, you can use this at a participating bookstore too. Card/contactless payment will only be accepted. Thank you, Mrs Wilkinson
Rock Your Socks for World Down Syndrome Day
Everyone who has Down syndrome has three copies of the 21st chromosome. As part of World Down Syndrome Day, we invite everyone to rock their socks by wearing their brightest, funkiest socks, representing the uniqueness of every chromosome!
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Rocksteady Concert
Our Rocksteady Rock Bands will be performing in their second concert of this school year in front of the whole school family and parents on Wednesday 1st April at 9.05am. Please come along and show your support if your child is in Rocksteady. If you would like your child to join the Rocksteady Rock Bands, please find further information here: https://www.rocksteadymusicschool.com/parents/
Break up early for Easter holidays
Thursday 2nd April: We break up early at 2.00pm for the Easter holidays. Summer term starts on Monday 13th April.
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Easter Service
Our Easter church service will take place on Thursday 2nd April at 9.15am at St Barnabas Church. KS2 will be showcasing their Easter Artwork and our teachers will be leading the service. Amazing attendance awards will also be given out. Everybody is welcome to attend.
Summer term starts
Monday 13th April: Summer term starts. Classroom doors open at 8.45am and school starts at 8.55am.
May Day bank holiday
Monday 4th May: May Day bank holiday. School closed.
Polling Day- School Closed
Thursday 7th May 2026: School closed for polling day. Staff INSET day.
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
Break up for Summer half term holidays
Friday 22nd May: Break up at the normal time for the Summer half term holidays. Summer 2 half terms begins on Monday 8th June.
Summer 2 half term starts
Monday 8th June: Summer 2 half term starts. Classroom doors open at 8.45am and school starts at 8.55am.
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Year 6 London Visit
Our Year 6 children will be spending two full days and one night in London. They will be visiting the Houses of Parliament, the Natural History Museum, the National Science Museum, watching a musical in the West End, a Thames River Cruise and will also have a guided tour of London visiting all of the famous sights. They will also be learning about the History of London at the Imperial War Museum and will compare Darwen with London as part of their Geography unit.
Sports Day
We are looking forward to our annual competitive Sports Day on Friday 190th 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 26th June in case we are not able to go ahead with the Sports Day due to wet weather.
Transition move up day
Each class will be moving up into their new classroom and will meet their new teachers. Year 6 children will also be at their high school transition days and the new Reception children will visit our school for a stay and play session.
Year 6 Leavers Production
Our Year 6 class will proudly present their leavers production on Tuesday 7th July at 6.00pm. Each family will be give 4 tickets.
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Rocksteady Concert
Our Rocksteady Rock Bands will be performing in their final concert of this school year in front of the whole school family and parents on Wednesday 8th July at 9.05am. Please come along and show your support if your child is in Rocksteady. If you would like your child to join the Rocksteady Rock Bands, please find further information here: https://www.rocksteadymusicschool.com/parents/
Break up early for Summer holidays
Friday 17th July: Break up early at 2.00pm for the Summer holidays. Wishing you all a wonderful Summer holiday!
Year 6 Leavers Service in church
You are very welcome to join us for our Year 6 leavers service in our church from 9.15am.
INSET day- teacher training
Monday 20th July & Tuesday 21st July 2026- School staff training days. School closed for children.
Autumn term starts
Autumn term starts on Wednesday 2nd September. Classroom doors open at 8.45am and school starts at 8.55am.