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Outdoor education is the name of the game for Greswold's final INSET Day of the year
Sat 20 Jul 2024Outdoor learning was the focus of our final staff INSET Day this year. Mrs Foster, ably assisted by Mr and Mrs Cooper provided an array of challenges for the staff to complete to re-emphasise the school's commitment to holistic learning and outdoor education
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Farewell
Sat 20 Jul 2024Today's final whole school assembly was particularly emotional for both pupils and staff. Not only were we saying goodbye to year 6 pupils but a number of staff were saying farewell too.
Mrs Low and Mr Wilson are both retiring at the end of this academic year and the children sang personalised goodbye songs for them both. Their combined teaching years at Greswold has surpassed 50 years and they will be sorely missed!
Miss Lansdown and Mrs Mills also said their goodbyes as they will be moving to new positions at the start of September and we wish them the very best in their promotions.
After another jam packed and successful year here at Greswold, we would like to extend our thanks to all our families for working in partnership with school and we wish you a very safe and enjoyable summer holiday.
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A final word from our year 6 class of 2024
Fri 19 Jul 2024This afternoon, parents and families of year 6 pupils were joined by the Mayor of Solihull, Councillor Shahin Ashraf MBE, for the children's leavers' assembly.
An enjoyable yet emotional event culminated in year 5 pupils giving Y6 a guard of honour to signify their transition and the next step of their learning journeys.
A special well done also to the children who received our annual achievement awards which included Arnav, Brooke, Sian and Ezra. .
Well done to every single year 6 pupil for their hard work, dedication and commitment to everything they have done during their time here at Greswold. The very best of luck at your new schools.
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Greswold bids farewell!
Fri 19 Jul 2024In our final Star Pupil assembly of the year, the staff and pupils said their goodbyes to a number of staff leaving us this year.
Mrs Farrell, Mrs Aitken and Mr Groom were thanked for their time at Greswold. Mrs Mills and Miss Lansdown were presented with their gifts and were given a much deserved round of applause while Mrs Low and Mr Wilson were treated to a special song by everyone to wish them farewell. We also said farewell to Mr Groom.
Mr Wilson, who has been at Greswold for 28 years, is taking early retirement while Mrs Low (24 years at Greswold) is moving onto new adventures with Birmingham Museum. They both shared theirs thanks and memories with the school community before the school sang their song.
We wish everyone who has left us today a wonderful future in whatever they choose to do and we will miss them very much.
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Another School Games GOLD to reward Greswold's commitment to school sport!
Thu 18 Jul 2024Greswold have once again received the highest accolade possible for providing pupils with opportunities to represent the school at inter-school sports' events.
The School Games GOLD achievement solidifies our desire to provide extra-curricular learning experiences to as many children as possible throughout an academic year. These opportunities and subsequent local competition and events Greswold have competed in include:
Y5 and Y6 Cross Country
Y5 and Y6 Boys' football
Y5 and Y6 girls' football
Y5 and Y6 Sportshall Athletics
Y4 Chance 2 Shine cricket
Y5 Chance to Shine cricket
Y3 Tri-Golf
Y2 Cheerleading
Y5 and Y6 Basketball
Y6 Tag Rugby
Y6 Borough Sports'
Y6 Rounders
Y5 Dodgeball
Y6 Rowing
Y2 Multi-skills
Our aim next year is to increase the number of events we enter so watch this space!
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Year 6 pupils enjoy their ice cream treat.... on a warm summer's day too!
Thu 18 Jul 2024Courtesy of one of our partnership companies, year 6 pupils were treated to an ice cream at the end of the school day today, completely free of charge! After their endeavours this year, especially in their year 6 performance last week, it was indeed a well deserved treat....... and we ordered the weather to match the occasion too!!!
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St David's edge in front to take this year's House title!
Wed 17 Jul 2024Congratulations to the pupils of St David's who claimed this year's House Point trophy by edging in front of St George's in the final half term of the year.
The St David's House captain was awarded their trophy in today's final House Point assembly with St George's coming second followed by St Andrew's then St Patrick's.
A special well done to Year 3 Sparrows who achieved the highest attendance of all 22 classes this year with 96%. A special mention should be given to Y4 Skylarks and Y4 Nightingales who both scored 95.9% and Y2 Otters with 95.8%.
In terms of this year's Travel Tracker, congratulations to Y6 with the highest engagement across the school. As year 6 are able to travel to school by themselves, a special mention should also go to Y4 Chaffinches and to Y1 Owls whose engagement percentages were higher than this year's school target of 30%.
This year's whole school engagement percentage was 24%, something for everyone to strive to surpass next year.
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More music assemblies to showcase Greswold pupils' talents and endeavours!
Wed 17 Jul 2024Following on from last week's fabulous Violin assembly, this week KS2 have been treated once again to two more wonderfully captivating performances, this time from keyboard and guitar players.
Children participating in the performance are all pupils who have received peripatetic music lessons throughout the course of the year and it's wonderful to be able to see and hear their progress.
Performing in front of a live audience, which included their families, must have been daunting but all musicians have made their families, Greswold and hopefully themselves very proud over the last two weeks. Well done.
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A treat for everyone - Y6's stunning art exhibition!
Tue 16 Jul 2024On Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning, the Upper School Hall resembled an authentic art gallery as year 6 showcased their creativity and skill.
Every child was tasked with producing a piece of artwork, with their choice of media. They also had to devise a name for it, using their sketchbooks to communicate their intentions and preparations.
By the reaction of the numerous visitors, it appeared that all year 6 pupils had engaged and astounded their intended audience. Well done children and thank you to Miss Summers (Art Subject Leader) and year 6 staff for organising such a lovely community event.
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A fabulous PTA Summer Fayre to finish another successful fundraising year!
Mon 15 Jul 2024Thank you to all the families who attended Saturday's PTA Summer Fayre and helped to make it such an enjoyable occasion. As always, the fayre marks the closing stages of another Greswold academic year and this year's event again didn't disappoint.
For Nerissa, the Chair of the PTA, this year's event was extra special as she finishes her tenure with the PTA and, as a school, we would like thank her for the commitment and selflessness she has displayed over the years, both as Chair and Deputy-Chair.
Greswold's Got Talent was a real success and the weather gods were definitely on our side, helping to make the event even more special.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the event's success and a total profit of £3200 which is brilliant!
