The reception team would like to wish all our families marking Diwali a fantastic 5 days of worship and celebration! The children have learnt so much this week about why it is celebrated. We have looked at the story behind the celebration and learnt about how and why it is celebrated. The children have had … Read more
It is quite unimaginable to think Oak and Ash children only started school 6 weeks ago. They have settled fantastically and have fully embraced school life. It’s been no different this week in how much learning has been done during Discover & Do. From making Diwali cards to sorting autumn objects the children have had … Read more
This half term Year 6 have really enjoyed learning about Judaism. They have been comparing Judaism with other world religions, exploring Jewish prayer and it’s meaning and looking at the role of the synagogue. Today we visited Radlett Reform synagogue. The children learnt lots about the Jewish faith. Why don’t you ask them all about … Read more
We have had a thoroughly productive week in Reception during Discover & Do. The children have enjoyed linking their learning to topics and stories discussed in class, including autumn, hedgehogs, and numbers 1, 2, 3. They have enjoyed art activities linked to Yayoi Kusama and today were introduced to the work of American artist Alma … Read more
As part of our Science topic on forces, year 5 were lucky enough to take part in a fantastic Circus Skills workshop, led by Shooting Stars instructor, Nick. Children first watched a fun and entertaining demonstration, where they discovered how certain forces play a vital role in a variety of circus skills. They were then … Read more
It’s been an extremely busy week in Reception, rounded off at the end of the week with a wonderful celebration to mark the 50th birthday of William Ransom Primary School. That hasn’t stopped lots of learning taking place throughout Discover & Do. Please see a selection of photos of some of the things the children … Read more
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
It’s been a busy week of learning during the children’s independent learning time. Some areas were left completely child-led while other areas of the classrooms had some enhancements to support the learning we are doing in group activities and carpet time. Below is a selection of photos of some of the things the children got … Read more
Year 5 had a fantastic day for our Festival of Languages. We were lucky enough to have three brilliant Mums come in to share their cultures with us and we learnt lots about India, South Africa and Spain. Thank you so much to you all! We immersed ourselves in these cultures; we danced, learnt some … Read more
What a fabulous and diverse day we have had in Reception celebrating European Day of Languages, which is officially marked on September 26th. The children had two visitors this morning. We were first joined by Mrs Martinelli, who taught the children some Italian. I think they were all surprised to know they already knew two … Read more
