It’s been a brilliant week. Apple class have wowed us with their brilliant production of Baarmy Bethlehem. All of the children have worked so hard and this showed in their amazing retelling of the nativity story. The children have loved taking part, with Mia telling me yesterday, “I just don’t want the shows to end!” At our performance on Wednesday, we welcomed the Chair of the board trustees from our MAT, Beverley Hobbs. She said that the performance was wonderful and really

Hazel Class have had another fantastic week! Maths : We’ve wrapped up our work on addition and subtraction and have started exploring multiplication and division. The children are doing brilliantly with the 9 times table, and next up will be the 7s and 11s! Art : Combining their painting and scissor skills, the class created incredible Stone Age cave designs – they look amazing! DT : All their patience, perseverance, and hard work have paid off. The children have completed th

Swainswick is really getting into the festive spirit! On Saturday, Friends of Swainswick school organised and ran the most wonderful Christmas Fair. The atmosphere was so festive, and everyone had a great time. Santa even made an appearance, chatting with some children in his beautiful grotto. Click here to see pictures of Santa’s special grotto. Huge thanks to everyone who helped to organise the fair, supported on the day or attended the event. The children have also been l

In English, we are nearing the end of our story The First Drawing  and have been retelling it through a “slow write,” taking extra care with our grammar. On Thursday, the children were incredibly proud to read their work aloud to the class.

In History, the class became archaeologists for the week! After learning about the Cheddar Man and exploring the UNESCO site of Skara Brae, they carried out their own excavation of a piece of “prehistoric rock,” discovering a sabre-toothed tiger tooth and ancient shells.

In DT, we are getting ready to make our real  cushions. On Friday we have been honing our sewing skills—threading needles, practising different stitches, trying applique, and sewing on buttons. Today, we began putting all these skills together to start making the final cushions.

Friends of Swainswick put on a wonderful Christmas Fair on Saturday. There was a popcorn machine, bric-a-brac, a teddy tombola and Santa even set up a beautiful grotto! Lots of children were able to chat with Santa about the big day! Thank you to everyone who arranged, supported and attended this event - it was lots of fun.