This year, all the children joined the nation in observing a two-minute silence to reflect and show gratitude for the soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice in the name of peace. In the classrooms, we explored what “peace” means, and some children shared family stories about their relatives’ roles in past wars.

We have also been busy raising money for the Royal British Legion. Many children made donations and received poppies, snapbands, and reflectors. Thank you for all your generous contributions!

Here are some of the thoughts of the children during the silence:

• "During the silence, I thought about all the soldiers who fought in the war for our country. I thought about how much they risked their lives so we can live peacefully. "
   
• " I thought about my great, great, great grandad who fought in war and I remembered all the others who fought for the country with him. My family have told me all about my great, great, great granddad before, so I remembered their stories"
   
• " I was thinking about all the soldier in the war and how they saved our lives. I forgot to get a poppy this year though! Peace is so important because we all be free!"

On Wednesday 8th October, Swavesey Primary School supported Mental Health Awareness day by dressing in bright yellow and taking time to discuss not only the importance of looking after your own mental wellbeing but also some mindfulness stategies that we can all use to help us feel calm. Here are some of the children's thoughts on their experience in school that day:

Lots of happy faces at a super fun event!

Big smiles after a long weekend of tough competition...

This week, Year 3/4 have been getting hands-on with their Stone Age learning! On Thursday, they took part in a range of practical activities inspired by Stone Age life, including cave painting, weaving and clay pot making.

These creative sessions have given pupils the chance to immerse themselves in ancient techniques and explore how early humans expressed themselves through art and craft. Over the next two weeks, the children will continue to develop their skills in clay work, carving, weaving and painting to deepen their understanding of this fascinating period in history.

The children showed great enthusiasm and creativity as they took part in each activity. Some of them shared their reflections on the experience:

“I enjoyed the weaving because it was fun, even though it was quite tricky.”
“The cave painting on Mod-Roc was a little hard but I liked drawing and painting the animals.”
“In clay work, we made thumb pots. I enjoyed making the coils and smoothing them out.”