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Teacher of the week: Mrs Garofalo, by Annabel

By Reporter

  I interviewed our Year 5 teacher Mrs Garofalo today. Did you work anywhere before you came to Barnes Primary School? “Yes, I worked in a big inner-city school near Latimer Road in Hammersmith.” At Primary School, what was your favourite subject? “English and history. I loved writing and learning about the past.” What... »

Our New Nursery Teacher, by Aria and Ben

By barnesadmin

On Thursday, Sept. 29th, we got the chance to interview Miss Thomas, the new nursery school teacher at Barnes Primary. This was what she said: 1. How does it feelto be a new teacher? It is a super place to be a new teacher, children and staff are all very friendly! 2. How well... »

Old to New… By Catherine and Rosie

By barnesadmin

During the Christmas holidays,  Mr. Hartley was busy working on our new website. This exciting new website was launched on Monday the 17th of January. We (the school journalists) gave our views on how to improve it, and those changes were made. There are many advantages to the new site, such as… There’s a lot more new... »

Home Visits for our Youngest Students, by Rosie

By barnesadmin

Since September 2009,the two nursery teachers (Julian Shepard and Hannah Childs) have been going to children’s houses before they start nursery. The teachers enjoy doing it and it means they become a familiar adult to the children. It makes  the children less nervous to see a familiar face when they start in September. During the summer holidays, Anna... »