Year 5 - Ancient Greece in VR
Today PrimeVR visited St Barnabas, allowing classes to experience immersive, computer generated simulations through virtual reality. Year 5 had the opportunity to travel back in time to Ancient Greece and witness the Parthenon in its original splendour and offer tribute at the statue of Athena. We also got a taste of everyday life in Ancient Greece, seeing close up how people travelled and fished.
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Year 6 - PrimeVR Workshop
What an experience Year 6 had today! We were visited by PrimeVR and the Year 6 class had the exciting opportunity to experience virtual reality linked to our topic of ocean exploration. Through immersive VR technology, the children were able to dive beneath the waves and explore the wonders of the ocean from the classroom. The children came face-to-face with a variety of underwater predators, observed endangered marine species in their natural habitats and gained a deeper understanding of the challenges facing our oceans today. The experience brought their learning to life, allowing them to explore environments and creatures that would otherwise be impossible to visit. The children were thoroughly engaged throughout the session, asking thoughtful questions and demonstrating great curiosity about marine life and conservation. It was a memorable and inspiring experience that enhanced their understanding and sparked excitement for further learning.
Year 3- Bringing the Stone Age to Life with PrimeVR
The children had an absolutely incredible time during our PrimeVR experience day, with the highlight being their deep dive into the Stone Age. Through the power of virtual reality, they didn’t just learn about history; they lived it, transported thousands of years back in time to explore ancient landscapes and see firsthand how early humans survived. The children came face-to-face with woolly mammoths, examined prehistoric cave art up close, and discovered how Stone Age people communicated. It was an unforgettable, immersive adventure that truly brought our history topic to life!
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Reception-RE- Jonah and the Whale
In our RE lesson we learnt the bible story ‘Jonah and the Whale’. We listened to the story and discussed the meaning of the story together and spoke about forgiveness and why it is important to forgive others who sometimes do wrong. We then acted the the story out in class.
Year 1 DT: Testing Blades
Year 1 tested three different types of windmill blades today. They tried rectangle blades, triangle blades and curved blades. We found that the rectangle and triangle blades did not spin well at all. The curved blades span very quickly. Therefore, in our design we will create our windmills with curved blades.
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Blackburn with Darwen Primary Schools Y5/6 Gymnastics Competition
On Tuesday, Team B attended the Blackburn with Darwen Primary Schools Y5/6 Gymnastics competition at St Bedes. Italy was of a very high standard, especially in the girls team event but we managed to come away with a silver medal for our mixed team and a silver medal for Daisy who competed individually. The children have worked tirelessly on their routines over the past few months and we are so very proud of them. Well done Team B !
Athletics Club
Our first athletics club was a huge success as the children prepare for our DPSSA Witton Athletics event next week. We worked on various events such as relay hand overs, sprints, long distance, cricket ball throw and standing long jump. It was great to see the enthusiasm and support for each other.
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Year 4 Geography - Rivers
In our Geography session we looked at the stages and features of a river and the way that land use changes from the source to the mouth. The children worked in small groups to create their own display which required labels for the mouth, meander, flood plain, source, confluence and tributary.
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PSHE - Growing and Changing in Year 4
Today we had a recap on everything that we have covered so far for our growing and changing unit and then went on to discuss how animals also reproduce. The children had to guess which of the six animals reproduce first to last. We found that butterflies were the first at being able to reproduce at 3-4 hours with elephants being the last at 12-15 years old!
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Year 5 - English
Year 5 started their new English topic today by making predictions about a story based on snippets of information. They were shown items from the book such as a map, film reel and binoculars and asked to discuss how these objects may be connected and what they tell us about about the time and place it is set in. Time will tell if their predictions are accurate!
Year 6 - Kooth Transition Session
Today, Year 6 took part in a transition to high school webinar delivered by Kooth. The session focused on mental health and wellbeing during the move to secondary school. Children explored the range of emotions they may experience during this transition and discussed common challenges they may face, including making new friends, adapting to a new environment, managing increased independence and coping with changes in routines and expectations. The webinar also provided practical strategies for building resilience, seeking support when needed, and maintaining positive mental wellbeing throughout the transition process.
Singing Worship
What a wonderful start to the week in our Singing Worship today! We began by singing School Rules, before continuing our preparations for the Year 6 Leavers' Service with a selection of special songs. We then sang As You Go, reflecting on the exciting journeys ahead, before our Year 6 pupils confidently led us in Stronger. It was fantastic to hear such enthusiastic singing from everyone and to see our Year 6 children leading so beautifully. A great way to start the week together!