<![CDATA[News Feed - School News - Swanmore CE Primary School]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk%2Fnews%2F%3Fpid%3D14%26amp%3Bnid%3D4 Juniper Education Content Management System (CMS) Version: 4.5 (junipereducation.org) Thu, 16 Oct 2025 22:33:13 GMT Thu, 16 Oct 2025 22:33:13 GMT <![CDATA[ Fireworks Night 2025 ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=410 Oooooh, ahhhh.... it's fireworks night again! Don't miss Swanmore's annual fireworks evening on Friday 7th November. There will be a BBQ, bar, glow stall, popcorn and sweetie stand, chocolate tombola as well as cakes - don't miss this annual extravaganza! 5.15pm-7pm

]]> Thu, 16 Oct 2025 22:33:13 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=410 <![CDATA[ Year R, Year 3 & In-Year Applications Sept 2026 ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=400 We are delighted to announce that we will be holding open mornings on Tuesday 18th and Thursday 20th November 2025 from 9.30 - 11.30am for children starting with us in September 2026 in Year R, Year 3 (if transferring from an infant school for their junior school education) or any other year group (if spaces are available).  You don't have to book a place, simply turn up!  The Headteacher will be on hand to answer any questions you may have and our Year 6 pupils will take you on a tour of the school to show you what a special place Swanmore Primary is.  We look forward to meeting you then!

]]> Wed, 1 Oct 2025 13:48:13 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=400 <![CDATA[ School Prayer pod. ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=399 Today Archdeacon Kathryn and Rev Nick were kind enough to officially opening our new school Prayer pod.  
Members of the Swanmore community, St. Barnabas, and the Methodist church also came too to celebrate the cutting of the ribbon!
The members of the worship council will be in charge of activities that all children can explore, and the prayer pod will be open 5 days a week each lunchtime.
Every child will have the opportunities to reflect, communicate, and pray during the school hours as the pod will also be open to classes throughout the school day.
The spiritual journey of our children continues! 
]]> Mon, 1 Jul 2024 23:11:52 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=399 <![CDATA[ Year R 2024 Dates for your diary ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=398 Fri, 6 Sep 2024 14:50:28 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=398 <![CDATA[ Year R 2024 Family Tours on Tuesday 21st and Thursday 23rd November 9.15am - 11.30am ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=397 New Year R 2024 Family Tours on Tuesday 21st and Thursday 23rd November 9.15am - 11.30am 

We are delighted to let you know of our forthcoming Open Mornings for new starters in September 2024.  

We are holding these on Tuesday, 21st and Thursday, 23rd November between 9.15am - 11.30am.  There is no need to book, please feel free to turn up between these times when it is suitable for your family as there are tours taking place all morning.  We welcome any members of your family to join you for your visit to our school also. 

If you are unable to attend these sessions please do contact us, and we can make a convenient appointment with Mr. Paterson, the Headteacher, or Mrs. Lamport, the Deputy Headteacher.  

We look forward to welcoming you soon!

]]> Tue, 10 Oct 2023 09:51:57 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=397 <![CDATA[ Year R induction evening presentation ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=395 You can find a Copy of our Year R induction evening presentation here.

]]> Mon, 12 Jun 2023 23:28:07 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=395 <![CDATA[ King Charles' Coronation ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=392 We had an amazing day celebrating King Charles’ Coronation. The children looked wonderful in their red, white and blue outfits and enjoyed sharing their crowns based on their own values. We were so excited to have a drone visit and capture our school coming together.

]]> Tue, 9 May 2023 09:04:21 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=392 <![CDATA[ Y5 Swanage Residential ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=391 Y5 Swanage Residential Tuesday, 2nd May - Friday 5th May.

There are only 4 more days to go until Y5 head off for their exciting trip to Swanage!! We can't wait. 

