Trips, Talent Show and Egyptian Day Fun!
It has been a busy week at Grands Vaux. Year 3 had an Egyptian Day, where the children could come dressed up as an Egyptian to school. They made their…
It has been a busy week at Grands Vaux. Year 3 had an Egyptian Day, where the children could come dressed up as an Egyptian to school. They made their…
What a week! This week some of our Year 5 children entered the French Set Verse section of the Jersey Eisteddfod. We couldn’t have been prouder, with them all getting…
As part of the Lunar New Year Celebrations we were lucky enough to be visited by the Inner Mongolian Dance Troupe who put on an amazing performance for the whole…
Watson have been running a house Photography competition, where children had to take and submit a photograph of nature within school grounds. There were some amazing images captured, and clearly…
On Monday 5th February, our netball team had their first match of the year against St Martin’s School. All the children played brilliantly, showed great sportsmanship and most importantly, had lots…
On Saturday we had our first match for a very long time playing at, and against, d’Auvergne School. It was an early start for our Year 5s and 6s who…
We were all very excited on Tuesday when we woke up to a blanket of snow! There was only one thing to do – it was straight outside after Assembly…
It was a very full stage today for Legends, with lots of certificates given out, including one for Miss Tanner!! It has been a very busy term at Grands Vaux…
So many legends this week that we nearly couldn’t all fit on the stage!! Assembly this week saw Year 4 parents joining us as which was lovely. Year 4 have…
There were lots of fantastic entries into our Pumpkin carving competition. Miss McCool and Miss Tanner had a very difficult job of picking a winner from each class. Well done…
On Monday 16th October, children from Year 5 and 6 took part in the Island’s Cross Country. Luckily, the weather held out and it was a brilliant event. Our Year 5…
What an end to a fabulous year! Well done to those children who received legend certificates this week. We also said goodbye to our lovely Reception teacher Mrs Dymond-Long who…
To celebrate the launch of Durrell’s Tortoise Takeover, children form Key Stage 1 and 2 unleashed their creativity when taking part in an art workshop hosted by the fantastic Amrit…
Year 5 and 6 really enjoyed their time at Crabbe last week. our students had the opportunity to engage in various outdoor experiences, from foraging and fire making with Kazz to…
We are so proud of Devon (Yr6) for representing Grands Vaux in the Speak Up Speak Out competition held at the Radisson Hotel. Devon wrote and performed his own speech…
Yesterday we were very lucky to be joined by a musician who had flown in from England to work with Jersey Sings. Years 2, 3 and 4 all enjoyed a…
Yesterday our Reception and Nursery children presented their current Science work to their parents and carers. As part of our Oracy work every class has done a Science unit with…
Well done to our fabulous legends this week. It’s been a very busy week with trips to the museum, the zoo, and a visit to school on Monday from the…
On Monday we had the Explorer Dome come and join us for the day. Every year group, from Nursery up to Year 6 got their chance to enter the dome…
Yesterday, we had a special assembly to say a sad goodbye to our wonderful LSA Mrs Broadbent, and her family. Each class presented her with a lovely piece of artwork…
We were very luck today to have Music in Action in for the May Liberation Festival. Our Year 1 and 2 children had a workshop with them which was inspired…
On Tuesday, Year 6 took part in a dance workshop ran by professional dancers from Scottish Ballet and Ballet J’errais. The aim of the ‘Safe To Be Me’ workshop was…
We were very lucky yesterday to have two members of the RNLI join us yesterday to talk to the children about beach safety. They had so much valuable information to…
We are very excited to be taking part in Durrell’s Tortoise Takeover this summer! The winner of the Grands Vaux tortoise design competition has been revealed following many wonderful design…
Year 5 spent the day experiencing what it might have been like to be in the trenches during WW1. They have built their own trench, listened to accounts from soldiers,…
Last week was British Science Week, and as a whole school each class was challenged with building bridges. Everyone was busy last week producing their own designs and conducting their…
We had a magnificent time on World Book Day celebrating the languages of our community through stories. Stories and games were shared in several languages including Jerriais, Portuguese, Italian, German and Romanian. We even…
Our Year 5s and 6s have taken part over the last two days in Peer Mediation training. Peer Mediation is a school programme where children and young people learn to…
Well done to our Legends this week. It may not look like many but we didn’t have everyone from school in our assembly today. Year 5 and 6 were busy…
In Assembly today we talked about dreams and goals, and how we can work hard towards smaller goals to achieve a big dream. It was lovely to see so many…
Following the flooding last week a lot of children have had questions about the reservoir and the floods. We were very pleased today that Jersey Water came into school to…
Today we welcomed in some of the team who are working on the Inclusion Review in education. We have previously attended student council workshops and a participation workshop as part…
It was lovely to see so many legends on our stage today after what has been a very tricky week for our School and Community. The children have shown real…
We know that this has been a tricky few days for our Community. This social story might help some children understand a little more about what has been happening and…
A great group of Legends this week, for a whole range of things, from great maths work, lovely artwork up to being a kind friend. Well done!
