Welcome to the Grayswood CE School newsletter, bringing you an update of what's been happening as we return for the Summer Term.

We kicked off a sunny start to the new term with a fun game of Rounders in the school playground!

As the weather improves, we always try and get outside as much as possible. Please do ensure to apply sunscreen to children before School each morning, and send them in with a hat and a bottle of water.

"I have had the pleasure of working at Grayswood for the past 5 years and have loved it. As with all jobs, there are challenges, but it has been very rewarding. However, that isn’t where my history with Grayswood starts; my children have all been here, the first three when it was an infant school only and then the fourth was here during the transition to a junior school, so was here for 7 years.  I also attended Grayswood many, many years ago when you could go in the woods at playtimes and when we all got milk in little bottles at break time!

I decided to offer to become a Staff Governor to be able to give something back to the school; the staff have a good relationship here and I hope to be able to feed that back to the governing body and progress that relationship further."

Vote for Grayswood School!

Voting continues to be open for our Tesco's Stronger Starts fundraiser, where we are hoping to win funding for our Outdoor Play Project.

You can place your vote in both the Haslemere and Midhurst Express stores until the end of June 2024.

Please get voting and fingers crossed we receive a grant award of up to £1,500 towards further improvements to the playground!

Year 4 Cycling Success

This month saw our Year 4 class take part in the Bikeability Level 1 course. Provided by Surrey County Council, the morning tuition covers learning such as how to maintain your bike, to how to ride and be aware of your surroundings.

Our thanks to Oliver Lamb of Keystone Homes for installing our new bike rack just in time which was much needed!

Year 3 Trip

Last week, Kingfishers had a fantastic and informative trip to Haslemere museum to support their learning on Ancient Egyptians.

The children got to experience the process of mummification, including mummifying their own soft toy! Lots of fun was had in the process and no one got hurt! 

Year 2 Head To The Pool

Summer term sees our Year 2 class begin their weekly swimming lessons at The Herons swimming centre. The children were so excited, as though it was their birthday AND Christmas Day at the same time, really looking forward to being able to swim with their friends.

Even though there were some nerves, every child gave the swimming a really good go and all came out smiling and talking excitedly about what they had just experienced. A brilliant first session for the class!

World Earth Week

This year, Grayswood have taken Earth day a little further and held an Earth Week. The theme of this year is Planet vs. Plastic and time has been dedicated to raising awareness and inspiring action to tackle the various environmental challenges facing our planet. Each class had a particular focus e.g. plastic pollution, water pollution, litter and climate change .

All children engaged really well and made thoughtful and considerate contributions, demonstrating how passionate they are about protecting our planet and providing a better future for generations to come. The children have been recycling soft plastics in the lunch hall, washing up yoghurt pots, and making eco planters using seeds from food waste.

Haslemere Master Chef Event

Grayswood Eco Warriors need your help designing a healthy and environmentally friendly lunchbox.

The Eco Warriors will choose their favourite entry which they will then make and take to Woolmer Hill School to be judged, along with the other Haslemere schools. 

Challenge: To design a healthy and environmentally friendly lunchbox.

Please submit your entry to your class teacher by

Friday 10th May 2024

More details can be found in your Class Friday Notes

Message from our Inclusion Manager

We have several pupils in our school with selective mutism.  To find out more about his anxiety-based condition, please see the links below.

The Do's and Don'ts When Interacting with a Child with Selective Mutism

Selective mutism: 'People think I'm rude but I'm frozen with fear'

Good attendance is not just valuable, it's essential. Good attendance promotes good outcomes for pupils and provides them with the very best opportunity to reach their potential.

We regularly track the attendance for each child and communicate with parents where any concerns may be emerging. The government class attendance below 90% is as 'persistently absent' and under 50% 'severely absent'.

The percentage attendance figures for each class as a whole in April are:

Running Club

After such huge success last year, we have loved having our lunchtime Running Club back this term.

The children have put in a super effort and shown great perseverance to see how many laps of the green they can complete - doing it all with massive smiles on their faces!

Our thanks to Mrs. Taylor and all the parent helpers who make Running Club possible!

Hosting a party? 

A reminder that you can hire our school hall for your parties, events or clubs. It's available after school, at weekends and during the school holidays.

To find out more please contact Mrs Simpson, our School Business Manager, on sbm@grayswood.surrey.sch.uk