--- title: "News: Year 1" url: "https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/year-1" school: "St Barnabas Primary School, A Church of England Academy" --- We are holding a number of open days for children due to start primary school in September 2027. Please see our admissions page for further details. Everyone welcome! # News: Year 1 ![Image of Year 1 History: Toy Detectives](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/5734E71C-4AC9-435E-B6EE-57703CE14CF0.jpeg) 9 Nov [2026-11-09-year-1-history-toy-detectives](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-11-09-year-1-history-toy-detectives) #### [Year 1 History: Toy Detectives](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-11-09-year-1-history-toy-detectives) Year 1 had a great time investigating toys today. They had to use their historical skills of materials to decide if the toy was new or old. Most newer toys are made from plastic, whereas old toys are metal and wooden. They enjoyed discovering how some of the old toys work such as the yo-yo and Jack in the Box. ![Image of Year 1: The Great Big Barney’s Assault Course Challenge](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/35350C1F-666A-4B26-90D6-5716C28A1986.jpeg) 6 Nov [2026-11-06-year-1-the-great-big-barney-s-assault-course-challenge](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-11-06-year-1-the-great-big-barney-s-assault-course-challenge) #### [Year 1: The Great Big Barney’s Assault Course Challenge](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-11-06-year-1-the-great-big-barney-s-assault-course-challenge) Year 1 thoroughly enjoyed taking part in The Great Big Barney’s Assault Course Challenge for the Bishop of Blackburn's Harvest Appeal. They showed bravery, skill and determination to complete the course. Well done Year 1! Donations can be made through the QR code or here: https://www.parishgiving.org.uk/donors/find-your-parish/bburn-diocesan-harvest-appeal-blackburn?fbclid=IwY2xjawVEK0JleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAWJyaWQRMDgwVEJYN0EzQ2lGbWVYT2VzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEebvIKZ7uGENPZjIfVN8P5b-WLjoYcHdWChA0xXbNPY1YwSgVkEwXRXG-vFV0\_aem\_70SfP6U3cGv2vCM-UXD3YA ![Image of Friday Celebration Worship](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/IMG_2747.jpeg) 6 Nov [2026-11-06-friday-celebration-worship](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-11-06-friday-celebration-worship) #### [Friday Celebration Worship](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-11-06-friday-celebration-worship) This morning, we came together for our Friday Celebration Worship to reflect on a busy, fantastic first week of Autumn Term 2 and to celebrate those children who have been 'achieving great things' out of school. A special thank you to our Year 6 pupils, who opened our worship with a beautiful rendition of ‘We Will Remember’ ahead of singing at the Whitehall Cemetery Remembrance service. We also celebrated our Year 5/6 girls’ football team, who won the DPSSA Football League and qualified to represent our borough and play in Blackpool! A huge well done goes to all our individual out of school award winners across sports, performing arts, and community clubs. In swimming, congratulations to William, Brody, Amelia, Alissa, Matthew, Poppy, Elsie, Minnie S, Hollie, Renee and Oliver. A huge well done to Callie and Thomas for their water safety awards. In gymnastics, dance, and drama, brilliant effort from Fiia, Ella, Thea, Lyla, Vienna, and Eleanor. For fantastic teamwork and skill in football and netball, well done to Emilie, Alfie, Mikey, Cassius, Max, Finn, Samuel, Jack, Olivia, and Vienna. In our community groups, congratulations to Jonas for Squirrel of the Week, Hendrix for Beaver of the Week, Lana for her Brownies animal badge, and Elsie, Evie, Olivia, and Lyla for their wonderful achievements at Rainbows. Extra congratulations also go to Hendrix and Lyla for finishing the Summer Reading Challenge, Callie for her martial arts award, Harry for settling so well into Progressive After School Club and Harry for earning his pen licence. Mrs Ham reminded us that the Scholastic book fair is in school from Monday-Thursday after school and it is Children in Need next Friday. Thank you to the parents who joined us today, and to our whole school family for your continued support. We wish you all a lovely and restful weekend! ![Image of Year 1 Science: Animal Diets](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/E93BAC32-E1DF-4610-A177-E387C0C78D53.jpeg) 5 Nov [2026-11-05-year-1-science-animal-diets](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-11-05-year-1-science-animal-diets) #### [Year 1 Science: Animal Diets](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-11-05-year-1-science-animal-diets) Year 1 had an exciting Science lesson today to understand animal diets. We found that herbivores eat plants, carnivores eat meat and omnivores eat both. To find which animals eat each diet, we became poo detectives and looked at what food we could see inside animal poo. The children loved it even though they found it disgusting. ![Image of Poppy Appeal](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/887421165_1495701342606849_2205801765989467262_n.jpg) 4 Nov [2026-11-04-poppy-appeal](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-11-04-poppy-appeal) #### [Poppy Appeal](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-11-04-poppy-appeal) 🌺 SUPPORT OUR POPPY APPEAL! 