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Red Bull STEM X Visit Swanbourne
Wed 25 Jun 2025On Friday 20th June 2025, some Swanbourne pupils had the incredible opportunity to take part in an amazing workshop delivered by the STEMx Team at Oracle Red Bull Racing and MK College.
This wonderful opportunity was free of charge for our pupils, thanks to the Friends of the Three Schools. The Race Day Experience began with an introduction to F1 and the history of Red Bull Racing. Pupils then took part in a range of activities including;
• Pit Stop Challenge – Pupils completed a specially designed engineering activity that had been created by real life Red Bull Engineers. Seeing if they have the skills to join the team.
• STEM Racing – Pupils built and raced their own cars using the specially designed track. The top 3 champions were crowned on the STEMx podium at the end of the experience.
• Media – Pupils took part in an interview filming and studio experience, filming their classmates as they took part in a post-race interview and navigated the journalists’ questions.
• Gaming – Pupils trained like an F1 driver and tested their reaction times using the same technology as the race team. They also had access to F1 Drive, where they raced against their peers to set the fastest lap times.
• Design Challenge – Pupils submitted a design for Red Bull car livery or a special helmet for the team.
• A STEM Careers talk was also delivered to students so they could learn about all the career opportunities that are available.
Year 6 had a wonderful day working with Rosie and Sarah from the Red Bull STEM X team and discovered so much about careers in F1 and the Red Bull site based in Milton Keynes.
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A day of adventure at Caldecotte Xperience
Wed 25 Jun 2025On Monday 16th June, Year 3 pupils headed out for a day of adventure at the Caldecotte Xperience. We had a great day climbing, rafting and kayaking.
There were new skills to learn, and fears to be overcome. The children had a super day and worked well as a team to support each other. Lots of fun was had in the kayaks: singing, playing the duck game and racing the other boats. We really enjoyed it when the speed boat came past and we rode the waves. We were very impressed with the “have a go attitude.”
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Swanbourne have recycled royal visitors
Fri 13 Jun 2025Enormous thanks to Miss Jeffery and her band of helpers from across KS2 who have managed to create King Charles and Queen Camilla Scarecrows made completely from recycled materials.
The scarecrows are part of the Scarecrow Trail which features in the Swanbourne Art & Scarecrow Trail from 14th to 22nd June 2025. Wonderful work to all our contributing artists!
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Year 6 have an adventurous time in Devon!
Fri 13 Jun 2025From Monday 9th June to Friday 13th June, Year 6 pupils
visited Skern Lodge in Bideford, Devon for an action-packed
week full of outdoor and adventurous activity.
They were incredibly lucky with the weather (mostly) and experienced GLORIOUS sunshine for most of the week!
The children took part in a variety of activities including;
• Assault Course
• Crabbing
• Surfing and Bodyboarding
• High Ropes
• River Rafting
• Beach Bike Trip
• Campfire
• Swimming Olympics
• Skern Lodge Olympics
• Zip-Line
• Seashore Trail (Westward Ho!)We were so proud of the way that the children persevered, with many of them facing and overcoming their fears and challenging themselves. We were also very pleased to see the way in which the children supported and encouraged each other throughout the week – well done Year 6!
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Year 3 get dancing!
Fri 13 Jun 2025On Tuesday 3rd June, we took 15 of our Year 3 children to Mandeville School in Aylesbury, for a morning of dance.
The session was led by the Year 10 students, as part of their Young Leaders Award and involved learning part of a routine, as well as playing some games. It was certainly challenging, as the song they had chosen had a very fast beat and there were a lot of moves to remember. The Year 10 students also showed us a dance routine that they have been working on in their lessons.
Two other primary schools were taking part and it was great to see support between the children. It was also lovely to see some cross-school collaboration, during some of the games.
Well done Year 3 and as they say on Strictly….."Keep dancing!"
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The Three Schools get Colourful!
Fri 13 Jun 2025The Friends of The Three Schools organised an incredibly successful Colour Run on Saturday 17th May, after a huge amount of work and paint powder, a significant amount money has been raised for our wonderful schools.
Once again, thank you to the Friends for their ongoing support to provide the children at the Three Schools with so many opportunities and resources through their fundraising. A brilliantly fun and colourful day was had by all.
