Welcome
On behalf of all the staff, the children and Governors, I would like to warmly welcome you to Barley Mow Primary School. We are very fortunate to have a wonderful school building, which is fully accessible to all.
At Barley Mow we aim to create a happy, caring and supportive ethos in which every child is valued and given the opportunity to realise their full potential. We have high academic, social, sporting, cultural and behavioural standards and we are extremely proud of the achievements of our children.
Children are at the centre of everything we do. We aim to foster a love of learning which we hope will stay with them throughout their lives.
The family community of Barley Mow is central to our beliefs. Families and the wider community play a vital role as co-educators and we encourage close links between home and school.
I hope that through our school website, you will be able to gain an insight into our school. Please feel free to contact us if you would like to arrange a visit or gain further information.
Nicola Watson (Head Teacher)
Attendance
- Nursery 92.78%
- Reception 88.24%
- Year 1 99.44%
- Year 2 83.33%
- Year 3 90%
- Year 4 92.17%
- Year 5 97.06%
- Year 6 90%
News
Experiencing Science at Lord Lawson of Beamish
The children in Year 5 visited Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy to take part in a Science lesson about cells. The children created their own slides using a layer of onion and a droplet of iodine and then studied the cells found within an onion under the microscope. The...
Determined Dinosaurs!
Wow Nursery have been working their socks off this week learning all about dinosaurs for our blaze the trail unit. We started by looking at different species of dinosaurs and their characteristics such as: how many limbs, what they eat and how they move. We practised...
Invasion Games
This week year 2 have been working hard during PE. We started by discussing attackers and defenders and their jobs when working in a team. We then discussed the different ways that different games score goals in different ways and working as a team is important. We...
Yoga and Mindfulness
Year 3 are improving their core strength, flexibility, balance and mindfulness in PE this term. We have learnt lots of yoga positions and have practised perfecting them. This week we worked on smooth transitions from one pose to another.
Volcanic Activity in Year 3!
Year 3’s Geography holiday homework challenge was to create a model volcano. We were so impressed with the imaginative creations that the children and families produced. The care and attention to detail was fabulous. Some children decided to make their volcanoes erupt...
Year 5 Poet Study
In Year 5, the children have been studying the poet, Matt Goodfellow. They closely studied his use of couplets in his poem ‘The Thinking Tree’ before learning and performing another one of his poems. After looking at examples of his work, the children researched the...
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