🌺 Our wonderful Head and Deputy Heads are proud to be supporting the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal this year! ❤️✨ They will be selling a fantastic range of poppy-themed items to help raise vital funds. Here’s what’s available to buy: ✏️ Pencils – 50p 🩹 Slap Bands – £1.50 💫 Bracelets – £1.00 🔑 Poppy Keyrings – 50p 📅 When: Sold daily at break times ⏰ 💰 How to buy: If your child would like to purchase any items, please send their money in a named envelope clearly marked with their name, class, and what they would like to buy. Slap bands are limited to one per child. Thank you so much for your generosity and support in helping our children make a difference! 🙏🔴 #PoppyAppeal #RoyalBritishLegion #LestWeForget #SchoolCommunity #SupportingGoodCauses #YoungLeaders ![Image of Year 1 History: Our Favourite Toys](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/6103806A-351D-4D41-B4D9-D586D387CC39.jpeg) 3 Nov [2026-11-03-year-1-history-our-favourite-toys](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-11-03-year-1-history-our-favourite-toys) #### [Year 1 History: Our Favourite Toys](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-11-03-year-1-history-our-favourite-toys) Year 1 have started their new topic Toys From The Past. They each brought in their favourite toy from home and we looked carefully to find what materials the toys were made from. We noticed that most of our toys are made from plastic, but some are metal and fabric too. Then, we looked at pictures of toys from the past and noticed they were mostly made from wood and metal. ![Image of Year 1 DT: Making Mechanisms](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/3E8499CE-A8F9-4480-B06B-25B6AC7C585D.jpeg) 3 Nov [2026-11-03-year-1-dt-making-mechanisms](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-11-03-year-1-dt-making-mechanisms) #### [Year 1 DT: Making Mechanisms](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-11-03-year-1-dt-making-mechanisms) Today, Year 1 had their first DT session. Our end product is to create moving Christmas picture books to sell at our Christmas Fair. We started by looking at an example of a Christmas picture book that has moving parts and spotted that some parts move up and down, side to side and around the page. The children then had a go at making their own up and down slider, a side to side slider and a pivot mechanism. They tried really hard to listen and follow all of the instructions. Some parts were tricky, such as poking holes into the paper, however they showed lots of perseverance and managed to complete them all. ![Image of Whole School Harvest Celebration ](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/IMG_4878.jpeg) 22 Oct [2026-10-22-whole-school-harvest-celebration](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-10-22-whole-school-harvest-celebration) #### [Whole School Harvest Celebration ](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-10-22-whole-school-harvest-celebration) This morning, we celebrated Harvest with a very special worship service at St Barnabas Church, led by our wonderful WOW group and Mrs Araujo. It was a joyful celebration filled with singing, gratitude and reflection. A huge well done to Reception, Year 1 and Year 3, who did a tremendous job of sharing what they have been learning in their RE lessons. Reception bravely opened our worship by singing ‘Thank You for the Harvest’, followed by Year 1, who expressed their gratitude to our farmers for all their hard work with a lovely rendition of ‘Thank You to the Farmers’. We also heard from Year 3, who shared beautiful prayers expressing their gratitude for all that we have, as well as leading us in a shared prayer using Makaton. We are incredibly proud of all the children for their thoughtful contributions. This year, we are supporting DARE, RotaKids and The Bishop’s Appeal. A heartfelt thank you to our school community for your generosity in donating non-perishable food items and pre-loved winter coats. Your kindness and support make a real difference to others. Looking ahead, please remember that we will be taking part in the Big Barney’s Assault Course Challenge on Friday 6th November to raise money for the Jehovah Rapha Healthcare Centre in Liwolo. The funds raised will help ensure that people can access essential healthcare. We would be very grateful if you could ask family and friends to sponsor your child and support us in this important mission. Finally, thank