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Well, I can't believe it, but school is out for the summer!
Today, we ended the term with our rainbow day, Governors' Awards and a leavers assemblies. What a celebration they all were.
We said goodbye to three members of staff (Miss Stone, Miss Dobb and Miss Martin) and wish them all well as they fly the Greasley nest. We also said goodbye to Sonny in Year 2 and our Year 6 leavers - what an emotional end!
We wish everyone a very happy summer and hope that everyone keeps safe and well.
This has been a very challenging year as we entered a post-pandemic phase and I can't thank all the staff enough for their dedication, hard work, drive and perseverance. We have had an amazing year, one where Ofsted acknowledged that we are a 'GOOD' school and have the capacity to keep on getting better! ... and that's what we will do in 2022-2023. We can't wait for further challenges and highs!
Over and out now!
Have fun making memories and thanks for all the patience, support and gifts (along with the kind words that mean the world!)
Mrs Bates :)
We are so proud of the children's performances yesterday. It was absolutely stunning. The singing was beautiful and there were some very memorable acting moments, which contributed to an overall excellent last show.
Thank to the year 5 children who supported with the singing too. It will be your turn next year!
What a fabulous way to end your primary school journey year 6.
Well done,
Mrs Parnell and Miss Marvin
Further Head Teachers’ Awards this week have been awarded to:
Alice – Blue 2 – For supporting another child in school when they were in a tricky situation. This showed bravery and confidence. I admire you for being there for a child, younger than yourself, when they needed a little bit of help. “There should be more Alice’s’ in the world,” said one parent 😊
Stanley – Yellow 1 – For his ‘Active Body and Active Mind’ this week in maths. He has been developing his understanding of 3D shapes with shape nets and also created an informative and well-drawn poster. Well done, Stanley
Jake – Yellow 1 – For ‘Overcoming his Obstacles’ with letter formations to develop well-formed and sized letters. He has also been developing his phonic knowledge to move up a book band. Well done on your excellent attitude towards learning, Jake.
Week Ending 15th July 2022
Head Teachers’ Awards this week have been awarded to:
Amelie – Blue 2 - For overcoming her obstacles and being creative in ways at home to support her emotions. Mrs Timson and I felt inspired by Amelie today after she introduced us to Julie and the Phantoms and the songs that she listens to, to make proactive and reflective choices.
Zara – Orange 1 - For fantastic progress in her writing, especially when remembering her full stops and capital letters.
Leo – Orange 1 – For fantastic effort with his writing. He thought about how to include his senses in his writing to describe the setting.
Such a busy week in school (and HOT!) The children have coped really well and continue to be committed to their learning.
Our Year 6 have been busy this week. At the beginning of the week, they were practising for their production at the end of term, receiving their SAT results and then off to their residential in Edale 😊 I look forward to the updates as reception there is so intermittent!
We welcomed new Reception children into school this week for their transitions days, and we can’t wait for them to start in September 😊
Next week is going to get hotter so please follow the below guidance for being in school during extreme weather temperatures:
Reminders for next week:
Concerts & Year 6 leavers’ event
Wednesday – Open Afternoon
Friday – LAST DAY
Enjoy the weekend everyone – stay safe! 😊
Take care,
Mrs Bates
I am so proud of our school choir.
This afternoon they performed so beautifully even in the extreme temperature. Their performance and singing ability shone.
Thank you so much to all the audience who came and enjoyed not only the performance but the scones and tea too. Thank to Steph in the kitchen.
Have a great weekend everyone.
Mrs. Parnell
What an amazing basketball rally after school tonight at Greasley. Two other schools attended and there was some amazing skill seen.
From the 5 matches played we won 3 of them! It was very evident that the whole basketball squad were learning to play as team the more they play.
Thank you to 2 girls (Ava and Nancy) who helped us out tonight to make our teams have the right number of girls in. Well done to everyone and the supporters too.
Mrs. Parnell
What an amazing day!.
Thank you to all the supporters who helped the event go so well with all your encouragement. Huge congratulations to all the children.
The combined results from the morning and afternoon are as follows:
3rd place - Green team
2nd place - Blue team
1st place - Black team
Thank you,
Mrs.Parnell
Such an amazing day yesterday seeing the whole school do their sports event.
Yesterday afternoon was as successful and smooth-running as the morning and the pressure from the crowds even meant that there was a teachers' race :)
Thank you to everyone who came along to enjoy it with it us and all the people who helped out. The burgers were well-appreciated from the kitchen and we were so pleased to see you all looking so happy and committed to school life.
A reminder of the results ...
