Leehurst Swan School

Pupils see their art work on show at official opening

Bev — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:02:05 +0000

Year 4 pupils were invited to the official opening of the Laverstock board walk information board. The pupils produced 32 plaques altogether on the theme of wildlife which are mounted on substantial tree posts sunk into the ground. Two information boards have been erected to describe what wildlife you could expect when walking along the board walk by the river Bourne.

The work started 18 months ago and has involved visits to the location and farm and our pupils producing lots of drawings, paintings and prints in order to scan and reproduce them to create the information board.

The chairman of Laverstock Parish council opened it after a speech made by Steve Hannath (formally clerk to the Parish council). The children were very excited and all ran to find their own ceramic plaque and have their photograph taken (each one is spaced about 30 feet away from each other). Fortunately the weather was fine and we all then went back to the River Bourne community Farm for Tea and cakes.

Please feel free to go and have a look for your selves!

An evening with Shakespeare

Bev — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:10:25 +0000

Our literary heritage was celebrated with a supper theatre evening celebrating the works of William Shakespeare. Pupils from both the Prep and Senior schools participated in an evening of music, dance and drama with extracts from Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, ‘Twelfth Night’ and ‘Macbeth.’ The evening proved a resounding success with some truly stirling performances from many of our talented pupils.

Well done to the whole cast!

Year 3 visit Old Sarum

Bev — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:00:57 +0000

Year 3 visited Old Sarum on Tuesday to take part in a project organised by English Heritage and sponsored by the National Lottery.

There were Neolithic houses that have been recreated and the children were shown how people lived at this time.

English Heritage aim to build similar houses at the new Stonehenge Education Centre and by the end of this year hope to create a fun, educational and immersive experience for visitors.

The children had great fun learning how to make fire, use rushes to plait into rope bracelets and look at the objects used in a home.

The children arrived back at school smoky and wet but agreeing it had been an amazing morning.

Salisbury Schools Swimming Gala

Bev — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:37:10 +0000

Leehurst Swan swimming teams put in an excellent performance in the Salisbury Schools Swimming Gala with medal
winning positions of both Silver and Bronze awarded to Jason Tang, David Morton, Alex Griffin and Millie Wolverson for their
individual 50m performances. The relay teams also performed well and rose to the occasion admirably.

Well done to both the boys and girls Year 7 and Year 9 teams.

French students visit Leehurst Swan

Bev — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:29:30 +0000

Pupils from Years 5 and 6 welcomed boys and girls from the Ecole de L’Argance, a village school near Le Mans, France. Pupils had the chance to complete questionnaires and the French pupils were given a tour of the school. They had the chance to use one of the art rooms, go out at playtime to play football or chat and also had a go at some high jump in the gym. The pupils brought with them sweets as gifts for our pupils and also biscuits and wine for the staff from their region of France ( Pays de la Loire). We also gave them sweets and a Lehurst Swan ruler each as a memento of their visit, before they went to see Stonehenge and Old Sarum. It is hoped that we can exchange letters or e-mails as pan pals in the future.

Leehurst Swan School Celebrate Sporting Success at the 2013 Physical Education Department Prize Giving

Bev — Fri, 10 May 2013 08:50:04 +0000

Following a wide range of individual and team successes since the start of the academic year, the Physical Education departme

nt were delighted to reward the progress, commitment, dedication and skill of pupils from year’s three to eleven at the prize giving on 1^st May.

Half and full colours were presented in cross country, football, hockey, netball, rugby and swimming, highlighting the breadth and depth of sport at Leehurst Swan. The pinnacle of the prize giving was the presentation of the top three awards, presented to both Prep and SeniorSchool recipients.

Congratulations to:

U11 6-a-side football squad (Prep Sports Team of the Year). Undefeated this season and consistently attend training and display excellent team work.

U15 Netball Squad (Senior Sports Team of the Year). Constantly striving to improve in pursuit of achieving their best netball and always keen to be challenged by tough opposition.

Emily Morton, (Prep Sports Girl of the Year). A fantastic all rounder with an excellent attitude to training and competition. Emily received colours in cross country, netball, hockey and swimming.

Tom Softley, (Prep Sports Boy of the Year). A brilliant all rounder, determined to improve with a strong competitive spirit. Tom received colours in hockey, football, rugby, cross country and swimming.

Amy Parsons, (Senior Sports Girl of the Year). A superb role model across a wide range of sports, highly competitive in pursuit of achieving her best. Amy received colours in hockey, netball and cross country.

Henry Wilson, (Senior Sports Boy of the Year). Superb skills and role model when performing. An excellent attitude to sport and works brilliantly with his peers and younger pupils. Henry received colours in hockey, rugby, cross country and football.

The Leehurst Swan Physical Education Department look forward to further success throughout the summer sports months and anticipate a full and exciting fixtures calendar for the 2013/14 season.

U11 Cup Winners of the South Wiltshire Youth Cup

Bev — Thu, 09 May 2013 09:41:42 +0000

Leehurst Swan boys were out in force at the weekend playing for their local football club winning 8-2 against Bemerton Harliquins. The boys captained by Tom Softley of Leehurst Swan played very well and became the winners of the South Wiltshire Youth Cup.

Sketching trip to Countess Farm in Amesbury

Bev — Fri, 03 May 2013 13:48:55 +0000

Year 10 Art and Design students enjoyed a sketching trip to the Countess Farm.

Barns which date from the eighteenth century, farm equipment and views of the rolling Stonehenge landscape studded with ancient Barrows and earthworks provided much stimulation for their current project on ‘Perspective’. They even had the chance to meet some of the farm animals!

Sketch at Countess Farm by Charles Stanley Jones, Year 10

Pupils represent Leehurst Swan at the Inter-School Show Jumping Competition

Bev — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:10:01 +0000

Lucy Rawlins, Imogen Passam, Romilly Lacey and Meghan Foxen represented Leehurst Swan at the Inter-School show jumping competition at West Wilts Equestrian Centre. It was an early start but the weather was bright and sunny. The girls finished on a team score of 8 faults, just two fences down between them and finished a very commendable 13th from a very large entry of 34 teams.

Well done girls!

Senior Production ‘Gel’

Bev — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:37:59 +0000

Pupils in Years 7-10 have performed Malcolm Sircom’s ‘Gel’. The production is set at Meadowlands Youth Theatre who are putting on their latest show. Besides the usual teenage problems – observed with amusement by the younger members – they have to contend with the pressures of rehearsing and the unwelcome attentions of a street gang who do their best to wreck all their efforts.

Pupils performed 24 songs from rock to ballads, matched by a sharp and funny script. The performance was carried out during 3 evenings to great reviews.