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Year 6 Debt Aware Money Skills Session
Year 6 completed module 6 of Money Matters, this week. This was all based around enterprise - a project or activity which is difficult, complicated or potentially risky. The children learned that an enterprising person is independent, positive, hard-working and resilient and looked at some famous examples. They also discussed what is involved in setting up your own business.
DPSSA Netball Final Heats Night
So Team B finished the final round of the heats in style with a 5-0 and 10-0 win. They worked super hard to play the ball forward and keep going despite their challenges. Fingers crossed that we get to attend finals night next week and showcase their talents. Super proud!
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Geography- The Water Cycle and The Worlds Longest Rivers
In Our new geography unit we are focusing on rivers of the world. Today we started with the water cycle, labelling the key parts of the water cycle process. The water that rains on us now has rained on us before but it’s just recycled. We then moved into labelling the ten largest rivers in the world using a Chromebook and world atlas. It was super interesting and the children worked well within small groups to label rivers, counties and continents.
Donuts for Dads Event
Good afternoon, Thank you so much to everybody who came to our Donuts for Dads and for making the event a huge success. We haven't got an official total but it is around £300 so thank you so much for your kind donations. Further pictures will be available on our gallery on our website. https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/photo-galleries/donuts-for-dads We do have plenty of doughnuts available so there will be a doughnut sale after school tomorrow to sell the remaining doughnuts for a donation. All of the money will be spent to benefit our children in school. Thank you to our FOSB and to our staff for helping to set up, for running and for tidying up after the event too. I will post the raffle draw results shortly. Thank you, Mrs Wilkinson
Year 6 - Cricket Competition
Today, 8 boys from year 6 represented the school in a cricket competition. Unfortunately, they didn’t qualify from their group but they have learnt some valuable lessons leading into the Darwen schools competition they will be taking part in, in just a couple of weeks. Well done boys! It was great to see you happy to take feedback on board and play with such enthusiasm.
Reception- Year of Prayer- Playdough
Today as part of our Year of Prayer we thought about situations where people are fighting with each other and countries that are involved in conflict. We made two different colours of playdough to represent two countries and we took a piece of each colour and blended them together to make a new colour. Whilst doing this we prayed to God to bring peace to the situations we had been thinking about to help the two sides come together.
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Year 3- Year of Prayer- I Spy-A Lesson in Perseverance
As part of our Year of Prayer, the children took part in a fun hunt around the classroom. Hidden in various places were special items, including a cross, a torch, a heart made of stone, a magnifying glass, and a bottle of sprinkles. The children were excited and eager to find them all, searching enthusiastically until we paused the hunt after 1 minute and 30 seconds. Interestingly, one item, the bottle of sprinkles hidden inside a shoebox, wasn’t found. This led to a discussion about perseverance. The children reflected on the importance of not giving up, even when something feels tricky or takes time. They recognised that determination, effort, and not giving up are key parts of our everyday life. To end the session, the children offered a special prayer, asking God to help them continue to try their best, especially when they feel like giving up.
Year 5 - Money Matters
On Wednesday, Year 5 took part in their final session of the Money Matters programme, bringing to a close a fantastic series of lessons focused on financial education. The children have developed their understanding of key money concepts and today they explored the roles of banks, the importance of saving and how to make informed choices when spending. Through interactive discussions and real-life scenarios, the children reflected on how money is used in everyday life and why budgeting is a valuable life skill.
Year 3- Class Worship-Jesus Teaches Us to Forgive
Today in class, we watched a worship across the diocesan video that helped us explore one of our important Christian values: forgiveness. Through the story of Jesus and Peter, we learned how meaningful and powerful it can be to forgive others and to accept forgiveness ourselves, even when it's not easy. The story showed us how Jesus sets a great example of how to mend friendships and love one another, so we can live together in peace and understanding.
Year 6 - Class Worship
In class worship, year 6 focused on the story of Peter betraying Jesus 3 times and discussed times that they have made mistakes or felt ashamed of themselves. Bishop Philip then spoke about the importance of forgiveness and facing our mistakes head on rather than avoiding them, as this allows us to make a lasting change to our behaviour. In addition, year 6 then focused on prayers and hymns used in Christian worship during their R.E. lesson and how some of the words reveal the nature and characteristics of God. The children provided some thoughtful insights and understood that no one can be compared to God in the Christian faith.
Year 1 Class Worship- Picture News
In today's class worship, Year 1 explored this week's Picture News, focusing on the question: "What do animals need to be happy and healthy?" The children identified essential needs such as food, water, shelter, sleep, care, love, and space. We then watched a video explaining a new government initiative aimed at enhancing zoo environments to better care for animals. The children learned about how this initiative will benefit various animals, including elephants, giraffes, stingrays, owls, and other birds of prey, by providing them with more space to move, exercise, explore, and play. Our worship concluded with heartfelt prayers from Mollie, Callie, Lydia, and Harry. They expressed gratitude to God for creating such wonderful creatures, including sea life, and prayed for hope that animals in zoos receive the care, love, and space they need to live happy and healthy lives.
Year 6 P.E
Year 6 have begun a new P.E unit, working on their tennis skills. They practised ball control and also serving and receiving the ball with a partner.