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
Twitter: @Swinefleet_Pr

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Well the Spring Term has certainly flown as no doubt the Easter Holidays will too!

We hope that you will enjoy looking at just a little of what we have been up to this term and some of the wonderful progress the children have made.

Within this newsletter, you will find diary dates, information about Dads to Lunch, an update on the FOSPS fundraising, Easter holiday activities, menus and a link to book clubs for the summer term.

Have a lovely Easter and we look forward to welcoming you all back on Monday 8th April.

We have had a great time this morning on our Egg hunt!

The Pearls children have had a busy term. We are very impressed with how the children’s learning is improving and how they have been working on zipping up coats and dressing for some of the cold winter’s days.

Last week our focus was air travel, we read ‘Percy’s Bumpy Ride’ and ‘Room on the Broom’. Based on the stories we wrote words and sentences about where we would like to travel to, and we made lists of clothing and toys we would like to take with us on a journey. In our small world area, we have enjoyed our space theme and playing with the Spaceship. We have also been folding paper aeroplanes and finding out which will go the furthest. In maths lessons we have been learning about 2D shapes and using them to make repeating patterns, we have also been learning about the properties of 3D shapes.

This week our focus has been on Easter and Spring. We have been learning about the meaning of Easter and the associated customs. In our provision we have been making Easter cards, decorating play dough Easter eggs, using magnets to find the eggs hidden in the shredded paper and making Easter lists on our writing table. We have also been finding Easter eggs in our outside area and looking for signs of spring.

Have a lovely Easter and we shall look forward to seeing you all after the holidays when our new theme will be 'Nature Detectives'.

What an amazing term Rubies have had! We’ve celebrated many calendar events over this term. Wearing our pjs on World Book Day and going green for Cerebral Palsy Day. One of our Rubies shared her personal experience on Cerebral Palsy Day and created a wonderful PowerPoint speaking with the entire school about what Cerebral Palsy means to her and the effect it has on her family. Well done to you!

Rubies have had an extremely busy term learning lots of exciting and challenging things.

We’ve become scientists and learnt about plants which has included carrying out experiments about what they need to grow healthy. Each child planted their own broad bean seeds and have been keeping a plant diary tracking their progress - these will be coming home with them at Easter, along with their plant diary. Don’t forget what a plant needs to stay healthy!

In Art, the children learnt all about primary and secondary colours, tone and shade. We’ve learnt about the artist Andy Warhol and his work on Toys. His work has inspired us to create a representation of his work on Toys we have concentrated on over the term.

As part of our Toys theme this term, we tried to master the art of sewing. We’ve practiced our sewing skills, which has proven to be quite challenging. We are working towards creating a hand puppet. Look out for updates on our progress in the upcoming newsletters!

Rubies have enjoyed their RE sessions over the term, learning about the Easter story. We’ve crafted stain glass window crosses and Palm crosses. Rubies have been taste testers during RE for the varieties of hot cross buns available - we can definitely say this activity was a hit!

We hope Rubies have a fabulous Easter and that Easter Bunny visits. Get plenty of rest and be ready for another fun packed challenging term.

The last few weeks of term see the end of our Romans topic for Diamonds class. We have really enjoyed learning about what it is like to be a Roman soldier, what life was like in a Roman settlement and having our big massive Roman battle recreation on the school field.
Next for Diamonds class, the amazing Anglo-Saxons!

During intervention time in Diamonds, we have began looking at our own growth mindset and how this can affect our learning journey. The children have really enjoyed reflecting upon their own learning and have grown in confidence as a result. Using statements such as “I am getting better at reading” and “Sometimes I want to give up but I don’t, I want to challenge myself”. In English we are revisiting homophones, there, their and they’re and your and you’re. The children are working super hard to understand these concepts and are beginning to use them correctly within pieces of written text

What a wonderful Spring term. There have been some exciting highlights including Red Nose Day, World Book Day, lunch with grandparents and mums, Easter egg hunt and Easter Bingo!

