Year 5 - Music
Today’s music lesson focused on performance, with an emphasis on stage presence and the ability to engage an audience. We explored how confidence, expression, and body language contribute to a successful performance and discussed how these elements can enhance the overall impact of the music.
Year 4 Art Geographic Patterns
In our art session this week, we have been looking at geometric patterns using a compass.. we created flowers of life by making semi circles with the compass. It was super challenging but the children persevered and created some lovely designs which they counted in with didn’t media such as wax crayons, pastels and pencil crayons.
Whole School Worship - St Barnabas & St Paul
In Rev Ben's worship this week, some of our Year 6 children had a race balancing beanbags on their heads to demonstrate the value of perseverance and the importance of completing a difficult task without giving up. Rev Ben then told us the story of Barnabas and Paul, who travelled to many countries, spreading the good news about Jesus' sacrifice for mankind. We were shocked to find out that they even risked being arrested or killed, but they never gave up. We ended our worship with a reflection, thinking about what happened in the story and how we can best use our own talents to serve others.
Year 4 - Memories
We had a lovely time in Year 4 yesterday, reflecting on our year and our favourite memories. There were lots of memories of the Anderton Centre, particularly staying up late and eating sweets! We really hope the children have loved this year and take many cherished memories. They are more than ready for their next step. Good luck, Year 4!
Year 3 - Science- Exploring Magnets: Poles, Fields, and Forces
In today's Science lesson, Year 3 learned that all magnets have a north pole and a south pole, and that magnetism is a special non-contact force capable of moving objects without even touching them. They explored the concept of a magnetic field surrounding magnets and discovered how different poles either attract or repel. To connect this to the real world, they watched a career film featuring Christian Richardson, a Signalling Designer for Network Rail, and an expert film where Joe Howard from Ben Burgess demonstrated magnets he uses in his job. For their mission assignment, the children used a handout to predict whether magnets would attract or repel each other in various setups, then they carefully tested their predictions and recorded their observations.
Year 1 to Year 2 Transition Afternoon
Today, Year 1 had an enjoyable meeting with Mr Carter, who will be their Year 2 teacher starting in November. They participated in a fun afternoon of transition activities, allowing Mr Carter to get to know each of them. The children particularly enjoyed listening to the story 'All the Ways to be Smart' by Davina Bell, which prompted a valuable discussion about what makes each of them smart and unique. Following this, Mr Carter challenged their creative talents by asking them to transform 'a dot' into a beautiful piece of artwork, inspired by Peter Reynolds' book, 'The Dot'.
Year 1 Maths and English- Writing Riddles
Year 1 recently completed an engaging English unit where they focused on creating and writing riddles. To connect this with our maths lessons on recognising coins, we merged our learning by writing riddles specifically about coins. The children really enjoyed sharing their riddles with the class and having their classmates guess which coin they were describing.
Year 5 - Food Technology
Today, the children created their own Spaghetti Bolognese sauce, applying all the cooking skills they have developed so far. They worked with ingredients such as onions, mushrooms, garlic and carrots, seasoning their sauces to taste. After cooking, they completed a written evaluation, gave their dish a personal score and suggested ways they could improve it next time.
Year 3- Art- Our Abstract Flower Drawings
This afternoon, Year 3 became abstract artists, just like Georgia O'Keeffe! They each worked with a flower picture, using a special viewfinder to explore different parts, zooming in to find interesting shapes and lines. They sketched these zoomed-in sections into rectangles in their sketchbooks, creating a few different compositions. Finally, they picked their favourite sketch and drew it much bigger on a large piece of paper, using all the skills they've learned to create their very own abstract flower masterpieces.
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Summer Reading Challenge
Summer Reading Challenge A big thank you to Jacqueline from BwD Libraries for visiting school this morning and promoting the Summer Reading Challenge. You can sign your children up to Story Garden, this year's Summer Reading Challenge from The Reading Agency at Darwen or Blackburn Library. Joining is quick, easy and FREE and it's lots of fun too. The challenge is for the children to read any six library books before the end of September, tell us about what they've read, and collect stickers and other prizes along the way. They can also listen to audio books, use the FREE BorrowBox app, or mix and match. If your child participates, please encourage them to bring in their certificate to celebration worship in September so that we can celebrate their reading success
Year 3- P.E- Track, Throw, Jump
For their final athletics P.E. lesson, Year 3 took part in three core tasks and recorded their times and distances to track their performance. In ‘Take Aim’, they worked in pairs to practise sling, push, and pull throws, aiming at targets to score points based on accuracy. In ‘Furthest Five’, they worked in groups of three to perform a combination of five different jumps with a run-up, aiming to reach the furthest distance while focusing on technique. In ‘Pass the Baton’, they ran relays in teams of four, aiming to complete as many laps as possible in three minutes, using teamwork, strategy, and baton-passing skills.
Barney’s Got Talent
This morning, we had an extra special Friday celebration. Our amazing school family showcased their fabulous talents in the annual ‘Barney’s Got Talent Show.’ Our performers included ‘The Frozen Friends’ of Luna and Martha, ‘Rocket Reggie’ with his super speedy skipping, The APT, The Stars & The Sassy Girls, Percy, The Joker, The Baby Sharks featuring Lydia, Lenny and Olivia, The Gymnast Monkeys featuring Callie, Mollie and Hollie, Barney’s Song and Dance Group featuring Harry, Ella, Evie and Heidi singing ‘Beautiful Things, The JW Band featuring Carter, James, Elijah, Charlie and Seb singing ‘Green Green Grass,’ The Swifites featuring Naomi and Luna, Dramatic Darcy singing ‘Pink Pony Club,’ The Terrible Two featuring Sonny and Walter with their own version of ‘I’m a Teenage Dirt Bag Baby,’ Sassy Lilly with ‘Our Song’ by Taylor Swift, Star Sofia singing ‘Titanium,’ Graceful Grace showcasing her phenomenal tap skills, Omazing Oscar playing the Cello and last but not least our fabulous Year 6 children gave us a snippet of their performance to come next week and sang ‘It’s a Hard Knock Life.’ Well done to all of our performers for their amazing courage getting up on the stage in front of our huge audience of parents. Also, a huge well done to our heads and deputies (Hamza, Rosie, Daisy and Harry) for leading the whole show with great humour and confidence and finally, Mrs Ham for all of her enthusiasm and organisation. We have more of this to come with our Year 6 Performance of Annie on Tuesday, our Rocksteady Concert on Wednesday, our End of Year Award Ceremony on Thursday and our Year 6 Leavers next Friday. Thank you to the parents and carers who came along to support on such a hot day!