Well done Year 3 and Year 4! What fantas…
Well done Year 3 and Year 4! What fantastic performances of Jack and the Bean Stalk. Brilliant hard work. You did yourself proud.
Year 3 found out how to play a new game …
Year 3 found out how to play a new game in golden time today. See if they can tell you how to play Beetle.
Sport – Barnoldswick Gisburn Road Community Primary School
https://www.gisburnroad.com/sport Please have a read of all the Sports News that has happened in the Autumn and Spring Term up to now. Lots of events have already occurred and lots more to look forward to as well! 😃 Sport – Barnoldswick Gisburn Road Community Primary School Sport News 2018-19 2017- 18 Sports News Fixtures &…
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Year 3 were very surprised this afternoo…
Year 3 were very surprised this afternoon. First they were told to scrunch their paper up, then to rip it and finally to do their art work on the floor and under the tables! We tried to make the classroom as ‘cave like’ as we could. I think they enjoyed learning all about Cave drawings.
This handy leaflet from Primary Junction…
This handy leaflet from Primary Junction is full of hints and tips to help your child become a better reader 😃
Well done to our Year 5/6 Athletics team…
Well done to our Year 5/6 Athletics team who came runners up this morning at West Craven Leisure Centre in the West Craven Cluster B Team Athletics competition. They all recorded some great scores throughout their running, jumping and throwing events! 🏃♂️
Ok everyone- it’s that time again!! Let’…
Ok everyone- it’s that time again!! Let’s see if we can win. Follow the link and comment Gisburn Road Barnoldswick 💪 Let’s get voting #Dream it, Believe it, Achieve it!! 😁🐰☕️🍰♣️♥️ EASTER SCHOOL COMPETITION! ❤️♣️🍰☕️🐰 Did you know?! We run 4 school/town takeover competitions each year which is one of our ‘Giving Back’ initiatives to…
Well done to this team of children who e…
Well done to this team of children who enjoyed the Year 5/6 B team football competition at Fisher More tonight. They drew 2 games 0-0 and lost just 1 game 1-0. Good work team! ⚽️
The Year 1 children had a fantastic time…
The Year 1 children had a fantastic time celebrating Marvin’s birthday last week. We played party games, ate party food and sang to Marvin. The children will be writing a recount of Marvin’s birthday this week to share with the Reception children.
The chair challenge. Year 2 were challen…
The chair challenge. Year 2 were challenged to program a Bee-Bot to make a complete circuit around four legs of a chair. Can you spot the mistake with one of our algorithms?
Last week, as part of their explorers to…
Last week, as part of their explorers topic, Year 2 were busy testing materials to make the soles of space boots. Green, shiny card was a popular choice, however, it didn’t last long on planet Gisburn Road. The children are now experts at explaining whether a test is fair or not.
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To keep up to date with events in school, please visit our website using the following link:- https://www.gisburnroad.com/calendar Calendar – Barnoldswick Gisburn Road Community Primary School February 2019 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 Year 1 Parents Assembly – Junior Hall Year 1 Parents Assembly – Junior Hall 1st February 2019 3:00 pm –…
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Well done to our Year 3/4 Athletics team…
Well done to our Year 3/4 Athletics team who did great this afternoon at the West Craven cluster Athletics competition which was held at West Craven Leisure Centre. The children all underwent some throwing, jumping and running events and recorded some excellent scores! #teamwork 🏃♂️🏃♀️
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School is open as usual today.
School is open as usual today. 😊
School staff members are taking part in …
School staff members are taking part in the Fitness February challenge to raise money for Cancer Research 🚴♀️ We are asking if anyone has an exercise bike that school could borrow during February please?🚴♂️
Gisburn Road were lucky enough to receiv…
Gisburn Road were lucky enough to receive a visit from the Mayor of Pendle, Councillor James Starkie and the Mayoress Janet Starkie. They told the children all about their role and their chains of office. The children asked some very thoughtful questions, although they were disappointed to find out the position of Mayor didn't come…
School is open as normal today. Take car…
School is open as normal today. Take care on the yards- please follow the salt and grit path. 😊
Our children were so inspired by John’s …
Our children were so inspired by John’s visit to school earlier this year. We wish him the very best of luck with his latest challenge! 💪CHALLENGE SAHARA 🐪⚽️ Very excited to announce my latest challenge – Crossing the Sahara Desert while keeping a ball under control. A huge test as we will be travelling over…
We hope you have all got home safely. Al…
We hope you have all got home safely. All our staff living outside of Barnoldswick have been able to set off home safely too. We will see you tomorrow at the usual time. If anything changes we will keep you updated. 😊
Year 1 have been reading the story Littl…
Year 1 have been reading the story Little Red Riding Hood. We used ‘Talk For Writing’ to help us to remember the story and vocabulary used. The children have written their own innovated stories changing the ending and one of the characters. They read their innovated stories to Reception this afternoon.
