We were so happy to welcome back parent visitors for this year’s Festival of Languages. It’s always one of our favourite days and the children had a great time. We are very lucky to have such a wide range of cultures at William Ransom and it’s wonderful to have a special day to celebrate and … Read more
Year 6 were recently lucky enough to each attend a session at Elite Boxing Academy with the charity GRIT. GRIT (Growing resilience in teens) are a charity, funded by the NHS, who usually work in Secondary Schools to teach children the foundations of boxing, as well as an understanding of resilience and wellbeing that can … Read more
We had a fabulous time at our tea party for the Queen’s Jubilee on Thursday afternoon. We enjoyed watching each of the year groups perform their ‘Dance through the decades’ and we performed two songs from the 1980s. After performing, we enjoyed a tea party and some party games. Unfortunately, we had a few children … Read more
Year 6 were very lucky to recently have the opportunity to see the West End show ‘The Lion King’. We started our day by walking from St Pauls to the Southbank, via Millennium Bridge, to take in some of the sights. After stopping to eat lunch, we continued our walk up to the Lyceum Theatre. … Read more
Last term in DT, Year 6 worked on their sewing skills. We looked at examples of cushion covers and thought about the appearance and function of each one. We assessed different fabrics and learnt how to sew using different techniques. We then had the chance to design and make our own cushion cover, putting our … Read more
Year 6 are looking at Watercolour paint in Art this term. Last week we starting by trying out different techniques. This week we have been using these different techniques, as well as mixing colours, to paint trees. We hope you agree they are simply stunning!
Continuing our topic of ‘Evolution and Inheritance’, Year 6 had another visit from the Science team at HGS recently to test the theory that animals adapt to their environment and that certain traits or behaviours may be inherited. We used maggots to try to prove this, although you could try the same at home in … Read more
In Year 6 Science, we are currently learning all about Evolution and Inheritance. Recently, we found out about adaptation and the idea of ‘Survival of the fittest’. We learnt about Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution and the work he did studying finches in the Galapagos Islands. This week in our Science lesson, Chestnut class have … Read more
In PE this half term, Year 6 are mastering their gymnastics skills. This week they worked on balancing on different body parts and trying to hold the balance for 3 seconds or more. They then showed off their rolling skills, demonstrating different types of roll, whilst maintaining tension and control. The children then had to … Read more
We were lucky enough to be joined by a science teacher from HGS in Year 6 last week, to help us with our learning on ‘Living Things and Their Habitats’. We created a food web for a barn owl to show what it may eat or be eaten by! We also looked at a taxidermy … Read more