1st - BLACK Team
2nd - WHITE Team
3rd - BLUE Team
A truly great day, and I am so pleased that the weather was kind to us :)
Thanks everyone for joining us and once again to Mrs Parnell (PE lead) for organising Have a good sleep after all the fresh air, cheering and competing,
Mrs Bates :)
WOW...what an amazing FIRST sports day for the Reception and Key Stage 1 children! The first in many years for the rest of the school and it went so smoothly.
Thank you to everyone who came along to enjoy it with it us. Thanks to Steph and the kitchen ladies for the breakfast and drinks. Thanks to Mrs Parnell for great organising and the staff for putting together their novelty races. THANK YOU CHILDREN...you were brilliant (and made my morning!)
A reminder of the results ...
1st - GREEN and BLUE Teams
2nd - RED and BLACK Teams
3rd - YELLOW Team 4th - WHITE Team
We can't wait for this afternoon to see the Key Stage 2 children compete (Years 3-6). The gates will open at about 1.05pm ready for a 1.30pm start. Take a seat when you arrive and Steph will have burgers, sausages and drinks ready to go for a great afternoon.
Thanks everyone for joining us and once again to Mrs Parnell (PE lead) for organising
What a great morning!
Mrs Bates :)
Week Ending 1st July 2022
Head Teachers’ Awards this week have been awarded to:
Aleksi – Orange 2 – For a fabulously exciting piece of independent writing.
Harry – Yellow 1 – For his writing, based on the book ‘Ocean Meets Sky’. He has taken great care to include many details from the class book, plus his own ideas! All of this recorded with joined up handwriting and super pace!
Evie – Yellow 1 – For her diary entry based on the book, ‘Ocean Meets Sky’. She included thoughtful character descriptions. All of which were presented beautifully with joined up handwriting and careful spelling.
Lucy – Yellow 1 – for her progress in writing. It has been evident over the last couple of pieces that Lucy is now pushing herself to write at pace. However, she has managed to maintain superb content and presentation whilst writing more.
Imogen – Indigo 2 – For making amazing progress in maths! Her test results are a testament to her fantastic hard work and determination. What a super star!
Matilda – Yellow 2 – For creating 3 different movements in preparation for designing our own pop-up books. Matilda used careful attention to detail and imagination.
Hugo – Yellow 2 – For using his phonics to carefully write instructions to build a boat. Well done, Hugo!
George – Green 1 – For his incredible effort and determination in reading and writing. George has made amazing progress in reading and is showing great enthusiasm. He is taking any constructive criticism to better his writing.
The Playground Leaders – For being so incredibly organised and leading the younger children so well in playing and leading games for them at lunchtime.
This week has been assessment week – an opportunity for children to show what they have learnt and retained this term (and year), with the hope that expected progress has been made. Of course, not all children achieve their true potential in tests. Therefore, the NFER tests, that we use, help to inform teachers assessments, which will be shared with you at the end of the academic year when reports go home (Friday 15th July 2022).
During the afternoons, this week, it has been Multi-Faith Week, whereby we have learnt about different faiths across the world and the way in which religions view how the world was created. There have been many planned visitors, including:
YR The bible story in school with Vicar Denise Dodd
Y1 Islam Visitor
Y2 The Creation Bible Story in school with Vicar Denise Dodd
Y3 Walk to St Marys to see Vicar Denise Dodd
Y4 Islam Visitor
Y5 Hindu Education Support Services
Y6 Sikhs (SCYS) visitors
I have seen some of the visitors and workshops this week, and in many rooms you could ‘hear a pin drop’. We have spoken to the children about learning from people who ‘live and breathe’ these religions and how much we gain from true experiences. The children have looked at resources, tried clothing on, asked good questions, been reflective and showed true respect to the visitors. I have been very proud and experienced first-hand how well the week has been planned and received. Thanks to Mr Khan and Mr Honey for planning the week and arranging so many visits, visitors and workshops.
This afternoon, Mr Honey led a reflective assembly celebrating some of the work children had done over Multi-Faith Week. It was great that different children were able to bring/show/explain what they have learned about the creation story for the religion they have studied.
All in all, the children really showed their ability to be ‘Inclusive yet Individual’ and show their ‘Respect and Acceptance’.
I have been very proud of the whole school in many ways! Despite the children sitting through many assessments, it has been a great week and the children have really shone J
See you next week … get ready for Monday’s sports day! EXCITING… the first one in years! J
A reminder to view the communication about staffing for September 2022 (which is due to go out today). Children will find out their new class teacher on Tuesday and on Wednesday we will have our transition day, where children get to meet their new teacher in their new classroom.
Have a relaxing weekend, everyone!
Mrs Bates