Legends Assembly this week was even more special than usual as we had to say a sad goodbye to Mrs De La Cloche. She has been a fantastic teacher at…
Lots of super legends today, Year 1 even took one for the whole class for their Christmas performance! Well done everyone!
It’s Deco Day today in school so our Legends Assembly was even more exciting than normal with everyone in their Christmas jumpers! Well done to everyone who got a certificate!
Lots of legends this week! All the children have been working hard, with a lovely range of certificates for hard work and attitude. Well done everyone!
We had lots of children in our Year 3 and Year 4 classes take part in the poetry reading at the Eisteddfod recently. Their teachers were extremely proud of them…
At the weekend we had our first football fixture of the season against First Tower. We celebrated with two wins, which was great. Well done to our Year 5 and…
On Saturday we had a very exciting opportunity to be mascots for the Jersey Bulls. We were able to have a kick around on the pitch, had special seats in…
Well done to all the children who have got a Legend Certificate this week. There were lots of different reasons, but kindness and setting a good example really stood out.…
Our Legends Assembly today was really special. Not only did we have a huge group of legends, who have all shown respect and determination, as well as fantastic learning, over…
A fabulous set of legends this week. A great effort and much deserved – well done!
A huge well done to the legends this week! They have all worked extremely hard, with an extra focus on respect and being inclusive. It was so nice to be…
Yesterday the whole school enjoyed our Annual Beach Day; just slightly reduced in time compared to previous years. The soaring temperatures made us rethink the length of time that we…
On Thursday 7th July Year 5 children were offered the opportunity to attend a “Safety in Action” at the Highlands College. The children were escorted through the six workshops, demonstrating environments and situations that are potentially…
Year 5 left Crabbe and were followed by the arriving Year 6 cohort. This residential was organised to celebrate and reward a very successful Year 6 class, who richly deserved…
On Monday 4th July Year 5, accompanied by Mr Hazley and Miss O’Connor, happily were transported off to Crabbe to take part in their two night end of year residential…
This afternoon Mr Hazley took the Year 5 class to Havre Des Pas to undertake the Swim Safe session lead by Bosdet Foundation supported by Jersey Sport. The children learned…
Year 4 and 5 were given the opportunity to hear brass instruments played live in their classroom by instrumental teachers from the Jersey Music Service. Miss Ronayne taught the children…
Year One visited the Eric Young Orchid Foundation today. They had a fantastic time seeing the different parts and the plants first hand and getting to explore the greenhouses and…
Prior to the half term break we celebrated the Queen’s 70 years on the Throne as a School Community. The children were invited to coming to School wearing red, white…
This week a number of Year 5 and 6 pupils from Grands Vaux competed in the Annual Primary School Athletics Championships down at FB Fields. The events ranged from sprints,…
This morning Neil Gallaher from St. Paul’s Church came into school to undertake a live reading of “Queen Elizabeth II: The Queen who choose to serve” The children were involved…
Last week we welcomed Jacqueline King to Grands Vaux School to work with our Year 5 and 6 children. Jacqueline is a well-renowned author and wrote A Cake for the…
Year 5 and 6 were offered the opportunity to play in a Primary School Mixed Tag Rugby Tournament at the Home of the Jersey Reds; the Stade Santander International. The…
Grands Vaux once again took a number of children from across Upper Key Stage 2 to the Open Cross Country event at Les Quennevais. All the children managed to complete…
In Reception we celebrated Safer Internet Day and we have been learning about how to stay safe on the internet. We also read the story of Digi duck and the…
Nursery had a wonderful time at St Catherine’s Woods. We squelched in the mud and splashed in the water! We listened to all the different sounds like the trickling water…
After a great deal of anticipation Grands Vaux School’s “Stairwell Art Gallery” has finally been officially opened by Miss McCool. The first class to have their work displayed is Year…
This year we were unable to attend St. Pauls Church as a school community to celebrate Christmas. Instead, we had the next best thing- Christmas in a Box was brought…
The fire officers kindly visited our school on the 17th November. They worked with Year 5 and taught us some very important safety rules of what to do if there…
It was very exciting for the Foundation Stage Children when the Fire truck and a real Firefighter came to school! We were allowed to go on the Fire truck and…
