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

• Greswold just miss out on WOW badge winning design!

  Fri 04 Apr 2025

  The winners for this year's Travel Tracker WOW badge competition have been revealed and, on this occasion, Greswold have just missed out on being chosen a winning design.

   

  Over 180,000 pupils across the country entered the competition to design a new badge for the next academic year using the theme of Walk with Joy.  

   

  Well done to the children who entered the competition and to the three children who had their entries sent off to Living Streets for judging.  The overall winners are below. 

   

  Maybe next year......

  

• Tennis Taster sessions, courtesy of West Warwickshire Sports' Club

  Fri 04 Apr 2025

  To help promote their Open Day this coming Sunday, tennis coaches from West Warwickshire Sports' Club gave taster sessions to 10 different classes on Thursday afternoon, including Nursery! 

   

  As you can see, the children had a wonderful time and if the Open Day interests you and your family, simply click on the QR code on the advert below to reserve your place. 

  

• The Animal Rumble Grumble marks the return of the Y2 spring performance!

  Fri 04 Apr 2025

  This week marked the return of year 2's spring performance and what a treat it was for both pupils and families.  

   

  After performing for the rest of the school in rehearsals, the children gave two memorable performances to their families on Tuesday and Wednesday. 

   

  The children's acting, dancing, narrating and singing, in particular, were so good with many parents showing their admiration at the end, giving positive feedback to staff. .

   

  Thank you to the year 2 staff for organising such a lovely experience and still being able to link it to the children's learning too! 

   

  Well done everyone.  

  

• Dates for the diary

  Thu 03 Apr 2025

  4^th – 6^th April – Y4 Residential to Standon Bowers

  8^th & 9^th April – Y5 Performance

  11^th April – Last Day of Spring Term!

   

  14^th – 26^th April – EASTER Holidays

   

  28^th April – Back to School

  5^th May – Early May Bank Holiday – SCHOOL CLOSED

  9^th May – Reception trip to Dudley Zoo

  12^th – 15^th May – Y6 SATS Week

  13^th May - All Stars Cricket Taster Sessions Y1-3

  15^th May – Nursery PM Sports Day

  16^th May – Class Photo Day

  19^th – 23^rd May – Walk to School Week

  19^th May – Greswold Great Big Work Out

  19th May - PTA Summer Disco

  20^th May – Nursery AM Sports Day

  20^th May - Y6 Road Safety Awareness Workshops

  21^st May – KS1 & Reception Sports Day

  22^nd May – KS2 Sports Day

  23^rd May - Outdoor Classroom Day

   

  26^th – 30^th May – HALF TERM

   

  2^nd June – Nursery AM Class Photo

  2^nd – 5^th June – Y4 Multiplication Check Week

  4th June - PTA Meeting (Summer)

  4^th & 5^th June – Y2 Visits to Brandon Marsh

  6^th & 9^th June – Y3 Visits to Lunt Fort

  9^th – 13^th June – Y1 Phonics Screening Week

  9^th – 13^th June – Carers Week

  9^th & 13^th June – Father’s Day Gift Shops

  11^th – 13^th June – Y6 Residential to Condover Hall

  12^th June – Y5 Anglo-Saxon Day

  16^th – 20^th June – Y5 Bikeability

  17^th June – The Great Science Share

  18^th June – Nursery visit to Attwell Farm

  19^th June – Y5 & 6 Rounders Tournament

  20^th June – Open Afternoon & PTA Ice Cream Sale

  23^rd June – Reception & Nursery Open Evening (Sept 25 intake)

  23^rd June - Y6 Borough Athletics 

  3^rd July - Y6 Tag Rugby Tournament

  5^th July – PTA Summer Fayre

  9^th July – Volunteer ‘Thank You’ tea

  15^th July – Y6 Production at Bushell Hall

  18^th July – Y6 Leavers Assembly

  18^th July – Final day of Summer Term!

  21^st July – INSET Day – School Closed to Pupils

   

  22^nd July – 29^th August – SUMMER HOLIDAYS

• There's so much to learn when eating healthily!

  Wed 02 Apr 2025

  This half term, Year 3 been learning how to make a healthy salad as part of their Design and Technology lessons.

