Swans

Icebergs in Watercolour

by | 3 Mar 2025 | Art & Design, News, Swans

In Year 6, we have been learning different watercolour techniques. We then tried to use some of the techniques in our iceberg paintings.

Gymnastics Fun

by | 3 Mar 2025 | Kingfishers, News, Owls, PE, Swans, Woodpeckers

On Wednesday 26th March, several children from across the school took part in a gymnastics competition at Hadleigh Stars. We are delighted to announce that our Under 7s team came first; our Under 9s came first and our U11s teams came second and third. Well done to everyone who took part and thank you to […]

Using shade to create a sense of form

by | 3 Mar 2025 | Art & Design, News, Swans

In Year 6, the children have been looking at the artists Aurelie Bouquet and David McEown and their paintings of icebergs. They used shading techniques to try and give a sense of form to their work.

Exploring Light

by | 3 Mar 2025 | News, Science, Swans

In Science, the children in Year 6 have been learning that light travels in straight lines. They had to draw scientific diagrams to show their understanding of this and had great fun using the torches to aid their understanding.

The Arrival

by | 2 Feb 2025 | English, News, Swans

In Swans, we have been looking at writing relative clauses (using relative pronouns), prepositional phrases and expanded noun phrases using the picture book ‘The Arrival’. We then edited our work, improving word choices and checking for spelling or punctuation errors in order to publish our final paragraphs this week. These are some of the finished […]

Young Voices at the O2

by | 1 Jan 2025 | Music, News, Owls, Swans, Trips

On Friday 24th January, we took 21 children from Years 4, 5 & 6 to the O2 in London to perform in the Young Voices Choir of 2025. They performed many songs from a variety of genres of music alongside approx. 8000 other young people, to a packed audience. Thanks to everyone who was involved […]

Swans’ Trip to Colchester Zoo

by | 1 Jan 2025 | News, Science, Swans, Trips, Visits

On Wednesday 22nd January, the Swans class visited Colchester Zoo. As well as having plenty of opportunities to look at all the different animals, the children took part in a workshop about Charles Darwin. They learnt about the life and work of Darwin. They were given field journals and had to identify bugs and their […]

Recycling Workshop

by | 12 Dec 2024 | Swans, Visitors

The Swans enjoyed their Recycling Workshop where they learnt about the different materials that can be recycled and what happens to waste when it leaves our house.  

Theatre Trip to London

by | 12 Dec 2024 | Art & Design, Music, Owls, Swans, Trips

On Wednesday 4th December, children from the Owls and Swans class travelled to London.  The first stop was the National Gallery and then to the Lyceum Theatre to watch The Lion King Musical. Thank you to all the adults who accompanied us on the trip.  A great day was had by all.    

Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2024

by | 11 Nov 2024 | Community, Kingfishers, Owls, Swans, Woodpeckers

Thank you for your generosity towards this year’s poppy appeal – £214.12 was raised by the school.

R.E. – Hinduism

by | 10 Oct 2024 | Religious Education, Swans

In RE, as part of our Hinduism unit of work, we have been acting out the story of The Blind Man and The Elephant to help us understand that there are many ideas about God and they are not all the same. It depends who you ask and what aspect of the religion you look […]

Harvest Assembly

by | 10 Oct 2024 | Community, Fundraising, Kingfishers, Owls, Parents, Swans, Woodpeckers

On Friday 18th October, we held our Harvest Assembly in the school hall. The children sang songs and read some beautiful poems. We also collected some non-perishable goods which will donated to the Colchester Food Bank.  Thank you for your generosity.