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Year 5 - RotaKids Elections
In preparation for the visit of Darwen Rotary Club, Year 5 carried out elections for the key roles of president, vice president, secretary and treasurer. The children showed confidence, insight and passion as they tried to convince the class they were the best person for the role. The whole class will be responsible for 3 charity projects this year but it will be the role of the 4 elected representatives to take the best ideas, convince Mrs Ham of their viability and then promote them across the whole school. The results will be announced soon!
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Rev Ben’s Worship - Moses & the Burning Bush
On Thursday, Rev Ben led a worship all about following instructions. The children thoroughly enjoyed an active game of Captain’s Orders to begin with. They then listened to the story of Moses and the Burning Bush. Rev Ben posed questions about why Moses was afraid to follow God’s instructions at first and how people show trust in God.
Year 5 - Science
In science, we looked at how the Earth moves through space and how this creates day, night and the seasons. After going through the concepts and vocabulary, the children used torches to mimic the light and heat from the Sun and table tennis balls to mimic the Earth. By rotating the ball on its axis, the children saw how sides faced towards and away from the light, creating day and night. Then the children moved the ball around the torch, with different hemispheres receiving different amounts of light over the course of its orbit, creating winter and summer.
Friday Celebration Worship
This morning, we started our celebration worship by reflecting on a fantastic week in school. It is great to see that our whole school are settling into their new classes and continuing to work hard to earn dojo points for achieving great things and showing a huge amount of respect. This week has also seen us launching our lunchtime and after school clubs. It’s been brilliant to see our children enjoying and making the most of these extra-curricular opportunities. There may still be a few places on a number of our clubs. Please see Arbor. We then presented our Barney’s Brilliant Beacons. A huge well done to Noah, Elsie, Elara, Noah, Hendrix and Luna in Reception and KS1 and Teddy, Alice, Renee, Harry, Lana, Alfie, Layla and Charlie in KS2. Well done to these amazing children for working extremely hard across the curriculum and for their exemplary behaviour. We ended our worship with a reminder from Mrs Ham about MacMillan Coffee Morning next Friday. We would really appreciate any donations of cake to help us to raise funds for an amazing charity. We also had a sing along to ‘Shine.’ We thank our St Barnabas families who could attend celebration worship this morning and extend a thank you to all of our other families who continue to support us in many ways. We wish you all a fantastic weekend.
Year 5 - Computing
Year 5 used the Garage Band app to create sonic logos for different brands. We analysed Coca-Cola advertisements and identified the different sounds that contribute to its brand identity. The children then had to create a short sonic logo that matched a brand of their choice.
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Year 5 - English
In English, we used drama to explore the feelings of a person exploring the surface of Mars. We first considered the positive and negative emotions of being the first to step upon a new planet far from home, exploring and collecting scientific data. Then we acted out the role of the astronaut, considering how those emotions can be shown through action and dialogue.
KS2 Football Club
Today at Football Club, the children focused on game-based activities, exploring different conditions and challenges within each phase of the game. The children developed their ability to recognise when to attack, defend and transition, applying their skills and decision-making in realistic game situations.
Open Days for our September 2027 intake
💙Is your child starting Reception this September? 💙 We warmly welcome parents, carers, and children to come and see our school in action. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet our school family and enjoy a guided tour with our Headteacher, Mrs Ham. 📅 Open Day Dates & Times: Tuesday 22nd September: 9.00 - 10.30am Wednesday 7th October: 2.00 - 3.30pm Thursday 15th October: 2.00 - 3.30pm Monday 9th November: 9.00 - 10.30am Thursday 19th November: 9.00 - 10.30am Friday 27th November: 2.00 - 3.30pm 📝 How to Book Your Tour: To secure your place on one of our open days, please complete our booking form: 👉 https://forms.gle/DxqPdvyXDx1Xmd918 To get a feel for our school and what we can offer your child, please see our news page on our website: https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news and our photo galleries: https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/photo-gallery-category/our-gallery Please also keep your eye on our website for the dates of our stay and play sessions that will soon be coming up for our current Reception parents and carers and pre-school children, parents and carers. We look forward to meeting you and your child! 💙😀
Netball Club
What a beautiful evening to start our netball club! The children worked on their passing, catching, footwork and moving through skill and drill games. It was fantastic to see how much effort they put in and observe some wonderful Team B spirit!
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Friday Celebration Worship
This morning, we began our Celebration Worship by reflecting on another amazing week at school. This week, we have thoroughly enjoyed our whole-school performance of Pinocchio, and across the school, our children have been working extremely hard to demonstrate Barney’s 4Bs and our Christian Values as they strive to earn ClassDojo points. We have been incredibly impressed by the children’s positive attitudes to learning and the high standards of behaviour we have seen throughout the school. Well done, everyone! We then celebrated our Barney’s Brilliant Beacons. A huge well done to Hunter, Lily, Albie and Hadi in KS1, and Elsie, Phoebe, Annabel, Alice, Harry, Emily, Alfie and Eliza in KS2. Well done to these amazing children, who have made such a fantastic start to the academic year! You have all been wonderful role models and truly shining examples of Barney’s Beacons. We are incredibly proud of you! Mrs Ham then shared a few important reminders with us. The Big Summer Weekend at our church this weekend, School Photograph Day will take place on Wednesday 16th September, followed by our Macmillan Coffee Morning on Friday 25th September. Our lunchtime and after-school clubs have also now gone live on Arbor and are available to book. To bring our worship to a close, we were treated to some beautiful prayers from Annabel and Seb. Thank you to everyone who joined us for Celebration Worship this morning, and an extended thank you to all of our families for your continued support, both this week and every week. We wish you all a wonderful and restful weekend! 🌟
Year 5 - PE
In PE, Year 5 began developing their cricket skills by using underarm throws to quickly and accurately move a tennis ball around the playground. We also practised catching the ball, being aware of how we track the ball with our eyes as well as being prepared to move our feet and hands. We then applied those skills in friendly game to see which team could complete 20 throws and catches successfully.
Year 5 - Music
Today, Year 5 were introduced to Boomwhackers and learned about their creation and development as musical instruments. We investigated how the length of each tube affects its pitch before performing in a Boomwhacker class orchestra using colour coded notation.
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