Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• London Mozart Players and Grayshott Concerts

  Fri 29 Nov 2019

  On Thursday 21^sNovember we welcomed two musicians from the London Mozart Players to perform and work with the children. After a mini introduction in assembly, the musicians presented their instruments to pupils in KS2, with children taking part in a question and  answer session before many of them being given the opportunity to ‘have a go’ on a Violin or a Cello.   

  Children in Year 3 took part in a workshop where they learned how to play a simple piece on the Violin or the Cello which then became part of a class performance in the whole school concert at the end of the day which included many different styles and a lot of audience and even teacher participation.  It was wonderful to see how some of the children became totally engrossed in the music.

  We would like to thank Grayshott Concerts who funded this day for us - they run a series of Classical Music Concerts in Grayshott each year as well as opportunities like this for the local community.

  

• Music News

  Thu 28 Nov 2019

  We enjoyed some fantastic performances from our pupils who played instruments this morning at their Music Assembly. Next week on Thursday Purple class have their Recorder Assembly at 9.05am and would like to warmly invite parents/carers to come and hear what their children have been learning on the recorder this term.  Our thanks to Mrs Buxton for organising all of our musical events.

   

   

• Gold Class Visit to Council Offices

  Fri 22 Nov 2019

  On Tuesday this week, as part of the British Values strand of our curriculum, Gold class spent the morning at East Hampshire District Council offices. They were treated to a tour of the departments, for example, environmental health, planning, taxi licensing and transport. The students were then lucky enough to have a ‘Q&A' session with Gill Kneller, Chief Executive of East Hants Council; Ferris Cowper, our local District Councillor and Floss Mitchell our County Councillor. The children asked excellent questions about the council’s role in their lives. The councillors were grilled on topics such as the lack of bus transport from Headley to secondary schools and what they were doing to tackle climate change.  They asked the councillors and officer what their proudest and toughest decisions had been too.  After this, Gold class engaged in a real debate in the council chamber.  Our children debated the importance of using Ecosia search engine against the impact of boycotting palm oil on the planet’s health.  They listened very well to each other, responded to each other’s points and stated their case incredibly well.  Chairman Toby Spiller wielded his gavel expertly! Councillors and council staff present were very impressed by their conviction and debating skills. We received an email from Cllr Cowper after the event, in which he said:

   

  ‘I wanted to tell you how proud I was of your year 6 group when they took part in National Takeover day.'

  'The pupils showed a real interest, took part with enthusiasm and engaged extensively with officers and councillors.'

   

  We would like to thank EHDC for opening their doors to our students. It was a worthwhile experience.

• PlayPod Scrapstore

  Fri 15 Nov 2019
  Our PlayPod opened on Monday and has already transformed our playground at lunchtime. Children and staff have responded enthusiastically and it has been wonderful to see children of all ages playing together, solving problems and being creative!

  

• Children in Need

  Fri 15 Nov 2019
  Thank you to everyone who sent in a donation for Children In Need. The whole school looked very yellow and spotty today!  Some of our children were interviewed for BBC Radio Surrey & Sussex at Applegarth on Friday afternoon so please check the BBC website/social media pages for more details.  We will let you know how much we raised in the newsletter next week.

• Parking at Grayshott Pottery

  Mon 11 Nov 2019
  Grayshott Pottery have asked parents not to use their carpark at the end of the school day for the rest of the autumn term as this is their busiest period. Please help us to maintain good relationships with our neighbours and respect their wishes. Thank you

• Remembrance Sunday

  Sun 10 Nov 2019
  It was lovely to see so many of our children representing a range of organisations at St Luke's church and the village war memorial for the remembrance service on Sunday. They all behaved impeccably, demonstrating our school value of respect. 

• School Cook Vacancy

  Fri 08 Nov 2019
  Our catering service, HC3S, is currently advertising for a school cook to work at Grayshott Primary School. Please see the vacancies page for more information. 

• New Crossing!

  Thu 07 Nov 2019

  Over the half term pedestrian crossings were put in place between the two school buildings and the path from the Pottery gate separated from the car park. Thank you to Grayshott Parish Council who have made this project possible through the Community Infrastructure Levy. Well done to our Junior Road Safety Officers for coming up with these ideas to make our school even safer. 

   

• Poppies!

  Thu 07 Nov 2019
  We are now selling Poppies, Wristbands, Reflectors, Friendship Bracelets and Snap Bands so please ensure your child brings in some change if you wish to support The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal in this way.  Thank you.