Year 6 - Striking and Fielding
This week, Year 6 have been putting their cricket skills into practice. They applied the techniques they have developed in bowling, batting, and fielding to real game situations, demonstrating teamwork, strategy and sportsmanship.
Friday Celebration Worship
This morning, we took a moment to reflect on what has been a busy and wonderful third week of school. Our week began with a focus on God’s Big Story in Whole School Worships, where we came together to deepen our understanding. Year 6 had a fantastic time creating artwork in the Darwen Town Centre, while Years 3, 4, and 6 took part in a Let’s Go Sing Choir workshop, which has inspired even more children to sign up for our school choir. Year 5 enjoyed a Move and Learn session with BwD, and our entire school embraced the excitement of the new clubs that started this week, including Foodie Friends, Football, Fred & Pearl Craft Club, Choir, Netball, and Forest Schools. We also took time to celebrate our individual value award winners, with a huge well done to Zachary and Hollie in KS1, and Eva, Emily, Jack, and Elsie in KS2, for their dedication across the curriculum, their embodiment of our Barney’s 4Bs and Christian Values, and for spreading joy throughout the school. In addition, we were pleased to award India Mill as our Value Award winners for the second consecutive week, and Year 6 as the winners in KS2 with 100% attendance, while Reception and Year 1 in EYFS and KS1 earned recognition with a fantastic 99.3% attendance. Next, we celebrated our out-of-school achievers, including Albie for earning his 5m and 10m swimming certificates, Evie for her bravery in attending Rainbows for the first time, Alice for being awarded Cheerleader of the Week, Peyton for winning Star of the Week at gymnastics, Grace for achieving a highly commended in her recent acro exam, Charlie for being named Student of the Week at Junior Dragons Martial Arts Club, Ava for being awarded Squirrel of the Week, Mason for being runner-up in a recent darts tournament, Lyla for receiving a certificate of excellence for her gymnastics and acro talent, and Annabel for being named Star of the Week at her dance school. Finally, we ended our worship with some heartfelt prayers from Mason, Ella, and Zachary, who prayed for those affected by war and conflict, for those suffering from illnesses, and for those who don’t have enough food—especially as Harvest approaches. We also sang “Our God is a Great Big God.” A quick reminder from Mrs. Ham: Next Friday, September 26th, we’ll be hosting the Macmillan Coffee Morning. All donations will be greatly appreciated.
Netball Club -Session 2
Tonight was the second session of netball club and we had another super turn out. After just one week, the children are making great progress and growing in confidence so much! Lots of different game play and driving the ball forward with wonderful attack and defence, especially from new players to the court.
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Year 6 - Striking and Fielding
Today, Year 6 took part in an exciting game of Quick Cricket as part of their PE striking and fielding unit. The children enjoyed practising their batting, bowling and fielding skills, while also learning the importance of teamwork, communication, and fair play. Everyone showed great enthusiasm and developed their confidence through active participation.
Year 6 Darwen Art Project
This morning Year 6 took part in the Darwen Art Project, going on the "Shop Darwen Heritage Trail" and also working with local artist Lucie Cooke to create a set of vibrant seasonal window displays in Darwen town centre. This was an absolutely fantastic activity to take part in and the children created some truly stunning artwork! St. Barnabas was the only school to brave the rain and attend, so the artwork on display is purely that of our wonderful Year 6s. Make sure to take a look at the windows of No.14 Market Street next time you walk through town!
Year 6 Art
Year 6 have begun an exciting new unit in art, called "Making My Voice Heard." This week the children were tasked with replicating patterns and experimenting with different media, such as art pencils, oil pastels and coloured pencil crayons, on a mood board of ideas.
Year 6 - Darwen Art Project
Year 6 had the amazing opportunity to take part in the Darwen Art Project. As part of this, our class worked together to design and create a stunning autumn-themed window display, showcasing our creativity and teamwork. Afterwards, we took part in a fascinating heritage walk around Darwen, where we explored the town’s past, discovered important landmarks and learned more about the history that has shaped our community. It was a wonderful experience that allowed us to celebrate both art and local heritage.
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Year 6 R.E
Year 6's R.E unit this half term is "Life is a Journey." Last week we went on a spirituality walk to Jacks Key, thinking about how the natural and man-made features there could represent our life's journey, for example: bumps in the path, deciding whether to take the long road or the short cut, using a bridge to help us traverse tricky conditions, uphill struggles, etc. This week we looked at how scripture teaches us about how to tackle life's journey and live life in all its fullness.
Year 5&6 - Football Club
Today Years 5 & 6 took part in their very first football training club. The children practised key skills such as dribbling, passing and teamwork before finishing with some friendly matches.
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Football Club
It was the start of the football session for Key Stage 2. The children were split into teams and played small-sided games, giving everyone plenty of touches on the ball and chances to work together.
Year 6 - Electrical Circuits
Today Year 6 explored how to solve broken circuits. They investigated why a circuit might not work — checking for loose connections, missing components or incorrect placements. Working in groups, they tested their ideas, fixed the problems and discovered how electricity flows around a complete circuit. Once they had solved the issues, they successfully made their own working circuits using bulbs, motors and switches. This helped them understand how electrical systems work in real life and built their problem-solving and teamwork skills.
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Let’s go Sing Workshop
Today we took part in the Let’s Go Sing workshop with Gaynor where we learned several songs and sang together. We started by warming up our voices and building confidence as a group. Then we enjoyed singing a range of songs, from fun and simple ones that everyone could join in with, to more challenging pieces. Some of our favourites included: • “Let’s Sing a Simple Song” – a cheerful tune that helped us practise singing clearly and in unison. • “Brenda the Mender” – a playful character song that made us focus on rhythm and storytelling through music. • “The Moon” – a gentler song where we worked on expression and soft dynamics. • “The Scuttled Sloop Pirate Song” – a lively piece that let us sing with energy, actions, and a sense of adventure. The workshop showed us that singing is not just about hitting the right notes, but also about teamwork, listening to each other, and enjoying the journey of music together. We are hopeful that the workshop today has encouraged more children to join our KS2 school choir on Thursday lunchtimes and to take part in the Let's Go Sing concert at Blackburn Cathedral in March.