Year 1 enjoyed running a mile today. The…
Year 1 enjoyed running a mile today. They were all very excited about using the bands to count how many laps they could do and gave 100% effort. The children were praised for their fantastic behaviour and excellent manners. Well done Year 1!
Climbing today in Year 2 as part of our …
Climbing today in Year 2 as part of our explorers theme. We will all get a go over the next week or two.
Fortnite:Battle Royale – A number of vbu…
Fortnite:Battle Royale – A number of vbuck scams and attempted grooming incidents have been reported in the press recently along with a 9 year old child beginning NHS treatment for addiction to the game. Here is National Online Safety’s guide for parents. Gisburn Road would like to remind parents that this game is rated at…
Programming our new Bee-Bots. The childr…
Programming our new Bee-Bots. The children in Year 2 were challenged to write code that would make their Bee-Bots travel in a rectanglar pathway.
Your child will have received this lette…
Your child will have received this letter yesterday. Please ensure your child returns this on Monday and no later. We are launching Marathon Kids this Monday which entitles us to see the children’s progress using a digital tracking system when they have ran the Daily Mile with their class. This will benefit all our children…
A team of children from Year 3 & 4 had a…
A team of children from Year 3 & 4 had a very fun afternoon today. Gisburn Road hosted a Football Festival on our school MUGA with all the West Craven cluster of schools attending to make it a great afternoon with lots of football matches being played. Thank you to Kelbrook, Earby, Coates Lane, Salterforth…
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A group of children from Year 3 & 4 …
A group of children from Year 3 & 4 had a fantastic time tonight at a Multi-Skills Festival at Pendle Vale College. Lots of skills were learnt and lots of fun was had! 😊
If any of our girls would like to start …
If any of our girls would like to start playing either Netball or Football, please have a read of this flyer. Every Wednesday evening at Fisher More High School. Great way to get active, stay healthy, learn new sports and meet new friends! 😊 ⚽️ 🏀
Year 3 have been examining fossils very …
Year 3 have been examining fossils very carefully as part of our Art work. They used magnifying glasses to look really carefully before sketching them. This week we used charcoal and other media to create larger versions of these fossils – it got a little bit messy!
Year 3 used a freeze frame activity to r…
Year 3 used a freeze frame activity to retell the story of Stig of the Dump. They knew all the key events and could act it out as well as write it. Ask the children what they were in the pictures.
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Well done to this team of children from …
Well done to this team of children from Year 5/6 who thoroughly enjoyed the Pendle Schools Dodgeball competition tonight at Fisher More High School 🏀
Sports After School Clubs – Important in…
Sports After School Clubs – Important info: We still have spaces left for the following clubs for Spring Term 2019. Taekwondo Club – Years 3/4/5 & 6 – Monday’s Football Club – Years 5 & 6 – Tuesday’s Athletics Club – Reception/ Years 1 & 2 – Thursday’s Dance Club is now full! If your…
A photo from Friday's assembly – Il…
A photo from Friday's assembly – Ilsa and Lesley from Barnoldswick in Bloom dropped in to thank the children for their help in winning a gold certificate in the North West in Bloom competition this summer. The judges especially liked our allotment which they visited, along with our planter near the Co-op. A special well…
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Waiting for the start of Dick Whittingto…
Waiting for the start of Dick Whittington at Colne Muni.
Wishing all our Gisburn Road families a …
Wishing all our Gisburn Road families a very merry Christmas!! Thank you for all your continued support- lots of love from the team. 😘😘
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For anyone struggling with the sudden cl…
For anyone struggling with the sudden closure of Safehands, we do have a few places left. Xx Looking for a Nursery place? We offer 30 hour places as well as 15 hour places. Combine 30 hours with our Before and After School option too. For further details ring 812287.
Looking for a Nursery place? We offer 30…
Looking for a Nursery place? We offer 30 hour places as well as 15 hour places. Combine 30 hours with our Before and After School option too. For further details ring 812287.
Just a couple of reminders- uniform as n…
Just a couple of reminders- uniform as normal tomorrow please and school closes at 2pm. 🌲🌲
Sport – Barnoldswick Gisburn Road Community Primary School
https://www.gisburnroad.com/sport As our Autumn Term comes to an end, please have a look at all the exciting Sports news that has happened since September at Gisburn Road. Lots of events/competitions have already occurred and lots more planned throughout the year too! #sportyschool Sport – Barnoldswick Gisburn Road Community Primary School
Year 1 had a very special visitor today….
