What a great week! The weather has been warm and we've even had some sunny days! Our value for the term is ‘Courage’, and this week we learnt about the 6 types of everyday courage: moral, social, emotional, intellectual, creative and physical. We discussed how we show these types of courage without even realising it. We celebrated World Book day with an amazing costume parade and we were very lucky to have Alice Tait join each class to complete a range of activities. See her

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

This week, Oak Class have enjoyed hands-on maths; they learned how to measure volume and capacity.  The children worked in teams to tackle Mrs Coleman’s tricky water challenges, sharpening their estimating skills and having a splash-tastic time!  Not only did the young mathematicians learn about measurement units like millilitres and litres, but they also discovered the importance of teamwork, communication, and problem-solving.

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

The young engineers in Oak Class have been hard at work this term, building electric cars.  This week, the children have started to add bodywork and have made technical adjustments – fine tuning each component for maximum performance.  Next term look out for photos of the test runs and championship races.

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

Over the last few weeks in DT, Oak Class have been building their motorised vehicles.  They are now at a stage where electrical circuits are being added, and panels are being added for extra stability and style.  In Science, the children have been thinking about why materials matter; they investigated the properties of materials using objects in the classroom and considered hardness, transparency and magnetism.