Image of Reception Hop, Skip & Jump
10 Apr

Reception Hop, Skip & Jump

Reception took part in the Hop, Skip & Jump event to raise money for East Lancashire Hospice. They wore their decorative crowns as they took part on the MUGA. If you are able to, please donate whatever amount you can on parentpay.

Image of Year 4 Residential trip to the Anderton Centre
9 Apr

Year 4 Residential trip to the Anderton Centre

Our Year 4 children went the Anderton Centre for their outdoor and adventurous residential for one night. They had an amazing time taking part in team building games, archery, paddle boarding, canoeing, climbing and cannonballing into freezing cold water! They developed their resilience and really challenged themselves and it was wonderful to see them encouraging each other too. A huge thank you to Mrs Araujo, Mrs Gardner and Mrs Singleton for giving up their time to support the children. All of the photos can be found here: https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/photo-galleries/year-4-anderton-centre-residential-april-2025

Image of Year 6 Visit to the Rose Garden
9 Apr

Year 6 Visit to the Rose Garden

Year 6 enjoyed a peaceful visit to the beautiful Rose Garden at Whitehall Park to appreciate all of the wonderful Easter artwork that children have produced. It was a beautiful, sunny afternoon and the children really enjoyed some time to reflect.

Image of Year 6 Computing with Junior Jam
9 Apr

Year 6 Computing with Junior Jam

Year 6 have been learning about 3D art in computing lessons. This week, the children have used the Tetra app to create their own 3D shape art, recreating some given examples and also designing some of their own.

Image of Year 3- English- Generating questions for research
9 Apr

Year 3- English- Generating questions for research

As part of our biographies topic, year three have been developing their research skills by generating questions about a famous celebrity. They then interviewed their friends to see if they could discover the answers using the text.

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9 Apr

Year 6 Maths

Year 6 have been looking at algebra in maths. They have been learning how to solve two-step equations, using bar models and function machines to help us to find the numerical value of a letter.

Image of Year 3 - Class Worship-Role Models, Faith, and Online Safety
9 Apr

Year 3 - Class Worship-Role Models, Faith, and Online Safety

During our class worship today, we reflected on this week's story about Sir Gareth Southgate, the former England football manager, who offered advice on the qualities needed to be a good role model. He also expressed his concerns about the challenges young people face online and the importance of having positive influences in their lives. We connected this to the roles of Head and Deputy in school, discussing how vital it is for leaders to demonstrate our school's Four Bs and uphold our Christian values. The children shared thoughtful ideas about what it means to be a good role model and how we can lead by example. We then explored what the Bible says about role models, focusing on how Jesus is our role model and he sets an example of how to live a life of love, kindness, and compassion. This conversation is also linked to online safety, with a discussion around Instagram. It was encouraging to hear that most children weren’t familiar with the platform. Cassidy read a prayer, thanking God for sending Jesus to guide us and show us what true love and compassion look like.

Image of Online Safety: Search Engines
9 Apr

Online Safety: Search Engines

Search engines can be handy, but they can also expose children to harmful or misleading content. Our latest #WakeUpWednesday guide – and the newest episode of our podcast – shares quick tips to help keep young users safe whilst browsing online. Download here >> https://ow.ly/xgw850VwBig Listen here >> https://ow.ly/Fp9t50VwG9s

Image of Year 6 Gaelic Football
9 Apr

Year 6 Gaelic Football

Year 6 enjoyed their final Gaelic football session, this week. They culminated all of the skills they have learned over previous weeks into playing team matches. The children have really enjoyed this unit of P.E!

Image of Year 2 - Visiting the Rose Garden
8 Apr

Year 2 - Visiting the Rose Garden

Yesterday afternoon, Year 2 walked to Whitehall Park to look at the Easter artwork produced by our school in the Rose Garden. It was great to see so many lovely pieces of Artwork depicting different parts of the Easter Story. Some of Year 2 were very pleased to see their very own artwork! They also contributed collectively 70 km towards our Big Lent Walk.

Image of Year 1- Exploring the Easter Artwork in the Rose Garden
8 Apr

Year 1- Exploring the Easter Artwork in the Rose Garden

This afternoon, Year 1 went to explore the fantastic artwork produced by our school in the Rose Garden at Whitehall Park. They enjoyed exploring all of the artwork and poetry created by each class across school and identifying the various parts of the Easter story that they showed. They could see artwork and poetry to reflect Palm Sunday, The Last Supper, Peter and Judas’ betrayal, The Crucifixion and The Resurrection. They also added 70 km to our Big Lent Walk too!

Image of Year 5 - Rose Garden Visit
8 Apr

Year 5 - Rose Garden Visit

Year 5 visited the Rose Garden to view the beautiful Easter artwork on display. The children took time to reflect on the meaning of Easter as they explored the creative pieces, which celebrated themes of hope, new life and resurrection—reminding us of the message of living life in all its fullness. They also collectively contributed 70km to our Big Lent Walk.