Barnby & North CovePrimary School

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas filled with family, friends, love and laughter. From all the staff at Barnby & North Cove Primary School.

We hosted our Christmas Dinner on Wednesday 17th December. Pupils were served by teachers and enjoyed a festive feast!

With just 48 hours until the grand draw for this festive-filled hamper of goodies - all donated by our wonderful staff. Please see Mr Lea or come into the school office for tickets!

Our Key Stage 2 children performed their alternative 12 Days of Christmas at our Winter Warmer event last week - these are the lyrics for their song!

This week in Chestnut Class we have been busy preparing for our Winter Warmer performance which we shared with you on Tuesday. The children worked incredibly hard to learn their lines, practise the songs and perform with confidence, and we are all very proud of their wonderful achievement. In RE we have been exploring what it means to be a bystander versus an upstander and how to be respectful active citizens. We also discussed the big question "Should we all be equal?" and carried out lots of research into different religious leaders and what inspires their beliefs. The children have shown great curiosity and thoughtful reflection throughout these lessons.

We hope you can join us as we come together as a whole school to celebrate Christmas!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Barnby and North Cove Primary. Children from all classes were selected to help with the decorating of the tree! They did a fantastic job! Simon Lea Academy Head

Two cheeky elves appeared in Hazel class this week. The children have created an elf diary to record what they get up to and the wonderful conversations the children are having. We can't wait to see what the elves get up to next week. In Hazel class we have been creating Christmas decorations in our fine motor sessions. We found these fiddly to make, but we all persevered and supported each other

In chestnut class, we have been focused on a key question: what is the most effective way to save the islander? We have learned about buoyancy, waterproof materials and the necessary tools you need to build a raft. We conducted an investigation to test the durability and strength of our raft designs, by placing the raft in water and seeing how many islanders (coins) it could hold.