   

  However, in true Greswold style, there was so much more to be added into the 'mixing pot' of these valuable life lessons.  Not only had children been learning about staying healthy as part of their Healthy Me lessons in PSD, they also used measuring scales to accurately measure out the ingredients, thus applying their Maths learning.  Understanding and categorising foods into the different food groups along with using terms such as absorbing and dissolving demonstrated how Science was very much of their daily lives too.  Finally, the skills of peeling, grating and cutting enabled children to develop their D&T skills too.

   

  Well done children, you'll be making dinner for your families before you know it! 

   

      

  

• Year 3 and 4 pupils enjoy lunchtime football coaching, courtesy of the English Schools' Football Week!

  Tue 01 Apr 2025

  This week marked English Schools' Football Week with a range of activities on offer for children to take part in.  One such activity involved year 3 and 4 pupils taking part in lunchtime football coaching sessions from the Football Development Scheme, something usually reserved for years' 5 and 6. 

   

  Due to the interest and enthusiasm shown by the children for such an opportunity, we invited not one but two coaches for each session. 

   

  As you can see, the children had a fantastic time and it was really good to see so many girls taking part too. . 

  

• Y6 pupils excel in Level 3 Bikeability!

  Tue 01 Apr 2025

  Last week, 64 children from Year 6 took part in the Level 3 Bikeability training course.  This was a 2-hour session that equipped children with the skills they need to stay safe in more challenging urban situations that they may encounter on a commute to secondary school in the future.  The course involved riding assertively, maintaining suitable riding positions, cooperating and respecting other road users, negotiating junctions and riding on roads with speeds above 30 mph.

   

  The visiting staff complimented our children's maturity and responsibility out on the roads. Each child who took part earned a badge and certificate and well done for showing your Greswold values out of school. 

  

• Today's assemblies highlight Greswold's interconnected thinking!

  Mon 31 Mar 2025

  This morning's key stage assemblies were the perfect platform to showcase the efforts Greswold staff go to to help give extra context to our learning in school, thus promoting our ambition to help children embed information to their long term memories. 

   

  The Picture News for this week centred around the recent new story about Manchester United's new stadium plans and whether football stadiums should be used for more than just football.

   

  The subject of the news article tied in perfectly with this week's English Schools' Football Week, allowing staff to promote the benefits of a healthy and active lifestyle.   

   

  However, it was also an opportunity to relate the article to today's religious event of Eid-al-Fitr due to the fact that a recent Iftar, during Ramadan, was organised at Villa Park, home of Aston Villa FC.  The locality of each stadium and it's area were also pointed out on our hall maps. 

   

  These connections meant PE, Science, English, Geography, RE and PSD were all explored at the same time! 

  

• A positive monitoring cycle confirms all pupils get a really good deal here at Greswold

  Mon 31 Mar 2025

  Over the past two weeks, members of the senior leadership team have undertaken a range of monitoring activities, across school, something which happens on a regular basis as part of our School Improvement Plan and Performance Management cycles.   This is to help evaluate the quality of teaching and learning throughout at any one time.

   

  We are really pleased and proud to inform parents that the standards of teaching and learning at Greswold are as strong as ever! 

   

  Lesson observations have clearly demonstrated how meticulously staff are planning for the provision of their pupils.  They have also shown how skilled staff are at questioning the pupils to move their learning on as well as always maintaining high expectations of attitude and behaviour.  Children are motivated to succeed and improve, and staff use an array of strategies to make learning memorable, as well as developing the resilience and independence of the children, helping to make them life long learners. 

   

  Here at Greswold, we are perfectionists so, as always, there are elements of our provision we would like to improve further.  However, as a whole school community, it's reassuring and very satisfying to celebrate how lucky we are to have such a wonderfully professional staff team and immenseley hardworking pupils.  

  

• Children take part in Water 'SAFE'ty assemblies by the Canal Trust

  Mon 31 Mar 2025

  Last week we welcomed Chris from Canal and River Trust who spoke to our KS1/2 pupils about water safety.

   

  Chris reminded us that the different types of water around us e.g. canals, lakes are not suitable for swimming in (swimming pools are a much better alternative). Our pupils were able to spot hazards by the waterside and learnt how to keep themselves 'SAFE' (which stands for Stay Away From the Edge). Children were also told about the importance of floating in a star shape if they or anyone else falls in.

   

  Please take some to ask your child/ren about the other things they learnt.