Year 3- Class Worship- What Can Football Teach Us About the World?
During class worship today, we looked ahead to the upcoming 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup and explored the big question: "What can football teach us about the world?" We learned that this tournament will be the biggest one yet, bringing together 48 teams to play matches across the USA, Canada, and Mexico. We discovered that football is truly a universal language, played by millions of people in entirely different environments, whether on a beach in Brazil, in a busy city, or in a refugee camp, showing us that all you really need to connect is a ball and some space. Ultimately, we reflected on how the World Cup is about much more than just sport; it is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate our global community. We concluded with a prayer, reflecting on how people who speak different languages, eat different foods, and live in different cultures can still be brought together through shared experiences, teamwork, and mutual respect.
Year 3- English- Writing in Role: The Beetle's Complaint
In English this week, the authors have been putting their persuasive writing skills to the test. They have started writing a formal letter of complaint to the Spider, taking on the creative perspective of the Beetle. The children are writing to firmly argue the Beetle's case, claiming that the object in question rightfully belongs to all the insects. It has been wonderful to see the children using expressive vocabulary to express the Beetle’s outrage and make his complaints as convincing as possible. We cannot wait to see how their final letters turn out.
Bee Stinger Netball Final
We are incredibly proud of our netball squad tonight! 🐝🏐 They left absolutely everything on the court in the Bee Stinger Netball Final. While we have proudly taken home the trophy for the last three years, unfortunately, tonight just wasn’t our night. A massive congratulations to Feniscowles on a well-played match and a deserved win! 👏🏆 We couldn’t do what we do without our amazing staff. A special thank you to Mrs Gardner for her brilliant coaching, and to Miss Kachwalla for her wonderful support this evening. 🌟 Finally, a huge thank you to all our amazing parents for showing up and cheering the team on. Your continued support means the world to us! Heads held high, Team B! You played with so much heart and we couldn't be prouder. We will be back stronger next time and have the rest of the netball league to look forward to. 💪 🌟
Year 5 - School of Kindness
Today Krish from the School of Kindness visited to help us all be kinder people. In a whole school worship, he told us that being kind is based on three key ideas: friendliness, generosity and consideration. We developed examples of these from our everyday lives before discussing how being kind can actually boost our physical and mental health. We then returned to class and made a personal gift for a friend or family member to show our appreciation of them. For more information about this organisation, please visit https://schoolofkindness.org/
Year 6 - 52 Lives
This week, our whole school was treated to an inspiring worship session delivered by 52 Lives, a charity that celebrates the art of being kind and encourages people to make a positive difference in the lives of others. Following the workshop, Year 6 returned to the classroom to focus on their own kindness project. The children explored different ways to spread kindness and positivity within our school community. They created thoughtful poems, designed kindness-themed chatterboxes, set up affirmation stations filled with encouraging messages and produced colourful posters celebrating the importance of kindness. It was wonderful to see the children embracing the message of the worship and demonstrating creativity, empathy and thoughtfulness as they reflected on how small acts of kindness can make a big difference. Our classroom was filled with positivity as we celebrated kindness together.
Whole School- Be the Change: Our Kindness Workshop
This morning, Years 1-6 took part in an inspiring 'Kindness Workshop' delivered by Krish, centred on Mahatma Gandhi’s famous quote: "Be the change you want to see in the world." The children explored the three pillars of kindness, being friendly, generous, and considerate, and brainstormed simple everyday actions like smiling, sharing, hugging, complimenting, etc. We looked at powerful, real-life examples from 52 Lives, a charity founded by Jamie in 2013, including Clare from Australia and Andrea from Romania, whose £5,000 operation goal was doubled to £10,000 by kind strangers. This sparked a wonderful discussion about how fortunate we are to have the NHS in our country compared to places where healthcare is very expensive. After watching a video of a young boy comforting an upset football fan after Portugal beat France, the children learned that kindness is actually scientifically proven to make us happier, give us healthier hearts, slow down ageing, and help us live longer. Best of all, kindness is contagious; a single act can spread to 125 people! During the workshop, the children had the opportunity to share kind words with their peers in pairs. They mentioned that giving and receiving compliments felt anywhere from a bit "weird" to really "joyful". At the end of the workshop, the children had a quiz with a series of questions. Arlo, Jack, Molly, Beau, Sophia, Phoebe, Elijah, Eden, Isaac, James, Desmond, Chay, Declan, and Archie did a brilliant job answering the questions, showing great listening skills, and everyone demonstrated our 4 school rules exceptionally well. Afterwards, the children went back into their classrooms to complete their kindness activities. They had a fantastic time making chatterboxes, bracelets, letters, poems, and posters. Lots of kindness has been shared today, and we will definitely continue to share it. We must remember that kindness doesn't cost anything, so we should all use it more.
Year 1: Making Kindness Cards and Bracelets
Year 1 loved learning more about kindness from 52 Lives. They learnt about empathy, friendliness and generosity. In class, they designed cards and bracelets for each other to spread kindness. It was lovely to see them all making things for their friends and the smiles on their faces when they received a card.
Year 3- PSHE- Spreading Kindness
After our 'Kindness Workshop', we put our values into practice by creating personal postcards for each other. Every child took the time to write down kind words, compliments and encouraging messages for a student. It was wonderful to see everyone's faces as they handed out the cards and read the thoughtful messages from their peers. This workshop was a fantastic reminder of how a few small, kind words can make a big difference and help us look after one another in our school community.
Year 5 - RE
Our new topic in RE concerns the role that women played in the Bible. The first lesson was about Jochebed, the mother of Moses who saw that her baby was special and risked her own safety to save him despite the Pharaoh’s wish. We connected this story to important women of the modern world, such as artists, scientists, politicians and sports people.
Collective Worship- St Barnabas
This morning, we welcomed everyone back to school by singing We All Need Encouragement as we gathered for worship. We joined worship with Lisa and schools from the Diocese, where we reflected on the lives of saints and the difference they made through their faith. We even got a special mention as we are only one of two schools from the diocese named after St Barnabas and this week it is his special Feast Day! We learned about Saint Barnabas and how he played an important role in God’s big story. Barnabas was part of the very first Christian community and was known for being kind, patient, respectful, and generous. We heard from Bishop Joe that Barnabas was originally called Joseph, but his name was changed to Barnabas, meaning “son of encouragement.” He travelled with Paul to many countries, sharing the word of God. We thought about how we can be more like Barnabas in our own lives and took time to encourage the person sitting next to us. Lisa then led us in a prayer, asking God to help us be good encouragers who use kind and thoughtful words. We ended our worship by singing The School Rules Song. What a wonderful way to begin the week together!
Year 1 Phonics
Year 1 have had a longer phonics session today to help them prepare for the upcoming Phonics Screening Check. We played two games. The first game focused on words including split digraphs. The children had to pick a word, read it, write it and draw a picture to match. They were extremely pleased when they could read some trickier words like ‘ice cube’ and ‘fireplace’. Then we played another game focusing on trigraphs. Similar to the popular game Headbandz, the children had to pick up a short sentence and put it on their headband. Partner A had to read the sentence and help sound it out so that Partner B could write the sentence on the whiteboard. The children all worked really well together and tried very hard.
Reception: Muddy Monday
What a difference a rainy morning makes! The Reception class children were bracing themselves for a very soggy afternoon, but right on cue, the clouds parted, the rain stopped, and the sunshine burst through just in time for our Muddy Monday session at Whitehall Park. The children had an absolute blast making the most of the fresh air and the damp ground (which made for some top-tier mud squelching!).