Great Explorers are s-sounding out ‘a’ and ‘s’ in their phonics lessons this week. We have been learning about the ‘a’ sound and the ‘s’ sound. We coloured in an ‘S’ shaped snake, and using the whiteboard we drew out...
Category Archives: School News - Page 22
Swedish Pen Pals
Children from Rångedala School, an elementary school in Borås, Sweden have sent letters to our Form 6 class. The letter exchange was organised by Ghyll Royd’s Specialist Art Teacher Miss Smith and Rångedala’s Art Teacher Ms Nicola Fast. Pupils have...
World Religion Day 2018
Each Form explored the beliefs and traditions of a different religion for World Religion Day last week. In Forms 1 and 2, pupils focused on Buddhism. The children looked at the Eightfold Path: the eight different ways of practicing Buddhism...
Do You Wanna Build a Snowman…Biscuit?
Great Explorers enjoyed icing their own melted snowman biscuits with Miss Coulton on Friday. As the children continue to learn about the polar regions, they each had a digestive biscuit to ice and decorate. The snowman’s head was made out...
Which Carries More Water?
Reception’s learning challenge topic this term focuses on Winter Weather. In their Maths lesson, pupils used their own bottles to see which container held more water. The children would fill up their water bottles from the tap then pour it...
Stay and Play – 19.01.2018
We’ve had a brilliant start to 2018 in our Early Years department. Little Adventurers have lots of newly turned 2 year olds attending nursery for the very first time. We’ve also welcomed new faces to our Stay and Play sessions....
Pupils LOVE Tennis Workshop
Following in the footsteps of Yorkshire tennis star Kyle Edmund, this week Key Stage One pupils enjoyed a workshop with a local pro. Adam from Ilkley Tennis Club coached children in Reception, Form 1 and Form 2 the basics of...
Exploring on Ilkley Moor!
On Ilkley Moor with their wooly hats, the Great Explorers set off on a mini adventure. We were buckled into our car seats in the minibus and drove up to the tops of Ilkley Moor. Once there we went on...
Digital da Vinci’s Enjoy New Curriculum
The start of a new term has brought with it an exciting new addition to the curriculum. Digital Art is an extension of the wonderfully enriched arts offering here at Ghyll Royd School, in addition to our Art, Pottery, Drama...
Wharfedale League Cross Country
On Saturday, pupils from 12 local primary schools competed in the Wharfedale Cross Country League event at Ilkley Rugby Club. This event was organised by Burley & Woodhead CoE Primary School on Saturday 20th January 2018. Ghyll Royd pupils competed...