On Friday 12th November children across Key Stage 2 had their very own Maths Day. They came dressed up as TTRockstars avatars and took part in a range of activities…
On Wednesday 3rd November 26 children across Year 5 and 6 attended the Open Cross Country event at Les Quennevais Playing Fields. 26 children is a new record for Grands…
Year 4 had a enjoyed an educational trip to the Synagogue. The children were great representatives for our school and really showcased all that they have learned about the Jewish…
Here’s a photo of the shoeboxes we will be sending to Romania through the Mustard Seed Charity. Thanks to the generosity of the children and parents we will be sending…
Sports Day may have looked a little different this year but it was still a great day full of much competition and many smiley faces. Due to current COVID Government…
On Tuesday 18th May 2021, Year 1 had a very special visitor in school. Mrs Bernstein came to talk to us about Shabbat and why it is important to Jewish…
It was Safer Internet Day on Tuesday 9th February 2021. At Grands Vaux, we know how important it is to be safe online. Across the school, we decided to take…
Wow- December has gone by in the blink of an eye! This Christmas period in school has been very different for children and families alike. We are used to Christmas…
Year 2 have been busy creating Christmas art this week. For their first piece, they created their own version of Van Gogh’s Starry Night. They used brush strokes to…
In Year 6, we have been learning to sign the song Jingle Bells. We worked together as a team to work out the signs for each part of the…
In Year 4 we have been learning about symbols linked to Christmas. We have made our own Christingles and learned what each part of the Christingle represents. We have said…
The Reception children have been getting very creative this week and have worked together to create a whole class Christmas tree with a twist! Each child decorated their own mini…
Year 3 have been exploring the Christmas story from different points of view. They found it very interesting considering the story from alternative viewpoints as they are only used…
Year 5 have been thinking carefully about their Christmas wishes, not only for themselves, but also the wider community and even the world. Merry Christmas from Year 5.
Year 5 have been working really hard to learn ‘Twas the night before Christmas’. The children worked hard in their groups so that they were in sync with each other…
This week, Year 6 have been learning about Christmas traditions in France and how they compare to celebrations in our own homes. They have worked hard to learn French vocabulary…
Year 3 have been working very hard to learn a traditional Christmas poem (and song) called ‘Jolly Old St Nicholas’. We have had lots of fun practicing, and hope…
In the lead up to Christmas, the Reception children have been very excited to learn all about the Nativity story! After reading several versions of the story together as…
Nursery have been reading the Nativity Story and finding out about The Very First Christmas. The children dressed up as different characters from the story and told the story through…
Year 2 travelled back in time to Christmas 1848 to explore what Christmas would have been like in the Victorian era. We helped make the Christmas pudding with the cook…
In Year 4 we love poetry! Every week we read three new poems and get to vote on which one is our favourite, the winning poem goes home in…
Today Nursery wanted to say a big Happy Advent to all of their family and friends. This is a video that Mrs. Prouten put together following the decorating of…
Happy Advent to all! Last Friday all Year Groups enjoyed crafting and creating wonderful decorations to fill the school with some festive spirit. Deco Day looked slightly different this year…
As part of Children’s Day 2020, the Government of Jersey invited all schools and nurseries across the Island to choose a tree. We selected the Prunus Kazan. The tree that…
On Saturday 21st November Grands Vaux hosted our first Saturday Morning School session. 22 children attended school, all receiving either 1 to 1 or 2:1 tutoring session with a member…
The Jersey Music Service (JMS) today returned to Grands Vaux Primary School to complete Year 4’s ten week block of Violin Sessions. Two sessions were lost due to school closure,…
At the end of September Year 5 embarked upon the John Muir award run by Sean and Dominic from Absolute Adventures. The John Muir Award is a national environmental award…
Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 restrictions, we were unable to host our ‘Welcome to Nursery’ meetings this year before the beginning of the school term. However, as an alternative, the Foundation Stage…
Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 restrictions, we were unable to host our ‘Welcome to Reception’ meetings this year before the beginning of the school term. However, as an alternative, the Foundation Stage…
Year 3 have been producing some amazing work from home. Miss Benn has been particularly impressed by the efforts of the class in their recent poetry work. They were challenged…
From the beginning of the Summer Term 2020 the Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 children will be accessing their home learning tasks through “See Saw.” Seesaw keeps teachers, students, and…
I am sure that your children are all enjoying the tasks and work set by the teachers whilst they are learning from home. Celebrities have joined forces to offer a…
Due to the current requirements to home work now>press>play have made 21 experiences available to all parents and children of Grands Vaux Primary School. To access this free material press…
Year One visited St Catherine’s woods this week to learn about our local environment and the natural habitats that occur in Jersey. We went on a very squelchy walk through…
On Saturday a number of our Year 5 and 6 boys and girls attended the Netball Tournament at Les Ormes accompanied by their coaches Mrs De La Cloche and Miss…
Year One visited Ransoms garden centre this week to buy some plants and seeds for our classroom and school garden. We had a great time exploring and finding the items…
On Tuesday 25th February fourteen children from Year 5 and Year 6 braved the Spring Term Cross Country at Les Quennevais. The weather was brutal but all of our children…
Nursery and Reception had so much fun at St Catherine’s Woods. We jumped in muddy puddles, climbed on trees, ran up and down steep slopes and even raced ducks down…
Foundation stage had a lovely Gruffalo session at Forest School. There were lots of activities to do. We had a fire with hot chocolate and marshmallows; a Gruffalo character hunt;…
This week in nursery we have been baking cakes! The children were able to use real kitchen equipment in order to produce some wonderful cakes. They weighed their own ingredients…
On Wednesday Nursery went on a trip to Acorn Café. They had a special menu to choose from and they were able to select a toast topping of their choice…
On Friday 24th January, three of our student council members attended the Student Council Network meeting at Highlands College. The children saw the final design of their poster for the…
Our Chair and Vice Chair of our School Council visited Broad Street to see what progress had been made by the Graphic Design Team in the creation of their poster.…
Nursery went on an adventure today. We caught the number 21 bus outside of school and went all the way to Liberation Station. When we got there, we had a…
Key Stage one wowed the audience last week with their performance of the Nativity. The performance was a mix of catchy songs, wonderful narration and some award winning acting. All…
On Wednesday 11th December Key Stage 2 told the story of Christmas through a mix of Traditional Hymns, more contemporary numbers and through narration. This year the Key Stage 2…
All children in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 enjoyed a fabulous morning out at Springfield Stadium to compete in the 3rd Annual House Football Competition. This event was…
On Wednesday 20th November eighteen Grands Vaux Pupils from Years 3 and 6 entered the English Speech and Drama competition in the Jersey Eisteddfod. The pupils were challenged to perform…
Vaux the Gorilla is now back at Grands Vaux following a long stint in a shop window in town. Mr Harper has been very creative in designing a habitat for…
On Thursday Foundation Stage hosted a surprise guest- Pudsey Bear came to visit. As you can imagine the children were very, VERY excited to see him. They had the opportunity…
Over the Summer, children were invited to sign up for free to the Summer Reading Challenge 2019. The challenge this year was Space themed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of…
On Tuesday fourteen Year 5 and 6 pupils were taken to Les Quennevais to take part in the Autumn Term Open Cross Country. The Year 5 children ran 1500 metres…
We were really fortunate to have the Butterfield Marine Watch Touch Tank in school. The children from nursery to year 6 were wowed by it. It was an amazing experience getting up close…
A big thank you to all of those who work for the Caring Cooks Programme. Saturday is National Teacher’s Day and the wonderful people from Caring Cooks sent in a…
Last week Year 5 embarked upon the John Muir award run by Sean and Dominic from Absolute Adventures. The John Muir Award is a national environmental award scheme. It encourages…
In Autumn 1 we had a science Water week. There were a huge variety of activities that the children carried out. The main focus for Years 1-6 was a STEM challenge…
