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

• House Point Assembly - Autumn 2

  Fri 12 Dec 2014
  St. David's House led the last housepoint assembly of 2014. They shared the origins of different Christmas traditions and told the story of the Christmas Mouse. After totalling up all of the housepoints from this last half-term, St. Andrew's got 22 points towards the total, St. David's 23 and the joint winners were St. George's and St. Patrick's with 28 points each. This means that St. Georges edge into first place in the overall competition. 

  

• Christmas Dinner Day

  Wed 10 Dec 2014
  It's beginning to look at lot like Christmas... Today our pupils enjoyed their traditional Christmas dinner. The kitchen staff had been busy since early this morning cooking turkey with all the trimmings (including the ever popular sprouts). There was a real festive feel in the hall with Christmas songs, hats and even crackers to pull. Our dinner supervisors had to explain to a few children how the fake mustaches they had found in their crackers were used.

  

• Greswold's PTA Christmas Fair

  Sun 07 Dec 2014

  Our traditional Christmas Fair was a great success with hundreds of members of our community visiting throughout the day. There was lots to do for young and old alike including tombolas, games, craft stalls and, of course, hot food and drink. For the children there was also a chance to visit Father Christmas. Another highlight was Mrs Jellicoe's Song Squad performing a selection of carols.
  
  A huge thank you to the PTA for organising the event and to everyone who supported by donating items or their time. All the money raised will go towards the children here at Greswold.

   

  Well done to everyone who entered the gingerbread competition. There were some very creative entries - you can see them below.

  

• PTA Christmas Decoration Competition

  Wed 03 Dec 2014
  This year's PTA Christmas decoration competition had a fantastic range of entries. Each year was asked to make a decoration with a different theme such as angels, robins and reindeer. The results were very creative - well done to everyone who entered. You can see the entries in the gallery below.

  

• Road Safety Competition Winners

  Fri 28 Nov 2014

  Greswold's Junior Road Safety Officers have been running a competition for pupils in Years 1 to 6. Children in Year 1 and 2 had to design a bright costume for a superhero which would help him be seen in the dark. Well done to Inaya and Isobel who were the winning entries and received a special pen as their prize.

   

  Pupils in Years 3 to 6 had to design a poster which encouraged road safety and use the caption 'Be bright, be seen'. There was a huge range of creative entries - thank you. Everyone who entered the competitions received furry bug mascot. Well done to Georgina, Kiran, Yusuf and Erin who were the winners. The year 3 and 4 winners won umbrellas while the Year 5 and 6 winners each received a special watch as their prize. You can see the winning entries below:

  

• Year 5 visit the National Space Centre

  Thu 20 Nov 2014

  Year 5 spent the day at the National Space Centre in Leicester to extend their learning about outer space. The children explored the different zones of the centre to learn about the Solar system, the universe and space exploration. They also watched a show about astronauts in the space theater and went on simulator ride to Saturn's moon of Titan. Many thanks to the parents who helped on the visit.

  

• Children in Need 2014

  Fri 14 Nov 2014
  Greswold looked very colourful today as children wore their own clothes to support this year's Children in Need appeal. We had pupils dressed as superheroes, some in Pudsey inspired clothing and others in casual wear. They paid £1 for the privilege, with all money being donated towards the charity. A big thank you to everyone who donated.

  

• Lest We Forget

  Tue 11 Nov 2014
  On Remembrance Sunday, two children from Year 6 laid a wreath at the war memorial in Solihull on behalf of Greswold. Our Year 6 pupils have been learning about World War I and the tradition of remembrance. In lessons they wrote poetry and created art work inspired by the hardships and tragedy of the war. The children also were responsible for selling poppies at break times on behalf of the British Legion. The whole school also came together on 11th September for a minutes silence and a chance to reflect.

  

• Junior Road Safety Officers

  Mon 20 Oct 2014

  Greswold is working with members of Solihull's Road Safety Team to help our pupils stay safe of their journeys to and from school. As part of this project, four pupils from Year 6 have been appointed as Junior Road Safety Officers (JRSO for short). They will be responsible for promoting road safety to the other pupils. Throughout the year, our JRSOs will be giving updates in assemblies, distributing safety information and setting an example of good road safety practice. The JRSOs have an information board not far from the Upper School Hall, in the Key Stage 2 block. Look out for updates being posted on this board. There will also be competitions later in the year which will promote road safety.

  

• Multi-Faith Week

  Fri 17 Oct 2014
  Greswold came together to celebrate our first Multi-Faith Week. Each year group found out about a different faith during the week and we were delighted to welcome parents and other members of our community to talk about their religion. During the week each class enjoyed a dance workshop with Mr Kailey who showed the children some Bollywood inspired moves and also shared the story of Diwali. At the end of the week, classes shared what they had been learning in a whole-school assembly. A big thank you to everyone who supported the week and to Mrs Marshall and Mrs Hanlon who organised the activities.