KS2 Football Club
Today at Football Club, the children focused on game-based activities, exploring different conditions and challenges within each phase of the game. The children developed their ability to recognise when to attack, defend and transition, applying their skills and decision-making in realistic game situations.
Open Days for our September 2027 intake
💙Is your child starting Reception this September? 💙 We warmly welcome parents, carers, and children to come and see our school in action. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet our school family and enjoy a guided tour with our Headteacher, Mrs Ham. 📅 Open Day Dates & Times: Tuesday 22nd September: 9.00 - 10.30am Wednesday 7th October: 2.00 - 3.30pm Thursday 15th October: 2.00 - 3.30pm Monday 9th November: 9.00 - 10.30am Thursday 19th November: 9.00 - 10.30am Friday 27th November: 2.00 - 3.30pm 📝 How to Book Your Tour: To secure your place on one of our open days, please complete our booking form: 👉 https://forms.gle/DxqPdvyXDx1Xmd918 To get a feel for our school and what we can offer your child, please see our news page on our website: https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news and our photo galleries: https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/photo-gallery-category/our-gallery Please also keep your eye on our website for the dates of our stay and play sessions that will soon be coming up for our current Reception parents and carers and pre-school children, parents and carers. We look forward to meeting you and your child! 💙😀
Whole School Worship - Recycling Week
Today's Worship focused on Recycle Week which runs from 14th ~20th September. Mrs Ham asked the children what they knew about recycling and then shared images for them to talk about. We started with an image of the beach and the children spotted that it was a mess and full of rubbish. Milk bottles, plastic bag, plastic plates, bottles, fishing nets, a broken plastic chair and a pizza box. Why would all of these things end up in the ocean? Next we watched a video that told us that 300 million tons of rubbish is produced every year and only 40% of this can be recycled. In recent studies scientists found that out of 500 fish collected, a third of them had plastic inside their stomachs. Top tips from the video were: *Make sure you always throw rubbish in the bin *Don’t use plastic if you don’t need it *Always try to recycle So why recycle? 25 bottles can make a fleece By recycling 1 glass bottle we could produce 5 hours of energy to run a Nintendo Wii What can we do? Reuse your recyclables Finally, Mrs Ham set us all a challenge to see if we can be recycling rescuers at home and create new things out of the waste that we would normally pop in our grey bin. We then reflected on how we can care for our planet that God created.
Reception: Elmer
The Reception classroom has transformed into a vibrant hub of creativity and self-expression this week, with pupils diving headfirst into the wonderful world of David McKee’s iconic storybook character, Elmer the Patchwork Elephant. The children have engaged in open, thoughtful discussions exploring their personal likes and dislikes, using Elmer’s journey of self-acceptance as a springboard for understanding empathy, inclusion, and identity. Creatively, the setting was a hive of activity as children constructed their own patchwork collages and explored multi-coloured patterns. The hands-on learning extended into physical exploration as well, with pupils measuring and experimenting with elephant footprints to build spatial awareness, comparative vocabulary, and early mathematical understanding. We are looking forward to the grand finale later this week, as pupils assemble and decorate their own custom Elmer crowns in preparation for a class parade. The upcoming parade will give the children an opportunity to showcase their artistic achievements, march to rhythmic music, and proudly celebrate their individuality together as a class.
Keep Fit Club
Pupils from Years 3 to 6 launched into the autumn term with fantastic energy during their very first Keep Fit Club session at Jacks Key. The children made the most of the fresh air as they walked, jogged, and ran around the grounds, pacing themselves while encouraging each other every step of the way. What a brilliant first session!
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Year 6 - Cricket
During PE, Year 6 developed their bowling skills, focusing on using the correct technique to bowl accurately and consistently. The children practised their stance, arm position and follow-through, aiming towards a specific target and adjusting the speed and direction of their throw to improve accuracy. The children demonstrated excellent focus and perseverance as they refined their technique and challenged themselves to hit their targets.
Worship with Bishop Philip: What can you offer this year?
In Worship we were welcomed back to the new school year by Bishop Philip, who visited our school in the Summer term. He told us the Bible story of the little boy who shared his lunch and Jesus turned it into enough to feed about 500 people. We then reflected on how God has given us gifts that we can offer to others. Some of the children told us about their gifts that they can share with others including kindness, friendship, generosity, making people laugh and peace. We then sang some of our favourite worship songs including Shine from the inside out, My Lighthouse and Welcome Everybody.
Year 4 Soap Sculptures
In this week’s art lesson, Year 4 used a variety of tools to carve pieces of soap into a sculpture. They first drew their designs into paper and then transferred these onto individual pieces of soap. They created some fantastic pieces using both their tools and their hands to carve, model and refine.
Welcome 2026/2027 Sports Leaders
Our Sports Leaders for 2026-2027 are ready to go in their smart new tops. At our first meeting of the year we have decided on their first Intra- school competition and booked the date in the diary. We can’t wait to bring lots of exciting activities and ideas to life! Welcome Alice, Eliza, Daisy, Ted, Charlie and Carter.
Year 1 Geography: Differences Between Seasons
In today’s Geography lesson, we started by singing our months of the year song. Then we looked at different pictures of the seasons and matched them correctly to their name. We then compared summer and winter. The children shared that summer is hot and bright, whilst winter is cold, dark and snowy. Then we compared autumn and spring. The children spotted that autumn has red, brown and yellow leaves that fall on the ground whilst spring is full of flowers and it rains often. Independently, the children drew a picture of each season which had to include a seasonal tree, weather and outfit.
Little Gardeners Club: Nature hunt and planting seeds
Our first session of Little Gardeners Club was so fun. We started by going on a nature hunt to find common sightings like red, brown and yellow leaves, a spider web, a pinecone, something prickly, a log and so many more. The children ticked off their items and all helped one another to find things. Then we had a quick play on the trim trail before we were back inside ready to plant seeds. The children each had a plant pot to decorate with letter stickers, gems and paint pens. Then each child put compost into their plant pot and planted a bean seed. We discussed what a plant needs to grow and survive. They are so excited to see them grow!
Netball Club
What a beautiful evening to start our netball club! The children worked on their passing, catching, footwork and moving through skill and drill games. It was fantastic to see how much effort they put in and observe some wonderful Team B spirit!
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