Year 3 - Class Worship- A Journey of Reflection and Joy
In our class worship today, Year 3 explored the life of John the Baptist and the responsibility he was given to prepare the way for Jesus. We talked about how John had to make some big choices, turning away from his own "wants" to focus on exactly what he "needed" to be ready for the King’s arrival. To bring this into our own lives, the children shared some of the exciting things from their own Christmas wish lists. We then had a really thoughtful discussion about human needs vs. wants. This led us to a discussion about how we can prepare ourselves for the future. Instead of just thinking about money, the children suggested that being a "grown-up" means sharing kindness every day, being a helpful friend, and spreading joy to those who might be lonely. We decided that by practicing these small acts of love now, we are preparing ourselves to be the best people we can be as we grow.
Year 1 Fun With The Elf
Today our class elf, Olly, left us a photo frame so he could take “Elfie’s” with the children. They loved taking a picture with the elf. He was also really impressed with their performance today.
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Infant Christmas Party
Our youngest children in school had a great time at their Christmas party this afternoon. They played different games including pass the parcel and did some wonderful dancing. They also had a special visit from Santa and each received a special gift.
DPSSA Schools Football League
Great performances tonight! Narrowly missing out 3–1 to Avondale in a fantastic game. But showing brilliant character to bounce back with a 3–1 win over Turton Edgworth. Well done boys!
Year 5 - French
The children completed their unit on sports vocabulary by translating words from French into English before writing a paragraph in French describing their opinions towards a variety of sports using time phrases and conjunctions.
Worship - Second Week of Advent
As we start our second Week of advent together we lit our candle of peace, thinking about how we can find and share peace throughout our week together. We then sang some of our Christmas songs together and shared a payer of peace. Wishing our whole school family a peaceful week among the busy preparations to make this time of year so special.
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Year 6 Junior Jam - Music
Year 6 enjoyed a fantastic music lesson with Junior Jam this week. As part of their singing unit, the children sang a selection of Christmas songs and also added some dance moves! A fun and festive lesson!
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Year 2 - DT - Puppets
We have completed our fantastic Christmas puppets. We have been sewing, cutting and joining materials.
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Christmas Fair 2025
A huge thank you to you all for attending our Christmas fair. Thank you to our FOSB members for their support and to our staff team. Without them, tonight would not have been possible. I have attached the raffle prizes to class dojo. Please come to the office to claim your prize with your winning ticket! A huge thank you again to you all for supporting our Christmas fair. We made a profit of £1212.58 which will benefit all of our children. The photos can be found here: https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/photo-galleries/christmas-fair-2025 Your generosity is greatly appreciated, Mrs Wilkinson
Rocksteady Christmas Concert
We were so proud of Rocksteady Rock Stars for their amazing performances in their Rock Concert yesterday. It’s been wonderful to see how much their confidence has grown over the last few months. We are also super proud of Mr Mealor for performing brilliantly on the drums and Mason for singing amazingly well with him! Thanks so much Jess for being so amazing with our children. The photos can be found here: https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/photo-galleries/rocksteady-christmas-concert and the videos have been added to class dojo.
Year 1 Christmas Cracker
Year 1 looked amazing in their costumes for the Christmas Cracker. They performed amazingly. The singing, dancing and acting was brilliant and they really found their courage today. We cannot wait to perform again tomorrow!
Year 4 History - what can artefacts tell us about the Romans?
In our history lesson today we looked at what artefacts can tell us about Roman times? The children covered deceiving an artefact, making observations and deductions. We finished by creating mini Roman soldiers and labelling the armour and weapons that they used.