Year 2 - Sports Day 2026
Year 2 had a great morning of competitive sport during Sports Day. They competed in races such as obstacle, egg and spoon race, a sack race and a sprint.
Year 1 Sports Day
Our Year 1 children took part in a range of exciting races, showing great enthusiasm throughout the day. All of the children participated in an obstacle race, egg and spoon race, sack race and sprint race. A huge well done to all of our amazing children for taking part. Thank you to all of our families for coming along to support and cheer the children on!
Reception Sports Day
Our Reception children took part in their first Sports Day at St Barnabas. All of the children participated in an obstacle race, egg and spoon race, sack race and sprint race. A huge well done to all of our children for taking part although we think we might need to work a little bit more on resilience and understanding that not everyone can win. Thank you to all of our parents and carers for coming along to support and cheer the children on!
Sports Day Parent Races
A huge thank you to all of the parents and carers who joined in with our races today! It was wonderful to see so many smiling faces taking part and creating such a fun atmosphere for the children to enjoy. The cheering, laughing and friendly competition made for some brilliant memories.
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 5 - PE
Year 5 continued to develop their rounders skills by taking part in a variety of activities aimed at promoting both underarm and overarm throws, catching, hitting the ball and positional awareness. These are all elements of the game of rounders that we are growing in both technical awareness and confidence. I was hugely impressed by the teamwork and team spirit on display. Well done Year 5!
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.
Year 5-6 Transition
Today, our Year 5 pupils took an exciting step on their primary school journey as they transitioned into Year 6. Throughout the day, the children took part in a range of activities designed to help them reflect on who they are and the goals they want to achieve during their final year at primary school. They designed their own personalised hoodies to showcase their personalities and created aspiration jars, filling them with their hopes, ambitions and targets for the year ahead. To finish the day, the children confidently delivered their speeches as they applied for key leadership roles within the school, including Head Boy, Head Girl, Deputy Head Boy and Girl, Sports Leaders and Play Leaders. It was wonderful to see so many pupils stepping out of their comfort zones, speaking with confidence and demonstrating the qualities of future leaders. We are incredibly proud of each and every one of them and can’t wait to see them flourish in Year 6.
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Year 1 to Year 2 Transition Day
Year 1 had a fantastic day transitioning into Year 2. Mrs Hegarty and I were so impressed by their beautiful manners, positive attitudes and willingness to tackle every task with enthusiasm. We had lots of fun playing Phase 5 Phonics Bingo, writing silly sentences using Phase 5 sounds, enjoying a parachute game to help us get to know them all, creating self-portraits, and reading ‘The Dot’ by Peter Reynolds before completing a related activity inspired by the story. We are so looking forward to welcoming them all to Year 2 in September!
Reception to Year 1 Transition Day
Reception have had a fabulous day transitioning to Year 1. They have shown hard work, confidence and followed the 4B’s. They started off by exploring the provision areas in the classroom and creating some flowers all about them. We have created birthday cards to give to each other when they turn 6 in Year 1. This afternoon we also had some fun on the outdoor gym. We have been really impressed by the children and cannot wait to have them in our class next year.
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Year 3 to 4 Transition
We have had a super Transition Day in Year 4. We have packed so many activities in from circle time to voting for our new Wellbeing Warriors. The children have been amazing and really enthusiastic, approaching everything with confidence. It’s been a pleasure to have them in class and we can’t wait to welcome them all back in September.
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Year 2 Transition to Year 3
What a busy move up day it’s been in Year 3! The children were all bundles of nerves and excitement this morning, but they soon settled. We started the day with a story about two squabbling squirrels, and talked about the importance of getting along. We then played a game of human bingo, for which we had to ask each other questions and write names on the bingo card. We also created a design on a jigsaw piece ready to put together for our class display. Towards the end of the day, we played a few parachute games and then said our goodbyes. We hope the children enjoyed their taster day in the juniors and are now looking forward to September.