On Sunday 29th October 14 of our Grands Vaux students ranging from Year 2 through to Year 4 braved the wind and rain to compete in the RBC Race for…
Yesterday after school our year 6 cohort and their family members enjoyed a wonderful leavers’ BBQ. The sun shone and the music played whilst we enjoyed some lovely food together…
Yesterday the whole school made their way down to Greve de Lecq Beach for our annual school beach day. As always it was a wonderful occasion. The children paddled in…
On Friday 12th July Year 6 enjoyed their final Caring Cooks Session. As this was there final sessions they were tasked with preparing cream teas and sandwiches for their parents…
Nursery had a lovely Graduation Ceremony. They dressed in their special clothes and performed ‘The very Hungry Caterpillar’ for their families. They also sang and danced! The children were very brave…
In topic Year 5 have been learning about mountains and mountain expeditions. So they went to the sand dunes to re-enact an expedition and what it might have felt like.…
As you may be aware Jersey Co-op are taking part in ‘Co-op Fortnight’ with the theme this year of ‘random acts of kindness’. It started on Monday 24th June and…
Four Year 6 children attended the Primary Engineer competition yesterday with their self built electric vehicles. There were a number of last minute design tweaks due to ill-fitting wheels however…
The children in nursery had an exciting time when they found a strange box and letter in Forest School. When they opened the letter, they found it belonged to the…
The Foundation Stage had a wonderful time at Hamptonne Country Life Museum. They loved exploring the houses and seeing how different it was to live a long time ago. The…
Yesterday we enjoyed another wonderful sports day. The weather was very kind to us if not a little windy! All the children competed in a number of events and whether…
Today we enjoyed our second Healthy Heroes fundraising day. This was an opportunity for children to dress up as heroes linked to healthy choices, ideas for these heroes could have been…
On Thursday 13th June Mrs Martin hosted our Annual Art Gallery for parents to be able to join their children in the school hall to celebrate the children’s wonderful works…
The children in the Foundation Stage hosted a lovely Father’s Day celebration. They had made their daddies cards and cakes! There were many special activities for them to do together…
Year 4 once again this year enjoyed a fabulous day trip to Sark. They were accompanied by Miss. McCool, Mrs. Richardson, Miss. Jarvis and Mr. Davies. All adults commented on…
Ford Ramsden – Duty Watch Officer – Jersey Coastguard shared a presentation from the Jersey Coastguards 2019 school education program in our assembly today. This coastal safety presentation shared who…
We had a special visitor in assembly this morning, Hocq the bear! The Jersey Child Care Trust were in sharing with us some of the fantastic work they do with children…
The children have now all arrived back safely and have a great number of wonderful memories from the French Trip 2019. They visited world renowned site such as Le Mont…
Hugues Boutin is a guest at the Zest Fest this year. A four day event celebrating the best of local food, service and skills that are on offer in the Jersey…
All three House Dodge Ball Competitions have now been completed. All were keenly contested and the children, and many of the adults involved, thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The competitions were competitive…
On Thursday our Foundation Stage invited parents and our School’s Professional Partner, Mrs Mrotzek-Eldridge, into their classrooms to enjoy an Easter Celebratory Breakfast. The celebration begun with an Easter song…
On Wednesday we held this term’s “No Pens Day Wednesday.” Spoken Language is a big driver on our school’s development plan; we firmly believe that if the children can’t say…
This term we have already hosted two inter house dodge ball tournaments with the third and final tournament booked in for Thursday 4th April between Years 5 and 6. The…
On Thursday all the mother’s of the children in our Foundation Stage were treated to a special performance and breakfast within the Nursery Setting. The children had prepared a little…
Yesterday the children took part in the first phase of the mural creation by developing their ideas around rights of the child and equality. We looked at how we are…
As an extra World Book Day Activity this Year Miss Dix and Mr Delahunty decided to bring Reception and Year 6 together to to undertake some Paired, Shared Reading. The…
This year to celebrate World Book day the children were asked a couple of thought-provoking questions: Do you have a dream job or life time ambition? What would you like…
On Thursday 7th March we hosted our fourth “sharing a reading experience” session for year 6 and Nursery in the school library areas. Now all classes have had the opportunity…
