It has been a busy and rewarding week at Swainswick Church School, with the children enjoying a wide range of learning opportunities both in and out of the classroom. We are delighted to share some of this week's highlights and celebrate the achievements of our pupils. Red Kites and Robins enjoyed a visit to the Guildhall in Bath to attend the Bath Literature festival, joining sessions with different authors. We were incredibly proud of the children, who represented the schoo

This week, the children have finished their insect shadow puppets, created fact files about animals that live in the rainforest and wrote some fantastic setting descriptions about the rainforest, based on our class text 'There's a rang-tan in my bedroom'. Reception have been exploring how much liquid different types of containers can hold. Robins also enjoyed a visit to the Guildhall in Bath to attend a session with children's author Kes Gray, who shared some of his poems and

Last week was full of exciting learning experiences across the curriculum. In Maths, the children enjoyed taking their learning outdoors, working with a partner to solve negative number calculations. In Science, the children had great fun making their own periscopes. They put their understanding of light into practice by exploring how light travels in straight lines and reflects off mirrors to allow us to see objects from different angles. We also had an excellent time at the

It has been another busy and engaging week in school, with our pupils continuing to show such enthusiasm and eagerness to learn. It is always wonderful to see their curiosity in action as they explore new ideas, ask thoughtful questions and discover the joy that comes from learning something new. Next week, pupils from Robins and Red-Kites will be heading to the Bath Literature Festival. This promises to be a wonderful opportunity to celebrate our love of reading and to inspi

A week of fun in Apple! We have continued with our art topic 'Insects' by making amazing clay sculptures. In science, we conducted an experiment to see how water is transported around a plant, using food dye. We found that the blue food dye had the biggest impact and the leaf looked amazing! We also went on a leaf hunt around the school and thought about why different trees have different leaves. In geography, we thought about the climate of a rainforest and the year 2/3 wrot

This week, Oak Class began our new RE topic on Hinduism. The children did a fantastic job exploring important symbols and uncovering their meanings. They showed great curiosity and respect as we started looking at the rich traditions and beliefs of this faith. In science, we had great fun investigating our amazing eyes. To see how our sight works, we used light and dark spaces around the playground and classroom. The children used a mirror to watch their pupils open and c

We have had another enjoyable week of learning at Swainswick Church School, with the children continuing to settle into their routines and making the most of the opportunities to learn, explore and grow together. We are delighted to share that Friday morning Celebration Assemblies will be returning to Swainswick Church after half term and we are also pleased to have secured dates for our Harvest Service at Woolley Church. We look forward to sharing these special occasions wi

We have had a super week in Apple Class! The reception children have been working hard in phonics, practising their letter formation and being very creative in drawing club. They have also had lots of fun with their year 6 buddies. Year 1 and 2 have continued to work on different types of sentences and gave some good advice to the orangutan from our class book 'There's a rang-tan in my bedroom.' We have also explored number lines in maths. In the afternoons, Robin's have lea

This week, Oak Class began exploring our exciting new topic, Raging Rivers. We started by learning about some of the major rivers in the UK and were fascinated to discover that there are several rivers named Avon across the south of England. The Year 6 children continue to be excellent role models for their Apple Class buddies, offering support during morning activities and at playtimes. We would also like to thank the Year 6 children for taking responsibility for keeping our

What a fantastic first full week at Swainswick! It has been wonderful to see our school community settling into the new term with such enthusiasm. We’ve had a busy and exciting week, including our first Forest School session with Red Kites, where we’re looking forward to seeing our children learning, exploring and enjoying the great outdoors. We also held our first Celebration Assembly, giving us the opportunity to recognise and celebrate some of our school community who have

What a fantastic first full week in Apple Class! We have been very busy and had lots of fun - all of the children have settled in very well and are making great friends. The older children have been fantastic role models to the new children. Reception have been enjoying lots of time with their year 6 buddies, and made a wonderful start with their phonics and maths. The whole class have also explored where rainforests can be found around the world in Geography, and created l

Hazel Class have had a brilliant start to the term! So far, we have: Watched the short animation The Present and used it to help create our Hazel Class Charter. Started reading our new English text, Leon and the Place Between. Been learning about place value within 10,000 in Maths. Practised our joined handwriting and the spelling patterns for the long /a/ sound (eigh, ai, ay, a-e, and ei). We have also been learning our new classroom routines and expectations and settling in

It has been a lovely first day at Swainswick Church School, and we couldn’t have asked for a more positive start to the new school year. As the new Head of School, I have really enjoyed meeting so many of the children, visiting the classrooms and sharing our hopes for the new year though our first assembly. I even had an impromptu question and answer session with Year 5 and 6, who had some fantastic ideas for school improvements. It has been wonderful to see everyone settling

It’s a wrap! And just like that, it’s time for the summer holidays. We’ve had some brilliant things going on this week. On Monday, we started the week with our Leaver’s Service. Year 6 did a brilliant job, and it was lovely to be together in Swainswick Church singing, sharing pictures, memories and looking forward to the exciting opportunities on the horizon for Year 6. Click here to see some pictures. We’ve had water play fun (click here), pyjama day (click here and here) a

Today we had an extra special assembly on the steps for Y6. Mrs Coleman presented each of the children with a 'most likely to' certificate. Some of the awards included 'the red carpet superstar', 'master of medicine and drama' and 'the Olympic equestrian' award. We had lots of fun sharing these. We also had some very moving leaders letters- well done everyone. We then made a walkway for Year 6 to walk through and we clapped them out! A lovely celebration.