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BBC Gladiators Micro:bit Competition update
Fri 28 Mar 2025In December, Year 6 entered the BBC Gladiators Micro:bit competition as part of their computing unit exploring the history of computing and how it has developed.
For the competition, they needed to design an innovative gadget which uses the pocket-sized micro:bit computer to enhance the performance of the Gladiators and help them with their training.
We are delighted to announce that the 'Box Beeper' designed by Annabel, Evelyn and Matthew was shortlisted to the final 50 entries and then their design was selected as one of the three runners-up from over 4,000 entries across the country!
As part of the runners up prize, Year 6 were rewarded with an assembly, in which they received the runners-up trophy and discovered why they had been selected for one of the top prizes. They were also able to see their design brought to life by the BBC designers who used the initial drawings by the team and then created a finished representation of the Box Beeper which we will be receiving through the post very soon.
Year 6 were then treated to a Micro:bit workshop led by David the Micro:bit Wizard. Their task was to create a code to bring the Micro:bit trophy to life using the LED lights, sounds and online Micro:bit software. There was also an opportunity to use giant foam fingers to vote in the Micro:bit quiz – a great time was had by all.
As you can imagine Year 6 had a wonderful morning and we could not be more proud of them. Thanks to Mrs Featherston for providing this opportunity for the children to reach such an amazing achievement as part of the Computing curriculum.
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Year 3 experience Ancient Egypt
Fri 28 Mar 2025Year 3 recently enjoyed ‘Portals From the Past’ coming to work with them as part of their project on Ancient Egypt, and they dressed for the occasion!
They learnt about the coming together of Lower and Upper Egypt and how the Pharaohs ruled. The children completed a quiz before becoming Egyptian hunters, they cracked Hieroglyph codes and practised their measuring skills in cubits, palms and units. They enjoyed playing a game called Hounds and Jackals.
The children learnt all about mummification, took on the role of an Ancient Egyptian soldier in an army drill and partook in chariot racing games. The session was finished with a captivating story told by Egypt expert Stuart.
The children had a super day and were complimented on their behaviour, attitude and their engagement. Well done Year 3, what an amazing day.
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KS2 enjoy The Bluest of Blues during Book Week
Fri 21 Mar 2025During World Book Week we enjoyed sharing the beautiful story The Bluest of Blues by Fiona Robinson. This amazing text is a gorgeous picture book biography of botanist and photographer Anna Atkins - the first person to ever publish a book of photography.
After losing her mother very early in life, Anna Atkins (1799–1871) was raised by her loving father. He gave her a scientific education, which was highly unusual for women and girls in the early 19th century.
Fascinated with the plant life around her, Anna became a botanist. She recorded all her findings in detailed illustrations and engravings, until the invention of cyanotype photography in 1842. Anna used this new technology in order to catalogue plant specimens―a true marriage of science and art.
In 1843, Anna published the book Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions with handwritten text and cyanotype photographs. Weaving together histories of women, science, and art, The Bluest of Blues inspired KS2 pupils to embark on their own journeys of discovery and creativity, during the week we created lots of different writing including: Biographies of famous female scientists, Haikus, Imaginative poetry, Newspaper articles and Non-chronological reports.
Each class took on a theme from the story and worked with Miss J to create and some amazing art work. We have pieced this together to create a collaborative display in the hall, for all to share. As you can see from the image, it looks absolutely stunning!
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Cross Country Championships (15th March 2025)
Fri 21 Mar 202536 of our children took part in the Aylesbury Vale Primary School Athletic Association Cross Country Championships. These were held in the stunning grounds of Ascott House, where the children completed a hilly and therefore demanding course.
As a school we take part in the competition designed for smaller primary schools, meaning those with only one class per year group. There were 18 schools competing, which meant that the event was very busy, with children and their supporters everywhere! Everyone who took part should be very proud of their effort and achievement. Standing at the finish line, it was clearly evident that our runners had given their absolute best. The exhausted faces were soon replaced with smiles, once they had got their breath back.
Overall, our girls’ team came second and our boys’ team came fourth, which meant that as a school we finished third. These results are fantastic!
Well done everyone involved! You helped us demonstrate that Swanbourne C of E school are a force to be reckoned with in the sporting arena.
