It’s been a jam packed week with lots of festive fun all round! On Monday, we celebrated together at Swainswick Church with our whole school Christmas service. It was wonderful to hear from readers in Oak, enjoy beautiful musical performances from children across the school and hear from Reverend Cath. It was great to hear reflections about this from families on the gate, who shared, “It was magical, such a lovely festive feeling at school,” and “Joyous! Lovely to see and hea

On Monday, we held our Christmas service in Swainswick Church. We heard from readers in Oak class, who shared the Christmas story from the perspective of different characters. They had written the work they shared in recent English lessons. All of the children contributed a musical performance- we heard 'Carol of the Bells' from Oak class, and 'Jingle Bells' from Hazel and Year 2. Apple class sang, "Bethlehems gone Baarmy!" and Hazel class shared a special Christmas poem they

Hazel class enjoyed a wonderful Christmas party complete with crafts, party games and even a visit from Santa and his elf!

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.