Year 1 had a very special visitor today. The children were very excited to have breakfast with Santa and loved spending some time with him in class.
Big well done to all the children from K…
Big well done to all the children from Key Stage 2 who all completed their mile at Victory Park this morning during the Santa Fun Run. The children completed 4 full laps around the park with their Santa hat on their head. Well done everyone. Ho Ho Ho! 🎅
Our special visitor had presents for the…
Our special visitor had presents for the children.
Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 had a very …
Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 had a very special breakfast today – with a very special visitor.
It was Christmas party day today!
It was Christmas party day today!
Enjoying a Christmas dinner today.
Enjoying a Christmas dinner today.
Due to the poor weather conditions which…
Due to the poor weather conditions which are due to continue throughout this morning, the Key Stage 2 Santa Fun Run has been postponed until tomorrow. The forecast is much better tomorrow and we wouldn’t want the children getting drenched and miserable today when it is supposed to be having fun. The run will now…
Our special visitor yesterday. Will ther…
Our special visitor yesterday. Will there be any more visitors this week?
A busy week ahead….. Tuesday 18th Dec…
🎄A busy week ahead….. Tuesday 18th December ⭐Nursery children to wear party clothes all day 🎅 ⭐Reception, Yr1 & 2 Children are to come to school in uniform and bring a change of clothes for Christmas parties in the afternoon 🎅 ⭐Yrs 3-6 children are to come to school in running kit for the Santa…
Tomorrow is our Key Stage 2 Santa Fun Ru…
Tomorrow is our Key Stage 2 Santa Fun Run event. All children from Key Stage 2 will be setting off to Victory Park around 10am, ready for a 10:30am start. The children will all complete their one mile run around Victory Park whilst getting into the Christmas spirit along with their friends with a Santa’s…
A quick reminder that the children will …
A quick reminder that the children will be making Christmas party hats on Monday. Please could you send in anything that could be used to decorate a party hat – old Christmas cards, wrapping paper, tinsel etc. Thanks.
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We came into school this morning to thes…
We came into school this morning to these fabulous angels!!! Thank you to Barlick Angels. #hopebarlicangels #spreadthehappiness
Wednesday 19.12.18 @ 3pm -please join us…
Wednesday 19.12.18 @ 3pm -please join us for a sing song around the christmas tree, a cup of hot chocolate and a mince pie! ALL welcome!! 🎶 🎶 🌲
Christmas Jumper Day tomorrow….. All m…
Christmas Jumper Day tomorrow….. All money raised will be donated to Save the Children. £2 each or £4 for a family of 3 or more. 🌲🎁
It was lovely to see so many of you at t…
It was lovely to see so many of you at today’s Parent’s Evening! We are so grateful to have such supportive parents. Thank you for completing the Parent Questionnaire. We will share the feedback with you all very soon- Mrs Walker and all the team 😁😁😁😁
Children from Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 really …
Children from Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 really enjoyed their Boxfit sessions today during their Fitness Evolution taster day. A big thank you to Burnley College and the Fitness Evolution team for giving our children the opportunity to learn a new sport in PE. 👊
Well done to the Year 5/6 children.who p…
Well done to the Year 5/6 children.who passed their Level 1 and 2 Bike Ability course last week, in the horrible weather conditions all week too! Also, a huge thanks to the Go Velo team for their fantastic coaching last week to ensure our children learnt how to ride their bikes safely.
Parents, the deadline to apply for a pri…
Parents, the deadline to apply for a primary school place for your child in 2019 is 15th January: https://www.gov.uk/schools-admissions/applying
Parents Evening Tuesday 11.12.18: don’t …
Parents Evening Tuesday 11.12.18: don’t forget to book your appointment online before Tuesday morning, 11.12.18. If you are having trouble, don’t worry, give Miss Bond a quick ring. She will be happy to help. 😁
Year 2 children practising hard during t…
Year 2 children practising hard during their football freestyle workshop today with John Farnworth. Keep practising Year 2.
The amazing and inspiring freestyle foot…
The amazing and inspiring freestyle footballer John Farnworth at Gisburn Road today. We were all spellbound. Check out his YouTube channel to watch his amazing exploits. https://www.youtube.com/user/JohnFarnworthTV/videos
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TOMORROW! Tomorrow, we are having a spe…
TOMORROW! Tomorrow, we are having a special visit from world record Football Freestyler – John Farnworth, who is going to be visiting Gisburn Road for the day to link it with the football topic that we are currently learning in PE. John is a very inspirational person – he is the holder of 4 different…
Let’s see if we can win this time….ple…
Let’s see if we can win this time….please get sharing their post 😁😁🌲🎅🏻🌲 Christmas Cracker Competition 🌲🎅🏻🌲 Are you ready for the last competition of 2018?! It’s a CRACKER! One lucky educational establishment, whether that be a Nursery, Pre-School, Primary, Secondary, College or University will have the chance of winning a visit from The Grinch…
Well done to the Year 3/4 Football team….
