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

• Greswold edged out in 'end-to'end' thriller!

  Fri 30 Jan 2026

  The boys' school football team continued their league season last night at Solihull Moors with an entertaining match against Langley Primary. 

   

  Without any substitutions, the players acquitted themselves really well to remain competitive throughout and actually took the lead in the first half through a goal by Ollie.  

   

  However, despite the Langley goalkeeper making some fine saves in the second half, Langley were able to score an equaliser and take the lead with a few minutes remaining.  Despite applying heavy pressure in the final moments of the match, Greswold couldn't quite score the all-important equaliser, and the match ended 2-1 to Langley.

   

  Although disappointed, the players could be proud of their contribution to an enthralling game and were perfect ambassadors for our school.  There are still three matches to go this season so plenty to play for in what remains a very tight league.  Fingers crossed for the next match.

   

• Afternoon Tea with The Mayor!

  Thu 29 Jan 2026

  On Wednesday, 28th January, five outstanding pupils were invited to enjoy Afternoon Tea with the Mayor. Their invitations were in recognition of their recent nominations for the SEND Awards.

   

  We extend our warmest congratulations to each of them:

  • Erin, nominated for the Leadership award
  • Harrison, nominated for the Shining Star award
  • Willow, nominated for the Kindness award
  • Ethan, nominated for the Achievement award
  • Roman, nominated for the Child of the Year award

   

  Well done to all five pupils for this exceptional achievement. Their hard work, character, and contributions to our school community are truly commendable.

  

• Roadworks update on Warwick Road

  Thu 29 Jan 2026

  Below is a front page article from the Solihull Observer detailing planned roadworks for Warwick Road and surrounding roads in the coming weeks.  Vehicle using families may want to use alternative routes during this time. 

  

• Watch out, there are 'mummies' about!

  Mon 26 Jan 2026

  Year 3 pupils and staff had an incredibly immersive day of learning last week as part of their history topic on Ancient Egypt.  The children and staff looked fabulous in their costumes which made the day even more enjoyable.  Well done to our whole school community (pupils, staff, parents and PTA) for engaging in such a memorable learning experience. 

  

• It's Big Garden Birdwatch Weekend!

  Fri 23 Jan 2026 Mrs Sullivan

  In honour of Big Garden Birdwatch, the children in the Den have been making birdfeeders. So far they have seen Robins, Magpies and Crows through the window. 

   

  The RSPB is a charity for the conservation of birds and nature. They bring people together who love birds and other wildlife, and who want to take action to restore the health and diversity of the natural world. By clicking this link, you can get involved in the Big Garden Birdwatch and download a free guide. On the guide, you can record the birds that you see. You can submit your results online or via the post. 

   

  Across the UK, over 590,000 people took part in Big Garden Birdwatch 2025, counting a whopping 9.1 million birds! House Sparrows took the top spot, but counts of these chirpy birds are down by 64% compared to the first Birdwatch in 1979. In fact, we’ve lost 38 million birds from UK skies in the last 60 years. With birds facing so many challenges, it’s more important than ever to get involved in the Birdwatch. Every bird you do – or don’t – count will give us a valuable insight into how garden birds are faring.

   

   

   

   

  

• Positivity and perseverance in a power cut

  Fri 23 Jan 2026

  On Thursday, Greswold coped well with intermittent power cuts for almost 3 hours with one of these being for a full hour. We are so proud of our pupils who adapted well to the changes and remained calm and found solutions to problems in order to achieve success. Our staff team were incredible at maintaining a safe environment for the pupils and ensuring learning continued. Our value for this half term is Success and our slogan is 'Success = Positivity + Perseverance. We certainly saw positivity and perseverance in action. A special thank you to Mr Blakeman (site manager), Mr Chater (all things IT) and Miss Carpenter, Mrs Smith, Mrs Chadderton and Mrs Bibi in the school office and our kitchen team.

• A credible draw and a nervous wait to finish the girls' football league season

  Tue 20 Jan 2026

  Greswold has a nervous wait to see if the girls' school football team have made it through the play-off finals after their very hard-fought draw against Eversfield school on Monday in their final league match of the season 

   

  There were chances at both ends of the pitch but that elusive goal just wouldn't creep over the line!  Well done to the girls for a really strong season where they won 4 of their 6 league games, drawing one and losing only one game. 

   

  We'll have to wait and see what the results are in the remaining games to see if we have managed to make it through to the finals.  Fingers crossed but well done anyway girls for your determination and sportsmanship this season. 

