In Oak Class, Year 6 were delighted to receive their hoodies and have been proudly wearing them ever since.  Receiving their hoodies is more than just getting new piece of clothing – it marks an important moment in the children’s final year of primary school. The hoodie is a symbol of how far the children have come, the friendships they’ve built, the challenges they’ve overcome, and the growing independence they’re beginning to show.  Congratulations Year 6! With the sunny we

Another fantastic week at Swainswick! On Tuesday, we welcomed Faye Pinner (our Trust Assistant Director of Learning) to spend the morning with us. Faye worked with Mr Griggs, looking at the adaptations we make in classrooms to support all children to achieve their best. Mr Griggs shared the systems and processes we follow, and they spent time in classrooms to see the positive impact of planned adaptations in action! Faye also worked alongside Miss Hitchcock, considering the w

To celebrate British Science Week, Oak Class scientists experimented with different materials to see which ones dissolved in water to create solutions. The children had fun mixing, stirring and observing. In computing and using plasticine, the children crafted their favourite characters from books in celebration of World Book Day. They used stop motion animation to bring the characters alive with clever editing and humour. This week also saw the launch of a special lunchtime

For Science Week, Apple have been focusing on the topic 'Plants'. We have had great fun exploring what plants need to grow, investigating what is inside a seed/bulb, dissecting a flower, and thinking how plants have adapted to survive in different environments. On Friday, the children worked hard to explore 3-D shapes. Reception children have also continued to have fun in maths and drawing club, based on our book 'Shh, we have a plan', by making their own bird nests.

We’ve had a lovely and exciting week celebrating Science Week ! The children have been busy exploring, experimenting, and asking lots of curious questions all week long. We wondered:  What temperature is best for melting chocolate? Why do balls bounce? How do kites work? It’s been fantastic to see such enthusiasm for discovering how the world works. Another brilliant and exciting week for Hazel Class!

It has been the perfect day for cakes and for choosing a new book. Thank you to everyone who donated books, joined in, shared their favourite reads, and discovered new stories to love. And a big well done to everyone involved in organising the book swap shop and baking delicious items for the cake sale. It was a resounding success! Some lovely comments overheard: "What a fantastic idea!" "This is like looking back at my childhood!" (From a year six child absolutely engaged

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

What a wonderful week in Apple! Our class book this week is 'Shh, we have a plan' by Chris Houghton, and year 1 and 2 have worked hard to design a more effective way to catch a bird and written super instructions on how to make their design. Reception took this a step further and went outside to make their trap. Reception have also completed some super phonics and practised finding one more and one less of numbers up to 10. Finally, we had a brilliant time on World Book Day.