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6 Feb

Inter- House Sports -EYFS, KS1 and KS2

Today we held another Inter/ House Sports event which was led by our awesome Sports Leaders. Our infants focused on football whilst Key Stage 2 did Benchball. It was amazing to see every child across school joining in with huge smiles on their faces. What a super end to a busy week!

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5 Feb

Year 4 PE Relay Baton Exchange

In our PE session today we were focusing on Sportshall Athletics, but in particular the baton exchange in relays. The children worked super hard on their exchange between each other and developed their techniques in various ways over the course of the lesson .

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3 Feb

Year 3/4 BwD Primary Schools Key Step Gymnastics Competition

Today we had the pleasure of taking sixteen of our Year 4 children to represent the school at the Blackburn with Darwen Schools Key Step Gymnastics competition at S Bede’s. They took part in three routines ; floor exercise, body management and vault. It was a very long day but the children stayed focused and worked so hard to remember the three complex routines. We had a mixed team, two girls teams and a boys team. They all worked solidly within their squads showing perseverance and encouraging each other every step of the way. We can’t wait to hear the outcome in a couple of days when the results will be shared.

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22 Jan

Inter- House Sports with Reception

Our Sports Leaders did an Inter- House Indoor Athletics session with Reception class on Friday which went down a storm! Every single child was engaged, enthusiastic and had huge smiles on their faces. They completed various relays which focused on their fundamental skills and speed, agility and quickness. Well done Reception class and huge thanks to the Sports Leaders!

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20 Jan

Year 5/6 Sportshall Athletics

What a fantastic evening we have had at the Blackburn with Darwen Sportshall Athletics. We had some great successes over the course of the night, especially in the various relays. The final top three schools were extremely close on points and Team B managed to medal achieving 3rd place overall! A huge well done to everyone involved - you do us all proud! Well done!

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15 Jan

Cross Country Club

Cross country club focused on hill sprints this week and we completed these in Whitehall park. We hope that these boost our fitness by building explosive power, strength and endurance in order to help us keep up a good pace when the race season starts.

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8 Jan

KS2 DPSSA Football League

A huge well done to our St.Barnabas football team, who have competed brilliantly over the past few weeks. Finishing 5th out of 13 schools in a very competitive league is a fantastic achievement and they should be hugely proud of themselves. A huge thank you to Me Bloomfield for his coaching and to the parents and carers who came along to support!

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8 Jan

Gifted and Talented Gymnastics Club

Our Gifted and Talented Key Steps Gymnastics club started last night and the children loved their first session. Our specialist coaches went through parts of the routine covering both body management and floor exercise. We can’t wait to see how the children progress over the next few weeks and establish their routines.

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11 Dec

DPSSA Schools Football League

Great performances tonight! Narrowly missing out 3–1 to Avondale in a fantastic game. But showing brilliant character to bounce back with a 3–1 win over Turton Edgworth. Well done boys!

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4 Dec

DPSSA Football League

Some super game play this evening down at the DPSSA Football League at Witton. Our first game was against Ashleigh when we unfortunately lost 7-0 . Our second game was against Holy Trinity and through pure grit and determination we can away with a draw.

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2 Dec

Year 5/6 Sportshall Athletics Trials

Our first Sportshall Athletics trial for Years 5 and 6 took place this week. The children mainly worked on their field events such as chest push, javelin, ling jump and triple jump. They developed their techniques by working on hip thrust and swinging their arms when jumping. We finished with sprint relays and the children really encouraged each other and thoroughly enjoyed the session.

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27 Nov

KS2 DPSSA Football League

Tonight, the boys played brilliantly in this week’s DPSSA league fixtures. They showed great teamwork and determination throughout both matches. Although they narrowly lost 2–1 to St Joseph’s, they demonstrated resilience and bounced back with an outstanding 9–0 victory against St Edward’s. It was a fantastic effort from the whole team.