Image of Year 2 Pantomime Visit - Snow White
3 Dec

Year 2 Pantomime Visit - Snow White

Year 2 really enjoyed their visit to the pantomime on Tuesday. Oh no they didn't! Oh yes they did!

Image of Year 2 - Decorating our Christmas tree
3 Dec

Year 2 - Decorating our Christmas tree

Year 2 have all worked together to decorate our Christmas tree.

Image of Whole School Worship - The First Day of Advent
3 Dec

Whole School Worship - The First Day of Advent

The whole school family came together to celebrate the start of Advent. We heard from Lisa, Sam and Bishop Joe that through his messengers the prophets, God told his people that Jesus was coming 100's of years before he arrived.

Image of Year 2 - Christmas Puppets
3 Dec

Year 2 - Christmas Puppets

Year 2 have been decorating our Christmas Puppets this week.

Image of Year 4 - Class Worship: Togetherness
3 Dec

Year 4 - Class Worship: Togetherness

In our class worship time this week we learned about the Princess of Wales’ annual carol service and the work she does to bring people from different walks of life together. We spent some time considering groups that we belong to and we used our oracy skills to share our thoughts on feeling a sense of belonging. There were some excellent points about sharing interests and feeling loved, and also about recognising when we feel ostracised or unsafe in a group, such as an online community.

Image of Online Safety: Electrical Safety and Devices
3 Dec

Online Safety: Electrical Safety and Devices

The festive season has arrived, and with more lights, decorations and gifts, it’s important to stay safe when plugging in extra electricals. This guide provides key information on electrical safety.

Image of Year 3- Class Worship-The Importance of Togetherness
3 Dec

Year 3- Class Worship-The Importance of Togetherness

Today in our class worship, we discussed the importance of togetherness and the Princess of Wales's Carol Service, which aims to bring people together to celebrate kindness and community. We learned that togetherness means noticing others, caring, listening, and showing kindness. This helps create a sense of belonging for everyone. Charlie read the prayer out.

Image of Year 3- Maths- Making arrays using counters
3 Dec

Year 3- Maths- Making arrays using counters

In Maths, we have started our Multiplication unit. Today, the children were fantastic mathematicians, demonstrating their understanding of arrays by working in pairs and using counters.

Image of Snow White Pantomime
2 Dec

Snow White Pantomime

The children had a brilliant time today at Blackburn Empire Theatre. The whole school watched Snow White. It was wonderful to see their faces light up, Christmas is in full swing at St Barnabas! All of the photos will be uploaded shortly to here: https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/photo-galleries/snow-white-pantomime 

Image of Reception- Snow White
2 Dec

Reception- Snow White

Our Reception class have had a very busy day. After performing in their very own Nativity, we went to watch Snow White at Blackburn Empire Theatre. We loved shouting at the wicked witch and we loved cheering and dancing. The children all had a brilliant time and enjoyed eating an ice lolly at the interval too, what a treat!

Image of Year 5 - Snow White
2 Dec

Year 5 - Snow White

The children had a great time at Blackburn Empire Theatre watching the pantomime Snow White. The children enjoyed every minute as they heckled the evil queen Horibella, celebrated the love of Prince Charming and Snow White and tried in vain to warn Tilly that there was a ghost behind her. They sang and danced along to every song and during the intermission, the children had an ice lolly.

Image of KS2 Football Practice
2 Dec

KS2 Football Practice

Today’s football session focused on using bounce back players to create overloads, giving the children the chance to develop their passing accuracy, movement off the ball and tactical awareness. They worked on making quick decisions, supporting teammates and finding space to keep possession under pressure.