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

• Indoor Athletics Success

  Fri 05 Feb 2016

  A team of children from years 5 and 6 took part in the South Solihull Sportshall Athletics Competition at Solihull Sixth Form College. We were very proud of the team, who had been training with Mr Hornsey at playtimes in preparation for the event.

   

  Final result

  1st Greswold – 258 points

  2nd Dorridge – 224 points

  3rd Monkspath – 158 points

  4th St Patrick’s – 150 points

  5th Our Lady of Compassion – 144 points

  6th Kineton Green – 80 points

   

  Considering it was the first time ever Greswold had participated in the Sportshall Athletics competition, the whole team performed exceptionally well and really excelled in all of the track and field events. Of the 12 boys and girls track events, Greswold came first in 8 of them. Their reward is the chance to compete against 7 other schools at the South Solihull Sportshall Athletics Finals being held at North Solihull Sports’ Centre on the 29th February. The winner of this particular event has then the chance to represent the whole of South Solihull at the County Finals.  Fingers crossed and more practice to be done!

  

• Book Fair

  Wed 03 Feb 2016
  During the parent-teacher consultations, Mrs Faulkner will be running the Book Fair. There is a great selection of books to choose from for all ages. Each class has been visiting the Library to browse the books and thinking about which they like. Greswold earns commission from books sold at the Book Fair and all the money raised will go towards buying books for class libraries.

  

• Basketball League

  Thu 28 Jan 2016
  Greswold's A and B basketball teams have been action again in the next stage of the Solihull schools' basketball team. The children, who train with Becky after school each week, played well as team in the matches at Lode Heath School. After finishing second in the event today, they are through to the next stage of the competition.

  

• PTA Movie Club

  Mon 25 Jan 2016
  Pupils from Years 1 to 6 enjoyed watching the film Minions at this half term's PTA Movie Night. The children laughed at the adventures of Stuart, Kevin and Bob as they tried to find the most evil boss to follow, causing trouble in their wake. All the money raised by the event will go towards buying activities for classes to enjoy during wet playtimes.

  

• JRSO Competition Winners

  Mon 18 Jan 2016
  Each term our Junior Road Safety Officers are running competitions to encourage more of our pupils to choose sustainable ways to travel to school. The last competition had a Christmassy theme and today the winners were revealed in assembly. Well done to everyone in Key Stage 1 and 2 who entered and a special well done to the winners for their creative entries.

  

• Year 5 learn about the heart

  Tue 12 Jan 2016
  Each class at Greswold is working with Josh from SusTrans who is encouraging our pupils to get on their bikes and try to travel in more sustainable ways. Today he worked with Year 5 and focused on how exercise, including cycling, can help to keep the heart healthy. The pupils enjoyed using heart rate monitors to see how their heart rate changed after exercise.

  

• Tammy Beaumont visits Greswold

  Tue 12 Jan 2016
  Professional cricketer Tammy Beaumont, who plays for England and Kent, visited Greswold to inspire our pupils. She spent time coaching girls from Year 3 and 4 and also led an assembly for Key Stage 2. Tammy talked about representing England at cricket and gave our pupils a chance to ask questions about her life as a profession sportswoman. Thank you to Tammy for visiting. Year 4 and 5 will be enjoying cricket coaching later this year as part of the 'Chance to Shine' programme.

  

• Year 6 volcanoes

  Fri 18 Dec 2015
  There were eruptions in the Key Stage 2 playground today! Year 6 have been constructing model volcanoes as part of their geography project. To finish the topic, the children mixed a few household chemicals with some colouring to create lava flows which were much less dangerous than those from a real volcano! See the results below.

  

• Key Stage 2 Christmas party day

  Thu 17 Dec 2015
  Pupils in Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 enjoyed a festive treat with their Christmas party day. The children got to come into school in their own clothes and also had a disco with party games. There was lots of great dancing before the children tucked into their party food. 

  

• Key Stage 1 Christmas party day

  Wed 16 Dec 2015
  Our younger pupils had a fun day with their Christmas parties. The children played party games, enjoyed a disco and also shared party food.