Hi Parents/Guardians The fire fighters from Hitchin Fire Station visited Class 1/2 at William Ransom School today and we had such a great time! Class 1/2 saw the fire engine, the fire fighters’ uniform and squirted water through the hoses, but most importantly we were asked to check that we had smoke alarms in our … Read more
Class 3 today took home their fabulous photo frames. Professionally made and beautifully decorated everyone was proud of their creations. The children designed the frames after learning about what makes structures strong and practising standing structures up using triangles. The outcomes have been outstanding, with frames decorated with jewels and stickers and buttons and lollypop … Read more
In history we have been learning about Stonehenge. We found out where it is located, what it looks like today and when it was first built and who built it. The class discussed theories about how people in the New Stone Age managed to build such a huge structure without any modern tools and machinery. We also thought about … Read more
The week started with finishing off our learning about the farm. Matching baby animals to their mothers and fathers and learning the names. Mr Stewart played a game to reinforce this over the past two Fridays! We also learnt about the products that come from different animals. Monday afternoon saw the start of our ‘Looking … Read more
As part of our science unit this term on teeth, Class 3/4 went to the Natural History Museum in Tring. First we looked around the museum at the many animal displays and completed a worksheet about animal teeth. We then took part in a workshop and each group was given a different animal skull to … Read more
The hi-light of this week was of course the trip to Wimpole Home Farm. Despite a dreary start we only had a relatively short period of rain and were allowed to eat our dinner in the warmth of the café. The children looked around the ‘rare breeds’ farm. In their talk they learnt about the … Read more
Class 1R had a fantastic day at the farm despite the rather damp weather. They saw many animals including sheep, cows, shire horses, Shetland ponies, pigs, geese and goats. They were lucky enough to watch the pigs being fed (a very noisy experience) and they also saw a cow being milked. They had a lovely lunch … Read more
This week in Class 1/2 we will be continuing to make our Tudor houses and so if your child has not already brought in their box, could they please do so. Cereal boxes are the ideal size but they can vary slightly from this. We will also be starting our new spelling lists. The children … Read more
The children in the 5/6 classes travelled to Russia, Greece, Denmark, India, Germany, Mexico, Italy and China. We had a try at Greek and Indian dancing, learnt all about Hans Christian Andersen, loved the Russian snacks and fruit tea, joined in singing Schnappi das kleine Krododil and much, much more. All of the children and … Read more
The newly-elected members of The School Council for 2015-2016 met for the first time yesterday. A 'chair', two 'vice-chairs' and a 'secretary' were elected during the meeting and the group are full of ideas and enthusiasm.
