It has been another wonderful week at Swainswick Church School, filled with exciting learning opportunities. From tag rugby and autumn poetry to the many fantastic activities taking place across the school, it has been a pleasure to see our children engaging so enthusiastically in their learning. Following our Values Assembly on Wednesday, which focused on Harvest, charity and supporting those less fortunate than ourselves, we have been delighted by the generous donations rec

Hazel Class have had another magical week! In English, we have been letting our imaginations run wild as we created wonderfully descriptive and persuasive writing all about visiting the mysterious Place Between. We have also been working hard on our times tables, with some fantastic effort and progress on TTRS. Well done, Hazel Class!

This week we have been getting into the Autumn spirit during our singing assemblies, rehearsing some classic autumnal songs in preparation for our upcoming Harvest Service. We look forward to sharing our singing with families — please see the dates below for more information. Continuing our focus on our school value of ‘Respect’, we have been exploring the idea of faith in action. In assembly, the children learned about pilgrimages and special journeys that are important with

In reception this week, the children have had great fun in Drawing club exploring The Three Little Pigs story. They did some fantastic acting and created pictures showing different parts of the story. I was very impressed to see the children using their phonics knowledge to write different sounds. In Maths they enjoyed making patterns using different objects. In Year 1 and 2 the children used rhyming words to create their own fabulous poems based on the story There’s a Rang t

Red Kites - Celebrating Kindness, Reading and Rugby! This week, we wished Miss Hitchcock lots of luck as she prepared to welcome her new baby. The children created beautiful cards filled with pictures of babies, teddies and warm wishes. Thank you to everyone for the thoughtful gifts; they meant a great deal to her. There was great excitement in Red Kites and Oak Class when we opened four huge boxes and discovered some extra-large beanbags for our classroom and library. The

It has been a busy and rewarding week at Swainswick Church School, with the children enjoying a wide range of learning opportunities both in and out of the classroom. We are delighted to share some of this week's highlights and celebrate the achievements of our pupils. Red Kites and Robins enjoyed a visit to the Guildhall in Bath to attend the Bath Literature festival, joining sessions with different authors. We were incredibly proud of the children, who represented the schoo

We have had another enjoyable week of learning at Swainswick Church School, with the children continuing to settle into their routines and making the most of the opportunities to learn, explore and grow together. We are delighted to share that Friday morning Celebration Assemblies will be returning to Swainswick Church after half term and we are also pleased to have secured dates for our Harvest Service at Woolley Church. We look forward to sharing these special occasions wi

Hazel Class have had a brilliant start to the term! So far, we have: Watched the short animation The Present and used it to help create our Hazel Class Charter. Started reading our new English text, Leon and the Place Between. Been learning about place value within 10,000 in Maths. Practised our joined handwriting and the spelling patterns for the long /a/ sound (eigh, ai, ay, a-e, and ei). We have also been learning our new classroom routines and expectations and settling in