Reception: How do Muslim’s pray?
Reception loved their visit from Miss Kachwalla. She explained all about how Muslim’s pray and showed some of her prayer mats. Miss Kachwalla also showed the children what she has to wear and tried a Burkha on for the children to see. The children then decorated their own prayer mats.
KS2 Dinner time fun
This week we fancied mixing it up a bit on the yard, so we set our sports leaders a challenge to set up some different activities. The children have enjoyed playing dodgeball, having a mini sports day and playing with the equipment on the yard.
Reception: Den building
The children enjoyed creating a den on our school grounds today. They all worked together and had a brilliant time. They then roleplayed camping and enjoyed making a camp fire.
Rev Ben Worship: Ascension
Rev Ben began his worship with a game of charades. We watched the bible story of the Ascension. When Jesus went up to heaven, it made his followers sad. However, Christians believe it is a good thing as Jesus is not limited to one time and place. Everyone, everywhere can speak to him. Jesus is always able to help us. Rev Ben asked us to think about how Jesus serves us from heaven and how we might want Jesus to serve us today. Rev Ben blew bubbles for his prayer time. As he blew the bubbles, we remember how Jesus will always listen to us as he can always hear us because he is in heaven. We ended our worship by singing Waymaker.
East Lancashire Hospice Cheque Presentation
Today we welcomed Jackie from East Lancashire Hospice to present a cheque for our hop, skip and jump fundraiser. We raised £373.50. Thank you to you all for your kind donations.
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Year 5- R.E- Bible Detectives
In our R.E. lesson this afternoon, we embarked on an exciting journey as Year 5 Bible Detectives, exploring what happened after Pentecost. The children worked in pairs, diligently skimming and scanning Acts 2-5. They showcased exceptional skills in locating key information and piecing together the narrative.
'Good' Ofsted Report
Good afternoon parents and carers, I hope that you've all had a lovely weekend enjoying the sunshine. This afternoon we received our official Ofsted report from our inspection back in March and I'm so pleased to say that St Barnabas remains a GOOD school. We are really happy with the outcome of the inspection and feel that the report reflects our school family well and celebrates the areas that we have been working on for many years. To read the report, please click here: https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/key-information/reports#tab-4275 I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your support during our inspection through either speaking to the inspector or filling in the parent survey. It appears that some of you were so keen to share your views that you filled it in more than once. It is brilliant to hear such great things being said about our school and we thank you for promoting our school through word of mouth to your friends. Our Reception class for this coming September is full again of first choice places, with many parents commenting that they have seen and heard great things about our school and we have waiting lists for several of our classes. I really am proud to lead such a wonderful 'GOOD' school with fantastic, hardworking staff, amazing children and super supportive parents and governors. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your continued support as we couldn't do what we do, without your support, Mrs Ham
Reception: Muddy Monday
The children in Reception visited Whitehall park for their Muddy Monday session. They climbed trees, built bug houses, found creatures and discussed their habitats and created their own games. The children enjoyed looking under logs to discover minibeasts. They have all been super explorers.
Year 5- P.E- Bowling skills
During P.E. the Year 5's demonstrated their skills in both overarm and underarm bowling techniques. The children showcased their abilities to deliver the ball with precision and accuracy using both these bowling styles.
Westholme High 5’s Netball Competition Winners
What an amazing opportunity we have had this afternoon/evening, taking part in Westholme High 5s Netball Competition. After nine back to back games with a total of eight fantastic wins, we WON! A fantastic achievement for the children and their time to shine. It’s days like today that make you so proud to be a part of the St Barnabas family.
Mrs Ham’s Weekly Message
Good evening parents and carers, it’s been a short but very tiring week, especially for our Year 5 and 6 children. We are so proud of our Year 6 children for the confidence and resilience they have shown this week when tackling their SATS. They have been amazing and having their breakfast together each morning really helped them to relax. We will find out the results on the 12th July but whatever the outcome, we know that they have all tried their best and have done themselves proud. Year 5 had a fantastic time at their residential. Thank you so much to Miss Kachwalla, Miss Lyons and Miss Woods for giving up their time to support the children on their super trip. It’s been lovely to hear about their favourite parts and they have made memories that will last a life time. For all the photos please click here: https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/photo-galleries/year-5-hothersall-lodge-residential Our Year 2 children will be taking their KS1 SATS over the next couple of weeks, but it is much more informal than KS2 SATS. The ‘quizzes’ will be taken in small groups with Mr Bloomfield in our rainbow room. We wish them lots of luck and know that they will shine. For all the other news from this week, including a mock baptism in Year 1, our super netball team and hunting for natural materials in Year 3, please click here: https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news I hope that you all are able to enjoy the sunshine this weekend. Thank you for your continued support, Mrs Ham
Year 5 - Class Worship Eurovision
This afternoon we talked about how the UK is holding the Eurovision for the first time since 1998. We talked about how music can affect us emotionally whether it makes us happy and energetic or can make us cry. The children certainly felt a range of emotions when listening to a variety of songs.