--- title: "Reception: Challenge Champions" url: "https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2025-01-13-reception-challenge-champions" 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! # Reception: Challenge Champions ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/images/news/EC3CCDCA-F0F0-4151-8F0F-2A17E8B589CA.jpeg) 13 January 2025 This week in Reception, we are focusing on the story, Sharing a Shell. The children have been really busy in provision completing challenges. They have been attempting to write sentences, strengthening their muscles in the fine motor area, creating rockpools, drawing fish, painting using the skills of Pointillism, counting shells to play a subitise game and moulding the playdough to create different characters from the story. Well done! ![](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/images/news/EC3CCDCA-F0F0-4151-8F0F-2A17E8B589CA.jpeg) [Reception](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/reception) [Phonics](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/phonics) [English](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/english) [Maths](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/maths) [Geography](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/geography) [Design Technology](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/design-technology) [Art and Design](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/art-and-design) [Science](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/science) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/IMG_4335.JPG)](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2025-01-13-year-5-the-co-crew) Previous ### [Year 5 - The CO Crew](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2025-01-13-year-5-the-co-crew) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/IMG_8291.jpeg)](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2025-01-13-edstart-basketball-after-school-club) Next ### [Edstart Basketball After School Club](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2025-01-13-edstart-basketball-after-school-club) ### 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/)