Celebration Worship
This morning, we started our Celebration Worship by singing a wonderful Harvest song in preparation for our Harvest Worship next Thursday at St Barnabas Church. We recapped on all the great things that we have been achieving over the last couple of weeks. We then presented our Barney’s Brilliant Beacons. A huge well done to Louie, Noah S, Indie, Chester C, Olivia and Archie in EYFS and KS1 and Millie, Alayna, Charlie, Eddie, Cassius, Scarlett, Lilly and Peyton in KS2. Well done to these fantastic children for always demonstrating the Barney’s 4Bs, demonstrating an amazing attitude to learning and being fantastic role models. Mrs Araujo and Mrs Gardner then awarded lots of children with their pen licenses. Well done to Archie and James in Year 3 and Harry, Eva, Albie, Molly, Alicie, Elijah and Eddie in Year 4 for working extremely hard to excel in their handwriting. Mrs Gardner also presented James and Archie with a certificate for excelling on TT Rockstars. We then congratulated our Year 5&6 Girls’ football team who have been playing well in the DPSSA League’s Girls Football Tournament over the last couple of weeks. We then ended our worship with some beautiful prayers from Mrs Ham, Jack and Renee and Mrs Ham reminded us that we are accepting food items for our Harvest to donation to DARE and winter coats to donate to Rota Kids.
DPSSA Girls Football
A huge well done to our girls’ football team last night! The girls secured another three fantastic wins, this week they were against Holy Trinity, Turton and Edgworth and St Peter’s! An incredible effort from everyone involved, showing great teamwork, determination and skill. Keep up the fantastic work, girls! A huge thank you to Mr Bloomfield for his coaching.
Year 6 - Football with Stephen Sama
A huge thank you to Stephen Sama for coming into school to deliver a fantastic football session for our Year 6 children! ⚽ It was brilliant to see everyone getting involved, having fun and developing their skills. The children were also inspired by hearing about Stephen’s journey through football, showing them where passion, hard work and determination can lead. Thank you, Stephen, for giving our children such a memorable experience! The Stephen Sama Football Academy launches at DACA for Year 7 in September 2027. Led by former professional footballer Stephen Sama, who developed at Liverpool FC and now coaches Baller League champions PRIME FC alongside KSI. ⚽ Up to 20 boys & 20 girls selected 🏋️ Specialist coaching & S&C 🏆 Competitive football 📚 Full DACA education We are hopeful that some of our football stars will make it into the Stephen Sama Football Academy in September.
Year 6 - Boomwhackers
Today during music, the children explored creating music using Boomwhackers! The children experimented with different pitches and rhythms, working together to play a variety of sounds and create music as a team. The children developed their listening skills, sense of rhythm and timing, while learning how to coordinate their playing with others. It was fantastic to see everyone getting involved, showing creativity and discovering how different notes can come together to create music!
Year 6 - Hello Yellow Day
Today, our Year 6 children celebrated Hello Yellow Day by wearing yellow to show their support for raising awareness of mental health and reminding everyone of the importance of looking after our wellbeing. The children embraced the day brilliantly, helping to spread positivity and reinforce the message that we need to talk about how we feel and that no one should ever feel alone.
Hello Yellow Day Collective Worship
This morning, Mrs Gardner, our PSHE leader, The Wellbeing Warriors, some of our Year 4 children and our Head and Deputy Head’s led a special Collective Worship in celebration of Hello Yellow Day. They raised awareness of mental health and the importance of discussing our feelings, doing the things that we love and spreading kindness. Last week, Year 4 wrote some beautiful wonder poems in celebration of National Poetry Day and they shared these with us this morning and Thorncliffe Nursing Home last week. This was a wonderful act of kindness that brought huge smiles to the resident’s faces. They set us the challenge of spreading kindness and positivity today. We all then joined with a Hello Yellow Parade with each class showing off their amazingly yellow outfits. Thank you to our wonderful school community for all of their efforts… we were a sea of yellow. We then finished our worship with a very special prayer and sing along. What a joyous worship that helped to make us all feel brighter on a wet and miserable morning! 💛✨😁
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DPSSA Girls Football League
A huge well done to our girls’ football team, who kicked off the league in fantastic style with three wins from 3 games. Some impressive performances and brilliant scores to go alongside them. The girls showed great teamwork, determination and a real desire to work for each other throughout. An excellent start — well done, girls!
Year 6 - Remembrance
Today, Year 6 visited Darwen Cemetery to care for the war graves that our school has proudly adopted. The children showed great respect as they cleaned and looked after the graves, taking time to reflect on the lives and sacrifices of those who served during times of conflict. The children then visited the Remembrance Memorial, where they reflected on the importance of remembrance and why it is so important that we continue to honour those who gave so much for others. This visit formed an important part of our preparation for our upcoming Remembrance Service and helped the children to understand the significance of the occasion in a meaningful and personal way, as well as deepening their knowledge of World War II.
Whole School Worship with Rev Matt
During our whole-school worship, Rev Matt explored the theme of ‘Life as a Journey’, sharing the story of Moses and how he led the Hebrew people through challenges and uncertainty towards freedom. The children reflected on how journeys can be filled with obstacles, difficult decisions and moments that test our faith, but also how perseverance, courage and trust can help us overcome these challenges. This encouraged the children to think about their own journeys through life and the importance of supporting one another along the way.
KS2 Football Training
Today during football training, the children focused on improving their skills when playing in tight areas. They worked on close control, quick changes of direction, passing and movement to create space, while developing their ability to make quick decisions under pressure. It was a great session focused on keeping possession, staying composed and finding solutions when space is limited.
Year 6 - Conductors and Insulators
Today in science, Year 6 explored how different materials conduct and insulate electricity using simple circuits. The children tested a range of materials, making predictions before investigating whether each material allowed the electrical current to flow. The children carefully observed the circuits and recorded their results, developing their understanding of the difference between conductors and insulators.
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Whole School Worship
Today in worship, the children were treated to an exciting online worship from Picture News exploring the importance of inclusive sport and how we can break down barriers that may prevent people from taking part. We learnt about the struggles that Stef Reid, a Paralympic athlete, faced when she lost her foot in an accident. She was determined to run again though after being a keen sportswoman before her accident and she went on to win many medals in a number of Paralympic Games events including running and long jump. She then retired from athletics but then took up figure skating and competed in Dancing on Ice. What an inspiration! The children discussed how everyone has different strengths, abilities and experiences, and explored the idea that there is always more than one way to achieve something and to never give up, just like Stef. It was a fantastic opportunity for the children to think about inclusion, resilience and the importance of supporting and encouraging others.
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