These last two weeks have been jam-packed. The Sapphires have enjoyed a visit from a drama company to learn about Healthy Lifestyles and got the opportunity to create their own dramas.

The play leaders were able to attend the cinema as a treat for all their led sessions during play times and lunch times. The Sapphires team are very proud of all the children this half term as so many of the children have made it to Gold Reading reward which gave them the opportunity to make their own pizzas. Well done Sapphires, hopefully in the summer all of the children will gain gold.

During Guided Reading, the children have studied Theseus and the Minotaur and performed a poem retelling the story. As part of our writing unit on Francis, the Sapphires enjoyed pretending to be journalists and have drafted out newspaper reports. They have included parenthesis and the subjunctive form within their writing. It’s always such a difficult choice for Writer of the Week- the children are all working so hard!

In Science, the Sapphires have made a spectrum and investigated this. They labelled the parts of the eye and wrote about their definitions. The children were able to compare our settlement to the South Aegean region in Geography and compared physical and human features about both areas. In Jigsaw we have discussed the important topic of body image and discussed how everyone needs to feel positive about themselves. On the final afternoon before Easter, the children have loved decorating their own egg – an ‘eggcellent’ end to the half term.

Thank you to Mrs Beadle for taking the children on Monday afternoons for some outdoor learning. All the children absolutely relish this opportunity.

Thank you to everyone who attended and helped out at Easter Bingo – it was an amazing and fun event. We look forward to hearing about the next FOSPS event.

Finally from the three of us in the Sapphires team, we would like to wish you a wonderful Easter break and we will see you back in school on Monday 8th April.

Well done to our Stars of the Week, Writers of the Week and our Headteacher's Awards winners from last week.

Well done to this week's Stars of the Week and Writers of the Week

After Easter we will be changing our approach to lunches in Pearls so that they can have the hall to themselves and the playground meaning they have more space to explore. This quieter time will mean we can also support them further with developing their early skills both inside the dining hall and when playing.

Lunches for Pearls will now be 11:30 - 12:30 other than on special event days such as Parents to Lunch.

We would love to know what current and past parents of our Pearls think about our provision. What do we do well? What could we focus more on? Are their any changes that you think would support the children or you as families?

All responses can be anonymous so please let us know your thoughts. If you would prefer a paper copy then these are available already printed at the main entrance.

We are just commencing a project to further improve our Little Pearls provision and the Pearls including the outdoor area which we cannot wait to share when completed.

We would love it if you could share our nursery advert as widely as possible and the easiest way to do this is liking our Facebook page and inviting your friends to this. You can also follow the nursery on Instagram.

At a time when we have seen local schools closing their nursery we want to ensure the long-term future of ours by ensuring that numbers remain consistent so that we can also keep costs low to you.

Thank you for your support.

Summer 1 clubs can be booked now for after Easter.

Please can I remind parents that if a child misses a club twice and is not ill or at a medical appointment they will be removed from the list. This is to ensure that staff know where children are at all times and to avoid the office chasing up whether children are attending clubs or not. Thank you.

There is also a Wednesday after school gardening club which can be booked separately via email.

The children loved their reading reward treats on Thursday and it was great to see so many of them achieving Gold.

Reading reward numbers needed for next half-term:

Bronze - 18 reads

Silver - 24 reads

Gold - 36 reads

A huge thank you to all who supported the event either by attending the evening, donating or buying raffle tickets. A massive well done to the FOSPS ladies for a great first event and raising a whopping £788!

The group are already considering future events and would welcome anyone who wants to get involved. If you would like to join the group or find out more please let us know via the school office.

Thank you so much for the support you showed on Red Nose Day in supporting the local food banks. The School Council wanted to make a difference locally this year and just look at all the food it has meant we could donate.

Thank you!

See the below offer from East Riding Council. I appreciate Goole pool is currently closed but there are pools at Pocklington and Beverley. To see the full list of pools you can use please click the button below.

