Friday Celebration Worship -Children in Need
This morning, we came together for our Friday Celebration Worship, taking time to reflect on another busy and successful week filled with many wonderful highlights. This week, we celebrated Remembrance Day, launched our exciting new lunchtime and after-school clubs and announced our new Science Ambassadors, School Councillors and Rotakid Leaders. We also enjoyed some valuable road safety awareness workshops. A huge well done goes to our Year 5/6 boys’ football team, who have made a fantastic start to the DPSSA Football League by winning their first two matches and they got through to the semi final of the EFL cup in the morning! They represented our school brilliantly and we are incredibly proud of them. We then presented our Barney’s Brilliant Beacons awards. Congratulations to Abigail, Ohana, George, Max and Evie in Reception and KS1 and Vienna, Callie, Seb, Aura, Chloe, Finley, Arlo and Miley in KS2. These children consistently demonstrate maturity, impeccable manners and a determination to strive for excellence. Keep shining brightly! We also celebrated Albie in Year 4 who has achieved a completely green heat map on Times Table Rock Stars – a fantastic achievement! Mrs Govan then introduced an exciting ADVENTure Trail Art Competition, with a deadline of 2nd December. Please check Class Dojo for further details on how to take part. We brought our worship to a thoughtful close with some beautiful prayers from Olivia and Harry. They led us in remembering the soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice as well as thinking of children in need who are less fortunate than ourselves. Thank you to all the parents who were able to join us for Celebration Worship this morning and to everyone who has donated to Children in Need. We would also like to extend our heartfelt thanks to our wider school family for your continued encouragement and support. It really does mean so much. We wish everyone a lovely and enjoyable weekend! Finally, a little reminder that today is Odd Socks Day, marking the launch of Anti-Bullying Week. We look forward to seeing everyone celebrating what makes us all unique!
Rev Ben’s worship - Elijah
Rev Ben brought an intriguing bag with him to worship this morning containing 4 items which were clues to today’s story. Chester C, Chester Y, Marley and Eleanor revealed a cup, bread, a bird, and a royal crown. These were clues to the Bible story about Elijah and the Ravens and a series of stories we will hear about the truth tellers. King David was the best king but Ahab the worst. He worshipped a statue and made his people do the same. God whispered to Elijah to tell Ahab that it was wrong but Arab laughed and became angry and wanted to kill Elijah. Elijah had to hide in the wilderness. God said he would look after him by providing water in a ravine and the birds would feed him. In the morning the ravens visited Elijah with wheat and bread and the same happened in the evening. We then thought about what happened in the story and what we can learn from Elijah about telling the truth and trusting God. Beau said that god told Elijah to tell the truth while Zachary said Elijah was looked after because god sent the birds to feed him. James said God looked after Elijah because he trusted God. We then prayed that God would help us to tell the truth and trust in him. We sang All Through History as we left the hall.
KS2 Choir
We had our first choir session today and it was great to see so many new faces! Our session started by doing some vocal warm ups. Then we gathered some ideas for songs that we might want to learn to perform. Finally, we sang two songs ‘Roar’ by Katy Perry and ‘Stargazing’ by Myles Smith. They sounded absolutely fantastic and we cannot wait to see what the year will bring.
Year 3 - Science: Sun Cream & UV Light
In our second lesson on exploring light, the children in Year 3 learned about ultraviolet light from the sun and the effects it can have, both positive and negative, on our bodies. We looked at sun creams with different SPF levels and predicted which would provide the best protection against UV rays. We then covered UV beads with the different sun creams and took them outside in the sun. The beads with no protection turned a dark purple colour almost immediately, while those coated in factor 50 sun cream remained completely unchanged. When we had discussed our results we returned to the classroom to record them.
Friday Celebration Worship
This morning, we came together for our Friday Celebration Worship to reflect on a busy, fantastic first week of Autumn Term 2 and to celebrate those children who have been 'achieving great things' out of school. A special thank you to our Year 6 pupils, who opened our worship with a beautiful rendition of ‘We Will Remember’ ahead of singing at the Whitehall Cemetery Remembrance service. We also celebrated our Year 5/6 girls’ football team, who won the DPSSA Football League and qualified to represent our borough and play in Blackpool! A huge well done goes to all our individual out of school award winners across sports, performing arts, and community clubs. In swimming, congratulations to William, Brody, Amelia, Alissa, Matthew, Poppy, Elsie, Minnie S, Hollie, Renee and Oliver. A huge well done to Callie and Thomas for their water safety awards. In gymnastics, dance, and drama, brilliant effort from Fiia, Ella, Thea, Lyla, Vienna, and Eleanor. For fantastic teamwork and skill in football and netball, well done to Emilie, Alfie, Mikey, Cassius, Max, Finn, Samuel, Jack, Olivia, and Vienna. In our community groups, congratulations to Jonas for Squirrel of the Week, Hendrix for Beaver of the Week, Lana for her Brownies animal badge, and Elsie, Evie, Olivia, and Lyla for their wonderful achievements at Rainbows. Extra congratulations also go to Hendrix and Lyla for finishing the Summer Reading Challenge, Callie for her martial arts award, Harry for settling so well into Progressive After School Club and Harry for earning his pen licence. Mrs Ham reminded us that the Scholastic book fair is in school from Monday-Thursday after school and it is Children in Need next Friday. Thank you to the parents who joined us today, and to our whole school family for your continued support. We wish you all a lovely and restful weekend!
