The Year 5 & 6 children took part in Graffiti Workshops last week! Professional street artist, Leon, led the children through a workshop that involved them creating their own individual boards as well as a collaborative class board. Leon taught the children techniques to use in their art but he also taught them about working … Read more
Just Talk Week has come to William Ransom! We’ve had a brilliant time and learned lots!
Based on the art of David Hockney children in Year 2 art club have been creating their own swimming pools … complete with swimmers! When David Hockney arrived in Los Angeles in 1963 he fell in love with the city and it’s swimming pools. We hope you fall in love with our art work!
During the first half of the Summer term children in Year 3 have been exploring animated drawings in art. The children were introduced to the idea that animations can be made by sequencing drawings. They gathered ideas in their sketchbooks by looking at the work of other artists and animators and after they had done … Read more
Today is Vesak, also known as Buddha Day, and Key Stage 2 had a special assembly to learn how Buddhist people celebrate this important holiday. We were lucky enough to hear from a few pupils about their and their family’s traditions.
The children have been learning to use their sketchbooks to practise and develop ideas. At the end of the series of lessons the children had created their own bird sculpture using all their own ideas. As part of Geography this term, we completed a traffic survey – counting how many cars, lorries, bikes etc. drove … Read more
Elm class have been learning all about plants in Science this term. This week, we found out how plants reproduce. We looked at the pollination and fertilisation process and identified the different parts of the flower. We then made our own model flowers to show all the different parts. We learnt that bees and other … Read more
Elm class have been learning all about the River Nile and how important it was to the Ancient Egyptians. We learnt that the Nile floods each year and, when the flood waters recede, they leave behind rich, fertile land which is perfect for growing crops. The River Nile was also important for irrigation (watering the … Read more
Why make a pledge to girls’ football? We are committed and passionate about driving forward the vision to ensure every girl has equal access to football in school. We are sharing our commitment with The Football Association, supported by Barclays and the Youth Sport Trust, to grow girls’ football and to make sure everyone within our … Read more
