We’ve had a brilliant start to the term. The children have settled back into the routines of school really well- it’s been a busy week! In assembly, we have started thinking about our value for the term, ‘thankfulness’. We listened to a story about a couple who were granted 3 magic wishes in return for their integrity, but they were so busy arguing about what to wish for they ended up losing them all! Thinking about the moral of the story, the children had lots of good ideas.

And just like that, it’s half term! On Tuesday, we had a brilliant time at Woolley Church for our Harvest Festival service. The walk across the valley to and from the church was a great opportunity to be together, chat and enjoy our local environment. One parent commented how it felt like a lovely migration across the valley, watching the children play and talk as we went. At the Church, we were blown away by the children's contributions of singing, sharing harvest poems and

Apple Class have had a busy week looking at maps! We have drawn sketch maps of our local area and planned routes from School to Alice Park! Well done, Apple Class!

On Tuesday, we had a brilliant time at Woolley Church for our Harvest Festival service. The walk across the valley to and from the church was a great opportunity to be together and chat. One parent commented how it felt like a lovely migration across the valley, watching the children play and talk as we went. At the Church, we were blown away by the children's contributions of singing, sharing harvest poems and prayers. We were kindly accompanied by George on the piano, and R

As we are coming towards the end of term, we’ve had a great Autumnal week. It was great to show so many prospective families around during our Open Morning on Tuesday. Families were able to see the school in action and learn more about Swainswick. It was lovely to share the variety of learning activities taking place across the school. We are looking forward to our next open morning on Tuesday 18 th  November. On Tuesday, Miss Hitchcock joined with colleagues from across the

Apple class had a wonderful art lesson this week, creating their own version of Van Gogh's ' Starry night'. What fantastic work!

It’s been another wonderful week at Swainswick! In our values assembly this week, we looked at mutual respect within sport, thinking...

After school today, Friends held a wonderful hot chocolate and bake sale- it was very popular! It was lovely to see families enjoying hot...