]]> Thu, 27 Apr 2023 12:28:43 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=391 <![CDATA[ Author Visit - John Dougherty ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=390 Mon, 24 Apr 2023 11:34:56 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=390 <![CDATA[ Y6 Wales Residential 20th Feb-3rd Mar ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=387 Wed, 1 Feb 2023 12:21:09 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=387 <![CDATA[ New Year R Family Tours ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=382 New Year R Family Tours on Tuesday 22nd and Thursday 24th November 9.30 - 11.30am 

We are delighted to let you know of our forthcoming Open Mornings for new starters in September 2023.  

These are being held on Tuesday, 22nd and Thursday, 24th November between 9.30 - 11.30am.  There is no need to book just turn up between these times, there are tours taking place all morning.  We are happy for any members of your family to come along to see the school.   

If you are unable to attend these sessions please contact us and we can make a convenient appointment with Mr Paterson, the Headteacher, or Miss Parker, the Deputy Headteacher.  

]]> Tue, 27 Sep 2022 09:23:39 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=382 <![CDATA[ Day Closure - Friday 23rd September ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=381 Just a reminder that Friday, 23rd September is a day closure at Swanmore Primary.

]]> Thu, 15 Sep 2022 09:06:14 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=381 <![CDATA[ Pip Jones Visit ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=380 We're pleased to say that our visit from Pip Jones is back on the cards for May 10th! Look out for more details soon.

]]> Fri, 29 Apr 2022 10:22:49 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=380 <![CDATA[ Charity Day - Friday, 8th April ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=379 Mon, 28 Mar 2022 11:30:45 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=379 <![CDATA[ Pip Jones Visiting KS1 - postponed ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=378 Update: we have had to postpone Pip's visit, but we will let you know a new date and time as soon as we have one. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Pip Jones, author of Izzy Gizmo, Squishy Mcfluff and Piggy Hero (plus others!) will be visiting KS1 on Tuesday 25th January. After school, there will be a book sale and signing in the school library, so please do stick around and come and say hi.

]]> Tue, 25 Jan 2022 14:57:19 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=378 <![CDATA[ School Worship ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=377 The Worship section of our website is full of details of things that have been happening in our school charities, prayers and how worship plays a part in our school life. Check it out on our Worship Pages

]]> Tue, 14 Dec 2021 15:58:03 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=377 <![CDATA[ INSET day Monday 31st January ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=376 Don't forget, the 31st January is an INSET day.

]]> Thu, 27 Jan 2022 13:22:15 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=376 <![CDATA[ School from Home. WC 19/7/21 ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=373 The School from Home resources are now available for our students:

Year 3 can find their resources here 

Year 5 can find their resources here

We have also added some Hampshire School Games sheets and links to the site which can be found here

Year 1 can find their resources here

]]> Mon, 19 Jul 2021 13:15:03 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=373 <![CDATA[ Summer Reading Challenge 2021 ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=372 We are very excited to announce the start of the Summer Reading Challenge on Saturday 3rd July 2021 in partnership with Hampshire Libraries.

To keep the children reading and enjoying books throughout the Summer holidays the children are invited to sign-up to the ‘Wild World Heroes’ challenge either in their local library or online at https://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/ 

More details can be found on our Reading page

]]> Tue, 29 Jun 2021 15:31:42 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=372 <![CDATA[ School Menu from April 2021 ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=371 School Menu from April 2021

]]> Sun, 18 Apr 2021 19:48:20 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=371 <![CDATA[ Welcome back on March 8th ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=370 We are looking forward to welcoming back all of our students on Monday 8th March. We know this is a challenging time, and we have been working hard to make sure school is safe and welcoming for all our students. Please remember to follow the guidance on masks, one way systems and distancing (sent out via Parentmail), and if you have any queries, please let us know. 

]]> Thu, 4 Mar 2021 10:44:23 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=370 <![CDATA[ School from Home resources 6 Jan 2021 ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=369 Our School from Home resources for the days commencing 6 Jan 2021 are now available on our Year Groups pages.

