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 91.53%
- Reception 97.65%
- Year 1 95.79%
- Year 2 98.82%
- Year 3 95.71%
- Year 4 85.65%
- Year 5 95.88%
- Year 6 94.67%
News
Meet the STEM Superstars
This week, Year 5 had the opportunity to meet two STEM superstars as part of our Road to Riat activities. The children listened to Mike Glen and Heather Bates, who described their jobs and the journeys they undertook to achieve their careers. The children enjoyed...
Conscience Alley
In the story, Balaclava Boy, the main character is faced with a dilemma: should he steal the balaclava from his friends? The children had to persuade the child to take or leave the balaclava by developing positive and negative arguments.
Finding Fractions in Maths
Today in maths, we explored how to find unit fractions of different amounts. A unit fractions is a fraction where the numerator is 1, such as 1/2, 1/3 or 1/4. We learned that to find a unit fraction of a number, we simply divide the total amount by the denominator....
Roman Songs
We have loved our music lessons with Miss Christie this term. We have made great progress with learning chords on the ukulele and playing a range a different songs. We have also enjoyed singing songs about the Romans. We learned the lyrics to ‘Here Come the Romans’...
Space Soundscapes
In our music lessons Year 2 have been listening to music inspired by space. We imagined that we went on a voyage to space and discussed what we would see and how these would sound. We then experimented with our voices to create noises to match images and made a...
Nursery Love Mini Beasts!
To finish off the term, nursery have been learning about mini beasts. We started off our topic by completing a work shop with Northumbrian wild life trust. We were able to explore mini beasts in investigation jars. We looked at honey bees, spiders, dragonflies and...
Our Classes
