Latest News
Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
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School basketball team achieves 3rd place finish!
Fri 31 Jan 2025After a strong season, Greswold's basketball team ended the campaign in a very respectable third place. The competition itself takes into account values and sportsmanship as well as results.
Final positions:
1st - Tidbury Green
2nd - St Augustine's
3rd - Greswold
4th - Dicken's Heath
5th= - Olton
5th= - Sharman's Cross
7th - St Alphege
8th - Kineton Green
Well done to all the children involved and for your hard work, dedication and commitment.
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The Greswold value of curiosity on show in Year 5 Elms
Fri 31 Jan 2025After a brief discussion about their ongoing Victorian projects, Mr Hornsey noticed an impressive piece of artwork depicting a Victorian pier in Year 5 Elms last week. The work, belonging to Elise and part of her Victorian project, prompted Mr Hornsey to set her a bit of extra homework! As most piers were built during the Victorian era, which pier is the actual longest in the UK?
To her credit, Elise was armed and ready with the answer the following week:
The longest pier in the UK is Southend pier in Southend-on-Sea in Essex. It extends 1.34 miles into the Thames estuary.
Well done Elise and a perfect example of our value of curiosity on show.
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Dates for the Diary
Fri 31 Jan 20254th-6th February – Dogs Trust Workshops Years 3-5
4th February – Boys' Football vs Valley at Old Silhillians
7th February – NSPCC Number Day
7th February – Valentines' Tuck Shop
12th & 13th February – Parent: Teacher Consultations
14th February – INSET Day – School closed to Pupils
17th – 21st February – HALF TERM
24th February – Back to school
25th February – School Games Rowing County Final
26th February – Animal Man visit to Nursery
27th February – Reception Height & Weight Screening
27th February – Y5 Visits to Blists Hill
27th February - Y3 Personal Best Competition
3rd – 7th March – Whole School Community Week
3rd March – Parent / Carer Forum (6pm)
5th March – School Games Sportshall Athletics South Solihull Area Final
6th March – Y6 Height & Weight Screening
6th March – Boys' Football vs Langley & Monkspath
7th March – World Book Day Celebrations
12th March - PTA Meeting (Spring)
19th & 20th March – Y1 LEGO Workshops
21st March – Comic Relief – Crazy Hair Day
24th & 28th March – Mother’s Day Gift Shops
25th – 28th March – Y6 Level 3 Bikeability
28th March – Y5 Journey to the Stable
31st March – PTA Spring Disco (Y1-6)
31st March – 3rd April – Y6 Practise SATS
1st April – Y1 Visit to Warwick Castle
4th – 6th April – Y4 Residential to Standon Bowers
11th April – Last Day of Spring Term!
14th – 26th April – EASTER Holidays
28th April – Back to School
5th May – Early May Bank Holiday – SCHOOL CLOSED
9th May – Reception trip to Dudley Zoo
12th – 15th May – Y6 SATS Week
15th May – Nursery PM Sports Day
19th – 23rd May – Walk to School Week
20th May – Nursery AM Sports Day
21st May – KS1 & Reception Sports Day
22nd May – KS2 Sports Day
26th – 30th May – HALF TERM
2nd – 5th June – Y4 Multiplication Check Week
4th June - PTA Meeting (Summer)
4th & 5th June – Y2 Visits to Brandon Marsh
6th & 9th June – Y3 Visits to Lunt Fort
9th – 13th June – Y1 Phonics Screening Week
9th & 13th June – Father’s Day Gift Shops
11th – 13th June – Y6 Residential to Condover Hall
12th June – Y5 Anglo-Saxon Day
16th – 20th June – Y5 Bikeability
20th June – Open Afternoon & PTA Ice Cream Sale
23rd June – Reception & Nursery Open Evening (Sept 25 intake)
5th July – PTA Summer Fayre
15th July – Y6 Production at Bushell Hall
18th July – Final day of Summer Term!
21st July – INSET Day – School Closed to Pupils
22nd July – 29th August – SUMMER HOLIDAYS
Parents and families can also view relevant event/dates on the calendar available on TheSchoolApp, Greswold's very own app messaging service.
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Greswold progress through to Sportshall Athletics Area Final
Fri 31 Jan 2025Greswold have a long standing tradition in Sportshall Athletics and are current reigning County Champions. This year's event started on Wednesday at Tudor Grange Tennis Centre with over 20 schools competing for a place in the South Solihull Area Final.
A very close competition saw Greswold finish 2nd in the qualifying heat meaning they will now progress to the Area Final as second seed overall in the large schools' competition. A really positive start to the competition saw the children win 9 of the 24 events competed in against seven other schools. The girls' team actually won all but one of their track events!
It's now onto the Area Final in February and plenty more time to practise!
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Preparing our pupils for the future!
Thu 30 Jan 2025In our ever increasing commitment to teaching our children at Greswold about current affairs and preparing them for their future, the Parliament Education Service came in on Wednesday to share with Key Stage 2 all about the work of parliament and government in the UK. As part of the assembly, several volunteers came up to the front to show how bills and laws are passed through parliament. An incredibly interesting way of learning about real life.
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Happy Lunar New Year!
Wed 29 Jan 2025As we welcome in The Year of the Snake, we would like to wish all our families celebrating a Happy Lunar New Year!
If any families would like to join in with any Lunar New Year celebrations, there will be lots going on in Touchwood Shopping Centre at the weekend.
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Holocaust Memorial Day
Mon 27 Jan 2025Four pupils from Year 6 accompanied Mrs Scott to the Holocaust Memorial Day Service in the Civic Suite at the Council House in Solihull. The programme for the service was inspiring and reflective' pupils especially appreciated hearing from Tomi Komoly, BEM, who is a Holocaust survivor. Our pupils showed tremendous maturity and respect throughout and added their signatures to the book of remembrance.
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Year 6 pupils rowing their way to success!
Fri 24 Jan 2025On Tuesday, Mr Isles and Mrs Rochelle took four teams to Langley Secondary school for this year's regional Level 2 School Games Rowing competition. This event is open to all schools in South Solihull.
The children, to their credit, have been practising really hard for the event, after school on Mondays, and their commitment definitely paid off!
At the end of a very competitive regional final, all of our teams performed admirably with one of the boys' teams narrowly missing out on progressing to the next round after finishing 3rd overall. However, one of Greswold's girls' teams, which included Esme, Heidi, Molly and Paola, finished 2nd overall meaning they will now progress to the County Finals in February.
Well done to everyone involved and we look forward to hearing about how the girls get on in late February.
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Pre-immersive training for year 6 from Solihull's Cycling Team
Fri 24 Jan 2025Recently, Year 6 pupils have received training from the Cycling Team from Solihull's Sustainable Travel department. This pre-immersive training programme has helped the children to look at safety and hazards on the road when cycling, a perfect follow-up to their Level 2 Bikeability course in year 5. The trainers also got them to think about observations and checking the road before carrying out turns.
Later in the year, there will be a number of pupils eligible to participate in Level 3 Bikeability so these sessions were ideal preparation. Thank you to year 6 staff for organising such as pertinent learning experience and the perfect transition for when pupils start their secondary schools.
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Walking in a Winter Wander-land!
Fri 24 Jan 2025Even though many of us feel like hibernating in January, let's know let the weather get us down! Living Streets', the company who runs our Travel Tracker, has released a Winter Wander-land scavenger hunt.
Use the fun resource to help inspire your children to spot winter wonders as they walk, wheel, cycle or scoot to school - it’s a fantastic way to keep the magic alive on colder mornings. If you'd prefer to download the form then click on the link below:
