Swinefleet Primary School

Headteacher: Laura Bishell-Wells

Email: swinefleet.primary@eastriding.gov.uk
Website: www.swinefleetprimaryschool.co.uk
Location: Swinefleet Primary School, Low Street, Swinefleet, Goole, UK
Phone: 01405 704386
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SwinefleetPrimary

It has been a very busy first couple of weeks back and we have lots to share with you already.

Our new School Council have been elected and they are very much looking forward to working together and representing the other children.

I hope you will enjoy looking at what we have been up to. Please remember to follow us on Instagram (Swinefleet_Pr).

Reminder that school is closed on Monday 19th September.

Welcome back to the new school year! Pearl’s children have had two very busy weeks in school. We have all settled into school routines well and we have been exploring and learning in our classroom and outside area. We have been practising our cutting skills, exploring capacity in the water tray, helping people in our ‘Doctors Surgery’ and making potions using herbs, lemons and limes in the mud kitchen.

We have also started our new theme ‘People Who Help Us’ and we have been listening to stories and talking about how key workers can help us and how some people work during the night. We will be learning about recycling next week.

Rubies have been blown away at the start of this year with their new classroom! They have enjoyed settling in with some new classmates, teachers, a new reading corner and lots of new activities.

In Maths we have been re-capping our knowledge on numbers up to 100 and exploring all the ways we can get to 100. We have even started learning the 2 times table :)

In English we have used thesauruses for the first time and enjoyed working as a group to change our language in our writing to make it amazing!

We have also spent lots of time singing songs in music, learning new moves in PE and thinking about why we are special in Jigsaw (PSHE).

Diamonds have made a great start to the new school year with some amazing initial writing. They have begun their new book 'The Iron Man' and some of the children have read about some other robots in Guided Reading too.

In Science, we will be learning all about Light. To start our topic we have been identifying what we already know and posing questions about what we would like to find out.

In Maths, we have been examining place value in 3 or 4-digit numbers. Why not try testing us at home and see if we can tell you how many hundreds, tens or ones make up a number.

Sapphires started the year with a 'wow day' for their Inventors theme. In groups we designed, tested and evaluated a device to protect an egg from breaking when dropped from heights. We have then experimented with gravity to understand the work of Sir Isaac Newton.

In Maths, we have begun to look at place value as well as recapping our times tables.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is our focus in English and we have been looking at character descriptions of Mr Potts.

Goole Academy also paid us a visit to tell us all about Secondary School and gave us the opportunity to ask lots of questions.

Well done to all of the children who stood for the School Council and were eager to represent their peers. The children below were elected by their peers and are eager to get started with their first meeting. Keep an eye out for updates from them very soon.

Clubs are in full swing. If you would like to book clubs then please click the button below.

Please note children are to be collected from the car park gate.

We are moving to Instagram! Many parents do not use Twitter so we are moving to a platform more widely used which also will link with our Facebook account. Although we already hold photo permission we are tweaking the use so please ensure that you email us permission if you haven't done so already. If you have any questions please just feel free to contact us.

Please see original letter below:

Well done to the all of the staff on developing their reading areas however a special well done to our winners the Rubies Team with their Reading Garden.

It has been wonderful to see the work produced already this term. We enjoyed looking at the work the children produced this week at home inspired by the book bags and we can't wait to see next week's efforts.

Each week, 2 or 3 children will be chosen in each class to have the opportunity to bring home a Friday book bag. Within these are a little task such as our Poetry bags which the children can use as a stimulus for a piece of art. All of the equipment they will need is included and there is also a tasty treat inside which they can enjoy. We ask that book bags with all items (other than edible ones) are returned with the work your child produced by the following Wednesday. Their work will be displayed in a special class book in the hall and shared with all of the children in our Celebration Assembly. You can also take photos to add to their work which we will happily print off for you if uploaded to Seesaw/Tapestry.

Each pack includes instructions but please see the teaching team if you have any further questions.

Use the buttons below to see your child's current Knowledge Organisers with key things to learn, Book Warmer with key vocabulary and things to think about regarding our current books and a Medium Term Plan showing you what we will be learning.

It was lovely to see so many of you at Welcome Night. Much of the information is now on our class pages and can be accessed on the buttons below. If you would like to catch up with any of the teaching team then please give us a call or drop us an email and we will happily arrange this for you.

If your child is in Pearls (2 year olds, Nursery and Reception) then we would love you to connect with us on Tapestry. Here we can share images and observations with one another as well as home learning opportunities. Reading can also be logged here.

Seesaw is our home learning platform for Years 1 to 6. Here children can log their reading and also see other key information and home learning such as spellings.

If you are having problems connecting then please speak to a member of your child's class team or email the office and we will be more than happy to help.

