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

• Greswold enjoys the solar eclipse

  Fri 20 Mar 2015
  It's not often we get to experience a solar eclipse. Today we had a special assembly to celebrate the event. Our former head of Governors, Mrs Pickard, explained to the pupils why the event occurs. We also watched the event live via a webcam on our playground and via the BBC Stargazing Live website. The children experienced the way the day suddenly became dusk-like, however the birds didn't stop singing (which is what they were supposed to do). It will be 2026 when the next eclipse like this occurs in the UK.

  

• Year 5 visit St Alphege Church

  Tue 17 Mar 2015
  Children from Year 5 walked to St Alphege Church to find out more about the Easter story. The pupils visited five stations to hear different parts of the story and completed a different activity at each. Many thanks to Linda and her team for making us so welcome.

  

• PTA Mother's Day shop

  Thu 12 Mar 2015
  To help our pupils say 'thank you' to their mums, Greswold's PTA organised a special store. Children who visited were able to select a gift to present on Mother's Day. Thank you to the PTA for organising this event.

  

• Year 3 visit to Cadbury World

  Tue 10 Mar 2015

  Year 3 have been learning all about rain forest environments this past term. To bring their learning to life they investigated a popular export from rainforest regions at Cadbury World in Birmingham. Of course finding out about chocolate was very popular with the children. They found out how the cocoa beans are harvested in countries such as Brazil and enjoyed a talk about rainforests. The children visited the 4D cinema then had a tour of the factory to see how the bars are produced. There was also a chance to pop to the shop to buy some chocolate. Thank you to the parents who accompanied Year 3 on the visit.There are more pictures available in the Cadbury World Gallery (Extranet password required).

  

• World Book Day 2015

  Fri 06 Mar 2015

  Greswold celebrated World Book 2015 in style. All our pupils (and staff) came into school dressed up as characters from books. Some of our governors also joined us to take part in the event. The day started with Mrs Scott leading a whole-school assembly which was a chance to see each others' costumes. Mrs Scott also shared some of her favourite books which included Hairy Maclary, Northern Lights and Charlie Brown's Fifth Super Book of Questions and Answers.

   

  Our older pupils visited our younger pupils read to them. It was great to see the Key Stage 2 pupils acting as role models and sharing books with children in FKS and KS1.

   

  Miss Whiting had also organised a book exchange. Children bought in books they had read and swapped them for another book to enjoy. Thanks to the PTA for helping to support this event.

  During the day the children completed different book-related activities. Each year group had different activities planned to make the day special. At the end of the day the children were given a £1 voucher which can be used to buy one of the special World Book Day books or to get £1 off a book at participating book shops.

  

• Sainsbury's Active Kids is back...

  Thu 05 Mar 2015
  Greswold is currently collecting Sainsbury's Active Kids vouchers. In previous years we have used these vouchers for sports equipment and cooking utensils. If you have any of these vouchers (or have friends or family who can collect them) we would be very grateful to receive them. Please send them into school with your child. Thank you.

  

• Cricket Coaching

  Wed 04 Mar 2015
  Year 4 and 5 will be enjoying cricket coaching from Warwickshire CCC over the next few weeks as part of the Chance to Shine programme. Today coach Chris took the children through some key skills for cricket including throwing, catching and bowling. Year 4 will also be taking part in a cricket festival in May.

  

• Year 2 visit the Birmingham back-to-backs

  Wed 04 Mar 2015

  Children from Year 2 stepped back in time to visit the back-to-backs in Birmingham city centre. The children have been learning about homes in the past and it was a great way to see how people lived a century ago. Not everyone was convinced that sharing a bed with four other people was going to result in a comfortable night's sleep! A highlight was popping into the old fashioned sweet shop for a selection of traditional confectionary. Lots of photographs are available in the Year 2 Back-to-backs Visit Gallery. You will need your Extranet password to view these photographs.

  

• Financial Capability Week

  Thu 26 Feb 2015
  At Greswold we believe it is important that out pupils learn about how to manage money so they can make sensible and informed decisions when they grow up. Each term we spend a week focusing on financial capability and teaching the children about where money comes from, how money works and what it can be used for. In this term's lessons, our pupils have been learning about a range of topics including how money is earned and the risks associated with taking out a loan. Lessons have included games and role play to bring the learning to life.

  

• Year 5 and 6 ChildLine assembly

  Wed 25 Feb 2015
  Pupils from Years 5 and 6 were visited by Tracey from ChildLine who talked about a range of sensitive issues. The children met Buddy, the ChildLine mascot, and found about some of the ways children may be harmed by others. They were told about the services ChildLine offers and how important it is to tell a trusted adult about concerns. Next week we will be exploring these issues further with our Year 5 and 6 classes in workshop sessions.
  
  The number for ChildLine is 0800 1111 and their website can be accessed here.