Children in Form 6 have all received their entrance letters to Hogwarts this week! Mr Coleman and Mrs Marshall have been teaching the class all about the brilliant fantasy story of Harry Potter. In their most recent English lesson, pupils...
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We’re Going on a Bear Hunt!
Great Explorers and Reception joined visitors from the local area on a bear hunt with Pyjama Drama! Elizabeth Archer from Pyjama Drama came into school on Friday to perform with the children. After setting the stage, collecting our imaginary tickets,...
Putting Practice Makes Perfect!
Gabriel in Form 2’s golf season is in full swing and he’s been getting lots of practice in after school. Following on from the previous week’s win, Gabriel played the next event of the Tigers Club Medal at Leeds Golf...
Plant Spotting!
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...
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...