--- title: "Message from Mrs Ham- Week 2" url: "https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2022-09-16-message-from-mrs-ham-week-2" school: "St Barnabas Primary School, A Church of England Academy" --- We are holding a number of open days for children due to start primary school in September 2027. Please see our admissions page for further details. Everyone welcome! # Message from Mrs Ham- Week 2 ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/images/news/8FB90C59-1B2B-4FFB-8DEF-1C9455CEC2B6.jpeg) 16 September 2022 ![](https://st-barnabas-primary-school.schudio.com/images/news/8FB90C59-1B2B-4FFB-8DEF-1C9455CEC2B6.jpeg) We have had another super week in school! The children have all settled brilliantly into their new classes and we have seen great behaviour in school with lots of kindness being shown to each other. A huge well done to Year 1 and Year 4 for winning the amazing attendance award this week! They gained an extra fun session on the MUGA. It is really important that children come to school everyday unless they are really unwell. I have added some information to our attendance page that details minor illnesses and when to send your child to school or not. We are really having a push on attendance this year due to the interruptions to schooling we have faced over the past few years. Every day does count. A quick reminder that holidays will not be approved in term time and you are likely to face a penalty fine if you take your child out of school during term time. Several years ago we put in an extra week in the May/June holidays to make holidays more affordable for families. I wish you all a lovely extended weekend and our thoughts and prayers are with the royal family this weekend as they laid to rest our long serving and dedicated Queen. Mrs Gardner is taking a special wreath made by our Reception children and several of the prayers that children in other classes have written to London to send our love and respects to the Queen from our whole St Barnabas school family. God bless the Queen. [Attendance](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/attendance) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/ABC390D8-C4DB-4BF6-95BB-AF7A3D84782D.jpeg)](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2022-09-16-year-2-sending-prayers-for-the-queen) Previous ### [Year 2 - Sending prayers for the Queen](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2022-09-16-year-2-sending-prayers-for-the-queen) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/68B06B56-322A-49B6-AFED-85B642A21763.jpeg)](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2022-09-20-online-safety-managing-grief) Next ### [Online safety: Managing grief ](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2022-09-20-online-safety-managing-grief) ### Personal Development - [News](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/events) - [Photo Gallery](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/photo-gallery-category/our-gallery) - [Calendar](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/calendar) - [School Council](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Fundraising](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/fundraising) - [Extra Curricular Clubs](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/clubs) - [Little Leaders](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/little-leaders) - [Visits and Visitors](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/visits-and-visitors) - [British Values](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/british-values) - [Protected Characteristics](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/protected-characteristics) ##### Location Knowlesly Road Darwen Lancashire BB3 2JA ##### Contact Us 01254 702996 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/stbarnabasce/) - [X](https://twitter.com/stbarnabasce) © Copyright 2021–2026 St Barnabas Primary School, A Church of England Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)