Mrs Driver’s Builder’s Blog!

Well, it has certainly been a long time coming, but at last things have started to happen and work has begun to prepare for some temporary mobile classrooms. You might wonder why I am glad about getting more mobiles, but at least it means the old ones can go and I am promised these ones … Read more

Year 2 – 5 Poetry Competition

This afternoon, representatives from Years 2 to 5 from each House took part in a Poetry Competition.  All of the children learnt their poems and then performed the poems to all of the children from Year 2 to Year 6.  There were modern poems, funny poems, very old poems, short and very long ones.  The afternoon was … Read more

Key Stage One Information Evening

Please feel free to have a look at the presentations from the information evening and follow the links to find some of the websites discussed. If you were unable to attend, you will still be able to collect the information sheets given out, at parents evening.   >> Computing >> Literacy

Expansion of William Ransom Primary School

Dear Parents, We are now able to confirm that last Thursday 15 October, the expansion plans for the school were formally approved by the Development Control Committee at Hertfordshire County Council (HCC), following the period of public consultation.   Our Chair and Vice Chair of Governors attended the meeting and made a request that as part … Read more

Information from Mrs Driver

At long last the first stages of our building expansion programme are about to start. The first thing we need is a temporary home for the 2 classes in our current mobile classroom. Over half term work will begin on building ‘new’ temporary classrooms! I am assured they will not be as permanent as our … Read more

Open Mornings for 2016 prospective parents

Please find below the open morning dates for children starting Reception in September 2016. 4th November 9.15 – 10.00am 5th November 1.30 – 2.15pm 11th November 1.30 – 2.15pm 12th November 9.15 – 10.00am 18th November 9.15 – 10.00am and 10.45 – 11.30am 24th November 9.15 – 10.00am 25th November 9.15 – 10.00am and 1.30 … Read more

Information from Mrs Driver

Just a reminder that tomorrow we have our Harvest Festival in school. We would like all the children to bring in a piece of fresh fruit or vegetable. All the produce will be put together in hampers and raffled off and the proceeds will go to the Hitchin Partnership Hardship fund, supporting families in Hitchin. … Read more

Information from Mrs Driver

Dear Parents,   We would like to have a Harvest Festival at school again this year for the pupils. We will have a celebration in a special assembly and we would like to assemble a selection of hampers/ boxes of produce to raffle.   In order to do this we would be very grateful if … Read more

Information from Mrs Driver

I have had many discussions with parents and staff about the number of parents waiting in the playgrounds in the morning. It does make it increasingly difficult for children to make their way onto the playground in the morning and we do not know who is actually on site. There are staff on the playground … Read more

The New Orbit Team

Welcome to this year's Orbit Team. Our new members are: Annie, Mahima, Eliza, Leila, James, Finley, Artyom and Aaron. We have already started work on the next issue.