This week class1 have continued to explore ways to sort trees and plants. Thank you for your support with their homework! In maths we have contined to compare amounts of money. We will be looking at how giving change works next week. In RE the children have looked at stories that are special to Muslims and have explored what happens in a Mosque. We have a busy week next week with our Trip to Thorpe Perrow on Monday and the trip on Friday for the KS1 children in the morning to

As the children have been taking part in a school play all about Robin Hood we thought it would be a good idea to look at the story of Robin in our Guided Reading sessions. The children loved reading all of the different tales that Robin was involved in and we acted a few of the scenes out too. After a few battles in class with the evil Sheriff we wrote down our answers in our books and even drew what we thought Robin's hideaway would look like based on the text. The children

Greetings from Bewerley Park - this is our dorm block. The boys have the front end and the girls have the back block. Unfortunately the inside is not fit for photography after looking like a suitcase explosion within 5 minutes of arrival 😉. We prefer it outside anyway, where we have a huge playing field and lots of activities to amuse us. We've had an action-packed day. Everybody arose bright and early and started the day with a cooked breakfast before heading out for a day

Ripon Rural Partnership - Grewelthorpe CE School Job Vacancy - Lunchtime Supervisor We would like to recruit a friendly and committed Lunchtime Supervisor to join our team at Grewelthorpe school. This role will support the smooth running of the lunchtime break, supervising the children and ensuring their safety at all times. You will work closely with staff to support the children whilst they have their lunch and whilst playing for the remainder of the period outside in the p

We've had a great first day at Bewereley Park. We unpacked our bags, chose our bunks and made our beds (perhaps the most challenging task of the day) and then headed straight off to Brimham rocks for some rock-climbing challenges. We had to work as a team, listen carefully and push ourselves out of our comfort zone and through some quite tight spaces. We all then had a great dinner, used the tuck shop and have done some orienteering and played lots of football and blockie.

This week the children have looked at different flowering plants,made comparisons between their leaves and flowers and named the main parts. In maths EYFS have been making and counting sets of 20 objects. We have tried to stay cool with calm mindful activities like colouring, drawing and water play. The EYFS children had a shady forest school with lots of making. They have been amazing at coping with the heatwave! Well done class 1!

Yesterday we all had a great time to visit Leeds Art Gallery; it was a welcome relief to be inside a cool building to spend the day. We spent sometime admiring the different styles of art, from Victorian oil paintings, to a mixture of mediums to paint portraits, to modern sculpture and, well, lots of other 'art' pieces known as contemporary, which required lots of open-mindedness to interpret which was lots of fun. It was a wonderful experience to get the chance to appreciate

Yesterday we all had a great time to visit Leeds Art Gallery; it was a welcome relief to be inside a cool building to spend the day. We spent sometime admiring the different styles of art, from Victorian oil paintings, to a mixture of mediums to paint portraits, to modern sculpture and, well, lots of other 'art' pieces known as contemporary, which required lots of open-mindedness to interpret which was lots of fun. It was a wonderful experience to get the chance to appreciate

This week class 1 have been learning about the different plants and trees in our school grounds and locality . They have learnt to look carefully , sort and record their findings . We compared the bark rubbings the children made and the different leaf types. We sorted wild and garden flowers and made detailed sketches . In RE EYFS talked about the bible story of David and Goliath and KS1 looked at the features of a mosque. In English we have started learning about Kennings

The children have been working hard on their singing skills again with Mrs Longstaff this week, and they are sounding amazing! We have a really talented bunch of singers and I love seeing how much their confidence has grown too as they perform their songs to the rest of the class. They have also been working on some of the songs for the school play, but I promised Mr B not to give any spoilers away for the upcoming performance so I won't say too much about that; you'll have t

Over the last 6 weeks children in Year 5 and 6 have been developing their leadership skills in anticipation of leading fun lunchtime games to KS1 children. They have learnt about the key roles and responsibilities of a leader and how to set up and lead small games and activities to others. They have developed their confidence when speaking in front of small groups and started to recognise how to adapt and change games depending upon the needs of the group they are leading. Th

The Year 1 and 2 children have continued their maths topic of Measures with Miss Lawton. In Geography the children have continued to explore the school and village locality using simple maps . The Year 1 and 2 children worked together to draw maps and give each other directions to follow using small play people . In English the children learnt a poem called Hands by Julia Donaldson and performed it beautifully ! Have a lovely weekend everyone .

