--- title: "Year 1- Completing our Challenges" url: "https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2023-09-21-year-1-completing-our-challenges" school: "St Barnabas Primary School, A Church of England Academy" --- We are holding a number of open days for children due to start primary school in September 2027. Please see our admissions page for further details. Everyone welcome! # Year 1- Completing our Challenges ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/images/news/DB776D0D-08FB-43A5-9A72-7BE41139EDF5.jpeg) 21 September 2023 This week, Year 1 have been busy completing challenges in the areas. They have used their knowledge of the different animal groups to classify animals in the investigation area, completed number sequences in the maths area, used warm and cool colours to colour in pictures in the creative area, consolidated the sounds ‘ng’ and ‘th’ in the phonics and writing area, completed a jigsaw containing the 7 continents in the construction area and used their observations of the shapes and sizes of the continents to make them on the peg boards e.g. making Asia very big and Australia much smaller. ![](https://st-barnabas-primary-school.schudio.com/images/news/DB776D0D-08FB-43A5-9A72-7BE41139EDF5.jpeg) [Year 1](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/year-1) [English](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/english) [Maths](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/maths) [Geography](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/geography) [Science](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/science) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/848CDE7E-2B7B-45F2-AD2D-E67D82C19613.jpeg)](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2023-09-21-year-1-maths-comparing-numbers) Previous ### [Year 1 Maths-Comparing Numbers ](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2023-09-21-year-1-maths-comparing-numbers) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/960829C0-059C-4A4F-AE55-CCA5FAA16404.jpeg)](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2023-09-21-year-1-precursive-handwriting) Next ### [Year 1- Precursive handwriting ](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2023-09-21-year-1-precursive-handwriting) ### Personal Development - [News](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/events) - [Photo Gallery](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/photo-gallery-category/our-gallery) - [Calendar](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/calendar) - [School Council](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Fundraising](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/fundraising) - [Extra Curricular Clubs](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/clubs) - [Little Leaders](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/little-leaders) - [Visits and Visitors](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/visits-and-visitors) - [British Values](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/british-values) - [Protected Characteristics](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/protected-characteristics) ##### Location Knowlesly Road Darwen Lancashire BB3 2JA ##### Contact Us 01254 702996 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/stbarnabasce/) - [X](https://twitter.com/stbarnabasce) © Copyright 2021–2026 St Barnabas Primary School, A Church of England Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)