Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Year 5 go back in time to the Victorian era!

  Fri 28 Feb 2025

  As part of their learning on the Victorian times, all year 5 pupils and staff visited Blist Hills on Thursday. 

   

  Blist Hills Victorian Town is an open-air museum located in Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire.  The museum recreates the sights, sounds and smells of a Victorian Shropshire town in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.  

   

  As you can see from the photos, the children truly experienced life in Victorian times for a child, including an actual school lesson! 

   

  A wonderfully immersive experience for all the children and something which we're sure will live long in their memories and help them with their future learning. 

  

• Attendance Superstars Roll of Honour

  Fri 28 Feb 2025

  We are pleased to announce the launch of a new roll of honour to celebrate success in attendance. 

   

  Each half term we will update the roll with pupils who achieved:

  • 100% attendance
  • 97 - 99% attendance (our target is for each pupil to achieve a least 97%)
  • Improved attendance (children whose attendance increased from the previous half term)

   

  Please take a moment to share in our attendance success by going to the 'Children' tab and then selecting 'Attendance Superstars' or click on the link below.

  https://www.greswold.solihull.sch.uk/spring-1-2025/

   

  Well done to all our Spring 1 superstars!

  

• Year 3 success at Personal Best competition

  Fri 28 Feb 2025

  On Thursday, 30 Year 3 pupils had the exciting opportunity to attend the Tudor Grange Leisure Centre, where they took part in a Personal Best (PB) competition as part of a special ENGAGE-themed event.

   

  The PB festival is designed to inspire young people by offering a non-competitive, supportive environment focused on enjoying physical activity and personal growth. The event aimed to celebrate effort and improvement, rather than just winning.  Greswold pupils not only demonstrated our school values perfectly but also embodied the School Games values of determination, passion, and respect.

   

  Each child approached the events with energy and excitement, supporting one another and striving to do their best. A special congratulations go to Sreehitha, Cash, and Sophia-Jayne, who were recognised as the overall winners in their groups for their outstanding positive attitudes, encouragement of others, and commitment throughout the day. 

   

• Ramadan Mubarak!

  Fri 28 Feb 2025

  We would like to wish all our families celebrating a very blessed Ramadan.

  It was a lovely surprise to find a hamper in the staff room filled with lovely treats to eat and we thank you for your Ramadan wishes. 

  Ramadan Mubarak! 

  

• Watch out! There are animals about! (In Nursery, anyway!)

  Fri 28 Feb 2025

  We were thrilled to welcome the Animal Man to Nursery this week, thanks to the generous support of the PTA! 

   

  This special visit helped bring the children's learning to life, giving them the chance to see and learn about a variety of fascinating animals up close. The children were eager to ask questions, share their thoughts, and retell their experiences, using wonderful language skills. They were all fantastic, showing curiosity and excitement as we met lizards, snakes, skunks, and owls—just to name a few!

  

• Strong Early Years practice on show in recent local authority visit

  Fri 28 Feb 2025

  Recently, Greswold received a visit from a representative from Solihull local authority who reviewed our Early Years provision in Nursery, Greyhounds and Reception.  The focus of the visit was looking at how the role of the adult supports the voice of the child.

   

  We have now received the report which included the following findings:

   

  • Adaptations are in place to meet the needs of the whole cohort.
  • There is an obvious focus on language and interactions since last visit: key texts, vocabulary and language.
  • Staff were very conscious of interactions.
  • Interactions outside were also very productive. 
  • A slower pedagogy implementation is evident to cater for the needs of the cohort.
  • Where adults were present, children stayed and outcomes were progressive.
  • Observation of adults joining children's play which promotes more natural/better interactions.

   

  Well done to the EYFS team for such a positive report, a true reflection of the hard work that has gone into meeting the ever evolving needs of our youngest children to Greswold. 

• Pre-loved uniform

  Wed 26 Feb 2025

  We are pleased to have provided pre-loved uniform to 27 different families following parent consultation evenings. If you would like to receive any pre-loved uniform free of charge, please fill in a uniform request slip available from the main entrance, or speak with a member of our friendly office team. If we have it, you can have it!

   

  https://www.greswold.solihull.sch.uk/greswold-uniform/

   

• South Asian Music Workshop

  Tue 25 Feb 2025

  Greswold was recently successful in bidding for a free South Asian music workshop in conjunction with Solihull Music Service and Sonia Sabri Company. The workshop took place this week for children are play a South Asian instrument or sing South Asian vocals. It was an absolute delight to see our particpants learning new knowledge and skills while bringing their own experiences to the group. One participant said that their favourite part was singing while another described the instruments and their sounds in great detail and recommended the workshop to others.

  Feedback from the workshop leaders included the statement 'we were really impressed by how respectful, smart and engaged they were - and really delighted by their enthusiasm!'

  There is more information on the flyer below of an opportunity to join a South Asian Music ensemble.

   

   

   

   

   

  

• Year 6 girls compete in Rowing County Finals

  Tue 25 Feb 2025

  2025 has already provided a milestone for Greswold Primary as we have achieved our best ever result at the annual School Games Rowing competition! 

   

  After winning their regional heat and finishing 2nd overall in South Solihull, the year 6 girls' team made it through to the Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire County Finals yesterday, and what a fabulous event it was.

   

  16 girls' teams attended the event representing areas including South Solihull, North Solihull, Coventry East and West and Warwickshire North, East, South and West, all competing against each other at the Tudor Grange Sports' Centre. 

   

  The final was made up of two separate events, an individual race and a team event.  Greswold had the added challenge of having to replace two original members of their team late on but their replacements, Annabelle and Sienna, performing brilliantly along with existing members  Esme and Molly.

   

  All the girls performed brilliantly and, although Greswold didn't finish in the top 3 places, we wait in anticipation for the final results soon. 

   

   

  

• Respect - our Greswold values' focus for this half term!

  Mon 24 Feb 2025

  Our Greswold value of Respect was the focus for this morning's KS1 and KS2 assemblies.  Mr Hornsey and Mrs Woodcock spent time explaining what respect is and how it can be demonstrated both in school and in the wider world.  

   

  In our recent Pupil Voice morning, where all children from Y1-6 took part in discussions about various school related topics, Respect was the one value they admitted to not being confident in defining or demonstrating.  

   

  As a result, this feedback has been shared with all staff (at our recent INSET Day) and our aim as a school will be to role model and find opportunities for children to witness and understand how important Respect is and how it can be mutually achieved.