Latest News
Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
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It's Scootfit time for Year 3!
Wed 24 Apr 2024As a result of Greswold's ongoing work with the Solihull Sustainable Travel Team, year 3 and 5 will be given the opportunity to receive Scootfit lessons, completely free of charge.
First up were year 3 who very much enjoyed developing and refining their scooting skills. The sessions have so far also helped to build the children's confidence, self esteem and fitness levels.
The Scootfit programme also demonstrates Greswold's desire to promote active ways of travelling to and from school, thus alleviating traffic congestion and encouraging children to adopt healthy lifestyles.
Thank you to school staff for organising such a fabulous opportunity for the children.
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The day the Romans came to school!
Tue 23 Apr 2024Yesterday, year 3 pupils took part in a very entertaining and informative Roman theme day, wonderfully organised by the class teachers and staff.
Thank you to all our families who helped the children to feel very much part of the immersive experience, their costumes were fabulous!
Experiences and activities included archery, archaeology, battle formations, games, settlements, quizzes and investigating Roman artefacts.
Thank you to the PTA for helping to fund part of this curriculum enhancement through the funding of our visitor from the History Guy Company.
All in all, a fabulous way to start a new History topic, helping to make learning even more memorable!
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Magnificent achievement by Miss Hill, an inspiration to us all!
Mon 22 Apr 2024Over 50,000 athletes took part in this weekend's world famous London Marathon, and amongst them was a member of Greswold's own school staff, no less. Miss Hill, whose roles include Learning Support Assistant in year 5 and lunchtime supervisor, participated in the gruelling race after months of training and preparation.
The charity she was raising money for was AngelmanUK, a charity which supports those living with Angelman syndrome and their support networks. Miss Hill has so far raised over £2000 which is an incredible achievement in itself and, although very tough by her own admittance, managed to complete the 26 mile course.
After admitting that she felt it was important for children and young people to see that you can do anything you put your mind to, Miss Hill is most definitely a true inspiration to us all.
What a wonderfully inspiring story!
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20mph Buryfield Road speed limit now in operation!
Fri 12 Apr 2024Dear Parents and Carers,
We have been informed by Highway Management at Solihull MBC that the new 20mph speed restrictions on Buryfield Road have now been formally implemented. The signage was installed several weeks ago but the restrictions are now being enforced.
For the sake of our Greswold families, especially those who walk to and from school, please drive safely and adhere to the new speed limit.
Thank you
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'Punctuality Push' - Week 4 update
Fri 12 Apr 2024Dear Parents and Carers,
Today marked the end of the penultimate week of our 'Punctuality Push' initiative and this week's results are still looking more positive. The chart below shows this week's daily results:
Day Number of pupils
late in the morning
Number of reasons
given as 'Traffic'
Monday 8th 17 7 Tuesday 9th 25 5 Wednesday 10th 4 0 Thursday 11th 17 8 Friday 12th 9 6 Below is a link to our video resource centre where you can access a 15 minute recording which helps to raise awareness of the possible implications of regular lateness on pupils themselves and the school itself.
Where Greswold's records indicate a pupil being regularly late, families will receive a polite request to ensure the recording is viewed.
https://greswold-primary-school.primarysite.media/media/punctuality-push
Thank you to our families for their continued support and co-operation during the last few weeks, in highlighting an incredibly important lifelong habit and for helping to demonstrate our school values of Belonging and Respect.
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All smiles for 1st prize in the PTA Easter raffle!
Fri 12 Apr 2024The winner of the 1st prize in this year's PTA Easter raffle collected their brand new television this morning. Vaanika and her family were thrilled to take home their prize and are photographed with Nerissa, Chair of the PTA and Mr Hornsey, President of the PTA. Thank you to Solace Property Consultancy Ltd for donating such an impressive prize and thank you to all our families who generously took part in this year's raffle.
Altogether the PTA raised £750 profit. As ever, the funds will be used to enhance the education and experiences of the children here at Greswold. .
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An impressive and credible finish to the boys' football league season!
Thu 11 Apr 2024Yesterday evening, the boys' school football team took part in the South Solihull Large Schools' play-off finals, an end of season competition to crown the best school in South Solihull for 2023-24.
Greswold's participation was a result of winning their individual league, topping the table with 4 wins, a draw and only one loss. They were up against two other league winners and the best runner-up from all three leagues.
Their semi-final against St Alphege was a very physical match with a great deal of quality on show. A late comeback by Greswold wasn't enough to overcome their opponents with the final score being 4-2 to an impressive St Alphege team, who eventually went on to be crowned champions in the final.
Greswold's 3rd/4th place play-off was another close affair with their opponents Knowle eventually winning 4-3 in a match that went one way then the other!
Thank you to all of the families who attended and gave their support and well done to the players for their commitment and endeavour this season. It was very evident to see the school's values were impeccably demonstrated by each team member even when things weren't going the way they wanted them to.
Thank you to everyone involved, 4th place from an original list if over 20 schools who entered was a brilliant achievement.
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Year 6 enjoy a memorable learning experience at RAF Cosford
Wed 10 Apr 2024Yesterday, year 6 pupils visited RAF Cosford in Shropshire to help introduce and immerse them in this term's History topic, all about World War II, how people's lives were affected and where this significant event had the biggest impact in our locality.
The opportunity to learn about the Blitz and the Battle of Britain, which countries were involved, and learning about the roles that both men and women played in WW2 was extremely intriguing! The children then had the opportunity to view and learn about some of the aircraft used during that period including the Hurricane and the Spitfire. A few incredibly lucky children even got the opportunity to sit in the cockpit of some of these memorable planes in the museum!
The pupils also took part in a STEM activity to make a rocket, and competed against each other to see who could get them to fly the furthest based on the aerodynamics of their model. Using a launchpad and selecting the air pressure they wanted to fly at, children could launch their rockets!
The children had a very memorable day and they can now use what they have learned back in school within their lessons for the rest of the term. The children themselves were a credit to Greswold and their families, as they perfectly demonstrated our values throughout the day.
Thank you to the year 6 staff who organised such an immersive and memorable visit, a perfect way of promoting the children's enthusiasm and curiosity for not just History but Science as well!
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Eid Mubarak
Wed 10 Apr 2024Eid Mubarak to all our Greswold families today. Have a wonderful celebration.
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Punctuality Push - Week 3 update
Tue 09 Apr 2024Dear Parents or Carers,
We are pleased to share an improvement in the amount of pupils that were late into school during the mornings of the final week of the spring term. Compared to 103 pupils being late during the previous week, there were 87 lates in total, with a slight reduction in the reasons being allocated to 'Traffic' too. Below are the statistics from the initiative so far, in full:
Weeks Total amount of late
children (in the mornings only)
Reasons allocated to
'Traffic'
Week 1 (4th-8th March) 104 46 Week 2 (11th-15th March) 103 46 Week 3 (18th-22nd March) 87 40 Thank you for working in partnership with school during these last few weeks and we look forward to those results improving even further in the future.
In the coming week, a recorded presentation will become available on the website for parents to view about the 'Punctuality Push' campaign. It will give a more personable insight into the challenges faced by both pupils and staff due to lateness whilst also communicating some of the systems in place to support families in travelling to school punctually. It will also contain some helpful advice and tips, contributed by a number of Greswold parents themselves.
As ever, thank you for working in partnership with Greswold.
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