We will try our best to keep these dates the same and will let you know of any changes asap. Please keep an eye out for diary date updates in our fortnightly newsletters.

Tuesday 13th September - Vicar Assembly 3pm

Wednesday 14th September - Parent Welcome Night (more details to follow)

Friday 23rd September - First School Council Meeting *NEW DATE

Thursday 29th September - Goole Times taking photos of new starters & EYFS *NEW DATE

Wednesday 12th October - Photo Day for the whole school *NEW DATE

Tuesday 18th October - Vicar Assembly 3pm

Friday 21st October - Reading Reward Autumn 1

24th to 30th October - Half-term

Week beginning 31st October - Parents Evening (more details to follow)

Tuesday 15th November - Vicar Assembly 3pm

Wednesday 16th November - Y5 Arete English

Wednesday 16th November - Whole School Free Cinema Trip

Thursday 17th November - Y6 Arete English

Tuesday 22nd November - Y5 Arete Maths

Wednesday 23rd November - Y6 Arete Maths

Tuesday 29th November - Y5 Arete Sport

Wednesday 30th November - Y6 Arete Sport

Friday 2nd December - Trip to Chester Zoo (more details to follow)

Tuesday 6th December - Y5 Arete Creative

Wednesday 7th December - Y6 Arete Creative

Tuesday 13th December - Reading Reward Autumn 2

Thursday 15th December (am) - Special Visitor!

Thursday 15th December (am) - Christmas party afternoon.

19th Dec to 3rd Jan - Christmas Holidays

We will again be cooking for the homeless this year with the meals being distributed by the Help the Homelezz team.

The children love cooking especially for a worthy cause and soon will be starting to grow their own produce again for future meals. Our allotment is looking sad after two years of Covid and Governor, Mrs Beadle, and the children would love any green fingered help in clearing the allotment ready for growing. If you would like to help please let a member of the team know.

Cooking dates for Autumn:

Rubies 27th September

Diamonds 20th October

Sapphires 29th November

Pearls will then cook in January.

Keep an eye out for photos!

We ask that children now attend school in uniform and bring P.E kit in a bag which should be kept in school all week. We will do our best to stick to our P.E timetable but sometimes it may be more suitable to change days so please ensure P.E kit is always in school and then taken home at the end of each week. Thank you.

Pearls (2 Year Olds, Nursery and Reception) - Tuesdays

Rubies (Years 1 & 2) - Tuesdays and Fridays

Diamonds (Years 3 & 4) - Mondays and Wednesdays

Sapphires (Years 5 & 6) - Mondays and Fridays

P.E kit should be a white t-shirt, and black shorts or jogger bottoms in colder weather. Children can bring a hoodie/jumper for colder months which should be plain black/navy/ red or can be one of our school hoodies.

Please note that jewellery should not be worn for P.E due to Health and Safety reasons. If your child has their ears pierced then please help them to remove their earrings on a morning before school if possible on P.E days.

All children from Reception to Year 6 are required to wear uniform.

This should consist of a red jumper/cardigan/school hoodie, white polo-shirt/shirt and black or grey skirt/trousers/shorts. Summer dresses or black/grey pinafore dresses can also be worn. Shoes should be black. Please avoid wearing trainers - if worn these must be black. Our uniform policy is available on the school website.

School logos do not need to be worn but if you would like to order logo uniform then please contact the school office.

Book bags can also be purchased from the school office.

If you think you are eligible for free school meals even if your child does not want school dinners then please do apply as we can offer support with uniform and free P.E kit. Mrs Risebury will happily explain how to do this so please feel free to give her a call.

Children earns reads for each day that they read at home/are read to at home. Only one read is counted each day.

This half-term the levels for reading will be as follows:

Bronze - 18 reads

Silver - 24 reads

Gold - 36 reads

Reading clubs are worth 3 reads and these will be start in Week 2.

Reads can be logged on Tapestry, Seesaw or on paper. We prefer reading logged online and ideally as a voice note or video so that staff can hear their reading and comment back. If your child is younger sharing a story with them counts as a read this means that it is accessible to all.

Our last reward was great fun with bouncy castles and lots of water!

We love to share your child achievements both in and out of school. If your child has for example, been awarded a swimming badge recently or a medal in dancing then please send us a photo as we would love to celebrate this with them during our Friday assemblies and add them to our achievements book.

If you require any advice or simply want to discuss through any concerns you may have regarding your child's needs then please feel free to contact the office. Mrs Thurlow will happily book an appointment or give you a call.

On a Wednesday morning between 8:30 and 9:00am, Mrs Thurlow (School SENDCo) will be available on the school playground should you wish to speak to her.