Teaching Assistant Miss King went to Ghana over October half term to help teach young children with Church on the Way. Before her trip, Miss King asked parents and staff for donations of paint, tin foil, brushes, and other art...
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Remembrance Day Assembly
In Friday’s assembly pupils presented what they had learnt during Poppy Week. Every year leading up to Remembrance Day, Ghyll Royd School holds Poppy Week to get children thinking about the significance of the events in the First and Second World...
The Best Things About Autumn!
Little Adventurers spent last week thinking about what makes Autumn great, taking part in lots of fun new activities. Following on from a weekend of bonfire parties, the children talked about what they had been up to then created some...
Who’s Awake When We’re Asleep?
Great Explorers learnt the difference between nocturnal and diurnal animals this week as part of their learning topic about day and night. We put on our wellies and waterproofs and went outside to the forest. On the trees there were...
Into the Woods
Great Explorers and Reception ventured into the woodland for their first welly walk of the school year. Mrs Johnson, Miss Coulton and Mrs Watson led the way into the forest area and to a campfire where we all sat around....
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...
Ghyll Royd Beach Party Play Date!
Three to five year olds were invited to Ghyll Royd Pre-School on Friday morning for a brand new event! The Ghyll Royd Beach Party is part of a series of play dates which encourages outdoor learning and building friendships. The...
Pre-School Set Sail!
Great Explorers and Reception have set sail on their learning topic for the term, ‘What lives on and under the sea?’ When we returned to school on Monday there was a giant bottle in our classroom with a piece of...
Ghyll Royd App Update
Earlier in the year we launched the Ghyll Royd School and Pre-School app. The app allows parents to stay up-to-date with news, the School calendar, and many other fantastic features at their fingertips. The free app is available for Apple...
Ghyll Royd Sports Day 2017
The annual Ghyll Royd School Sports Day took place on Friday 26th May and had all years competing in the various races, competitions and events over the course of the day. With water bottles filled and sun cream applied the...
