End of Year Awards and Celebration
We ended the year with pride at our annual awards ceremony, celebrating our children who have achieved great things and have been living life in all its fullness. It’s important to recognise that all of our children across school have been on an incredible journey this year and each and everyone one of them should be immensely proud of their accomplishments and the commitments they have shown to our school family. A huge well done to Our award winners this year: Reception - Star of the Year: Coban, Progress Award: Ronan, Children’s Champion: Poppy Y1 - Star of the Year: Marnie-May, Progress Award: Freddie, Children’s Champion: Albie Y2 - Star of the Year: Phoebe, Progress Award: Teddy, Children’s Champion: Joey Y3 - Star of the Year: Harry, Progress Award: Alice, Children’s Champion: Elijah Y4 Star of the Year: Finley, Progress Award: Lana, Children’s Champion: Emily Y5 - Star of the Year: Desmond, Progress Award: Miles, Children’s Champion: Olivia For our specialised awards this year, congratulations to Lottie on her acceptance of the Sharon Kay Kindness Award and Elijah for receiving the Planet Protector Award. What incredible achievements. We then excitedly announced the new roles and responsibilities for the upcoming Year 6 class. Please join us in saying well done to our new Heads, Deputies, Sports Leaders and Play Leaders for next year! Head girl: Olivia Deputy girls: Darcy and Sofia Head boy: Arlo Deputy boys: Desmond and James Sports leaders: Daisy, Alice, Eliza, Charlie, Carted, Ted. Play leaders - Alfie, Alexis, Nevaeh, Elliot, Leo, Peyton, Carmen, Miles, Layla, Heidi, Sonny, Harriet, Eliza, Daisy, Olivia. Lillie, Darcy, Sofia, James, Jack, Luke and Desmond - with more yet to be confirmed! We would also like to say a huge congratulations to our Netball team who came 2nd in the DPSSA Netball, and of course to the Overall Winners for DPSSA Witton Athletics - well done on representing our school amazingly well and your contributions to sports in school. Go Team Barnys! Lastly, we said an emotional Goodbye and Good luck to Miss Kachwalla, a valued and loved member of our school family, who is sadly relocating and leaving this year. It was clear to see what a wonderful impact Miss Kachwalla has had on our school and we thank her for the dedication, love and support she has provided to our children over the last few years. She leaves with a special place in all our hearts, but we know she will continue to shine in her next venture. Thank you Miss Kachwalla, we will miss you dearly!
Careers Day in Year 4
Today we took part in ‘Careers Day’ and Year 4 put every effort into dressing up in their best outfits. We had everything from artists to acrobats. As part of our day, we discussed how lucky we are to have so many career options available to us and how important our education is in relation to this. What a super day we have all had!
River Ribble Trust Visit Year 4
Today we had a visitor in Year 4. Cody from The River Ribble Trust came to talk to us about rivers as part of this half term's geography unit. The workshop aimed to bring freshwater science by encouraging the children to expand their knowledge of their local rivers, to promote the value of the Ribble’s natural heritage and improve its condition for people and wildlife. We learnt that the River Ribble is 73 miles in length and the Trust looks after lots of habitats all around it. The types of habitats included moorland which is like a giant sponge, farmland : creating fences, helping with storage and woodlands. Next we played a true or false game called ‘ Something smells fishy’ where Cody asked questions such as ‘Do seals visit the river?’. The children were surprised that seals do actually visit when trying to catch fish. Following this the children went outside and recreated rivers and labelled their key features which they were amazing at after learning about this is one of their geography lessons. Finally the last grand activity was the ‘Leaky Dam’ activity where the children worked in groups using clay, cardboard, moss and twigs to create their very own dams. Once the clay is dry we can then try out how successful their creations are by pouring water into them. The children absolutely loved this and we would like to say a special thank you to Corey for coming to do the workshop at St Barnabas.
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Year 4 - Tennis
Year 4 enjoyed another fantastic tennis session. The children focused on developing their rallying skills, showing excellent control, concentration and teamwork as they worked with their partners to keep the ball in play. It was brilliant to see their confidence and resilience continue to grow, with everyone demonstrating great determination and sportsmanship throughout the session.
Years 3-5 Sports Day
We were so impressed with the behaviour and mature attitudes of our junior children today at their Sports Day. They tried their absolute best and encouraged each other so brilliantly. A huge thank you to the parents and carers who came along to show their support.
Year 4 - Transition to Year 5
Today was transition day, when children get a taster of what September holds by spending a day in their new classroom with their new teacher. Year 4 spent the day in Year 5, getting to know the routines and expectations of upper key stage 2. The children made self portraits and took part in a variety of tasks to help staff get to know them better. It was wonderful to get to meet the children in a classroom setting and I’m sure next year will be a great success.
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Year 4 Growing & Changing in PSHE & RSE
In our growing and changing PSHE unit we have been looking at how our bodies change. This week we discussed the topic of menstruation. We found out that a period (or menstruation) is a natural, monthly process where a girl's body sheds a special lining of blood and tissue from the uterus, leaving through the vagina. It is a healthy sign that a girl's body is growing up and going through puberty. Mrs Gardner also showed us a range of sanitary products and how there are even period knickers and swimming costumes now.
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Year 4 Football Festival
Today, our Year 4 football team took part in a fantastic football festival, competing against a number of other primary schools. The team represented the school brilliantly, showing excellent teamwork, determination and sportsmanship throughout the day. Across 12 matches, the children produced an outstanding set of results, winning 9 games, drawing 2 and losing just 1. Their commitment, resilience and positive attitude were evident in every match and they should be incredibly proud of their achievements. A huge well done to all of the players for their fantastic effort and for representing our school with such pride. ⚽👏
Year 4 - Panda Paramedics
Today, Year 4 enjoyed an engaging and hands-on session with Panda Paramedics, where they learned all about the different emergency services and the important roles they play in keeping us safe. The children explored when and how to call for help in an emergency and gained valuable first aid knowledge through a range of practical activities. They had the opportunity to apply bandages, practise chest compressions on mannequins and learn what to do if someone is choking. It was a fantastic, interactive experience that helped build the children’s confidence, awareness and understanding of how they can respond safely in an emergency.
Year 4 Keeping cool, crafting and calm
Year 4 have spent this afternoon on a carousel of activities which included making stamps on polystyrene for art next week, keeping cool at Team B Spa and a range of classroom activities such as mini golf and computing. Keeping cool and calm was the aim of the day!
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Smart School Council Debate in Year 4
In our Smart School Council session today, we debated whether it is better to have online friendships rather than face to face friendships? The children had lots of great points to discuss within their groups but they came to the unanimous decisions that face to face is always best!
Year 4 - Linking Schools Visitors
It was an exciting end to our year of linking this week with St Matthew’s coming to our school to visit the Year 4 Class. We completed a number of team building activities together. Our first was building team towers using just rolled up paper and masking tape. There were some very successful structures made with strong bases and reinforced joints. In the afternoon, we headed to Whitehall Park to create pictures using natural objects. The children were tasked with creating a face to show how they feel about their year of linking.