Dear Parents and Carers,
What a fantastic and incredibly busy week we've had, truly embracing life in its fullness here at St Barnabas! We are so proud of all our children and grateful for your continued support.

This week has been packed with memorable moments:

*Our Year 4 children had a wonderful visit to their linking school, St. Matthew's in Blackburn, fostering new connections and experiences.

*Years 1-5 enjoyed a special trip to Darwen Library for the Literature Festival, inspiring a love for reading and stories.

*We're incredibly proud of Year 1 for trying so hard with their phonics screening and our Year 4 children for being absolute stars in their multiplication times check.

*Our amazing netball team secured two more super wins, and our cricket team represented our school family brilliantly, showing great sportsmanship.

*Years 5 and 6 successfully completed their last "Money Matters" sessions, gaining valuable life skills.

*Our Year of Prayer has continued to be great fun with an "I Spy" game, and in Worship, we focused on significant themes like Pentecost, St Barnabas Day, and Saul on the road to Damascus.

*Our Donuts for Dads day and Father's Day Stay and Play were huge successes – a massive thank you for all your generous donut donations and to our FOSB for their support!

And finally, we were thrilled to be awarded with an attendance award for being in the top 10% of schools nationally! This is a fantastic achievement for our whole school family.

For all of this week's news from each class, please click here: https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news

Looking Ahead to Next Week
We have more exciting events planned:

Wednesday: 9.00- Reception Class Stay and Play.
Some of our Year 3 children will be attending a Global Tea Party with DARE (Darwen Asylum and Refugee Enterprise) in recognition of Refugee Week.

Thursday: The final evening of the DPSSA netball league. Good luck to our team!

Friday: Sports Day!
EYFS and KS1: 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM
KS2: 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM

All children should come to school wearing their PE kits.
Parents and carers welcome to spectate. Please bring something to sit on as seating is limited.

Please note: If it rains, Sports Day will be postponed to the following Friday. In its place, we will have our Inter-House Sportshall Athletics competition led by our fantastic Sports Leaders.

Upcoming events can be found here: https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/events

Thank you all for your continued support in making our school such a vibrant and thriving community. We do, however, need to remind everyone to park courteously of our neighbours. We have received reports of parking across drives, which causes inconvenience for residents. Your cooperation in this matter is greatly appreciated.

Also, a quick reminder about our upcoming Table Top Sale in Whitehall Park this Saturday from 1.00-4.00pm, which aims to raise funds for the park that we all enjoy using.

Finally, we want to wish all of our Dads and Grandads a wonderful Father's Day this Sunday!
Have a fantastic weekend, everyone!