Category Archives: Early Years

Dream Workshops for Disney Fans!

Primary school children are swapping the swimming pool for the stage this summer as they have been taking part in holiday drama workshops. Performance Drama School, ran by Ghyll Royd Drama teacher Mrs Sue Hughes, has been running holiday workshops...

Forest Schools 2017

Each term we welcome Mrs Woods to Ghyll Royd who teaches valuable skills through outdoor learning. Children from ages 3-11 each enjoy their Forest School lesson where they can grow in confidence, and enhance their communication and concentration skills as...

See You in September!

We had our last Stay & Play of the school year on Friday. Lots of boys and girls brought their parents along to our final music, art and play session. Upstairs, we moved around, played together and made some funky...

Teddy Bears’ Picnic

Reception brought their favourite teddy into school for a special end of year picnic. Earlier in the week we made buns in the kitchen with Mrs Hudson ready for our picnic on Thursday. On Thursday morning we iced the buns...

Great Explorers Say Goodbye

Mrs Johnson and Miss Coulton waved goodbye to their lovely 2016-17 Great Explorers with a thank you afternoon for parents and children. Tea, juice and biscuits were served as everyone reminisced on a wonderful year at Ghyll Royd Pre-School. They...

Pyjama Disco

On Friday afternoon Form 6 hosted a Pyjama Disco for the entire school to enjoy. At 2.30pm, pupils in all years changed into their pyjamas and enjoyed an afternoon of fun, games and dancing. Disco Joe was an excellent DJ...

A Tuesday Treat!

The Great Explorers went on a trip to Skipton on Tuesday for playtime and ice-cream! Mrs Johnson and Miss Coulton took us to Billy Bob’s in the mini bus. We were on our best behaviour as we knew we had to...

Never Miss a Moment

Have you downloaded the Ghyll Royd App? The app helps you keep up to date with the latest school news and events on-the-go. PLUS, push notifications are now LIVE, which means that you will receive updates, reminders and daily changes...

Headteacher’s Blog 2017

Dear Parents, Grandparents and Friends in the Community, As another busy and exciting school year draws to a close, I’d like to share with you some of the key milestones and also take this opportunity to share with you our...