Swanland Primary School

Coffee & Chat, 2.00 pm
2025-11-26

Non-Uniform Day in exchange for Chocolate Tombola for the PTA Christmas Fair
2025-11-28
Reception, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6

PTA Christmas Fair
2025-11-29
Reception, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, year 4, Year 5, Year 6
The PTA Christmas Fair is this Saturday 29th November from 10.00 am to 2.00 pm. There will be lots of stalls selling Christmas goodies and it is FREE entry!
The café will be open for bacon sandwiches, sausage sandwiches, hot dogs and drinks.
Santa will be in his Grotto, tickets are SOLD OUT; for those of you lucky enough to purchase a ticket, we hope you enjoy your visit! Please remember your voucher on the day. You may be able to get to see Santa on the day by queueing, but this will depend on availability, time and how many presents he has left.
Do visit Year 4’s Cake Stall and Craft Stall and Year 5’s Teddy Bear Tombola and if you have not done so already, do not forget to purchase your Raffle Tickets! As well as purchasing the tickets sent home, they will be for sale on the day too! There are some super prizes and, at £1.00 a ticket, it represents great value should you win!! Any tickets sent home should be returned (sold or unsold) to the School Office tomorrow, Friday 28th November.
As with all events, help setting up, running stalls and clearing away is needed and greatly appreciated. If you can spare any time at all, please click here, where you can sign up to offer your help. Thank you in advance!

Year 5's Teddy Bear Tombola at the Christmas Fair
2025-11-29
Reception, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
This year, Year 5 will be taking part in the PTA Christmas Fair by holding a Teddy Bear Tombola!
Therefore, we are asking Parents for donations of clean, good-quality, pre-loved or new soft toys for placing in their tombola-style raffle where every prize is a teddy or other cuddly toy.
If you have any preloved soft toys that your child(ren) no longer plays with that you would like to donate to their stall, please either pass them to your Child’s Class Teacher or drop them at the School Office before Wednesday 26th November 2025.
Thank you

Women's Aid Collection
2025-12-04
Reception, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
The first charity is HULL WOMEN’S AID – CHRISTMAS GIFT APPEAL- Please see flyer asking for new gifts, including toys, toiletries and games for the Hull Women’s Aid Christmas Gift Appeal. Please drop any donations to School on the morning of Thursday 4th December.

Joint Choir/Strings Music Concert, 10.00 am (certain children)
2025-12-08
Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6

The Sick Children's Trust Collection
2025-12-08
Reception, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
For the past ten years, we have been collecting ‘Christmas Essentials’ to take to Eckersley House in Leeds, NICU, the Children’s Ward and the Children’s A&E at Hull Royal on the 20th December. Eckersley House is a property located at Leeds General Infirmary and owned by The Sick Children’s Trust (charity no 284416) – they provide accommodation and support to the parents and siblings of children who are seriously ill and being treated at the hospital. We stayed in Eckersley House in July ’15 when our son, Edward, suffered a cardiac arrest and later passed away. As a family we will forever be grateful that The Sick Children’s Trust enabled us to stay on site, 24 hours a day whilst he was treated in PICU at the hospital. We will also be taking items to Sheffield Children’s Hospital after Henry was under their care for three months following brain surgery and whilst recovering from meningitis and pneumonia. All of the following will be parcelled up into ‘Xmas care packages’ and delivered to patients and their families enduring such a difficult time over the Xmas period. Any items would be gratefully received – we do really appreciate the support and really do appreciate just how much it helps families (at such difficult times) to know that others are thinking of them. The items they are collecting are:
Coffee, hot chocolate, tea, sugar, mince pies, biscuits, chocolate, tissues, selection boxes, chocolate coins, sweets (for patients and their siblings), hand creams.
Please send items to school on Friday 5th or Monday 8th December, and they will be collected by the Ash family.

Visit to St Barnabas Church, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5
2025-12-10
On the mornings of Wednesday 10th December (Year 3, 4 and 5) and Thursday 11th December (Reception, Year 1, 2 and 6) we will be visiting St Barnabas Church for a short assembly and nativity play performed by members of the Church. At the beginning of the year, you will have given permission for your child to take part in walks around the village so you do not need to do anything else. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact your child’s class teacher.

