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Friday Celebration Worship
This morning, Mrs Ham opened our Celebration Worship by telling us that today is World Smile Day. We talked about how smiles are infectious and how we are going to work even harder than we normally do to put a big smile on people’s faces and spread happiness, love and kindness. This week, we have enjoyed a wonderful variety of extra-curricular clubs, some fantastic worships and an extra-special day yesterday, celebrating National Poetry Day and Give Like Dolly Day. We then presented our Barney’s Brilliant Beacons. A huge well done to Reggie, Minnie, Luna, Poppy, Everley and Matthew in EYFS and KS1, and Joey, Skye, Marley, Mila, Iris, Oliver and Tristen in KS2. Well done to these fantastic children for their exemplary behaviour, exceptional attitudes to learning and for consistently demonstrating our Barney’s 4Bs and our Christian Values. We are incredibly proud of you! Looking ahead to next week, we are excited to welcome families to our second Open Day for the 2027 Reception intake on Wednesday, as well as our Stay and Play session in EYFS on Thursday. We will also be celebrating Hello Yellow Day next Friday, 9th October, before coming together for a special Harvest Service at St Barnabas Church on Sunday, 11th October. We ended our worship by congratulating Year 4 on being our Walk to School Winners for September, followed by some beautiful prayers from Iris, Alfie and Mrs Ham. What a wonderful way to end another fantastic week at Barney’s! 🌟
Year 2 Maths- Times Table Rockstars
This morning, Year 2 enjoyed practising their 2 times tables on Times Table Rock Stars. They used a 100-square grid to support them when counting and jumping in 2s. Well done, Year 2! Keep up the fantastic work and keep practising! 🌟
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Reception Mystery Reader
In celebration of Give Like Dolly Day, Reception enjoyed a very special storytime session today when Theo's mummy came to visit. The children were so excited to hear the story 'I really really need a wee!' It was such a funny story and the children loved it. We would like to send a big thank you to Theo's mummy for taking the time to share this brilliant book with us!
Year 4 Visit to Thorncliffe Nursing Home
Today Year 4 took their ‘I Wonder’ poems to Thorncliffe Nursing home and shared them with the residents there. It was such a lovely experience and the children were truly humbled. The residents then asked if we could sing to them so we did and tears of joy were shed. It was a heart warming day which everyone will remember.
Key Stage 1 Multi- Skills Festival
Today some of our Year 2 children represented the school at the KS1 Multi- Skills Festival at St Bedes. They took part in various activities which showcased their fundamental skills and our Year 6 Sports Leaders were a true credit guiding and supporting them the whole way through. Go Team B!
Give Like Dolly Day Worship
Today, we celebrate the life of the American singer songwriter Dolly Parton. The whole school has come dressed in sparkles and colours and in worship, Mrs Wilkinson told us about Dolly’s remarkable life and achievements. Dolly Parton was dedicated to allowing as many children to read as possible and founded the Imagination Library charity in 1995. Mrs Wilkinson lead a discussion on the power of reading and how it can provoke our imagination and allow us to engage with the written word all throughout our lives. We then watched a video of Dolly Parton reading a very special bed time story called Stuck in the Mud before the whole school sang and danced to her 1980s classic hit ‘9 to 5’. Her amazing legacy of music and charity will live forever and be an inspiration to us all.
Give Like Dolly Day
Wow! What a fabulous launch to our Give Like Dolly Day! The children and staff made a truly wonderful effort, and after worship, everyone brought the house down singing and dancing along to 9 to 5. The excitement doesn't stop there—every class will be treated to a mystery reader visit over the next two weeks as we gather to enjoy lots of inspiring stories, just as Dolly herself would have wanted. Thank you to everyone who has donated and for all of your support, Mrs Wilkinson
Online Safety: Looksmaxxing
Looksmaxxing is an online trend focused on improving physical appearance, particularly among boys and young men. While some content centres on grooming, skincare, diet and exercise, other parts of the trend can promote questionable advice, extreme practices and unrealistic expectations. Our latest #WakeUpWednesday guide explores key concerns, including: • Pressure around male appearance and body image • Misleading or potentially dangerous advice • Obsessive behaviours and declining self-worth • Mental health concerns • Exposure to increasingly extreme online communities It also shares practical advice for parents and educators on recognising looksmaxxing terminology, noticing changes in behaviour and starting supportive conversations about appearance, influencers and online expectations. Read the guide here: https://vist.ly/5ke3u Our latest #WakeUpWednesday guide supports parents, carers and educators in understanding the trend and recognising when appearance-focused content may be becoming harmful. The guide explores: • The targeting of male insecurities and body image concerns • Misleading advice and extreme appearance-focused practices • Links to obsessive behaviours and mental health difficulties • How increasingly extreme online communities can influence young people • Warning signs, terminology and changes in behaviour to look out for With clear, practical advice, the resource helps adults open supportive conversations about appearance, influencers and unrealistic expectations. Access the guide: https://vist.ly/5ke3u #Safeguarding #OnlineSafety #BodyImage #DigitalWellbeing
Year 3 - Give Like Dolly Day & National Poetry Day
We’ve had some fabulous outfits in Year 3 for Give Like Dolly Day, and the children have thoroughly enjoyed some story time with Mrs Hegarty. We also chose some class mystery readers to read some funny poems for National Poetry Day. They did a brilliant job of reading aloud and understanding the pattern, and we all had a little giggle about Little Miss Muffet eating a spider. We can't wait for our next mystery reader later this week!
Year 1: Give Like Dolly Day
Year 1 had a blast today. They came in bright and sparkly clothing for Give Like Dolly Day. We learnt about Dolly Parton’s generosity for gifting millions of books to children and highlighting the importance of reading. We sang 9-5 in whole school worship, watched videos of Dolly Parton reading stories and had some colourings and word searches. The favourite was definitely designing their own cowboy boots.
Year 2- Give Like Dolly Day
Today, Year 2 have enjoyed a wonderful joint Give Like Dolly Day and National Poetry Day! Throughout the day, the children have enjoyed listening to lots of poems and each performed a verse of Oh Dear by Michael Rosen. We also learned all about Dolly Parton and her incredible generosity and kindness through our Whole School Worship and by reading Little People, Big Dreams: Dolly Parton. We found out how Dolly set up her special Imagination Library, which helps to send books to children in need. To finish the day, we spent the last 15 minutes completing some lovely Dolly Parton and Imagination Library colouring activities and having a go at a Dolly Parton word search. Well done, Year 2, for all your fantastic efforts with your dressing up today and for helping us to raise money for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, which gifts more than 7 million books each year! What a wonderful way to celebrate kindness, generosity and our love of books.
Year 4: Give Like Dolly Day
Today Year 4 took part in ‘ Give like Dolly Day’ and came into school dressed top to toe in sparkle and bright colours. Just like Dolly we shared our love for reading by looking at lots of different poems, same Dolly songs and learnt lots of interesting new facts about her life.
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