PSHE in Year 4
Our theme for PSHE this half term is ‘ Me and My Relationships’. This week we discussed how different emotions impact on us in different ways. The children worked in pairs to ‘ grade’ their emotions 1- 5 with examples ranging from bothered, scared, worried, terrified and petrified. It was great to discuss the meanings of words and relate these to the scenarios given by Harold the Giraffe.
Shadow Sculpture Part 1 in Year 4
As part of our new unit in art, we have been looking at various types of sculptures. This week, we have focused on shadow sculptures and we have focused on creating letters that spell out our four Barney’s B’s. Be kind, Be ready, Be respectful and Be Safe. The children all chose a letter each, drew it onto card and then painted it in black ready for the next lesson which will involve us placing the letters onto ribbon and using the light to create shadows.
Little Gardeners Club: Bird Feeders
Today in Little Gardeners Club, we made bird feeders. In the colder months, it can be a lot harder for birds to find food, so putting out bird feeders can help them to survive. The children used cardboard tubes and poked string through to make them into hangers. Then we covered them with lard and bird seeds. We placed them all around school on tree branches. We also tried to bird watch but we didn’t see very many. We are hoping that we will be able to see more birds now that we have more bird feeders on the school grounds.
Year 2 Science- Microhabitats
Today in Science, Year 2 put their planning into action and created their very own microhabitats! They used a range of recyclable materials, including egg cartons, yoghurt pots, boxes and plastic bottles, and filled them with natural materials they found themselves. These included moss, sticks, bark, grass, flowers, soil and leaves. What a fantastic effort, Year 2! We’re looking forward to seeing which minibeasts come to visit and discovering the different creatures that make these microhabitats their home.
Year 1&2- Lunchtime Games Club
Another week, another fun-filled Games Club! Children from Years 1 and 2 enjoyed getting stuck into a variety of games. There was plenty of friendly competition, laughter and lots of fun along the way.
Macmillan Coffee Morning
A massive THANK YOU to all the parents and carers who attended our Macmillan Coffee Morning today! We were absolutely overwhelmed by the fantastic turnout. 💚☕ Your generosity in donating cakes was incredible! Thanks to you, every single child was able to enjoy a sweet treat today. 🧁 We still have a few spare cakes left over, which will be on sale after school, so be sure to grab one while you can! A huge shoutout to our brilliant Heads and Deputies for doing such an amazing job hosting their very first event. 👏 We also want to send a massive thank you to our hardworking support staff—we couldn’t have done it without your ongoing support and dedication. Thank you so much to everyone who has already donated to this truly worthy cause. If you would still like to contribute, donations can now be made on Arbor (apologies for the earlier technical hiccups, it’s all set up and working now!) or you can drop off cash donations after school. 💷 Check out all the wonderful photos from this morning here (and huge apologies that I didn't manage to photograph absolutely everyone—it was mad busy in the best way possible!) 📸 https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/photo-galleries/macmillan-coffee-morning-2026
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Year 2 Maths- Times Table Rockstars
This morning, Year 2 enjoyed playing on Times Tables Rockstars. They practised their times tables through multiplication and division in both the jamming and garage setting. Well done, Year 2! 🎸🌟
Year 1 PE: Gymnastics
Year 1 had an amazing PE session this morning. We had lots of apparatus out to help us to practise our skills. The children had to practise frog jumps and bunny hops along a bench, caterpillar crawling around cones, practising bear crawl and crab crawl and a new roll called ‘Rock and Roll’. Their favourite station was climbing up high and jumping off onto a mat in a star position. It was great to see the children being brave to jump off from a high platform.
Year 1 Creative Area: Animal Prints
Year 1 have loved practising drawing different animal prints this week in the Creative Area. This links to our Science topic about animal groups and our Art unit looking at different line types.
Year 2 Maths
This week in maths, Year 2 have compared and ordered numbers to 100 using the greater, less than and equal to symbols. We have also looked at the patterns involved in counting in 2s, 5s and 10s and used this knowledge to complete number sequences. We have been working exceptionally hard. Well done Year 2.
Year 2 Geography- Continents and Oceans
In Geography, we are learning to name and locate the seven continents and five oceans of the world. Today, we wrote our own riddles with clues to help Miss Flynn and Miss Lyons guess the continent or ocean we were writing about. Our clues included using positional language (near, above, below, next to, beside etc..), the size, the temperature and the compass direction to help us to explain which continent or ocean we were describing.
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Rev Ben’s Worship - Moses & the Burning Bush
On Thursday, Rev Ben led a worship all about following instructions. The children thoroughly enjoyed an active game of Captain’s Orders to begin with. They then listened to the story of Moses and the Burning Bush. Rev Ben posed questions about why Moses was afraid to follow God’s instructions at first and how people show trust in God.
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