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Year 6 Storytellers

Form 6 pupils got creative making their own storybooks in their last few English lessons at Ghyll Royd. They could choose any topic, genre or idea they wanted to explore. Each child pitched a story idea to the class and...

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Handwriting Competition Winner

Sophie in Form 4 impressed Rotary Club members with her beautiful handwriting! The annual Ilkley Rotary Club Handwriting Competition encourages schoolchildren in Year 4 to submit handwritten pieces to display their best penmanship. There is an overall winning school and...

Outdoor Observations

Great Explorers and Reception were extra observant during last week’s welly walk. Great Explorers We went on a leaf hunt. When we found a leaf, we described it to Mrs Johnson and Miss Coulton. We had to use the different...

How Do You Describe a Film Trailer?

Mr Nicholson’s Form 5 class put their creative writing skills to the test by writing audio descriptions for film trailers. William said: “We’ve written audio descriptions for the ‘Titanic’ film trailer which describes what is happening on the screen.” Phoebe...

Welcome to the Sixties!

Form 6 have taken a step back in time to the 1960s for their main learning topic this term. Pupils have been fascinated by the styles, music and the historical changes made through the era and have been keen to...