   

  

• Greswold powers into Sportshall Athletics Area Final with strong qualifying performance

  Tue 20 Jan 2026

  Sportshall Athletics is an annual sporting event that Greswold has a very proud recent history in.  For the last ten consecutive years, Greswold has made it through to the South Solihull Area Final.  On five of those occasions, Greswold have then won again to make it through to the Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire County Finals and on three occasions, we have been crowned County Champions in 2019, 2023 and 2024.  

   

  This year's event started last week at Tudor Grange tennis centre and, once again, Greswold started the season very strongly with some excellent performances especially in track events where the team won 7 out of 12 races with the girls winning every single of their races.  The school will now compete in the South Solihull Finals in March at North Solihull Sports' centre, currently seeded 2nd so lots of training to be done!

   

  Final results:

   

  1st place - Greswold (704 points)

  2nd - St Alphege (448 points)

  3rd - St Augustine's (414)

  4th - Balsall Common (384)

  5th - Peterbrook (360)

  6th - Monkspath (262)

  7th - Cheswick Green (240)

   

   

  Well done to all the pupils involved on the team and to the rest of year 5 and year 6 who collectively help the athletes to improve with their own performances in PE lessons.   

   

  Well done to all the pupils involved on the team and to the rest of year 5 and year 6 who collectively help the athletes to improve with their own performances in PE lessons.   

  

• A first appearance for Ice Hockey on Latest News....all thanks to Oliver!

  Tue 20 Jan 2026

  On Latest News, Greswold always loves to share news of children's achievements out of school, but this week is a definitely a first after we found out news about Oliver in year 4 winning player of the match in a sport not covered before!

   

  Oliver plays Ice Hockey for Solihull Barons and, by all accounts, is incredibly talented.  Ice Hockey is considered to be the fastest team sport in the world with players travelling up to 30mph and pucks travelling even faster.

   

  Well done Oliver, you must be very brave! 

   

   

   

   

  

• Science Day proves a huge success!

  Tue 20 Jan 2026

  On Monday 19^th January, Greswold held a Science Day. Everyone came together in a whole school assembly to find out their special Science investigation question for the day - there was great excitement and anticipation!

   

  Children then spent the rest of the day becoming scientists to discover an answer to their question: investigating, predicting, data collecting, measuring, recording, data analysing, and coming to a final conclusion.

   

  These investigations were shared with buddy classes and then with the whole school again on Tuesday.

   

  I had the chance to walk around school and see all of the amazing Science going on and was truly amazed to see the skills, expertise and fun around school:

   

  In Nursery and Reception, they were investigating how to change bubbles: they played around with making different sized bubbles, different shaped bubbles and even different coloured bubbles!

   

  Year 1 investigated which chocolate melted the quickest out of white, milk and dark chocolate. They used timers and warm water and their observation skills to see how fast each one melted. I was very impressed that they didn't all come out with chocolatey fingers!

   

  Year 2 had great fun with fruit. After investigating whether a range of fruits would float or sink, they then investigated which fruits made the biggest splats when dropped from a height. After making impressive predictions, they headed out to their 'splat zones' and measured the fruits' splats. 

   

  Year 3 played detective for the day - they were tasked  with stopping a pesky burglar from using a magnet through their front doors to turn off the alarm systems. Testing different materials and different layer amounts, the children came to a conclusion as to which material would be best at preventing the magnet working and therefore stopping the burglar in his tracks! 

   

  Boat making was the challenge for Year 4: could they design a boat out of foil and tape that would not sink, and which designs could hold  the most weight? They researched boat designs, created their own designs and then made a prototype to test. They then watched with anticipation as they each got to test their design - would their design be a success?

   

  Have you ever wondered whether oat milk is healthier than cows' milk; is coconut milk healthier than almond milk? Using their enquiry skills of research, Year 5 now have the answer. They investigated what milk should contain and what makes it unhealthy, such as added sugars and artificial ingredients and came to their own conclusions as to which milk was in fact the healthiest.

   

  Finally, Year 6 took on a sweet investigation. They used chromatography paper to investigate the different chemicals in sweets. They watched as colours from sweets changed before their very eyes, proving that there is more to a sweet than what you see. They even discovered that natural sweet colours can come from crushed insects!!

   

  I was so  very impressed by the team work, curiosity, and enthusiasm shown in all the classes and thank you to all of the teachers for all of their hard work with making it a fun, memorable but also an educational day for our pupils. 

   

  In Tuesday's assembly, the SCIENCE HOME LEARNING project was launched and letters have now come out. Greswold will be hosting its very own Greswold's Science Fayre this year on March 9^th to kick of British Science Week and the best science projects will be displayed here.  We can't wait to see all of the interesting projects the children bring in.

   

  Mrs Foster and Mrs Groves