BACE Holidays – Free Holiday Activities for Eligible Families Barnet offers BACE Holidays, a programme providing free holiday activities and nutritious meals for children aged 5–16 who receive benefit‑related Free School Meals. Activities include sports, creative arts, cooking, trips, and enrichment opportunities every Spring, Summer and Winter Holidays. CLICK HERE for more information and booking Positive Activities […]
Year 1 had a fantastic time meeting some furry and feathered friends. We welcomed goats, sheep, chickens, rabbits, guinea pigs, and even a ferret to Saracens Bell Lane! The children loved petting and feeding the animals while learning about their diets. We discovered that while the sheep and rabbits love munching on plants (herbivores), the […]
Our Year 6 pupils had a fantastic and informative workshop with Transport for London (TfL) focusing on Zip cards and safe, sensible travel. The session explained how to apply for and use Zip cards, highlighting the benefits for young Londoners. Crucially, the children discussed the importance of respectful behaviour on public transport, including offering seats […]
In Year 1 we have been learning about our bodies and our senses. To deepen our knowledge about our bodies we had a visit from one of our pupil’s parents who is a radiographer. Tia’s mum taught us how different machines can take pictures of the inside of our bodies. We had fun learning about […]
On October 23rd we organised an educational trip to The Science Museum. The purpose of this trip was to give pupils an opportunity to explore scientific concepts beyond the classroom and to encourage curiosity about technology and innovation. Despite the transport issues, we arrived safely and had ample time to visit the Space exhibition. The section […]
It’s been wonderful having 30 sixth formers from Saracens High School coming to read with 1:1 with our pupils on Wednesday afternoons. The sixth form volunteers were trained by Mrs Tudorache and have shown much patience and maturity in helping our pupils progress with reading. It has also been wonderful to see how well our […]
Our year 6 pupils got a taste of what science lessons are like at secondary school when they spent time in the science labs at Saracens High School. The children enjoyed watching a flame test demonstration before themselves carrying out an experiment about chemical reactions where they used chemicals to succesfully inflate balloons. As well […]
Arts and Crafts club has been an enormous success! Every Wednesday afternoon until the Christmas break, Miss Clack has been running a super creative club for our children. There have been 17 artists attending the after-school club, from years 2-6. The children have enjoyed making rockets, dream catchers (like Rico is holding in the photo) […]
On Wednesday 1st October another primary school in Barnet joined Saracens Multi-Academy Trust: Saracens Broadfields in Edgware. Mrs Tudorache and Ms Hanham attended the launch party, along with 2 of our wonderful pupil ambassadors: Filip and Desire. There were also representatives from the other Saracens school: Saracens High School. We’re delighted to have another ‘cousin’ […]
We love welcoming parents into our school! This week we invited parents to a reading workshop led by Ms Zekiri. Ms Zekiri introduced parents to ‘Reading Eggs,’ an award-winning online literacy platform for children aged 2–13 that blends game-based learning with proven instructional design. It teaches reading skills in a highly structured, step-by-step sequence, incorporating […]
