Image of Year 1- Aladdin on Ice
12 Dec

Year 1- Aladdin on Ice

Year 1 had a great time at Aladdin on Ice yesterday afternoon. They even got the added bonus of meeting lots of Christmas characters such as The Grinch and Santa Claus and also enjoyed high-fiving some of the Aladdin cast at the end of the performance. What a treat! All of the photos can be found here: https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/photo-galleries/aladdin-on-ice

Image of Whitehall Park Rose Garden Art Trail
12 Dec

Whitehall Park Rose Garden Art Trail

Thank you to all the children who created fantastic Art work for our ADVENTure trail at the Whitehall Park. A selection of the Art work is now on display in the Rose Garden for everyone to see. All classes will be visiting next week to look at the Art work, talk about the Nativity story and sing some Christmas carols to get us all in the festive spirit!

Image of Not Getting Inn!
12 Dec

Not Getting Inn!

Our whole school was treated to a modern day version of the Nativity story. 4Front Theatre put on a wonderful production for our children. There was lots of laughter, singing and chanting throughout. Most importantly, there was a wonderful heartfelt message at the end of hope and joy. The photos can be found here: https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/photo-galleries/not-getting-inn-1

Image of The W.O.W. Group - Preparing Ribbon Prayers
12 Dec

The W.O.W. Group - Preparing Ribbon Prayers

Our WOW group had some preparing to do this week, showing the Christian value of service. Each week for the Year of Prayer, it is their job to be equip each class for the theme and introduce it in Monday worship. Next week, the theme is ribbon prayers, so the children were making sure that each class receives a selection of ribbon to use in their prayers.

Image of Year 4 - Linking Schools: Who Are We?
12 Dec

Year 4 - Linking Schools: Who Are We?

In Year 4, we have been spending some time exploring what makes us who we are. We started creating identity maps ready to send to our link class at St Matthew’s. We can’t wait to receive some work back and find out more about our new friends.

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12 Dec

Worship with Rev. Ben

During worship with Rev. Ben, the children began by playing a game of "Spot the Difference," where they had to identify which picture was missing from a selection of displayed images. Following this, Rev. Ben shared the story of Daniel and the Lions' Den. The children learned how Daniel, despite knowing that following God and continuing to pray would put him in danger, trusted in God and was unharmed by the lions. This led to a thoughtful discussion about Daniel's courage and faith. The children then reflected on how they could show courage in their own lives, drawing inspiration from Daniel’s example.

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12 Dec

Christmas Fair 2024

Thank you so much for your fantastic support in donating items for our Christmas Fair, purchasing our DT products and coming to show your support at our Christmas Fair. Thank you also to our FOSB and staff team for their support in organising and running the Fair. Thank you to Mrs Govan and her choir for all getting us in the festive mood. We are still awaiting the final total that has been raised that will be used to purchase new chrome books and repair the trim trails.

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12 Dec

Online Safety: Keeping Safe over the Festive Season

The winter break is almost here, and it’s time to kick back and relax – but there are still steps we can take to celebrate safely. Check out our freshly wrapped guide for parents and educators, with tips on holiday safety to keep youngsters protected this festive season! Download >> https://ow.ly/JCyE50UoWAV Listen >> https://ow.ly/hYl650UoWAU

Image of Year 4 - PE: Gymnastics
12 Dec

Year 4 - PE: Gymnastics

We’ve been working on our rolls this week in PE in Year 4. We began by practising pencil rolls, teddy bear rolls and forward rolls and then we worked them into our duet routines. We are certainly brimming with skill and creativity in Year 4, and our unit theme of self-motivation was evident in the way we worked to perfect our skills.

Image of Reception - Christmas Challenges
12 Dec

Reception - Christmas Challenges

Reception have enjoyed completing a range of Christmas challenges this week during their choosing time. They have been using strips of paper in the creative area to make Christmas tree pictures, ordering the gingerbread men from smallest to biggest, following instructions to draw a snowman and developing their fine motor painting skills.

Image of Year 6 - What affect do different types of exercise have on my body?
12 Dec

Year 6 - What affect do different types of exercise have on my body?

Year 6 looked at the effect different types of exercise had on their heart rate. We started by taking our resting heart rate and then gradually increased the intensity of the activity we took part in. We found out that as the intensity of the activity increased, our heart rates also increased. Based on our previous learning, we concluded that, because the intensity of the activity increased, the more our muscles demanded water, nutrients and oxygen.

Image of Year 4: How Do We Value Our Differences?
12 Dec

Year 4: How Do We Value Our Differences?

In our PSHE session today we looked at how we can develop our understanding of being reflective and value similarities and differences between people. We compared our identity with someone else’s, then looked at ten statements to reflect on. We were surprised by what we found and carefully considered moral, social, economic and cultural reasons. Finally we went on to identify three positive things about not everyone having the same ideas and values.