Willow Class debate

As part of our focus on British values, we have discussed the important role of democracy in our society, which has linked in with our English topic on persuasive language and debating. Beofre holding our own class debate, we discussed how to argue a point effectively, using facts, acknowledging opposing arguments, and maybe just a … Read more

Rowan Class get competitive!

This week has seen a number of different areas of learning come to a conclusion with particularly exciting endings. In games lessons within PE, we have been progressing our tag rugby skills. As all our games modules at William Ransom do, we ended this 6 week unit with a competitive class tournament. Rowan class are … Read more

Year 5 Still Life Drawing

Our current Art topic is Objects and their Meaning, where we have been looking at a variety of different artists’ compositions, and discussing the objects they have used, and what they might mean. We have also spent time thinking about our own personal opinions of these pieces of art, which has led on to today’s … Read more

Another fabulous Hawthorne Schools’ Project!

Year 5 children had the most wonderful time getting to know the patients and staff at the Garden House Hospice this term. Each visit gave them a new and exciting experience. The first visit included some ‘getting to know you activities’, a tour of the hospice including the garden, the wards, the day centre and … Read more

Year 5 Viking Day

Yesterday, Year 5 were lucky enough to take part in a whole day dedicated to our learning about Vikings! We had an amazing teacher, ‘Irik the Viking’, to teach us lots about many different elements of Viking life. He started with lots of interesting information regarding the Vikings first coming to Britain and the history … Read more

Circus Science!

Years 3 and 5 have been learning all about forces in Science this term and today had the opportunity to see forces in action in a Circus Skills show. Nick from Shooting Stars demonstrated his amazing juggling skills and explained how different types of force are needed on different pieces of juggling equipment: pushes, pulls, … Read more

Rowan’s first PE tournament of the year!

At the end of every games PE unit, every class should take part in some some of competition specific to the learning that has taken place across the 6 week block. Learning competition skills in PE is so very important; we work on winning and loosing well, team work, motivation, resilience, fair play and sports’person’ship. … Read more

Design & Technology

Our unit of work in Design & Technology this term started with exploring which fruits and vegetables grow in the UK. We then discussed ‘seasonality’ and knowing when different fruits and vegetables are naturally ripe and ready to eat. Through lots of discussion, we worked out together why seasonal foods are better for us and … Read more

Year 5 School Council Hustings

Year 5 have been discussing the importance of British Values, and how we can be mindful of these at school and in our everyday lives. As such, both classes recently appointed their School council representatives, who were democratically elected. Each class held a hustings, where candidates put forward their pledges to improve school life, in … Read more