This week in Oak Class, we started the day with a cheerful fact.  On Thursday, we learned about nature: Daisies close their petals at dusk and open them against dawn, marking the beginning of a brand-new day.  Our busy Thursday continued with an outside science investigation to find the relationship between the volume of sound and the distance from the sound source using a decibel meter.    Continuing with “brainercise” this week, the children challenged their body and brain

It's been a busy week, full of investigations, swimming and special visitors! In assembly, we continued to think about our Christian value, perseverance. We discussed how when something seems challenging, we can break it down into smaller, more manageable steps to help us get started. We reflected on any challenges that we are currently facing and what our first step could be. Remember, a journey won't start without that first step.   A message from Mrs Simmons Whilst I haven

It has been an energetic week in Oak Class with afternoons at the swimming pool.  We are proud of how the children conducted themselves – quiet and polite on poolside, with impressive perseverance in the water.  The children developed their swimming strokes and tackled continuous swimming to build stamina. Oak Class have also started looking at North American Art with the artwork of John Singer Sargent.  In a challenging technical exercise, the children were given half of a S

W e’ve had a super start to the term. All of the children have settled back into school really well, and with fantastic positive attitudes for the term ahead. Our value for the term is ‘perseverance’. During our collective worship on Wednesday, we reflected on what perseverance means and how we persevere every day. Linked to our new value, we have also been thinking about our growth mindset, reminding ourselves that it is important to have a positive attitude about trying new

It has been a wonderful first week of the new term.  We hit the ground running, getting straight back into classroom routines and exploring a New Year focus on wellbeing. We have started to explore the value of brain breaks and movement breaks as a way of resetting during lessons.  We have learnt how these mental and physical breaks help us stay focused, manage energy levels and improve our learning by giving our minds a chance to “reset” between tasks.  And a huge thank you

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

Buddies in Oak and Apple class shared a Christmas party on Thursday. Everyone had lots of fun playing pass the parcel and enjoying some party food. Father Christmas even made an appearance!

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