News from Swaffham Prior Church of England Primary School
After a long wait and gathering of funds the development of our outdoor area is
set for the summer holidays. The bike shed, sand pit and oil tank will be
relocated, opening up the area for it to be resurfaced with a variety of paving
and safer surfacing. A gazebo will provide a sheltered area so that children
can be outdoors throughout the year.
This term there are lots of events planned for the classes. At the start of term Class 3 and 4 went to Duxford Air Museum.
This is a report from Duncan and Ben from Class 3.
We went on a double decker bus; Class 4 were on the top deck and Class 3 were on the bottom. I was sitting at the front and we had a little table. The journey was about forty five minutes. When we arrived we went in a big hall and there were lots of experiments to do.
My favourite activity was the hover craft.
- Get two polystyrene chip trays and cut them in half
- Make a hole in the middle
- Push the engine into the hole
- Tape it in and put the propeller on
- Attach the wire to a battery
It hovered off the ground because the propeller spins around and the air moves, pushing the tray up.
We had to make a marble run with straight runs, sharp turns, tunnels and bridges. It was made out of coloured card. We had to use a ruler to fold the sides so that the marble didn't fall out. Abbie made a stair case and we succeeded because the marble travelled down.
All the experiments were fun. We were in groups of 3 and each group did 2 experiments. We brought some of the experiments back to school.
Sporting Events
Well done to our hockey team who came third in the area final and the kwik cricket team who got through to the final.
Our annual open evening is being held on Thursday 15th July between 5pm- 7pm. All are welcome to celebrate end of year achievements.
Good luck to all our Year 6 children moving to their secondary schools in September.