Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Our Courageous Advocates visit the MK Foodbank

  Thu 28 Nov 2024

  On Wednesday 6th November the Courageous Advocates Team (CAT Team) visited the MK Foodbank to help us to learn more about the fantastic work that they do within the local community.

   

  It was a truly eye-opening experience for us all to discover the scale of support that this amazing charity offers to people in need. It got us thinking about how we can extend our support to this charity as a school beyond our Harvest donations. As always, the children were a credit to the school and they were highly commended on their intelligent questioning and their behaviour throughout. Brilliant work Courageous Advocates!

  

• It's all Greek for the Year 5s

  Thu 07 Nov 2024

  Recently our Year 5s enjoyed a Greek history workshop. 

   

  They had great fun and enjoyed lots of different activities including; drama of Greek myths, history quiz, Archimedes puzzle, board game, weapons training and mini Olympics. A brilliantly entertaining and interesting day!

  

• Drayton Parslow to host a Stay and Play for new starters

  Thu 07 Nov 2024

  On Monday 25th November we are inviting parents and children (who are due to start school in September 2025) to come and enjoy a Stay and Play at our wonderful village school, to see what our Foundation Stage children do, and join in the fun.

   

  A great opportunity for anyone unfamiliar with our school to come and see what we're all about.

   

  There is no obligation to apply to our school, but this is a wonderful opportunity to share the first steps of starting school with your son or daughter.

   

  Please email  office@draytonparslow.bucks.sch.uk  or call  01296 720306 to book your place. We just need your name, your child's name and their current pre-school or nursery setting.

   

  

• Fierce competition in House Orienteering

  Thu 07 Nov 2024

  On Thursday 24th October, the children at Swanbourne took part in the inaugural House Orienteering competition. This involved the children working as a team, using a map to find specific locations and collect information from each one. This was in the form of a series of letters, which then had to be unscrambled to make a word.

   

  The children in Years 5 and Year 6 went first and took part with great enthusiasm. Everyone took their part and the competition was fierce. The children in Years 3 and Year 4 followed with an equal level of excitement. Despite having the Sports Captains assisting, some of them found it challenging to reach the right location, but the perseverance on display was brilliant to see.

   

  For each event the winning house scored 10 points, with subsequent finishers scoring 8, 6 and 4. After both events two of the teams had 18 points, which meant that it was necessary to look at the accuracy of the teams' work. The team that made the fewest number of errors and are therefore crowned House Orienteering Champions for 2024 are Elizabeth House. Well done to Elizabeth House, but also well done to everyone for taking part with such energy and enthusiasm.

  

• Junior Leadership Team update

  Thu 07 Nov 2024

  Over the past few weeks the children in Year 6 had the opportunity to apply for a position in the Junior Leadership Team (JLT). This involved a rigorous process, where the children had to complete a formal application form and undertook an interview.

   

  Following this, seven children have been appointed as members of the JLT for this academic year - congratulations to them!

   

  Well done to all the other candidates who went through the process and should be proud of themselves. We hope that the experience has been beneficial for all of the children who took part. 

• The Three Schools Show Racism the Red Card

  Wed 23 Oct 2024

  On Friday 18th October children and staff across The Three Schools wore red in support of Show Racism the Red Card (SRTRC).

   

  The anti-racism message was shared and discussed across the Three Schools, encouraging lots of interesting and thoughtful conversations. 

  

• Drayton Parslow and Mursley raise funds with cake!

  Mon 14 Oct 2024

  Across Mursley and Drayton Parslow, EYFS and KS1 have worked together to help raise funds for the MacMillan Cancer Support.

  
  As part of the ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’, children held coffee mornings/afternoons and brought cakes into school to enjoy with their families and friends.

  
  Thank you for your AMAZING support during our fundraising for the MacMillan Cancer support charity, we managed to raise £277.50

  

• EYFS enjoy a trip to the gym

  Wed 09 Oct 2024

  EYFS have been learning all about different ways to keep their bodies healthy and spent a very energetic morning at Arabian Gym on Monday 23rd September.

   

  The children practised lots of physical skills - running, balancing, climbing and even forward and backward rolls!

   

  Everyone listened carefully to instructions and behaved beautifully. It was our first school visit and we were very proud of them. Well done EYFS!

  

• Election Fever hits Swanbourne

  Wed 02 Oct 2024

  Once again, Year 6 pupils have had the opportunity to put themselves forward as a candidate for House Captain, Vice House Captain, Sports Captain and Vice Sports Captain. The aim is that the children taking these roles will be ambassadors for our school. They will work alongside the Junior Leadership Team (JLT) and staff to represent the school, on a day to day basis and at events we attend.

  
  The children in Year 6 were all given the opportunity to stand for these roles and we had several willing candidates who put themselves forward, each presented a speech to the KS2 children as to why they would be the best person for the job. They all spoke with confidence and enthusiasm and presented a strong argument as to why they should be selected. Each of the KS2 children then had a vote for House Captain and Sports Captain and the staff all voted as well.

  
  The votes were very close, and we were extremely proud of all the children who put themselves forward, they showed great courage and resilience. Well done Year 6.

  

• Blackberry picking fun for EYFS

  Wed 02 Oct 2024

  Mursley and Drayton Parslow EYFS had their first trip out this week, to pick some local blackberries.

   

  The children learned about the life cycle of the blackberries as well as how to walk safely as a group.

   

  They sampled the delicious blackberries and then froze the rest for some cooking later in the week.