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

• Despite the heat, Greswold still flourish at Y6 Rounders!

  Fri 20 Jun 2025

  Due to the hot weather, this year's School Games Y6 Rounders competition was scaled back with a reduced number of teams attending Lode Heath school. 

   

  Nevertheless, our Y6 team, who have been practising since the start of term, performed admirably.  Not being deterred by a first game loss to St Augustine's. Greswold followed it up with a win against Widney and an agonising half a rounder loss to Berkswell.  However, Greswold finished with a big finale and a win in their last game against Yew Tree courtesy of James who bludgeoned a hit which nearly ended up in the tennis courts!  

   

  Overall, Greswold finished 3rd and played amazingly well, demonstrating fantastic sportsmanship throughout! Well done team! 

  

• Year 4 attend the Chance to Shine competition

  Wed 18 Jun 2025

  Recently, all Y4 pupils attended the Chance to Sine Cricket festival at Hampton Cricket Club.  The children took part in competitive games and showed sporting values throughout.  Each class was split into two teams; we then played against other schools and against other year four classes. These games were very competitive and very close in terms of scores. 

   

  The children showed how much they'd learnt from the cricket coaching they'd received throughout the term and very much enjoyed their time competing against other schools. 

  

• National Grid give year 6 pupils immersive experience

  Mon 16 Jun 2025

  All Year 6 pupils took part in a very special workshop with the STEM team from National Grid today.

   

  The workshop was an immersive learning session all about how important it is to save energy and the impact on our world if we don't.  Thank you to our Science subject leads, Mrs Foster and Miss Pearson for arranging such a memorable and pertinent experience. 

  

• Dates for the Diary for June to December 2025

  Fri 13 Jun 2025

  June and July 2025

  Monday 16th June - Friday 20th June: Y5 Bikeability

  Tuesday 17^th June - Great Science Share

  Wednesday 18^th June - Nursery Visit to Atwell

  Friday 20th June - Reception – Y6 Open Afternoon

  Monday 23rd June - Y4 Tudor Workshop

  Monday 23rd June - Nursery (6-7pm) and Reception (7-8pm) Open Evening for parents only  

  Tuesday 24^th June - Y5 Chance to Shine cricket event 

  Monday 30th June (3-4pm) and Tuesday 1st July (8-9am) - Y6 Art Exhibition in the upper school hall

  Tuesday 1^st July -  Play Therapy Workshop (2pm - 3pm)

  Saturday 5th July - PTA Summer Fayre (12-3pm)

  Monday 7th July - Volunteer ‘Thank You’ Tea (9-10am)

  Wednesday 9th July - Parent Forum (6-7:30pm)

  Thursday 10th and Friday 11th July - Transition mornings for pupils at Greswold

  Friday 11th July - School reports sent home

  Tuesday 15th July - Y6 Bushell Hall performance (7-9pm)

  Friday 18th July -  Y6 Leavers’ Assembly (2-3pm)

   

  Academic Year 2025-26

  Tuesday 2nd September - First day of school

  Tuesday 2^nd September - Reception either am or pm

  Wednesday 3^rd September - Reception in full time for the rest of the week with later start (8.50 for a 9am start) 

  Wednesday 3^rd September - Reception parents' Coffee Morning

  Monday 8th September - Y1, 2 and 3 Meet the Teacher evening (5-6pm)

  Wednesday 10th September - Y4, 5 and 6 Meet the Teacher evening (5-6pm)

  Monday 15^th September - Reception Meet the Teacher

  Friday 26th September - PTA September Social (3:30-5pm)

  Wednesday 26th November - PTA Christmas Market (6-8pm)

  Saturday 6th December - PTA Christmas Fayre (12-3pm)

• Big effort needed to hit our Travel Tracker target!

  Fri 13 Jun 2025

  128 Travel Tracker WOW badges will be given out to pupils next week as a reward for their active travel efforts in May.  However, overall engagement was only 21%.  

   

  At present, our engagement percentage for September up to May of this academic year stands at 26% and it's been our aim to consistently hit 30% each month which has only happened once.  As a school, we feel the more children who participate in active travel, the less traffic congestion there will be directly round school and the safer families will feel as well as the obvious health benefits of walking, scooting or cycling. 

   

  So it's time for one more big push for the final half term of this year!  Ditch those cars (or park over 5 minutes away from school), enjoy a walk in the pleasant sunshine and don't forget to fill in your  Travel Tracker! 

  

• Greek is June's Language of the Month

  Fri 13 Jun 2025

  This month's Language of the Month is Greek. 

   

  This coincides nicely with Olympic Day taking place this coming Monday 23rd June where we will celebrate the history of the Olympics all the way back to Ancient Greek times. 

  

• Eid al-Adha event in Solihull centre next week

  Fri 13 Jun 2025

  School would like to share details of an event taking place in Solihull centre next weekend which might interest our parent community. 

  

• Eid al-Adha Mubarak

  Fri 06 Jun 2025

  We would like to wish our Muslim families Eid al-Adha Mubarak.  Have a wonderful time. 

  

• Another pupil success, this time in year 5!

  Thu 05 Jun 2025

  Congratulations to Manishaa who recently achieved a special award in dance, a wonderful achievement. We are very proud of the successes of pupils inside and outside of school.

  

• Y6 pupils take part in Knife Crime Awareness Workshop

  Wed 04 Jun 2025

  This morning, 13 of our Year 6 pupils took part in a specially arranged Knife Crime Awareness Workshop as part of their secondary transition. 

   

  They learned about the impact of knife crime on victims, their families and the communities as well as the consequences and rules around knife crime. They learned what to do if they were in a situation of seeing someone with a knife and what to do if they see someone being hurt by a knife.

   

  Lee from the James Brindley Foundation, who led the session, was hugely impressed with the knowledge and maturity that our pupils showed.

   

  The children thoroughly enjoyed the session, and while some of them were initially slightly hesitant, they all came out feeling confident and with a far better understanding of how to keep themselves safe. 

   

  We have subsequently received some lovely feedback from Lee, who ran the workshop, and kindly stated:

   

  'Can I say what an absolute pleasure it was to deliver a workshop to your fantastic students. Their behaviour, respect, and the insightful questions they asked were a real credit not only to their parents but also to your school.'

   

  With permission from parents, Greswold will be looking to open up this opportunity to more Y6 Greswold pupils in future years.