'This Easter, between Friday, 22 March and Sunday, 7 April, there will be more than 17 hours of free swimming per week, available to East Riding residents aged 16 and under.

Spaces for each of these sessions will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis, until the capacity for the pool is reached.

The free for under 16 sessions can be viewed by clicking the button below.

Adults aged 17 and over will pay the normal fee during these sessions. Sessions will be universal, with all abilities encouraged to attend.'

The council are offering some free activities for over the Easter holidays to children entitled to Free School Meals.

Activities include:

Easter fun at The Hut in Withernsea - 25th March

Hairspray dance camp in Hessle - 25th March

Hairspray dance camp in Anlaby - 25th March

Multi Activity Easter Camp in South Cave - 25th March

Gilberdyke Footballerz Camp - 25th March

Goole Footballerz Camp - 25th March

Hull KR Easter Holiday Camp in Hessle - 25th March

Forest Adventures in Howden - 25th March

Fit 4 Fun Schools Out Sports Camp in Melton - 25th March

Multi Activity Easter Camp in Anlaby - 26th March

Easter Multi Sports camp in Wilberfoss - 26th March

Easter Beats! Music Workshops in Beverley - 26th March

Forest School Club and Grub in Bridlington - 26th March

Six dance camp in Cottingham - 27th March

Multi Activity Easter Camp in Bridlington - 27th March

Hull KR Easter Holiday Camp in Hedon - 27th March

Easter Beats! Music Workshops in Bridlington - 27th March

Easter Multi Sports camp in Wilberfoss - 28th March

Easter Beats! Music Workshops in Withernsea - 28th March

Forest School Club and Grub in Bridlington - 28th March

Creation Station Holiday Camp in Driffield - 28th March

LHF Easter Club in Hedon - 1st April

Easter fun at The Hut in Withernsea - 2nd April

Six dance camp in Hessle - 2nd April

Debutots Imagination Easter Camps in Anlaby - 2nd April

Goole Footballerz Camp - 2nd April

Howden Footballerz Camp - 2nd April

Easter Multi Sports camp in Wilberfoss - 2nd April

Hull KR Easter Holiday Camp in Driffield - 2nd April

Inmans Easter Club in Hedon - 2nd April

Forest School Club and Grub in Bridlington - 2nd April

Fit 4 Fun Schools Out Sports Camp in Melton - 2nd April

Multi Activity Easter Camp in Withernsea - 3rd April

LHF Easter Club in Hedon - 3rd April

Six dance camp in Welton - 4th April

Multi Activity Easter Camp in Beverley - 4th April

Easter Multi Sports camp in Wilberfoss - 4th April

Hull KR Easter Holiday Camp in Bridlington - 4th April

Forest School Club and Grub in Bridlington - 4th April

Creation Station Holiday Camp in Driffield - 4th April

Multi Activity Easter Camp in Driffield - 5th April

LHF Easter Club in Hedon - 5th April

Please ensure that P.E kit is in school all week and is named.

Payments towards residential are needed. Half of the balance needs to be paid by the end of April please.

Please remember that we are nut free and therefore nut products are not permitted. Thank you for your support in this.

Your child's data collection sheet has been emailed to you. Please ensure that this is checked and you return it with any changes or simply respond no changes needed. It is vital your child's data is kept up to date. If you need to make any changes and would prefer a paper copy please let us know.

Please can you ensure that any outstanding balances on Parentmail are paid by the 1st April at the latest.

Thank you.

Please see the menu below. Children can have a hot dinner on any day and do not need to be hot dinners all week. Dinners do not need to be pre-booked.

Dinners can be paid for via our ParentMail App. Children in Reception, Year One and Year Two are entitled to Universal Free School Meals.

Free School Meals are available to some children dependent on household income. If you think you could be eligible there is more information available via Apply for free school meals - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) or Mrs Risebury will happily give you further information of how to apply.

Please see the button below. As a school we tried to give dates well in advance and will avoid changing these wherever possible. Please note new dates are in red.

Below are our term dates up until July 2026.