Peter Pan

We are working hard to get more live theatre into school, and we recently enjoyed a real treat as our good friends at the M&M Theatre Company took us all on a magical trip to Wonderland by staging their latest spectacular show in our Hall. All classes attended, and if the cheers were anything to judge by, it was greatly enjoyed by everybody- adults and children alike.

Harvest Festival

Tuesday saw our annual Harvest Festival up at St. Alban's Church, led by our good friend and Chair of Governors, the Rev. Gary Philbrick.
As always, there was a real sense of occasion in the magnificent church interior, and we were joined by a good number of parents, who joined in enthusiastically with the singing!

Our families' generosity continues to grow and grow year on year, and the fantastic donations of food have now been passed on to the Basics Bank, a charity that works with those in need across Southampton.

The didgeridoos Have Arrived!

We are working hard to make sure that we offer a culturally rich curriculum, and this year we are working very closely with our good friends in the Southampton Music Service, to provide a musical dimension to our cross-curricular topics.
Year 5 are working with the Music Service on an 'Amazon' topic, whilst Year 4 are learning all about Australia. As you can see, there was much excitement when the didgeridoos arrived; and as anyone who was inside at lunchtime will be able to testify- they are definitely working!

Primary Languages Competition

Primary Languages Competition

On June 14^th a group of twenty children went to Beechwood Junior School to take part in the annual Southampton Primary Languages Speaking Competition. This provided them with an opportunity to show off their developing French skills in a creative way. The children prepared for the competition with great commitment and determination.

The year 4 children performed beautifully a traditional French song and dance, and won their category. Several year 5 and year 6 children showed off their spelling skills in the Spelling Bee, which was eventually won by Kundie. The year 5 and year 6 entrants excelled in the Culture Quiz, answering quick-fire questions about French geography and culture in front of the large audience. Ariba was the year 5 winner and Claire was the year 6 winner. The children were all so quick and confident that the only way to decide upon a winner was through sudden-death play-offs .

All of the children behaved very well and performed with enthusiasm and confidence.  Bravo!

 

We were very proud of the children’s efforts and of their fantastic behaviour, which was commented upon by parents who attended. “Bravo tout le monde!”

Chess Club

As a school which believes passionately that children can be taught to think, we are really happy that we have been able to start a Chess Club for Year 3 & 4.
Chess is great fun; a game which can be enjoyed at any age, but also a great way to develop logical and strategic thinking.
Many thanks to our friends at Southampton University Chess Club who are running the activity with us. As you can see from the picture, the concentration was incredible, and all the children who attended had an absolutely brilliant time. Let's see who the first grandmaster to emerge from Swaythling Primary will be!

Egg Rolling

One of the long-standing traditions at Swaythling School is the annual Easter egg roll. Using only their noses, our children propel Creme eggs across the hall floor to thunderous applause! A great time was had by all. Many thanks to FOSS (Parents' Association) for providing the creme eggs.

Basketball Competition

On Wednesday our children took part in a basketball competition at Cantell. It was a great competition, thoroughly enjoyed by all the children who took part. Whilst we weren't ultimately triumphant, the behaviour and attitude of the children who took part was a great statement about the school- well done everybody; and thanks to Mrs Ryan & Miss Brewer for organising the event and taking the children.'