--- title: "Year 2 English- Gruffalo Granny" url: "https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-09-11-year-2-english-gruffalo-granny" 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 2 English- Gruffalo Granny ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/images/news/IMG_4232.jpeg) 11 September 2026 This morning, Year 2 were delighted to enjoy a special livestream of The Gruffalo Granny, read by the wonderful Julia Donaldson. We won’t give too much away for those who haven’t read it yet, but we absolutely loved seeing the mouse getting up to his usual tricks! We also enjoyed a fantastic illustration lesson from Axel Scheffler, where we followed along and had a go at drawing our very own Gruffalo Granny. The children were fantastic illustrators and thoroughly enjoyed bringing the character to life! What a lovely way to celebrate one of our favourite storybook characters! ![](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/images/news/IMG_4232.jpeg) [Year 2](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/year-2) [English](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/english) [Visits and Visitors](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/visits-and-visitors) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/IMG_2656.JPG)](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-09-10-reception-self-portraits) Previous ### [Reception Self Portraits](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-09-10-reception-self-portraits) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/IMG_3937.jpeg)](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-09-14-year-4-soap-sculptures) Next ### [Year 4 Soap Sculptures ](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-09-14-year-4-soap-sculptures) ### 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/)