This afternoon two year 6 pupils attended the launch of the plan for Jersey’s children and young people. This event was hosted by Children’s Minister, Senator Sam Mézec and was…
We have a very strange visitor in Nursery today: a TOAD! The children loved see him and asking questions about him. Please do not worry we have not kept him…
On Friday afternoon Miss Gilroy and Mr Hazley took 9 netballers up to Les Ormes to compete in the Primary School’s C and D League Netball Tournament. The girls played…
On Wednesday Mr Hazley and Miss O’Connor took 19 eager Year 5 and 6 children up to Les Quennevais to compete in the Primary School’s Spring Term Open Cross Country…
Today Year 4 enjoyed an afternoon filled with Viking activities in our Forest School Area. They had the opportunity to undertake 4 activities: Weaving, Viking Quests, Viking cooking of vegetable…
On Thursday 14th February we hosted our third “sharing a reading experience” session for year 5 and Reception in the school library areas. For the new libraries to be successful…
This week the Music and Drama Room has been transformed into a scientific laboratory. Within the laboratory potions are concocted and magic is made! All of our children have, or…
Grands Vaux were very excited to attend the Children’s Plan workshop at d’Auvergne on Tuesday 29th January. This was an opportunity for the young people of Jersey to share their…
Last week a String Quartet from the Jersey Music Service visited our school and performed a series of tunes for the children. All songs were from well known films and…
Nursery have been finding out all about the sea. They have had fun making boats, investigating floating and sinking and learning about some of the amazing creatures that live in…
On Thursday 17th January we hosted our first “sharing a reading experience” session for year 2 and 3 in the school library areas. Both libraries have been furnished with an extensive…
On Tuesday Miss Benn and Miss Hayes took a selection of children from Reception up to Year 6 to Waterstones to select a series of books to fill our two…
On Friday Year 1 had a very special visitor- Miss Hayes the Fairy Godmother! Year 1 wrote letters to the Fairy Godmother to ask her advice and she responded through…
In assembly this morning our two new Anti-Bullying Ambassadors where announced and issued each with a certificate, an Anti-Bullying wrist band and an Anti-Bullying pin badge. This was no easy…
On Wednesday night our Key Stage 2 children performed the final Christmas Production of 2018- Five Gold Rings. The story follows the adventures of two children in search of the…
On Friday the PTA once again provided the school community with a wonderful Christmas Fair. As always the hall was filled with stalls, activities and sweet treats and once again…
On Friday afternoon Mr McClemens took six Year 6 children to Le Rocquier School to compete in the AJA Construction Challenge. They were tasked with creating a structure out of…
Last night our Key Stage 1 children put on a wonderful performance of Lights, Camel, Action! The performance told the story of the birth of Christ through a “Strictly Come…
This morning our Foundation Stage treated their parents to a wonderful performance of “Shine Star, Shine.” Many children were very nervous but all did their very best. This for many,…
All children in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 enjoyed a fabulous morning out at Springfield Stadium to compete in the annual House Football Competition. All games were played…
By now we hope that you have all seen our art work currently on the hoardings surrounding the building works at the new development at Troy Court. Special mention for…
World Children’s Day – 20th November 2018: “Children are taking over and turning the world blue” As part of UNICEF’s Outright Campaign which is focusing on air pollution and protecting children’s…
Our wonderful PTA are once again in the process of planning the annual Christmas Fair. This is planned for Friday 7th December 2018 between 1pm and 4pm. We hope that…
This week the school has been taking part in the Anti-Bullying program and it is also our Inter-Faith Week. To celebrate as a whole school we invited Sophie from St.…
On Tuesday 13th November our Year 6 children entered and competed well in the De Putron Challenge. This year the event was held at The Royal Showground. The whole class…
On Friday 19th October we enjoyed our PTA Halloween Spooky Discos. All of the children that came went to great effort to dress up as ghouls, goblins and ghosts and…
Year 5’s efforts in the trenches was so impressive that it made front page news. Well done to all concerned and I am sure that it resulted in some very…
Last week Year 5 spent much of their week in replica World War I Trenches. They used this sensory experience as a stimulus to promote empathy within their writing. Experiencing…
