On Saturday Ghyll Royd hosted the finale to the Wharfedale League’s Cross Country season. Three teams from Ghyll Royd ran two laps of the gruelling course in the cold, windy March weather. Well done to all who have taken part...
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How does your garden grow?
The Great Explorers hopped onto the Ghyll Royd minibus and took a trip to the Stephen Smith’s Garden Centre this week. The trip was part of the ‘Understanding the World’ section of the Early Years Curriculum, learning about how things...
Drama Club!
Drama Club returned for most pupils this week, but for Forms 3 and 4 it was the first time meeting Mrs Hughes due to last week’s trip to Headingley Water Treatment Works. Drama Club will run every Friday lunchtime for...
Thinking Outside the Classroom
Mr Laycock took Form 4 outside for a problem-solving Maths time challenge. In pairs or groups of three, we had a series of Maths questions we had to find the answers to. For example: George had 19 stickers that he...
Form 5 Artwork
Form 5 have got the Ilkley Carnival covered! Literally. Pupils have been getting creative making brochure covers for the much-anticipated event. This year’s Carnival begins on the 1st May 2017 with an “At the Movies” theme. In Mrs Smith’s Art Room, the...
Skipton Drama Festival Winners 2017
On Monday evening, the Skipton Drama Festival took place in the Town Hall. The Festival celebrates Junior and Senior Drama groups from Menston, Otley and Burley. Crispin and Ramsay, both from Form 6, took to the stage to perform their...
Europa League Champions!
On Friday afternoon, Ghyll Royd’s U11 boys’ football team went to Ben Rhydding for the last leg of the Europa League tournament. The Europa League is the second-tier of the Astro Football League. First Ghyll Royd faced Menston Primary and...
Form 6 dig for First World War centenary
Pupils have been busy planting trees to commemorate the end of the First World War. Around 450 trees will be planted by Form 6 and Mr Martin to mark the 100th anniversary. The trees have been donated by the Woodland Trust...
Trip to Headingley Water Treatment Works
Forms 3 and 4 put on their hard hats and hi-vis for a trip to Headingley Water Treatment Works. We were first introduced to the water cycle and found out where the water we use every day comes from. We...
Stay and Play – Friday 3rd March 2017
On Friday, our weekly Stay and Play session saw plenty of new faces visiting Ghyll Royd for the first time. Mrs Coultas led the Little Notes session by encouraging the children to dance to the music. We made crashing thunder and...
