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

• More writing at Greswold

  Fri 09 Dec 2022

  Mrs Scott has enjoyed reading some fantastic writing recently including some which was celebrated in  Star Pupil assembly. She was particularly impressed by children who are finding opportunities to write in their own time at home or at lunchtime. Have a look at the very first edition of Greswold Tea Time newsletter written by 4 pupils from Y6. You might like to enter their Star Writer competition. One child in Y5 has written two books about Pudsey which he enjoyed sharing with some pupils from Dragonflies class. The next book in the series is now underway and it is called 'Merry Christmas Pudsey'. A pupil from Y3 has shared his love of Thomas stories too and Mrs Scott recognised the hard work put in by two boys in Y4 Chaffinches using technology very effectively to write non-chronological reports. Mrs Scott and Miss Carpenter also enjoyed reading some descriptive narratives written by Y4 Nightingales. A Harry Potter play is also underway in Y5. Keep writing!

  

• Greswold pupils demonstrating values in and out of school.......and being rewarded!

  Thu 08 Dec 2022

  This week, Greswold entered a team into the annual School Games Dodgeball tournament, and guess what.....they won!  The outcome of the tournament is decided by the values displayed by each competing team and, at the culmination of the event, Greswold were voted as being the team who exhibited the best sportsmanship and the Spirit of the Games Values.  Well done to all the children involved.  It's great to see our pupils demonstrating our school values both in and out of school.   

  

• Blast off for year 5!

  Fri 02 Dec 2022

  This week, all year 5 pupils were treated to a fresh way of being immersed in their learning.  A mobile planetarium called WonderDome came to Greswold, allowing the children to experience space, planets and the solar system up close.  Thank you to the staff for organising such a powerful and inspiring experience for the children, something which will help to influence their knowledge, thinking and creativity in future cross-curricular lessons.   

  

• An unexpected visitor to thank the children for their kindness

  Fri 02 Dec 2022

  The children were treated to an unexpected visitor today in assembly!

   

  Pudsey arrived to show his appreciation for all of the children's fundraising efforts during the recent Children in Need day.  The day was a culmination of Kindness Week, organised by Miss Ceillam, who  explained the impact that the fundraising has had, especially on local community projects. 

  

• Impressive new venue for a night of drama, quality and mixed fortunes!

  Fri 02 Dec 2022

  The stadium of Solihull Moors at Damson Parkway was the new venue for the next round of the boys' large school football league on Thursday and what a memorable evening it was.  

   

  The incredibly exciting first game against Dorridge was quoted by Mr Hornsey as being 'The best game of school football I've seen and refereed in years!'.

   

  Although the team suffered their first loss of the season, eventually losing 4-2, the match was full of commitment, quality and fast flowing football, a perfect accompaniment to the current World Cup finals!

   

  Although disappointed to lose, Greswold took heart from their strong performance and used it to motivate themselves against Balsall Common, in their second match, eventually winning 3-0.  It marks a very strong start to the league season at the halfway point with 4 matches won out of 5.  Well done to all the players and for their families who continue to give wonderful support.  

  

• Local politicians and Greswold pupils working together! Another example of Greswold impacting the community

  Fri 25 Nov 2022

  Following on from a recent response to a pupil letter from The Royal Family regarding deforestation and climate change, Greswold have recently received another letter (see picture gallery) about the same subject, this time from Solihull MP Julian Knight.

   

  Not only does this demonstrate the school's aim to promote such important global issues and how our curriculum then inspires the curiosity of our pupils but it also shows what lengths staff go to to add purpose and context to whatever they teach.  Well done everyone. 

  

• Learning never stops, especially for our EYFS parents!

  Fri 25 Nov 2022

  On Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, we welcomed parents to join us in Nursery and Reception for a curriculum workshop. They joined in with a Phonics and Maths session and explored the classrooms and outside area with their child. We all had a wonderful time and the feedback was very positive.

   

  Reception parents commented:

  “It is lovely to see what you do”

  “I can’t believe my child knows how to split a word up”

  “ The little rhymes will stick in my head for me to support them at home”

   

  A Nursery parent commented, "Great experience…. Really got to understand what the kids are learning as well as what they get up to. Thanks for you getting us involved!!!"

   

  In the words of a child, “This is the best day of my life having you in my class mummy!”

  

• It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas....

  Thu 24 Nov 2022

  Friday marked the final day of entries to our annual PTA Christmas Decoration competition and, as always, everyone in school were in for a treat!  The entries were fabulous and will surely make the judging very difficult indeed.  Thank you to parents and families for providing their children wiht the chance to make such creative and unique decorations.  The Christmas trees, bought by the PTA, will arrive next week, and all of the entries will be used to decorate them, just in time for the festive period and the PTA Christmas Fayre on the 10th December.  The winners from each class will be awarded their prizes at our end of term House Point assembly in a couple of weeks time.  Well done children, you've made Greswold very proud once again!

  

• The first PTA event of the year is a cinema success!

  Tue 22 Nov 2022

  Over the last two Monday's, nearly 300 pupils from years' 1-6 have enjoyed a PTA Movie Night.  Along with their cushions and blankets, the children had several treats to accompany their viewing of the two films chosen, all provided for by the wonderful volunteers from the PTA.  Thank you to everyone involved.

  

• Greswold now has an elite Rubik's Cuber!

  Mon 21 Nov 2022

  Some wonderful news from year 5 from a few weeks ago.  Rudra in Elms was invited to take part in the Rubiks Cube National Championships. In the competition, the worlds fastest Rubik's Cubers were participating including the world record holder Max Park from the USA. Rudra did very well against the world's best and averaged 37 seconds in his 5 attempts, which means he is now part of the elite Rubik's Cubers in the country.  His family and everyone at Greswold are very proud of his achievements.  Well done Rudra.