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

• The expansion starts next week...

  Fri 17 Jun 2016
  There will be lots of changes ahead over the next year as we embark on our biggest building project in recent years. Greswold will be having two completely new blocks including one for our Foundation Key Stage, while there will also be updates to the existing Key Stage 2 block with new windows and shading. In assembly today, Mr Hornsey shared the plans with our pupils - who were all excited to see what the new buildings will look like. Everything starts on Monday when enabling works begin on site.

  

• Year 6 bridge building day

  Mon 13 Jun 2016
  Pupils in Year 6 spent the day learning to be engineers by creating their own suspension bridges. The day was led by Mr Clark from Willmott Dixon Construction, who was able to share his engineering expertise with the children. After working in teams to create their bridges, the finale was to test them to destruction by seeing how much weight the bridges could support. Well done to the winning teams who received prizes for their achievement and many thanks to Mr Clark for running the day.

  

• Year 2 visit to Dunfield House

  Fri 10 Jun 2016
  Pupils from Year 2 spent two nights away from home in the Herefordshire countryside on a residential visit to Dunfield House. The children enjoyed lots of time in the fresh air including making rafts to sail in the stream, sketching the house and writing poems outside to hang in the 'poet-tree'. There was a creative focus for the visit and the children had fun dancing, making puppets and creating mud hedgehogs. The adventure playground proved very popular - as did the camp fire and the action songs led by the staff. It's amazing how much they packed into their time away!

  

• Book bench progress

  Fri 27 May 2016
  Our two book benches for the Big Read project are taking shape. What started as two very blank white benches are now becoming more colourful as the designs take shape and come to life. We look forward to seeing what the finished benches end up looking like...

  

• Year 6 rugby festival

  Thu 26 May 2016
  Miss Sumner took a team of Year 6 pupils to the South Solihull tag rugby festival at Birmingham Exiles. It was a great day, with the team playing matches against other local schools. Our team played really well, eventually finishing fourth in the competition. Well done to the team and many thanks to the coaches from Birmingham Exiles for all the training and running the competition.

  

• Year 6 visit to the Severn Valley Railway

  Wed 25 May 2016
  Pupils in Year 6 have been learning about World War II this half term in their history lessons. Today they travelled to Bewdley to visit the museum there to learn more about what life was like for ordinary people living in Britain during the war. The children also experienced what it was like to be evacuated with a ride on a steam train along the Severn Valley Railway.

  

• Year 5 Study Week to the Isle of Wight

  Fri 20 May 2016
  Pupils from Year 5 spent a week on the Isle of Wight on a residential visit which mixed learning and fun. After visiting HMS Warrior in Portsmouth to learn about the Victorian Navy, the children then headed to their hotel in Sandown. During the week away the children visited Osborne House to learn about Queen Victoria, Carisbrooke Castle to find out about King Charles I and Alum Bay to see coastal processes at work first hand. There were also visits to Blackgang Chine and Sandown Beach, although the sea was rather cold. The children were brilliant and we hope they enjoyed their time away. You can read a review of the visit written by Anupama in 5C here.

  

• Year 4 cricket festival

  Fri 20 May 2016
  Pupils from Year 4 have been learning to play cricket as part of the Chance to Shine programme. After four weeks of coaching with Chris, the children took part in matches against other local schools at a cricket festival at Lode Heath School. The teams all played really well and put their skills into action. The weather also stayed dry for the day which was a bonus.

  

• Greswold Walking Bus

  Wed 18 May 2016
  As part of Greswold's Sustainable Travel Project it is our intention to introduce a Walking Bus scheme to and from school beginning in September 2016. For details of the route and  a copy of the form to apply for the bus, please contact the school office.

• Year 5 cricket festival

  Fri 13 May 2016
  After 4 weeks of coaching and several afternoons practising, Year 5 headed to Lode Heath School for their Chance to Shine cricket festival. The children were divided into six teams and each team played three matches against other local schools. In the end our A and B teams both won their groups, with Greswold's A team progressing to the next stage of the competition at Edgbaston representing South Solihull. Well done!