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At St Barnabas we strive to help every child to, ‘achieve great things’ and live ‘life in all its fullness’ by inspiring them with rich, fun experiences and equipping them with a love of learning. Our school has a strong Christian ethos built on our core Gospel values which the children chose themselves: Trust, Forgiveness,Friendship, Generosity, Respect, Service and Courage. St Barnabas was known in the Bible as an encourager so we try to follow his example and encourage others. With close links with our parish church, other schools in our multi-academy Trust and our dedicated team of staff, governors and parents, we take pride in, “Learning and growing together in a love-filled Christian family”.
We would welcome you to come along and visit our school as ‘Every day is an open day at St Barnabas’. If you would like to arrange a visit then please contact our school office on 01254 702996 or email [email protected]. Please check out our school twitter/ X page , our facebook page, our gallery or latest news to see all of the fun things we get up to at St Barnabas.
If you have any questions then please do not hesitate to contact us. We look forward to welcoming you to our St Barnabas school family,
Mrs Becky Ham
Headteacher
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Year 5 - British Science Week
To celebrate British Science Week, Year 5 discussed the nature of curiosity and how it drives our exploration and understanding of the natural world. Each child wrote down a question they would like to answer, and we started by explaining a blood moon. We then explored the aerodynamics of paper planes and worked in groups to develop and improve the initial design. The children worked as scientists, collaborating and testing new ideas.
Year 6 - Is Macbeth a good person?
Today in Year 6, we rounded off our unit on Macbeth with an oracy-focused lesson centred on a concept cartoon exploring the question: Is Macbeth a good person? The cartoon presented a range of viewpoints about Macbeth’s actions and motivations, encouraging the children to evaluate different perspectives and justify their opinions using evidence from the text. The children used their talk tokens to support balanced participation and to encourage purposeful discussion. This helped ensure that everyone contributed thoughtfully to their group conversations. During the discussions, some children took on the role of silent summarisers, carefully listening to the dialogue, gathering key points and identifying evidence from the play. They later shared these summaries with the class, helping to draw together the different ideas that had emerged. The lesson placed a strong emphasis on developing spoken language skills, including building on others’ ideas, respectfully challenging viewpoints, and supporting opinions with textual evidence. By the end of the session, the children demonstrated a deeper understanding of Macbeth’s character, recognising the complexity of his choices and debating whether his ambition, guilt and manipulation by others affect how we judge him as a person.
Week 2 Doodle and Dance
We’ve had another spectacular week in Doodle and Dance, and the energy in the room was absolutely infectious! Our young artists spent their creative sessions bringing a variety of characters to life on paper. From cuddly teddy bears and brave superheroes to colorful fish and zooming aeroplanes, it was wonderful to see their imaginations take flight. When it was time to move, the children jumped straight into our Just Dance sessions with incredible enthusiasm. They did a fantastic job following the rhythmic instructions and keeping up with the choreography. The absolute highlight of the week was definitely "Golden" by K-Pop Demon Hunters—it has officially become a group favourite! The kids brought so much power and spirit to that routine, and it was the perfect way to wrap up our second week together.