Forms 3 and 4 have been learning about living things and their environments. In their science lessons this week they have been focusing on how the plant kingdom could be divided into smaller groups. They discussed the four groups which...
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Wednesday Welly Walk!
On our Wednesday welly walk, Great Explorers and Reception went on a minibeast hunt! We’re learning about minibeasts this term. Great Explorers are focusing on dragonflies, butterflies, snails and ladybirds, whilst Reception are asking the question: ‘are all minibeasts scary?’...
Ghyll Royd Awarded Gold by the Woodland Trust
Ghyll Royd School and Pre-School has been awarded a Gold Award by the National Woodland Trust. The Ilkley Primary School has been awarded for its consistent involvement in green activities including tree planting, visiting local woodland, reducing carbon emissions through...
Pretty in Print!
Forms 5 and 6 are starting to see their lino printing turn into Tartan! For their learning topic all about the Stuarts, pupils have been making scottish kilts using lino and paint on cotton fabric. The printing process takes time...
Mrs Ellis’s Race for Life for Cancer Research UK
Mrs Ellis will be running the Race for Life in Ilkley on the Sunday 17th June 2018. The 5k run is in aid of Cancer Research UK with thousands of participants taking part to help this worthy cause. 1 in 2...
Outdoor Poetry
Form Two used their senses to describe the school grounds in an outdoor, multisensory English lesson. Here are a couple of their poems. Poem 1 I can see a huge, massive, colossal, thick tree. I can hear the humming of...
Achievements All Around
The last week of the Spring term was filled with congratulations and celebrations for our multi-talented pupils! Our last Commendations Assembly was filled with stories of success, wins, and acts of care and courtesy by pupils across the school. The...
Ghyllstonbury Festival 2018!
Ghyll Royd School, Pre-School and Nursery are excited to bring you Ghyllstonbury – a one-off mini festival celebrating another brilliant school year! As a leading Primary school and after a string of successes in Sport, Art, Music, Drama, Entrance Exams...
T-Evie Design Wins Ilkley Carnival Competition!
If you see Evie in Form 6 around school this week, her smile will be even bigger than usual, as it has been announced that she is this year’s winner of the Ilkley Carnival Cover Competition! Her bright and dazzling...
Key Stage One in Bloom
Pupils in Forms 1 and 2 visited Harlow Carr Gardens to learn about how things grow. The Gardens are a great place to visit for Primary School children, as they can explore and learn in the beautiful outdoors. The classes...
