Blog by Steph P

On Tuesday 21st October, our school councillors set off at 5.45am for their journey to London, they had a busy and exciting day ahead! We were visiting the houses of Parliament.

When we arrived, the children had a tour of the house of Lords and got so see lots of important meeting rooms, as…

Today started with a yummy breakfast of cereal and a choice of beans on toast or toast with jam. All of the children slept really well so we were set up for a brilliant day ahead. 

After a quick free time play on the equipment, the children got back into their four groups. They were completing…

Another wonderful day at Edgmond hall. After a great nights sleep, the children were ready for breakfast, they had a choice of cereal followed by croissants or toast. A great start to the day! 

After a short free time to play on the playing fields, the children split into their four groups…

After a restful night’s sleep, all of the children woke up and were ready for their 8.30am breakfast. Today was a choice of cereal followed by beans on toast or toast with jam. Everyone was very excited for the activities ahead! 

The children had some free time to play outside before they…

After an enjoyable coach journey, we arrived at Edgmond hall. We were met by the Edgmond Hall staff and started our tour of the site. We had a tour of the court yard and playing fields where the children get to enjoy their free time, some children played football, some played cricket and others…

We are very excited to be beginning our Health for life journey. Within school, we will be developing ways to enhance the children’s learning and experiences around the 3 areas: growing food, physical activity and healthy eating with cooking skills.

More information about the programme can be…

We are pleased to announce that we have been awarded the bronze award for the UNICEF rights respecting school.

The Rights Respecting School Award (RRSA) recognises achievement in putting the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child at the heart of school’s planning, policies,…

Introducing Grove Vale's new school council members!

These children have been chosen to represent their classes on this years council to make changes within school and promote pupil voice.

Year 1- Euan, Evelyne, Cienna, Maqil

Year 2- Lucas, Eadie, Omaya, Micah

Year 3- Zara G, Jacob,…

On Wednesday 24th April, the school council met with the chief executive of Sandwell council, Shokat Lal. The councillors held a debate that Shokat and his team were able to watch, discussing the importance of school uniform. The council divided themselves and shared arguments around the topic.…

The year 5 and 6 school councilors recently had a visit to the Sandwell council house. The children met Councilor Hackett and the Assistant Chief executive of Sandwell council, James McLaughlin. They discussed the importance of democracy and learnt about the structure of the council.

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On behalf of the school council, we would like to thank you all for your contributions to our bake sale. We raised an incredible £471! 

We have now adopted a snow leopard from the WWF. We are looking forward to regular updates about the leopard and hearing how our donation has helped. 

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