Well done to the Year 3/4 Football team. Tonight they took part in their first friendly against Sacred Heart. The children never gave up and despite the freezing weather, showed great determination to keep on going! ⚽️
Our Year 5/6 Athletics team from today’s…
Our Year 5/6 Athletics team from today’s competition at West Craven Leisure Centre. The children all did excellent and we will now eagerly await the results to see where we finished. Well done everyone! 🏃♂️
Year 6 visit to Salts Mill Year 6 have …
Year 6 visit to Salts Mill Year 6 have visited Salts Mill this week as part of our ‘Thank you for the music theme’. We looked at the work of David Hockney and sketched some of our favourite pieces; this will help us when we create our own work in the style of David Hockney…
Get your 30 hours childcare code in good…
Get your 30 hours childcare code in good time for next term. Apply by 30 November 👉 https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/ #childcarechoices
Well done to the Year 5/6 girls football…
Well done to the Year 5/6 girls football team who did great tonight at Fisher More High School in the girls FA tournament. The girls tried their best and never gave up. ⚽️
You can drop off at school and we will m…
You can drop off at school and we will make sure we pass on any food items 😁If you’d like to support us on #GivingTuesday, here’s an outline of what we need (and what we don’t!)
Doors open at 10am, on Saturday 1.12.18,…
Doors open at 10am, on Saturday 1.12.18, for our annual Christmas Fayre. Fun for all the family- everyone welcome 😁
***********Help Needed********** A coupl…
***********Help Needed********** A couple of wonderful examples of ‘Jarbolas’ in the picture below. We need more of these for Saturday’s Christmas Fayre please- we really appreciate all your support. #teamgisburnroad 💪
A selection of photos from a group of Ye…
A selection of photos from a group of Year 5 children’s trip to Pendle Vale College on their climbing wall. The children all showed great confidence to attempt to climb to the top! Well done everyone!
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Governors Newsletter December 2018
Welcome to our Governors Newsletter for December 2018
Well-the children absolutely smashed it!…
Well-the children absolutely smashed it!! A huge congratulations to them all for raising a massive £432 for Children In Need. 👏👏👏#teamgisburnroad 👏👏👏
Today we presented Bosom Friends with a …
Today we presented Bosom Friends with a cheque for £163. Thank you to everyone who helps us support this amazing local charity.
A super day fundraising for Children in …
A super day fundraising for Children in Need. Our student council did a great job running the cake stall.
Congratulations to Miss Baldwin on winni…
Congratulations to Miss Baldwin on winning the staff Duck Race for Children in Need!
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Don’t forget you can drop your donations…
Don’t forget you can drop your donations off with us in school. We really appreciate all you do for our charitable causes. Thank you for all the donations we received over the last few days. After another busy week, we have items that we urgently need. Please donate if you are able
Thank you for all the donations to our C…
Thank you for all the donations to our Christmas Shoe Box appeal. There will be some very happy faces this Christmas. 😁
A group of children from Year 4 have had…
A group of children from Year 4 have had a fantastic time this afternoon at Pendle Vale College! They have been working on their climbing skills- the challenge was to climb 10 metres ? The children learnt new skills and techniques to help them grow in confidence throughout the afternoon. Well done everyone! ?♀️ #10metresnoproblem…
***BEFORE & AFTER SCHOOL CLUB*** As…
***BEFORE & AFTER SCHOOL CLUB*** As our Before & After School Club is becoming increasingly popular, we are asking for parents to give us as much notice as possible and avoid turning up without booking your child’s place first. This is to ensure the sessions are staffed correctly and to keep the children safe. The…
Year 2 in their war outfits on Friday ma…
Year 2 in their war outfits on Friday marking 100 years since the end of World War 1.
The staff looked fab today, we even had …
The staff looked fab today, we even had Mr Asquith, PM, with us! We have put a very modern twist on this photo. #selfietime ?
Thank you to all the parents that came i…
Thank you to all the parents that came into school this afternoon. The children really enjoyed sharing their learning. #Remembrance
Children in Need – Friday 16th November
Children in Need – Friday 16th November
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Today we welcomed our parents into Nurse…
Today we welcomed our parents into Nursery to see all the things we have been learning about Remembrance Day. We enjoyed marching, making poppies, watching our (cbeebies) War video and looking at pictures.