Year 3 - Bishop’s Harvest Appeal Assault Course Challenge
On Friday, the Year 3 class was revved up and ready to tackle the assault course challenge in aid of the Bishop’s Harvest Appeal. In the morning, they watched a video showing them how to complete the course. When it was their turn, the children persevered to complete every part of the course, from jumping off vaults to swinging across monkey bars, from diving through tunnels, to balancing on tightropes. They even took on the tyre hop with speed and agility. What a fun way to raise money for charity! And a special thank you to all our families who raised sponsorship!
Poppy Appeal
🌺 SUPPORT OUR POPPY APPEAL! 🌺 Our wonderful Head and Deputy Heads are proud to be supporting the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal this year! ❤️✨ They will be selling a fantastic range of poppy-themed items to help raise vital funds. Here’s what’s available to buy: ✏️ Pencils – 50p 🩹 Slap Bands – £1.50 💫 Bracelets – £1.00 🔑 Poppy Keyrings – 50p 📅 When: Sold daily at break times ⏰ 💰 How to buy: If your child would like to purchase any items, please send their money in a named envelope clearly marked with their name, class, and what they would like to buy. Slap bands are limited to one per child. Thank you so much for your generosity and support in helping our children make a difference! 🙏🔴 #PoppyAppeal #RoyalBritishLegion #LestWeForget #SchoolCommunity #SupportingGoodCauses #YoungLeaders
Year 3 - RE: The Ten Commandments
As we continue our auxiliary RE unit about Moses, this week we learned about when God sent Moses down from Mount Sinai with the Ten Commandments. The children looked at the Commandments and thought about how they still apply in the world today. They were then tasked to work in groups to place the Commandments in order of importance, with the rule they considered to be most important at the top.
Year 3 - English: Predictions
At the start of the week, the children were presented with a series of clues about our new English text. They explored the clues, described what they could see and discussed how the items might be connected. They used this information to help them write predictions about the text.
KS2 Times Table Rockstar Battle
A huge well done to our KS2 champions! A massive congratulations to Lottie, James, Thomas and Charlie, our October Times Table Rock Stars Battle champions! Your hard work, dedication and fantastic times table skills have shone through. Keep up the brilliant work and continue to rock those times tables!
Whole School Harvest Celebration
This morning, we celebrated Harvest with a very special worship service at St Barnabas Church, led by our wonderful WOW group and Mrs Araujo. It was a joyful celebration filled with singing, gratitude and reflection. A huge well done to Reception, Year 1 and Year 3, who did a tremendous job of sharing what they have been learning in their RE lessons. Reception bravely opened our worship by singing ‘Thank You for the Harvest’, followed by Year 1, who expressed their gratitude to our farmers for all their hard work with a lovely rendition of ‘Thank You to the Farmers’. We also heard from Year 3, who shared beautiful prayers expressing their gratitude for all that we have, as well as leading us in a shared prayer using Makaton. We are incredibly proud of all the children for their thoughtful contributions. This year, we are supporting DARE, RotaKids and The Bishop’s Appeal. A heartfelt thank you to our school community for your generosity in donating non-perishable food items and pre-loved winter coats. Your kindness and support make a real difference to others. Looking ahead, please remember that we will be taking part in the Big Barney’s Assault Course Challenge on Friday 6th November to raise money for the Jehovah Rapha Healthcare Centre in Liwolo. The funds raised will help ensure that people can access essential healthcare. We would be very grateful if you could ask family and friends to sponsor your child and support us in this important mission. Finally, thank you for your continued support throughout this half-term. We wish all our families a wonderful and restful half-term holiday!
The Great Big Barney's Assault Course Challenge
An urgent need in South Sudan! A serious healthcare crisis is emerging and support to local healthcare centres such as Liwolo will end by September, with hospital services stopping by December. Without this support, many communities will be left without accessible medical care. The nearest healthcare facilities are several hours away and remain out of reach for many families due to distance and cost. Through the Bishop's Harvest Appeal, our Diocese will support the Jehovah Rapha Healthcare Centre in Liwolo, ensuring that people are able to access essential healthcare. Each child will take part in our Great Big Barney’s Assault Course Challenge, which has been planned by our WOW group, at school on Friday 6th November. Please ask family and friends to sponsor your child to complete the course and help us raise funds for this year’s cause. We would love to see photos of your children in training over the half term ready for our assault course challenge, so please send them via Class Dojo. Donations can be made through the QR code or here: https://www.parishgiving.org.uk/donors/find-your-parish/bburn-diocesan-harvest-appeal-blackburn?fbclid=IwY2xjawVEK0JleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAWJyaWQRMDgwVEJYN0EzQ2lGbWVYT2VzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEebvIKZ7uGENPZjIfVN8P5b-WLjoYcHdWChA0xXbNPY1YwSgVkEwXRXG-vFV0_aem_70SfP6U3cGv2vCM-UXD3YA
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