On Friday 28th September our Year 6 children were tasked with the challenge of delivering their School Council Candidate Pledges. The children were pledging to take up the posts of…
Year 2 and 3 came together on Wednesday 26th September to enjoy a trip to St. Catherine’s Wood. Both classes undertook a range of Forest School Activities making dens and…
The children have only been back for two weeks and Year 2 have already had a class trip to the Zoo. The children thoroughly enjoyed seeing all of the animals…
Today we have enjoyed our “Healthy Heroes” Day. The children had the opportunity to dress up in something that related to “staying healthy” and also make a contribution to support…
Between Wednesday 4th July and Friday 6th July Year 5 enjoyed their residential trip to Crabbe. Miss O’Connor and Mr. McClemens led the trip and there certainly was a wide…
On Wednesday 4th July 6 representatives of our school travelled to St Saviours Parish Hall to collect their certificates awarded to them for their art work that was submitted into…
After looking after the caterpillars and then the cocoons so well, it was wonderful to see the beautiful butterflies emerge. Lots of the children got to hold the butterflies and…
On Tuesday 26th June Mrs Richardson, Mrs Jarvis and Miss McCool took our School choir to “Jersey Sings” at Fort Regent. It was a long afternoon practicing for the main…
On Tuesday 19th June Miss McCool, Mr Delahunty, Miss Hayes and Mr McClemens took our Year 6 cohort up to the Fort to partake in the Year 6 Sports Festival.…
On Thursday 14th June a group of children from KS2 attended the Anti-bullying ambassador training at D’Auvergne School. The training is run by the Diana Award, a charity legacy to Diana,…
After a rather bumpy start to our day with a rough sea crossing Year 4 had a wonderful day in Sark. We enjoyed a tractor ride up and down the…
Mr. Hazley, Mr. Delahunty and Miss. Hayes took the Year 6 cohort to St. Aubin’s Fort for a two night residential from Monday 4th June through to Wednesday 6th June.…
On Monday 21st and Tuesday 22nd May 2018 7 pupils from Grands Vaux Primary took part in the Primary Athletics Championships down at FB Fields. The children competed wonderfully well…
Year 4 have enjoyed an educational trip to La Hougue Bie. The site is one of the ten oldest buildings in the world; built long before the Egyptian pyramids and…
On Thursday 10th and Friday 11th May, the two days after the Liberation Day Bank Holiday, Year 4 focused on the Occupation of Jersey and its Liberation on 9th May…
On Thursday 3rd May Mrs De La Cloche and Mrs Serinet took the Reception Class to the Orchid Foundation. The children loved the trip and behaved wonderfully well. They had…
This term we introduced a new extra-curricular opportunity within the school- art club. This club is run by Miss Schofield and is loved by all that attend, although they often…
On Friday 23rd March all the children at Grands Vaux “stepped up for Sport Relief.” Sport Relief is a charitable event that support those living with mental health issues and provide…
On Friday 23rd March all the Foundation Stage children enjoyed an Easter Breakfast Celebration with their classmates and their parents and carers. The children loved sharing their learning with their…
On Wednesday Grands Vaux were one of the few Primary Schools in the Island lucky enough to welcome Jean De Villiers into school accompanying our Jersey Sport PE coaches. Jean…
On Tuesday we were lucky enough to have Sophie Moulson visit us from St Paul’s Church to share the Easter Story adopting a very interactive and engaging way. She led…
Year 4 were given the opportunity to study some historical artefacts on Thursday. Their current topic is the Vikings Era and through the visitor, Helen Otterwell, and the artefacts that…
Friday 9th March was Mrs. Cunningham’s last day with us; she is taking a year break from Grands Vaux and we miss her already. Nursery we know will miss her…
Following the suspension of the Original World Book Day on Thursday 1st March due to “snow day”, the rearranged date was Wednesday 7th March. There were a range of intriguing activities…
This week is the second week of “Fairtrade Fortnight.” It’s a shocking fact that millions of farmers and workers who produce the food we love still don’t earn enough to…
On Tuesday 6th March Nursery visited St Catherine’s Wood. They all donned their waterproof suits and wellington boots and marched through the mud and water. The children had a great…
On Friday 2nd March Year 6 were the first class to make use of our new IT suite that is now open for business in the place were the library…
Hope you have all enjoyed a wonderful day in the snow; I am exhausted following all of the sledging! We have received an update from the Education Department stating that…