This week we have been learning about a really important area with the children and we have been looking at money. The children have been looking at the different values of the coins, and then playing games to create different amounts with a partner. They loved the challenge of trying to see how many coins they needed and working out how to make the same totals in different ways. By the end of the lesson they were all experts with money and they were able to solve the problem

Today was our time to experience a whole day with our local artist. She uses the natural world as inspiration for designs and artwork. She focuses on mark making and depth of tone to create wonderful pieces. The children worked with care to use their own stimulus to create texture, depth and design into their own pieces. It was intricate work but they've produced some wonderful pieces. And I don't know if you're aware but, we do happen to be putting on a production which is t

It was lovely to see the children after the holiday . This week we have been looking at maps of the school ground . Key stage 1 children labelled the features they could see and sorted them into physical and human features . The EYFS children explored our school grounds and created a map and model of the school . We talked about maps being an aerial view . In maths we have been looking at different coins and counting out given amounts - tricky ! EYFS have been ordering number

Every Tuesday we have French with Mr Breckon and the children get to work on their language skills. This week Class 2 have been learning about stationery and how to explain what's in their pencil cases. They have worked really hard to learn all the French words for the classroom stationery and took part in some speaking and listening tasks where they explained their pencil case contents for a partner to guess. The children love these sessions and every week I'm amazed by how

To tie in with our celebrations around the school being 150 years old, we went on a whole school trip to the work house in Ripon so we could see what life was like in in the 1870s. Once the children had recovered from the shock of being told that there was no internet back then we toured the museum and took part in lots of different activities. We learned all about the different jobs the children had to do around the house and took turns polishing, setting the tables, sweepin

We celebrated our 150th anniversary last week and to add some context to the celebration, we visited the Ripon Workhouse and focused on what life was like back in 1876. We first visited the Court House to experience how harsh laws were for those who were poor and found themselves in difficult times. We role-played the real case of a boy who had stolen bread First we met the court staff, the magistrate, clerk, usher and police officier Then we met the accused, with the police

This week the children enjoyed a whole school trip to Ripon Workhouse Museum . They learnt about what life was like in 1876. This was the year our school opened so it helped put the history of the school into perspective. Have a super half term next week !

SATs week is always a full-on time for year six. They have sat multiple exams and worked in such a studious manner, with dedication and commitment - they have absolutely done our school proud. jubilant scenes as the SATs were declared over for 2026 - well done year 6 - you're awesome In our history lessons, we've been studying how farming was crucial to the survival of the Maya. They lived in a hot, tropical climate with wet and dry seasons. In order to yield the best harves

This week the children have been using adjectives and concentrating on using full stops and capital letters in their writing. They have written diary entries today . In maths the EYFS children have been exploring recognising the amount of 6 and 7 as 5 as a bit more. In KS1 the children have continued to learn about time . This week they have focused on hours in a day and looking at quarter to the hour. The children have each made a flower or something colourful to decorate t

Once again the sun has (sort of) been shining and between the hail and the rain we've managed to get outside and to keep working on our tennis skills with Mr Whitford. The children have been improving their serving skills and learning how to get the ball over the net (they've also been getting it over the school fence a few times too so I'm sure there are now some tennis balls rolling around in the village!). They have loved the sessions though and we have some amazing player

Become a Parent Governor We are looking for enthusiastic parents and carers to join our Local Academy Council (LAC) as Parent Governors. This is a vital role in helping shape the strategic direction of our school, supporting and challenging leadership, and ensuring the best possible outcomes for our pupils. No previous experience in education is required, just a commitment to the role, a willingness to learn, and the ability to work as part of a team. Full induction and t

This week both EYFS and KS1 have enjoyed forest school sessions with Mrs Longstaff. In maths the KS1 children have been counting in 5s to tell the time and the EYFS children have been looking further at double numbers and relating that to odds and evens . We have looked at how London is different because of The Great Fire Of London and have produced some great writing by sequencing the story of Little Red Riding Hood . In RE the KS1 children have listened to sories about Prop