--- title: "Reception- Owl Babies" url: "https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-09-29-reception-owl-babies" 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- Owl Babies ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/images/news/IMG_2857.jpeg) 29 September 2026 This week, Reception class' learning has been inspired by the beloved story Owl Babies, which linked wonderfully with our discussions about how each of us is special and how important our families are to us. Across our provision, the children are busy exploring the story through hands-on creative activities while working hard on their fine motor skills. They are experimenting with painting techniques using sponges to create realistic feather textures on their owls, and they are practising their pencil grip and control by carefully drawing patterns on owl templates. In our creative area, the children are enjoying making their own owls using collage materials, and they are bringing the characters Sarah, Percy, and Bill to life by crafting them out of playdough and additional resources to retell the story. To build up their hand strength and precision, they are having great fun using tweezers to pick up and feed worms to the owls. We are so proud of all their hard work and creativity. ![](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/images/news/IMG_2857.jpeg) [Reception](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/reception) [English](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/english) [Art and Design](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/art-and-design) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/IMG_4945(1).jpeg)](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-09-28-year-5-rotakids-elections) Previous ### [Year 5 - RotaKids Elections](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-09-28-year-5-rotakids-elections) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/IMG_3502.jpeg)](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-09-30-year-3-science-clean-coins-and-conclusions) Next ### [Year 3 - Science: Clean Coins and Conclusions](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-09-30-year-3-science-clean-coins-and-conclusions) ### 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/)