Swainswick Ambassadors for Plastics in the Ocean gave an interview to the BBC about the importance of waking up to the damage that plastic is doing to our beautiful world. It's time to say no to plastic - start with the necessary, then the possible and then maybe the impossible. Together we can do this! Well done children.

Swainswick Ambassadors for Plastics in the Ocean. The children participated in another invaluable workshop relating to our environment. This time, it was raising awareness of the state of our oceans and how we can help. It's time to say no to plastic.
 

Swainswick Ambassadors for Plastics in the Ocean. The children participated in another invaluable workshop relating to our environment. This time, it was raising awareness of the state of our oceans and how we can help. It's time to say no to plastic.

Red Card to Racism spent a very valuable day in school today. The children were fully engaged in discussing the meaning of racism and discrimination.

In the coming weeks, children will be further developing their understanding in class. 

 Following on from the Red Card to Racism workshop this morning - the children in Oak Class will be entering this year's competition. 

The Show Racism the Red Card (SRtRC) School Competition is free to enter, open to young people of all ages and abilities and is a great follow-on activity to educational work about racism. We want to encourage participants to think about racism and produce their own work about this serious issue. Young people are welcome to produce work in any medium – artwork, creative writing, song and film. If it’s about racism, we want to see it!

RULES

• Artwork must not exceed A3 size (297 x 420mm)

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Once again the children further deepened their understanding of human rights with Natalie from Amnesty International. This week the children began to experience what it would be like to be a refugee. Natalie will be working with the children again later in the year during our 'Amnesty International Week'.

We are so impressed with the children in fencing club - who have shown great maturity and team whilst running their own fencing club. Well done children.

We are so lucky to be working with Fredi Devas from The Blue Planet and Seven Worlds, One Plant. The whole school was mesmerized for a whole morning whilst we listened to Fredi's wonderful stories and how we can help the environment in our local community.

We are really looking forward to Fredi's next visit later in the year.

Well done to all the children in Oak Class who worked hard and passed their cycling proficiency award! 

Oak class independently raised an incredible £232 for Children in Need! A wonderful effort children - well done.

The children worked very hard - studying and discussing the general election Manifestos before casting their vote!

The children and the local community thoroughly enjoyed Carol Singing in the village this year. The singing was beautiful.

In Hazel class, the topic this term is 'Vicious Vikings!' so we thought the best way to start the term was with a dress up day and a special visitor! We had a fantastic morning in our Viking outfits, played some super games, looked at Viking artefacts and learned so much from Ragnar the Viking, including: Viking daily life, Viking religion and funerals, myths and legends, law and order, famous Vikings, the time line of the Vikings in Anglo Saxon Britain and famous Vikings. What a fun day!

This term Hazel class have been reading ‘How to train your dragon’ and decided to make their own using chicken wire and modroc. It’s a work in progress but we’ve had great fun!

It's the time of year where Hazel class like to compete in the Great Swainswick Bake off! This years challenge was to create a savoury bread. The children split up into 4 groups and each group worked together to decide the flavours and presentation of their bread.

Mr Swarbrooke, Mrs Didcott and Mrs Fitzpatrick were our wonderful judges, who said the decision was incredibly tough because every bread they tried was delicious. However, it was a unanimous decision that group 3's cheese and garlic bread was the overall winner. Well done group 3!

We enjoyed the bread so much that we couldn't put it down even to do our spelling t...