Reception
Miss Lawson (Teacher) / Mrs Cunningham
Welcome
“I would like to welcome you and your child to their Reception year!
At Swalwell Primary School we believe that every child deserves to have their interests valued and as such we learn and grow together through a fun-filled, play based curriculum!”
Keeping Swalwell Safe!
On Monday we were lucky enough to receive a visit from PCSO Routledge-Cole, our local Police Community Support Officer. We learned all about the different roles of the police in our community and the ways in which they can help us as well as keeping Swalwell safe!...
People Who Help Us!
Early Years enjoyed a visit from Wendy, who works at the QE hospital in Gateshead. She told us all about what it was like in hospital, including how we might get there, who we might meet and some of the things that happen there. We also got to explore some of the...
Early Years Have Healthy Teeth!
Early Years received an exciting visit from Melanie today, a representative from the Dental Health Team! We split into teams and enjoyed listening to stories, joining in with songs, sorting healthy and unhealthy foods and even dressing up as dentists and helping to...
Chatterbox Fun with Family Learning!
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World Book Day!
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Our tenth chick has hatched!
On Friday night our 10th chick hatched from his egg! Early Years now have ten lovely chicks to continue to care for and learn about in the upcoming...
Family Learning!
Family Learning sessions for Reception and Year 1 children are now up and running! The sessions will take place on a Thursday morning between 9-11 a.m. and you will be given around 30 minutes within this time to work with your child. This week parents covered Phonics....
Chick Crazy in Early Years!
Early Years have had a fantastic week following a very special delivery on Monday! We received 10 very special eggs! Early Years have had tons of fun learning all about the life cycle of a chick. We have counted, subtracted, created tally charts, drawn and painted...
Early Years Celebrate Chinese New Year!
Early Years thoroughly enjoyed learning all about Chinese New Year. We learned lots of interesting facts about the celebration and discussed differences and similarities to those celebrated in our own cultures. We then enjoyed trying lots of delicious Chinese food...
Minibeast Mad in Early Years
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Early Years Are Mad About ‘Me’
Early Years visited Northern Stage theatre during the last week of term to watch the fabulous production of 'Me'. All children thoroughly engaged with the theatrical story telling and watched in awe as the penguins moved around the stage. The children thoroughly...
It’s Party Time!
Early Years have thoroughly enjoyed their day, attending school in their party clothes, ready for their Christmas disco. We played a range of games, danced and had a wonderful buffet. We were then lucky enough to receive a very special treat as Santa Claus...