Weekly Roundup
- jessicahitchcock
- Oct 17
- 2 min read
As we are coming towards the end of term, we’ve had a great Autumnal week. It was great to show so many prospective families around during our Open Morning on Tuesday. Families were able to see the school in action and learn more about Swainswick. It was lovely to share the variety of learning activities taking place across the school. We are looking forward to our next open morning on Tuesday 18th November. On Tuesday, Miss Hitchcock joined with colleagues from across the Trust at Flourish House to discuss Trust wide approaches to our English teaching. Miss Hitchcock has come back with lots of news to share with staff, meaning that all of our teaching approaches are informed by the most up to date research.
What's been happening in classes:
Apple:
Apple class had a wonderful art lesson this week, creating their own version of Van Gogh's ' Starry night'. What fantastic work! For pictures, click here.
Hazel:
In Maths, Hazel class have been exploring measuring in metres and centimetres by working in pairs outdoors, using metre sticks to measure each other and objects around them. To see pictures and find out more about their learning this week, click here.
Oak:
Oak class have been debating the important issue, "Should a solar and turbine farm be built in Swainswick valley?" For more information about this, click here.
Other news:
For information about Apple Day at Swainswick Church, click here.
For a Halloween dance workshop, click here.
Calendar dates:
Tuesday 21st October: Harvest service at Woolley Church, with a walk across the valley to and from the service. Walking from school at 9.15am, with the service beginning at 10am. Anticipated return times: walking around 10.30, arriving at school approximately 11am. This date is confirmed.
Wednesday 22nd October: Back up date for Harvest service at Wooley Church (should the weather forecast be bad for Tuesday 21st – timings the same). We are keeping this in the calendar in the unlikely event the weather forecast changes significantly in the next few days.
Friday 24th October: INSET- school closed to pupils on this day
Tuesday 18th November: Swainswick open morning: click here for more information.
Wednesday 8th – Friday 10th July 2026 – PGL Liddington for years 5 and 6 : a separate letter with information will be shared shortly
Wishing you all a relaxing weekend,
Best wishes,
Mrs Simmons