Year 3 Festive Afternoon
2025-12-10

Year 3 Visit to the ERT to see 'The Snow Queen'
2025-12-11

Joint Choir/Keyboard Music Concert (certain children)
2025-12-12

PTA Christmas Shop
2025-12-12

Years 3 and 4 Christmas Party
2025-12-12
Year 3, Year 4

Visit from The Schools' Music Service Instrumental Group - Christmas Concert
2025-12-15
Reception, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
On Monday, 15th December, we’re excited to welcome musicians from the School Music Service for a special live Christmas concert! All our children will have the chance to enjoy wonderful music and discover the joy of playing instruments – a truly inspiring and fun experience.
The session will run from 2:15 pm to 3:15 pm, so please be aware that pupils may come out a little later than usual at the end of the day. Thank you for your understanding – we can’t wait to share this musical treat with them!

Christmas Lunch Day
2025-12-17
Reception, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
Christmas Lunch is on Wednesday 17th December and comprises of Roast chicken*, pig in blanket*, stuffing, roast potatoes, carrots, garden peas and gravy, followed by a Christmas biscuit! (*vegetarian option: Quorn fillet/Quorn sausage).
Please note that there will be no Salad Bar or Jacket Potato option on Christmas Lunch Day.

Dove House Tinsel Tree Trot (Non-Uniform)
2025-12-18
Reception, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
Thank you to those of you who have already started to gather sponsors for the Dove House Tinsel Tree Trot on Thursday 18th December. All those bringing at least £2.00 or more will be able to take part in this event. Please send your child’s money and sponsor form in before Thursday 18th December.
We will have a professional photographer attending the event from Nino Travagli. Photos will be shared via a whole school Sway and children whose parents have not given this permission in the Arbor App will not be included in the photos.
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We will be raising money for Dove House by undertaking a sponsored Tinsel Tree Trot (sponsored run) on Thursday 18th December. On this day, children are invited to come to school in non- uniform, perhaps a Christmas Jumper or other Christmas attire – with suitable outdoor shoes for a possibly muddy run around the school grounds. We ask children to make a donation towards Dove House for this event as well as gather sponsors. 100% of the profits will be given to Dove House. Please help this important charity by raising as much money as you are able (minimum of £2.00 per child please).
Each participating child will receive:

A fantastically festive Christmas tree hat and tinsel for each child
Sponsor forms to collect those all important donations

The children will participate in an assembly on Friday 5th December and be given a sponsor form on that day.

School Closes for Christmas Holiday, 3.20 pm
2025-12-19

Visit from Travelling Panto
2025-12-19

School Closed for Christmas Holidays
2025-12-20 - 2026-01-06

School Re-Opens After Christmas Holiday (8.45-8.50 am)
2026-01-07

PTABag2School Collection
2026-01-29

School Council Movie Night
2026-01-29

Year 3 Sleepover
2026-01-30 - 2026-01-31

Parent Governor Application Deadline, 3.20 pm
2026-02-02

PTA Meeting, 6.30 pm
2026-02-12
Reception, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
All members of the Association, including parents, carers and staff, are invited to attend the meeting on Thursday 12th February at 6:30 pm.
This meeting is an opportunity to discuss both past and upcoming fundraising events. It will be held at the school; please enter via the main entrance on Tranby Lane. We look forward to seeing you there.
The PTA is currently a small group, and we would be grateful for any additional support with organising events. We have had to reduce the number of activities due to low committee member numbers. There are various ways you can help, such as advertising, contacting companies for support, sourcing raffle prizes, co‑ordinating the Nearly New Uniform, or sharing new ideas to assist with running events.
If you would like to get involved, please email ptaswanlandschool@gmail.com or pop along to the meeting on the 12th. Thank you for your support.

School closes for February Half Term, 3.20 pm
2026-02-13

'Come as Yourself' Day (non-Uniform)
2026-02-13

School closed for February Half Term
2026-02-14 - 2026-02-22

School re-opens after February Half Term (8.45-8.50 am)
2026-02-23

Parent Teacher Consultation Evening (all classes)
2026-02-24