On Monday 26th February 2018 Mrs Prouten and Mr Harper took a select few members of our Eco Club to Fort Regent to the “Wild about Jersey” Conference. The delegates…
Following a wonderful trip to the Post Office the Reception class have once again been out and about round the Island. This time they visited the farm. They got to…
On Tuesday 20th February 2018 a new extra-curricular club was started at Grands Vaux- Knitting Club! The club members are being supported in learning the skills of knitting by residents…
On Tuesday 30th January Year 5 visited the Jersey Recycling Centre and were able to see all of the great work that they accomplish there. They saw what could be…
This morning we had visitors in from the Jersey Emergency Service Department to host the “Make the Call” Assembly for our Key Stage 2 pupils. One of our Year 6…
On Friday 19th January our Reception cohort visited the Post Office. They were lucky enough to see what happens in between placing the letter into the pillar box and it…
The school football team on Saturday showed just what can be achieved when you persevere and are truly resilient. The team were representing the school at the Ron Lobb Indoor…
At Grands Vaux we care for all animals and that care was shown perfectly by a couple of superstars from our Year 4 cohort. On Monday morning, before the school…
WOW it has been a blustery day! You may be aware that the MET department has issued another RED Storm Warning for tomorrow morning. Another high tide around 8 a.m.…
Happy New Year to members of the Grands Vaux School community; we hope you all enjoyed a fabulous Christmas break. Please see the information attached below in relation to the…
Key Stage 2 performed “A War Time Christmas.” The production was different to what we are used to producing in school however it had the effect of making the children…
On Wednesday 13th December Key Stage 1 hosted their Dance Assembly. Both classes have been working all term with their dance teacher, Dragos, to choreograph two routines to share with…
On Thursday 7th December Grands Vaux hosted the first house sport competition; the house football. All of the children were very excited by the proposition of heading to Springfield Stadium…
Our wonderful PTA worked incredibly hard to bring us the Christmas Fayre 2017. Our Music and Drama Room was transformed into a Winter Wonderland; it was so incredible Santa Claus…
At Grands Vaux we love the festive period and this is mainly down to the magical work of our PTA. This is particularly evident in their creation of the Winter…
On Monday 27th November Grands Vaux got “Christmasy!” We held our annual Deco Day. This year we split into house groups and each group had the opportunity to make 8…
Mr McClemens took a squad of Girls from our Year 5 and 6 classes down to Springfield Stadium to take part in the girls’ football tournament. All games were played…
On Friday 17th November the school combined and celebrated two events; Children In Need and Friendly Friday. The children dressed in spots (some in millions of spots!) and brought in…
On Wednesday 15th November the whole school was set a challenge; a challenge that was somewhat more difficult for the staff than it was for the children. The children was…
Year 6 enjoyed their annual trip to Grands Marches to pack bags this morning. It was all in aid of our school PTA. As expected our children where superb ambassadors…
Mrs. Prouten recently set a challenge to children across the whole school to design a “Switch Off” sticker that could be used as a reminder for all, to conserve energy…
As part of their World War 2 topic this term, Year 6 visited the War Tunnels. Jersey War Tunnels is no ordinary attraction; it is a spine-chilling reminder of a dark…
Year 5 were visited by Philip Blake on Wednesday 8th November to discuss the Channel 103’s Be Safe; Be Seen Initiative. Channel 103 are visiting some of the island’s primary schools…
Well done to all Grands Vaux pupils who successfully completed the Jersey Library Summer Reading Challenge; Animal Agents. This was aimed at 4 – 11 year olds and was simple…
On Friday 3rd November our wonderful PTA transformed the school hall into a spooky and ghoulish disco hall. There were glow sticks in abundance and yummy food for all that…
Today, Friday 20th October 2017, we got to meet Buddy. He brought along Mr Peter Frost. Peter is from the NSPCC. Peter explained that Buddy is a Speech Bubble because…
Thank you to all the parents and children who took part in the Foundation Stage Sponsored Event on Tuesday 17th October. We all had a great morning and raised some…
Both the school A and B Football Teams had there first outing in their new football kits on Saturday up at Les Quennevais, against Mont Nicolle School. The teams looked…
The Behaviour Policy has been reviewed this year alongside the new House System. The main change is the idea that within each and every classroom there will be a visual…