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

• Free family courses for parents of children in Early Years and KS1

  Tue 10 Sep 2024

  This flyer has been shared with us by Solihull College and University centre and is aimed at families of children between 3-7 years of age.  Feel free to apply. 

  

• Translating, 翻譯, ترجمہ, மொழிபெயர்ப்பது, అనువదించడం, tłumaczenie, अनुवाद करना, çeviri

  Mon 09 Sep 2024

  Within our Communication at Greswold page in the Parents section of our school website, instructions on how to translate information has been made clearer.  Currently, families are able to translate school App messages from TheSchoolApp and information from our school website.  Instructions about how to do this are at the end of the page and can be accessed quickly by simply clicking on the link below:

   

  https://www.greswold.solihull.sch.uk/communication-at-greswold/

   

    

  

• Guidance from the Solihull Sustainable Travel team for families of new school starters

  Mon 09 Sep 2024

  Greswold has received information from the Solihull Sustainable Travel team to help families with children starting school for the first time or for children starting a new year at school. 

   

  The link below contains information entitled 'Starting school with small steps' and contains support, ideas and helpful hints on how to make travelling to school a positive experience.

   

  https://www.solihull.gov.uk/Roads-pavements-and-streetcare/small-steps

   

  On the subject of sustainable travel, for information on the initiatives Greswold adopt to promote active journeys to school and to help alleviate traffic congestion, please click on the link below: 

   

  https://www.greswold.solihull.sch.uk/sustainable-travel-at-greswold/

   

   

  

• A thank you from the Mayor of Solihull

  Fri 06 Sep 2024

  Greswold today received a very thoughtful thank you card from the Mayor of Solihull, Councillor Shahin Ashraf MBE.  We were very fortunate to host Councillor Ashraf at our year 6 leavers' assembly back in July where she gave a short speech afterwards, and it seems she very much enjoyed the pupils' performance. 

  

• A positive start to a new school year, helped by coffee and biscuits!

  Thu 05 Sep 2024

  It's been a really positive start to the new academic year here at Greswold.  The children look very smart and the atmosphere around school has been lovely.  

   

  For parents of Reception children, the start of their school journey can be a very anxious one to begin with, for both pupils and parents, and is the reason why a special coffee morning was arranged this morning for parents to attend after drop-off. 

   

  This enabled parents to meet with other parents of Reception children as well as Greswold senior leaders.  The feedback from parents was very positive and Greswold will be looking into arranging further coffee mornings, for other year groups too, in the future. 

  

• Training and welcoming new staff mark the start of a new academic year

  Mon 02 Sep 2024

  Today marked the start of the new academic year and the whole staff team including lunchtime supervisors undertook a range of training activities in readiness to welcoming the children back on Wednesday.

   

  Safeguarding along with Anaphylaxis training were the main subjects of the day as well as welcoming new members of staff.  Tuesday involved training on EDI (Equity, Diversity & Inclusion) covering Breaking down bias in Capitalising on Culture. 

   

  A warm welcome to Miss Ballard (Y4), Miss Smart (Y3), Miss Pearson (PPA cover), Mrs Murphy (SENDCo) and Miss Javaid (Y1) who joined the staff team today. 

  

• Outdoor education is the name of the game for Greswold's final INSET Day of the year

  Sat 20 Jul 2024

  Outdoor learning was the focus of our final staff INSET Day this year.  Mrs Foster, ably assisted by Mr and Mrs Cooper provided an array of challenges for the staff to complete to re-emphasise the school's commitment to holistic learning and outdoor education 

  

• Farewell

  Sat 20 Jul 2024

  Today's final whole school assembly was particularly emotional for both pupils and staff.  Not only were we saying goodbye to year 6 pupils but a number of staff were saying farewell too.

   

  Mrs Low and Mr Wilson are both retiring at the end of this academic year and the children sang personalised goodbye songs for them both.  Their combined teaching years at Greswold has surpassed 50 years and they will be sorely missed!

   

  Miss Lansdown and Mrs Mills also said their goodbyes as they will be moving to new positions at the start of September and we wish them the very best in their promotions.   

   

  After another jam packed and successful year here at Greswold, we would like to extend our thanks to all our families for working in partnership with school and we wish you a very safe and enjoyable summer holiday. 

  

• A final word from our year 6 class of 2024

  Fri 19 Jul 2024

  This afternoon, parents and families of year 6 pupils were joined by the Mayor of Solihull, Councillor Shahin Ashraf MBE, for the children's leavers' assembly.  

   

  An enjoyable yet emotional event culminated in year 5 pupils giving Y6 a guard of honour to signify their transition and the next step of their learning journeys.

   

  A special well done also to the children who received our annual achievement awards which included Arnav, Brooke, Sian and Ezra. . 

   

  Well done to every single year 6 pupil for their hard work, dedication and commitment to everything they have done during their time here at Greswold.  The very best of luck at your new schools. 

  

• Greswold bids farewell!

  Fri 19 Jul 2024

  In our final Star Pupil assembly of the year, the staff and pupils said their goodbyes to a number of staff leaving us this year.  

   

  Mrs Farrell, Mrs Aitken and Mr Groom were thanked for their time at Greswold. Mrs Mills and Miss Lansdown were presented with their gifts and were given a much deserved round of applause while Mrs Low and Mr Wilson were treated to a special song by everyone to wish them farewell.  We also said farewell to Mr Groom.

   

  Mr Wilson, who has been at Greswold for 28 years, is taking early retirement while Mrs Low (24 years at Greswold) is moving onto new adventures with Birmingham Museum.  They both shared theirs thanks and memories with the school community before the school sang their song.

   

  We wish everyone who has left us today a wonderful future in whatever they choose to do and we will miss them very much.