Year 4 PE - Quad Kids Athletics
In our PE session we focused on Quad Kids which is an athletics event. It includes 4 elements- a 400m run, a 60m sprint, mini vortex throw and a standing long jump. The children worked hard to develop their speed, agility and quickness, listening carefully on how to improve their performances.
KS1 Sports Day- Mums’, Dads’ and Toddler Race
A huge thank you to all the amazing toddler siblings, mums, and dads who joined us for our Sports Day! You all did brilliantly, especially in the Mums', Dads', and Toddler Race, and brought so many smiles to the children's faces.
KS2 Sports Day Winners
We are so proud of every child who took part with enthusiasm, determination and team spirit. Whether running, jumping, cheering or supporting one another, you each showed what it means to “Achieve great things through learning and growing in a love-filled Christian family.” Sports Day is more than just winning races—it’s about celebrating effort, encouraging one another and showing resilience. It was fantastic to see so many parents and carers joining us and a huge thank you to everyone who entered the Toddlers, Mums and Dads races and thankfully nearly everyone came away injury free! Well done to all of our competitors and thank you to the staff, families and supporters who made the day so special. You truly helped create an atmosphere of joy, encouragement and community! All of the photos will be uploaded shortly to here: https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/photo-galleries/sports-day-2025
Year 1- Sports Day
A huge well done to all our fantastic Year 1 children for their incredible efforts this morning during Sports Day! Every single one of you put in 100% and truly shone. It was wonderful to see you all trying your absolute best in every event and, even better, encouraging one another with such enthusiasm. We are so incredibly proud of you all!
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Reception- Sports Day
A huge well done to our absolutely amazing Reception children! We're bursting with pride after their fantastic performance at their very first Sports Day here at St. Barnabas. Every single child showed such super efforts, lots of enthusiasm, and beautifully encouraged their friends. What a brilliant morning of achieving great things!
EYFS and KS1- Sports Day Medal Winners
Hurray for Our Sports Day Stars! A huge well done to all our amazing medal winners from EYFS, Year 1, and Year 2 at Sports Day! We are so, so proud of all our incredible sports stars! And a massive shout-out to every single child in EYFS and Key Stage 1! You all showed such super efforts and truly shone on the day. We are incredibly proud of each and every one of you! All of the photos will shortly be uploaded here: https://www.stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/photo-galleries/sports-day-2025
Darwen Netball League Winners
We are immensely proud of our netball squad for playing amazingly well over the last five weeks in the Darwen Netball League and for winning all of their games. Tonight they played in scorching heat against Avondale, Belmont and St Joseph’s resulting in two wins and a draw, making us the winners of the league for the second year in a row! This is along with winning the Bee Stinger High Fives for the second year in a row too! We can’t wait to represent Blackburn with Darwen in the Lancashire games on the 8th July. A huge thank you to Mrs Gardner for her wonderful coaching and umpiring and thank you to our other teachers who came along to support. A massive thanks to the parents and carers for your support and help with transport. Well done to all the other teams and umpires along with Phil Eastwood, who organised the league. And finally an enormous thank you to our children for always giving it 100%, being so competitive and always encouraging each other. A special mention to the Year 5 girls who have stepped up and played games- this is great preparation for next year! What a fantastic evening of achieving great things and living life in all its fullness!
Year 5 - Striking and Fielding
Today, Year 5 enjoyed an energetic and competitive game of rounders as part of their PE lesson. The session focused on key skills including accurate striking, effective fielding and quick decision-making. The children worked on developing their hand-eye coordination, communication and teamwork. They also explored tactics such as choosing the best positions when fielding, backing each other up and judging when to run or stay on a base.
Year 1 PE- Kicking
PE this week saw Year 1 focusing on their ball skills! They did a great job practicing how to kick and receive a ball, showing off some really good control. They especially enjoyed aiming their kicks through hoops, hurdles, and into a net. And, they had a blast kicking the ball, then running to stop it and regain control. Super work, Year 1!
Year 4 - PE: Tennis Skills
The Year 4s couldn’t wait to get rackets in hand for our first tennis skills session, but first they had to work on their ball skills. To develop their coordination they had to stop a ball rolled by their partner, but they had to use the hand their partner told them to. Our racket skills segment was an extension of this in which the children had to “splat” the ball and return it to their partner. Communication is our character development focus for this unit, which the children will develop by listening to their partner and looking for non-verbal cues.
Year 2 - Invasion games
This week in PE, Year 2 out their improved throwing and catching skills to the test in different games. They had to use tactics to ensure the ball reached their target without being intercepted. It was great to see how far the children have come from when we first practiced these fundamental skills back in the Autumn term.
Reception PE Sports Day Practise
Reception have been practising the different races in preparation for Sports Day next week. They completed a sack race, running race, egg and spoon race and an obstacle race. They worked very hard and are ready to go next Friday!