you for your continued support throughout this half-term. We wish all our families a wonderful and restful half-term holiday! ![Image of Year 1 Art: Final Self-Portrait](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/IMG_7851.jpeg) 21 Oct [2026-10-21-year-1-art-final-self-portrait](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-10-21-year-1-art-final-self-portrait) #### [Year 1 Art: Final Self-Portrait](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-10-21-year-1-art-final-self-portrait) Year 1 made their final self-portraits, which turned out really well. They used their drawing skills, using organic shapes, colouring skills and observational skills to try and create a realistic portrait. ![Image of The Great Big Barney's Assault Course Challenge](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/519e57b7-6b34-4b1d-bfc4-8b12e60ffe5d.png) 20 Oct [2026-10-20-the-great-big-barney-s-assault-course-challenge](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-10-20-the-great-big-barney-s-assault-course-challenge) #### [The Great Big Barney's Assault Course Challenge](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-10-20-the-great-big-barney-s-assault-course-challenge) An urgent need in South Sudan! A serious healthcare crisis is emerging and support to local healthcare centres such as Liwolo will end by September, with hospital services stopping by December. Without this support, many communities will be left without accessible medical care. The nearest healthcare facilities are several hours away and remain out of reach for many families due to distance and cost. Through the Bishop's Harvest Appeal, our Diocese will support the Jehovah Rapha Healthcare Centre in Liwolo, ensuring that people are able to access essential healthcare. Each child will take part in our Great Big Barney’s Assault Course Challenge, which has been planned by our WOW group, at school on Friday 6th November. Please ask family and friends to sponsor your child to complete the course and help us raise funds for this year’s cause. We would love to see photos of your children in training over the half term ready for our assault course challenge, so please send them via Class Dojo. Donations can be made through the QR code or here: https://www.parishgiving.org.uk/donors/find-your-parish/bburn-diocesan-harvest-appeal-blackburn?fbclid=IwY2xjawVEK0JleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAWJyaWQRMDgwVEJYN0EzQ2lGbWVYT2VzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEebvIKZ7uGENPZjIfVN8P5b-WLjoYcHdWChA0xXbNPY1YwSgVkEwXRXG-vFV0\_aem\_70SfP6U3cGv2vCM-UXD3YA ![Image of Celebration Worship ](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/IMG_4760.jpeg) 16 Oct [2026-10-16-celebration-worship](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-10-16-celebration-worship) #### [Celebration Worship ](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-10-16-celebration-worship) This morning, we started our Celebration Worship by singing a wonderful Harvest song in preparation for our Harvest Worship next Thursday at St Barnabas Church. We recapped on all the great things that we have been achieving over the last couple of weeks. We then presented our Barney’s Brilliant Beacons. A huge well done to Louie, Noah S, Indie, Chester C, Olivia and Archie in EYFS and KS1 and Millie, Alayna, Charlie, Eddie, Cassius, Scarlett, Lilly and Peyton in KS2. Well done to these fantastic children for always demonstrating the Barney’s 4Bs, demonstrating an amazing attitude to learning and being fantastic role models. Mrs Araujo and Mrs Gardner then awarded lots of children with their pen licenses. Well done to Archie and James in Year 3 and Harry, Eva, Albie, Molly, Alicie, Elijah and Eddie in Year 4 for working extremely hard to excel in their handwriting. Mrs Gardner also presented James and Archie with a certificate for excelling on TT Rockstars. We then congratulated our Year 5&6 Girls’ football team who have been playing well in the DPSSA League’s Girls Football Tournament over the last couple of weeks. We then ended our worship with some beautiful prayers from Mrs Ham, Jack and Renee and Mrs Ham reminded us that we are accepting food items for our Harvest to donation to DARE and winter coats to donate to Rota Kids. ![Image of Year 1 Science: Signs of Autumn Walk](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/720x440c/news/BF4EFEE5-5216-46B2-A8A7-F71DC7BD7CBB.jpeg) 15 Oct [2026-10-15-year-1-science-signs-of-autumn-walk](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-10-15-year-1-science-signs-of-autumn-walk) #### [Year 1 Science: Signs of Autumn Walk](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2026-10-15-year-1-science-signs-of-autumn-walk) Year 1 had a great time looking for signs of Autumn in our walk to Whitehall Park. They found conkers, red, brown and yellow leaves, sycamore seeds, pine cones and we even saw squirrels! 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