Platinum School Games Mark
🏆 Four Years of Platinum! 🏆 We have some incredible news to share with our school community! Our school has been awarded the Platinum School Games Mark again which means we have held the award for four years! This Government-led award, facilitated by the Youth Sport Trust, is the highest level of recognition a school can achieve for its commitment to school sports, physical activity, and community competition. Maintaining this standard for four consecutive years is a massive achievement! Why this is a huge win for our pupils: Dedication on the Field: From local inter-school matches to inter-house competitions, our students have shown incredible heart and teamwork. Beyond the Game: This award doesn't just celebrate the athletes; it celebrates our amazing Sports Leaders, staff, and officials who work behind the scenes to make every event possible. A special thank you to Mrs Gardner, our PE leader for all of her hard work in helping us achieve this award again. Community Spirit: It recognises how we bring sport out of the playground and into the wider community. We are so proud of every single pupil who participated, led, or cheered from the sidelines this year. Your energy is what makes our school a "Platinum" place to be! 🌟 Click here to see our sporting success from the last few years: https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/classes-curriculum/curriculum-overview/physical-education #SchoolGamesMark #PlatinumAward #FourInARow #YouthSportTrust #SchoolSport #TeamWork #ActiveKids #ProudSchool
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DPSSA Netball League
Tonight Team B took part in our first evening at the DPSSA netball league. The children played really well and adjusted to lots of variations with positions. We came away with one win and one loss so onwards and upwards next week.
Year 4 Tennis Winners
🏆 SMALL BUT MIGHTY! 🏆 Huge congratulations to our Year 4 Tennis Team for winning the BWD competition at Blackburn Northern Tennis Club! 🎾🥇 Mrs. Ham is incredibly proud of the team's determination and fantastic sportsmanship. You played with heart and represented us brilliantly! 🌟👏 We certainly are small but mighty! 💪 #TennisChampions #BWDCompetition #Year4 #ProudSchool #TeamWork
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Bee Stinger Netball Heat Winners
This evening we took part in the Bee Stinger Netball Heats down at Darwen Vale High School. Many of Team B had never played Bee Stingers before but they worked hard and managed to come out heat winners! We are so proud of how they conducted themselves showing respect and resilience the whole way through.
Tag Rugby Festival
Some of our Year 6 children had a fantastic time tonight visiting Blackburn Rugby Club for an action-packed session of tag rugby! It was wonderful to watch them master the basics, from perfecting their lateral passes to understanding the strategic flow of the game. The highlight of the day was undoubtedly the matches, where the children showed off their newfound skills and sprinted across the line to score some brilliant tries. A huge thank you to the club for hosting us and helping our children discover a new passion for the game! Thanks to our parents and carers for transporting and supporting!
Year 4 - Gifted and Talented BRFC Tournament
Today, our Year 4 children took part in a Blackburn Rovers 3v3 tournament at the BRFC training ground. They played brilliantly throughout and represented the school with great enthusiasm and teamwork. It was an incredible experience and they narrowly missed out on the playoffs. A huge well done to the whole team!
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Year 4 - Tennis Trials and Netball
Our PE session this afternoon was literally a game of two halves. We started with mini- tennis trials in preparation for an upcoming event and then moved onto our netball unit. This week we revised the key passes, rules and positions. The children absolutely loved the games at the end and we definitely have some great netball players in the making!
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Westholme Netball Tournament
This afternoon we took part in the annual Year 4/5 Netball Tournament which was hosted by Westholme School. Team B played eight games and came away with six wins, one draw and one loss. The final league standings were announced and we were awarded with bronze. Every single child played brilliantly, showed respect and encouraged each other every step of the way. We are so proud of them!
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Blackburn with Darwen Schools Swimming Gala
What a fantastic evening we have had taking part in The Blackburn with Darwen Swimming Gala! We had ten children taking part tonight and they were an absolute credit to our school. We had some new events today but we faced the challenge head on and came away with some great results. Boys IM - Bronze medal for Desmond Boys Backstroke - Bronze medal for James Boys Butterfly - Silver medal for Desmond Boys Breaststroke - Silver medal for Jenson. Huge thanks to everyone involved, especially the families who came to support! Go Team B!
Netball Club
In our second week of netball club this half term we focused on improving our technical skills, tactical awareness and physical fitness. We did this through playing full games in which children switched positions regularly to establish zones on the netball court. Not long now until the league starts after Easter !
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Blackburn with Darwen Schools Y5/6 Cross Country
This evening was Race Night 2 for the Blackburn with Darwen Schools Years 5/6 Cross Country. Team B dug deep and came away with some great placings with some of the children getting great PBs and much higher positions than in Race 1 so we are very proud of their hard work and progress- well done!
Blackburn with Darwen Schools Cross Country - Event 1
What a fantastic start to Cross Country season! Year 5/6 Team B squad all performed superbly at tonight’s first race event and in true St Barnabas Style, they encouraged each other every step of the way and we are super impressed with their effort and sheer determination- well done!