SCHOOL NEWS: Sport Relief fun for Greenfylde pupils
Posted: 20th March 2016
GREENFYLDE First School at Ilminster had lots of fun on Friday (March 18, 2016) to support Sport Relief. Children donated to the charity to come in sports clothing and Greenfylde had a range of footballers, horse riders, tae kwondo experts and dancers in school. They took part in street dance classes and all children ran the sports relief mile with Key Stage 2 pupils…
SCHOOL NEWS: Gym-tastic pupils show off their skills
Posted: 8th March 2016
A GROUP of children at Greenfylde First School in Ilminster took part in a gymnastics competition held at the Orchard Gymnastics centre in Yeovil. Around 90 children from all different schools from across Somerset took part and it gave the Greenfylde youngsters, who had spent time with specialist coach Germaine Tuff, the opportunity to show off a routine they had learnt…
SCHOOL NEWS: Dressing up for World Book Day at Sunny Ile
Posted: 8th March 2016
THE children at the Sunny Ile Pre-School had lots of fun last week when they took part in World Book Day 2016. They arrived at school – which is based on the Greenfylde First School site in Ilminster – dressed as their favourite book characters. They had a great time dressing up and sharing books from home. The children were also visited by pupils of Greenfylde First…
SCHOOL NEWS: World Book Day at Greenfylde
Posted: 8th March 2016
WORLD Book Day at Greenfylde First School in Ilminster saw Year Three pupils enjoy the opportunity of going to share a story with the school’s youngest children. The pupils shared books together with the “little ones” at the Sunny IlePre-School which shares the same site at Greenfylde. Claire Oaten, headteacher, said: “A love of reading can give enjoyment for life and…
SCHOOL NEWS: Top gear for Greenfylde
Posted: 8th March 2016
YEAR Three children from Greenfylde First School in Ilminster have enjoyed finding out what life is like as an amateur rally car driver. Julian Wilkes visited with his rally car giving all the children an opportunity to sit in the driving seat and look at the engine. He talked to the children about the safety clothing he and his navigator need to wear, the preparation…
SCHOOL NEWS: Pupils excited by new playground plans
Posted: 7th March 2016
IDEAS and thoughts abounded when Greenfylde First School and Swanmead School pupils were invited to look at the new playground plans for the Recreation Ground in Ilminster. Cllr Sophie Storey, of Ilminster Town Council, and the town clerk, Joy Norris, met with the young people during an afternoon at Greenfylde so that the young people could be among the first to see the…
SCHOOL NEWS: High-speed link road over Herne Hill?
Posted: 7th March 2016
DON’T PANIC! The headline might sound rather alarming, but it was just the title for a fictitious debate carried out by pupils from Greenfylde First School in Ilminster. As part of Greenfylde’s lessons for Forest School, some Year Four pupils spent the day in two teams preparing for a debate over whether there should be a new high-speed link road built over Herne Hill…
SCHOOL NEWS: Pilgrimage to Wells Cathdedral
Posted: 7th March 2016
YEAR Four pupils at Greenfylde First School in Ilminster have enjoyed the first of their Leavers’ Events ready for the move to middle school in September. The visit to Wells is very special as it takes the form of a pilgrimage where the children think about their life journey and everything they have achieved so far and where they are going next, knowing the support that…
SCHOOL NEWS: Flying the flag for Midsummer Experience
Posted: 4th March 2016
THE winner of a competition to design a flag to be flown outside the Ilminster Town Council offices during this year’s Midsummer Experience has been announced as Chloe Mattravers of Greenfylde First School. The competition was run by the town council following discussions with representatives of Wadham, Swanmead and Greenfylde schools and organised in conjunction with…
SCHOOL NEWS: Great Fire of London comes to life at Neroche
Posted: 3rd March 2016
HISTORY came to life at Neroche Primary School at Broadway when children had a surprise visit from a travelling historian to explain more about the Great Fire of London. The historian shared artefacts and created a timeline of the main events of the fire of 1666. The children had to work really hard to get their 17th Century water pumps working in order to put out a…
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