--- title: "Reception: Phonics" url: "https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-10-19-reception-phonics" 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: Phonics ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/images/news/unnamed(7).jpg) 19 October 2026 In Reception, the children have been working extremely hard this half term learning their Phase 2 sounds. We have been focusing on our segmenting skills to help with spelling, carefully sounding out each word step-by-step. The children did a fantastic job of saying the individual phonemes aloud and matching them to the correct graphemes to build their words. We are so proud of their persistence and progress—well done, Reception! ![](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/images/news/unnamed(7).jpg) [Reception](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/reception) [Phonics](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/phonics) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/IMG_4340.jpeg)](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-10-16-speak-up-for-black-history-in-year-4) Previous ### [Speak up for Black History in Year 4 ](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-10-16-speak-up-for-black-history-in-year-4) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/IMG_3700.jpeg)](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-10-20-year-3-history-mummification) Next ### [Year 3 - History: Mummification](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-10-20-year-3-history-mummification) ### 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/)