]]> Tue, 5 Jan 2021 21:12:40 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=369 <![CDATA[ Covid-19 positive cases during Easter break ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=368 We hope you all have a wonderful Easter break, however, should any child who attends Swanmore Primary School test positive for Covid-19 during the Easter break, please email adminoffice@swanmore-pri.hants.sch.uk to advise the school so we can take any necessary action. Many thanks.

]]> Fri, 19 Mar 2021 08:53:28 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=368 <![CDATA[ Year 1 at Home - WC 21 September 2020 ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=367 Our Y1 from Home resources are available online for WC 21 September in our Year Groups pages.

]]> Fri, 18 Sep 2020 16:17:03 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=367 <![CDATA[ Year 1 - online learning resources ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=366 We have placed some learning resources for Year 1 in our Year Group pages which can be found here.

Further resources will follow, so please keep checking back. The Year Group email for y1 is also now active for any questions relating to the resources.

The school office remains open, so please direct any questions regarding office matters to adminoffice@swanmore-pri.hants.sch.uk

]]> Thu, 17 Sep 2020 22:28:55 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=366 <![CDATA[ School from Home - End of term ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=365 School from Home is coming to an end as we head towards the summer break. We hope the resources provided over the last 14 weeks have been useful.

We are not creating any online learning for w/c 20th July, as we are focusing on transitions into the next year and onto other schools, and we look forward to seeing you at our transition events in the coming days.

The year group emails (y1@swanmoreapps.com, y2@swanmoreapps.com, etc) will also be closing down, so please ensure any administrative queries are sent to the school office via:  adminoffice@swanmore-pri.hants.sch.uk

We hope you have a wonderful summer and look forward to seeing you in September.

]]> Mon, 20 Jul 2020 14:37:18 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=365 <![CDATA[ School from Home resources 13 July 2020 ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=364 Our School from Home resources for the week commencing 13 July are now available on our Year Groups pages.

]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2020 16:37:07 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=364 <![CDATA[ School from Home resources 6 July 2020 ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=363 Our School from Home resources for the week commencing 6 July are now available on our Year Groups pages.

]]> Wed, 8 Jul 2020 15:08:08 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=363 <![CDATA[ Yr 3 Field session- if dry, we'll go for it! ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=361 Please use the side path to reach the very bottom green gate next to the cow field to access school. 3.00-3.45. Do wash hands and have a toilet break before coming.

]]> Wed, 1 Jul 2020 12:29:27 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=361 <![CDATA[ YR, Y1, Y6 and Keyworker End of Year Transition Survey ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=360 We have issued a survey regarding the end of year and transition plans here at Swanmore. If you have a student in YR, Y1, Y6 or keyworkers groups, please ensure this is completed by 4pm on Friday 27th June. You can find the survey  here.

]]> Wed, 24 Jun 2020 14:41:05 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=360 <![CDATA[ School from Home resources WC 22 June ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=359 Our School from Home resources for the week commencing 22 June are now available on our Year Groups pages.

]]> Sat, 20 Jun 2020 11:09:31 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=359 <![CDATA[ Year R Intake 2020-21 presentation ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=358 A copy of our Year R Intake 2020-21 presentation can be found here.

]]> Fri, 12 Jun 2020 16:20:54 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=358 <![CDATA[ School from Home resources WC 15 June ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=357 Our School from Home resources for the week commencing 8 June are now available on our Year Groups pages.

]]> Fri, 12 Jun 2020 10:57:30 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=357 <![CDATA[ School from Home resources WC 8 June ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=356 Our School from Home resources for the week commencing 8 June are now available on our Year Groups pages.

Monday 8th June is World Oceans Day

There are many resources online. You may like to start here:  https://worldoceanday.school/  which has events planned throughout the day, as well as resources you can dip into throughout the week.

]]> Fri, 5 Jun 2020 09:52:48 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=356 <![CDATA[ School from Home resources WC 1 June ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=355 Our School from Home resources for the week commencing 1 June are now available on our Year Groups pages.

