Image of Reception - Cardinality pizza maths
7 Nov

Reception - Cardinality pizza maths

In Maths this week we have been reviewing accurate counting by making pizzas! The children had to roll a dice, check the number and count the correct amount of toppings for the pizza, remembering our stopping number.

Image of Year 4 - How did Britons respond to the Roman invasion?
7 Nov

Year 4 - How did Britons respond to the Roman invasion?

In our history lesson, we continued to focus on Roman Britain. Today we were introduced to Queen Boudicca who was Queen of the Iceni Tribe when the Romans invaded. We shared both primary and secondary sources, discussing how these portrayed Boudicca in different ways. To finish the lesson we created visual representations of Queen Boudicca.

Image of Year 1- The Great Fire of London
7 Nov

Year 1- The Great Fire of London

This week in history, Year 1 have been learning about the Great Fire of London. They have been learning about where London is, why the Great Fire of London was a significant event and what happened on 2nd September 1666 and the days following it. They did a fantastic job at listening to and acting out the story and then filling in the gaps to an incomplete story of the Great Fire of London. They are excited about being able to act this out independently in our role play area next week. Well done Year 1!

Image of Year 1 Class Worship- Visiting the Spiritual Garden
7 Nov

Year 1 Class Worship- Visiting the Spiritual Garden

Today, we took our worship outside for Outdoor Classroom Day. In the Spiritual Garden, we listened to and enjoyed each other’s beautiful remembrance prayers that we have each created in class. Percy said a prayer to thank soldiers for their bravery and keeping our country safe. Ida, Thomas and Mollie followed with a prayer to say thank you for our everyday heroes such as the NHS, paramedics and charity workers and Callie ended with a prayer about remembering those who lost their homes to the Great Fire of London and all the other refugees who are having to flee their homes. We ended our time in the spiritual garden by having a few moments to ourselves whilst we walked around and took in the sights and sounds of nature.

Image of DPSSA Football
7 Nov

DPSSA Football

Tonight, the boys got off to a flying start with a comprehensive 8-0 victory in their first league game. However, they then suffered a 2-1 defeat to Turton and Edgworth who were worthy winners. No doubt, the boys will bounce back from the defeat next week. Well done boys!

Image of Reception - Remembrance Poppies
7 Nov

Reception - Remembrance Poppies

Reception have been super busy creating poppies in our different areas for Remembrance Day. We will be learning about why the Poppy is an important symbol and why this is remembered each year.

Image of Autumn 2 Behaviour Focus: Using Manners
6 Nov

Autumn 2 Behaviour Focus: Using Manners

At St Barnabas, we pride ourselves on promoting positive behaviour for learning. Our aim is to give your child the best start in their education and this can only happen if all children are trying their best to follow our 4Be's: Be Kind, Be Safe, Be Ready and Be Respectful. Each half term we will be focusing on a specific aspect of behaviour, which will involve teaching the desired behaviours, supporting the children to show these and awarding values points for effort. This half term, our behaviour focus is using manners. Please see the posters attached for an idea of how the use of manners is promoted around school. A special thank you to our WOW group for demonstrating these behaviours for our school. At St Barnabas, we truly believe that instilling positive behaviours has a profound impact on the children in school, at home and as future citizens. Encouraging these behaviours at home will provide your child with a greater opportunity for success, as research indicates that positive behaviour for learning often leads to better outcomes later in life. If you would like to reinforce this at home, we would appreciate your support, as always. Feel free to message with any questions.

Image of Whole-School Worship: Remembrance
6 Nov

Whole-School Worship: Remembrance

At St Barnabas, we always take the time leading up to Remembrance Day to reflect on the people who kept us safe in the past and those who keep us safe now. In worship, we heard examples of people who came from other countries to help defend the UK during the World Wars, and the courage and friendship they demonstrated in doing so. We also thought about how we would like to remember those who lost their lives in war. The children had some lovely ideas, including writing or saying prayers, drawing poppies, visiting memorial sites, attending church services, and even holding a two-minute silence at their weekend football matches. We remember those who gave up their lives for our country and also say a huge thank you to those who work hard everyday to protect us such as the armed forces, the police, firefighters and the NHS. We sang a lovely song of peace at the end of our worship in hope that the world will one day be filled with peace.

Image of The W.O.W. Group: Creating Viewfinders
6 Nov

The W.O.W. Group: Creating Viewfinders

This week, the W.O.W. Group created viewfinders to help us explore the beautiful natural patterns in our spiritual garden. Over the next couple of weeks, they will be showing the other children how to spend time exploring patterns in nature and they will develop further activities from this, such as observational drawing, describing and games.

Image of Year 4 - RE: Shabbat
6 Nov

Year 4 - RE: Shabbat

This week in RE, Year 4 learned about how some Jewish people observe their holy day of rest: Shabbat. The children learned that many blessings are said over the Challah, the Kiddush and as the candles are lit, but they were most fascinated by the restrictions on the use of electricity. No technology for 24 hours! We will be following this up next week by exploring why Jesus chose not to observe Shabbat and continued teaching.

Image of Year 3- French- Learning colours in french
6 Nov

Year 3- French- Learning colours in french

Today Year's 3 lesson in french focused on numerical and colour vocabulary. The children practised counting from eleven to twenty (recap from the last lesson) and reviewed colour terms.

Image of Year 3- PSHE-Expressing opinions and listening to those of others;
6 Nov

Year 3- PSHE-Expressing opinions and listening to those of others;

This afternoon in PSHE, the children discussed several statements and placed themselves on a line to show their agreement or disagreement. We talked about topics like healthy eating, screen time, physical activity, and sugary drinks. After sharing their positions, the children explained why they chose those spots. It was a great opportunity to listen to different viewpoints and understand each other's thoughts.