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

• Greswold officially entertained.....by our very own musicians!

  Wed 05 Jun 2024

  KS2 pupils were given an extra treat this morning by a number of children showing off their wonderful musical prowess. 

   

  Not only did the audience get entertained by the year 3 recorder club but Roma in year 6 gave an absolutely wonderful rendition of 'The Entertainer' by Scott Joplin using the school piano. 

   

  We are so very lucky here at Greswold to have so many gifted musicians.   

• Information about secondary transition from Solihull Approach Parenting Team

  Tue 04 Jun 2024

  Dear Parents and Carers,

   

  We have been sent some really helpful information and a course for parents/carers of pupils with additional needs who are moving up to secondary school. 

   

  Residents of Solihull can use the access code APPLEJACKS to access the online courses for parents. There is also a free online access checker on the website now, where if parents don’t know the code they can enter their postcode and will automatically be directed onto the Solihull access plan so they can do the courses free of charge.

   

  Moving up resources

  We have partnered with Balsall Common Primary School to develop a series of video guides to help parents consider how to support their child and themselves during key transition periods during school. Our ‘moving up’ digital resources hub, hosted on www.inourplace.co.uk/moving-up includes video guides, blogs and some of our online courses available through the course library.   Our brand new course Moving up to secondary school for children with additional needs is designed to support parents and children with additional needs to make a smooth transition to secondary school.

• Picture News - information for parents

  Tue 04 Jun 2024

  For the past two academic years, Greswold has been using the Picture News publication as a platform for children to explore and discuss some very pertinent modern day topics and to help them learn through the world around them.     

   

  Each newsletter is introduced to the children during a Monday assembly through the stimulus of an image and question.  The children then find out more about the topic by reflecting and discussing it further using additional resources, in their allocated class assembly later that week.  Resources are tailored for EYFS, primary and secondary aged children with relevant and meaningful links to British Values and supporting pupils' personal development. The subjects help to give our curriculum more context and promote the use of spoken language. 

   

  This week, Picture News has sent out a very useful guide for parents so they are familiar with the publication whilst also offering guidance on how to tackle sensitive news stories with children and young people.  Please see the picture gallery for more details along with a few themes explored last half term.  The following link can be used to access the Picture News website.

   

  https://www.picture-news.co.uk/

   

  If parents, family or pupils would like to leave a comment about this Latest News story, please click on the link below:

   

  https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=_8XsNkcZBUCdDFgUlropG2ez8dQYxgxMr5t9c2OLIztUMjhWUjVFUDlBWklRUkdRSjBUSDNIUVIyVi4u

  

• Attendance Success!

  Mon 03 Jun 2024

  We are delighted to share that our attendance for the majority of last half term was some of the highest of the year so far, including a record 96.8%! Thank you so much for your support with this. We really hope this continues into the final half term of the year. 

• Whole school assembly helps to highlight important messages for this final term

  Mon 03 Jun 2024

  All children from Reception to Year 6 were invited to this morning's whole school assembly.  Although a bit of a squeeze, all 630 children, along with all staff, were involved in an assembly which helped to reiterate some very important messages for the final term ahead.

   

  Using some traffic warning signs, similar to those around the local area, Mrs Scott and Mr Hornsey reminded the children of how things help us to keep safe.  However, in Greswold we don't have school rules but instead, we use six key values (BRICKS) which help us to demonstrate positive traits and habits. 

   

  British Values and the United Nations Conventions on the Rights of a Child were also referenced as well as our lunchtime charters for corridors, halls and outdoor spaces.

   

  The children were also reminded of what to do if something goes wrong at lunchtime or they become upset due to a friendship issue.  If a child isn't able to resolve a problem themselves or with the help of their friends, then there are both lunchtime supervisors and play leaders available to ask for help.  Children were also encouraged to tell their class teacher or staff, at the start of the afternoon, if they haven't been able to speak to someone up to that point.  This is to help school resolve any issues on the same day so that problems don't fester or become longer term issues. 

   

  Well done to Y1 Hedgehogs (98%) and Y6 Willows (98%) who had the best attendances for the final week of last term.