Latest News
Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
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SEND awards
Fri 20 Dec 2024Greswold was joined by a special guest in assembly today. Mrs Morris, SEND operations manager from Solihull Council, came to present awards to our pupils who were nominated for kindness, bravery, achievement or being a young carer. Nearly 100 pupils were nominated for 'Celebrating SEND Awards' from across the borough of Solihull.
Greswold was proud to nominate:
Harrison D for a Kindness Award for how kind, patient and understanding he is with his peers.
Toby H for an Achievement Award for becoming more independent and working really hard.
Blake B for an Achievement Award for coping with his medical needs, transport to school and all the different adults and appointments in his life as well as coping with school.
Harrison, Toby and Blake were awarded medals by Mrs Morris in assembly today.
In addition, Greswold nominated Miah for Young Carer of the Year and Megan for a Bravery Award.
Megan was presented with a Special Recognition Award for showing exceptional personal development at Forest School and at swimming while overcoming her fears. Staff noticed how she has changed from being quiet and nervous to being enthusiastic and independent. She has shown great courage, resilience and determination, but will seek out help when needed.
Miah was chosen as the winner of the Young Carer of The Year award and attended a special celebration event on 3rd December. She was chosen as she supports and cares for her mum while coping with her own diagnosis. Miah always considers others: she always listens to and has empathy with the other young carers and says comments like "I would like to tell other children like me that it's OK, it's not your fault."
Mrs Morris awarded Miah and Megan with certificates and other goodies. Well done to Harrison, Toby, Blake, Megan and Miah. We are so proud of you.
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Christmas Lunch
Fri 20 Dec 2024Christmas Lunch was served by our kitchen team from Solihull Catering on Wednesday. It was enjoyed by many including Mr Hornsey!
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Staff getting excited just as much as the children!
Thu 19 Dec 2024Everyone at Greswold has been getting into the Christmas spirit this week with staff and children enjoying wonderful parties throughout the week. £81 was raised by staff as apart of their Christmas jumper fundraising day and the festive attire hasn't stopped there.
This morning, Miss Eaton greeted all KS1 and Reception children with her very own polar bear and penguin!
Well done to the children and staff for making this final week of school such an memorable and enjoyable time for everyone.
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Art competition winners announced.....exhibition of all entries incoming!
Thu 19 Dec 2024This week, Miss Summers announced the winners of her highly successful art competition.
The children really excelled this year and there were so many entries, making the judging incredibly difficult. Well done to all the children who entered. Their creativity and skill were very much on show.
The winners of the competition have had their entries displayed around school as you can see below. However, considering how many entries there were in total, Miss Summers has decided to display them all in a special art exhibition early next term.
This will take place on Monday 13th January in the Upper School Hall between 3pm and 4pm. All are welcome to see just how talented our pupils from Greswold are.
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Travel Tracker update - creeping closer to engagement target!
Mon 16 Dec 2024Greswold's Travel Tracker engagement is now at 25% and slowly creeping up to this year's target of 30%. That target would mean 30% of our pupil population are regularly using the Travel Tracker to log their travel each day, thus helping the school to promote active journeys, alleviate traffic congestion and make travelling to and from school a safe and happy experience.
A special well done to Y5 Oaks where nearly 3/4 of the children are using the Travel Tracker. So far, over 500 badges have been issued along with nearly 30 WOW Ambassador badges, for those pupils who have shown their dedication to promoting active travel.
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Greswold choir bring festive cheer to Solihull Hospital
Mon 16 Dec 2024Greswold's school choir brought some festive cheer to Solihull Hospital on Thursday as they, once again, sang a series of carols and Christmas songs for the general public.
It was lovely to see how many people stopped and listened to the fabulous singing, and you could really see the smiles that the choir had put on people's faces.
Thank you to Mrs Jones for organising such a worthwhile visit which really showcased our school values and how Greswold aspires to work with the local community through outreach experiences such as this.
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Certificates galore at today's end of term House Point assemblies!
Mon 16 Dec 2024Today's House Point assemblies really showcased the effort and attitude of all the children at Greswold this half term. Not only were certificates given out to the children who earned most house points this term for their house but other certificates were awarded too, for attendance, sporting achievements, Running Club and for BEAM (Balance Education and Movement).
Currently, as a school, the whole school attendance is 94.8%. However, Y5 Sycamores' attendance so far this year is 96.5%, nearly 2% above the school average. Well done to Y3 Sparrows who attained the best attendance for this half term of 96.1% and a very special well done to Bumblebees in Reception who had the most improved attendance for this term, 3% better than last half term!
Each key stage assembly was also treated to a rendition of 'The 12 days of Christmas' by our school choir, a lovely way to add the finishing touches to such celebratory assemblies.
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What's the cheeky elf been up to this week?
Wed 11 Dec 2024The very cheeky elf was up to it's tricks in Mr Hornsey's office this week and, by viewing the photos below, you'll appreciate just how cheeky it has been! Mr Hornsey hasn't turned his posters or pictures back around yet either!
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So much to be proud of!
Wed 11 Dec 2024The girls' football team ended their league season, yesterday evening, with two thrilling matches at Old Silhillians.
Both matches, against Knowle then Eversfield, were keenly contested and ever so close. Unfortunately, on this occasion, Greswold were beaten 2-1 in both matches meaning they will agonisingly miss out on the Playoff-Finals.
Nevertheless, all the players involved have been a real credit to themselves, their families and Greswold. As a few members of the team are still only year 5, it bodes well for next season!
A special mention also needs to go to the families of the players who were incredibly supportive all season. Thank you.
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Watch out! There are animals about!
Tue 10 Dec 2024Year 1 pupils were involved in special lessons this morning involving all sorts of wonderful animals and creatures! As part of their curriculum learning, the children learnt about a range of animals, including spiders and scorpions, with some children getting the change to hold them!
Thank you, as always, to the PTA for funding such as wonderful opportunity.
