We have been wowed with some amazing costumes today, and have had so much fun in our sessions with Alice Tait...

Today, Apple class have had a great time designing Viking longships as part of their 'Travel and Transport' topic. The children have used mixed media to show key features of the longships.

As we approach the end of term, we have had another busy week filled with fun and excitement. Each class has had lots of fun and produced some amazing work. Well done to everyone for all of your hard work this term. In collective worship, we learnt about the perseverance of speed skater Stephen Bradbury, who won Australia's first gold medal in the Winter Olympics in 2002. He competed in four Winter Olympics and overcame severe injury to win. We finished by reflecting on and c

Apple class have been having lots of fun this week. Year1 and Year 2 have really enjoyed practising our times tables using different games, while Reception children were making towers to compare height and length, using key vocabulary. The whole class worked together to make a giant train track that filled the classroom - what an amazing job!. Finally, you may have notices a new piece of equipment in our outdoor area - our water wall!! It has been a wonderful addition to our

It's been another wet but wonderful week at Swainswick. The children have been busy in class and produced some amazing work! On Monday, we welcomed Debbie Smith from Education Safeguarding Solutions. Debbie visits schools across the country to provide feedback on their safeguarding systems, processes and culture. She spent the day with us looking at how we keep everyone safe, and spoke with children about their thoughts. Pupils shared they feel Swainswick is an inclusive and

We have had lots of exciting things happening in Apple this week! On Tuesday we investigated whether different search engines give different search results. The children chose their topic to search and found that Bing and Google do show different results. On Wednesday, we had fun in RE with a bit of acting. We thought about Good Friday including Jesus visiting the the temple, the washing of the feet, and the angry leaders. Across the week, EYFS have continued to explore the n

It's been another fantastic week at Swainswick! On Wednesday, Langridge house had their reward for earning the most house points last term. They enjoyed hot chocolate and biscuits with a great extra break time! In collective worship, we thought about how and why people show perseverance when it comes to tasks that might seem overwhelming. We learnt about the Ocean Clean Up team and their efforts to clear the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and reduce plastics in rivers around the