]]> Fri, 29 May 2020 10:08:24 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=355 <![CDATA[ School from Home resources WC 18 May ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=354 Our School from Home resources for the week commencing 18 May are now available on our Year Groups pages.

]]> Fri, 15 May 2020 10:05:25 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=354 <![CDATA[ School from Home resources WC 11 May ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=353 Our School from Home resources for the week commencing 11 May are now available on our Year Groups pages.

]]> Fri, 15 May 2020 10:04:23 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=353 <![CDATA[ School from Home resources WC 4 May ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=352 Our School from Home resources for the week commencing 4 May are now available on our Year Groups pages.

]]> Fri, 1 May 2020 10:04:27 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=352 <![CDATA[ School from Home resources WC 27 April ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=351 Our School from Home resources for the week commencing 27 April are now available on our Year Groups pages.

]]> Fri, 24 Apr 2020 13:19:09 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=351 <![CDATA[ School from Home resources WC 20 April ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=350 Our School from Home resources for the week commencing 20 April are now available on our Year Groups pages.

]]> Fri, 17 Apr 2020 15:29:31 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=350 <![CDATA[ School from Home - Easter Projects ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=349 There will be no weekly updates in the children’s year group folders until after the Easter holidays. However we have uploaded some resources, projects and ideas for over the Easter break to a section in the year groups pages.

]]> Fri, 3 Apr 2020 10:19:23 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=349 <![CDATA[ Additional Year 4 resources ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=348 We have added some additional Year 4 reading packs to the School from Home resources today, so you may want to check back to see if you have downloaded them all.

]]> Tue, 31 Mar 2020 15:21:49 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=348 <![CDATA[ School from Home resources WC 30 March ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=347 Our school from home resources for the week commencing 30 March are now available on our Year Groups pages. We have separated each week into a different sub-page under the year group headings to make it easier to keep track of the weeks as we move forward.

Alongside this we have some Earth Hour project ideas attached to this news article for the 28th March for you to have a look through.

]]> Fri, 27 Mar 2020 11:32:29 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=347 <![CDATA[ School from Home resources ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=346 Our School from Home resources for the week commencing 23 March 2020 are now available within our Year Groups section of the website.

]]> Mon, 23 Mar 2020 17:34:53 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=346 <![CDATA[ GOV.UK Latest Guidance ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=344 Fri, 20 Mar 2020 12:10:58 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=344 <![CDATA[ Welcome Back ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=343 Fri, 6 Sep 2019 14:20:06 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=343 <![CDATA[ New Swanmore Primary School website ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=342 We have been hard at work developing a new website with a redesigned interface. Most of the information from the old website has been kept, although we will be making some changes to layout and content over the coming months.

]]> Mon, 8 Jul 2019 15:13:12 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=342 <![CDATA[ Y4 Wood Visit Cancelled - Now Tuesday 19th March ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=341 Unfortunately, because of the bad weather forecast for tomorrow we have decided to postpone the Y4 woods visit until next Tuesday, 19th March.  We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. 

 

]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2019 14:19:48 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=341 <![CDATA[ World Book Day - Thurs 7.3.19 : Bring a Book to Share ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=340 World Book Day is this year being held on Thursday 7th March.  This year we have decided not to dress up, but would ask that the children bring in a book to share please.  We will include a reminder in the next newsletter. Many thanks

]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2019 14:19:47 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=340 <![CDATA[ School Grounds Working Party 9.30-10.30 Sat 9th March ]]> https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=339 Following on from the success of our first School Grounds Working Party I would like to ask for volunteers to help to dig the topsoil and manure into the beds.

 

If you are able to spare some time on Saturday, 9th March from 9.30 – 10.30am it would be lovely to see you.  If we get lots of volunteers there are various other small gardening jobs that need doing as well.

 

Once again, please bring your own gardening tools. 

 

I look forward to seeing you.

 

Yours sincerely

  

Jo Hughes

Class Teacher

]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2019 14:19:47 GMT https://www.swanmoreprimary.org.uk/news/?pid=14&nid=4&storyid=339