Year 6 thoroughly enjoyed their immersive Ancient Greek day just before half term! They arrived at school all dressed and ready to go. In the morning they were greeted by our host who introduced them to a range of Athenian projects. They spent the morning hard at work! In the afternoon we prepared dances and … Read more
We were so excited to welcome the celebrated author – Lisa Thompson – into school. This visit was all thanks to the wonderful ladies at Next Page Books, Hitchin, who were kind enough to think of us! Unfortunately, Covid struck and the visit had to change to a virtual one. Nevertheless, we had a wonderful … Read more
Hazel class enjoyed a trip to Shuttleworth to finish off their work on flight in History. They were able to see some old aeroplanes up close and enjoyed learning lots of interesting facts from the tour guides. They took part in a camouflage activity, ordered pictures on a timeline, had a ride in a vintage … Read more
In English, we have been studying a short unit of work on rap. We have watched, read, analysed, written and performed our own, and thoroughly enjoyed doing so. (It has taken some of the staff down a lovely 70s / 80s / 90s memory lane of music too!) This has linked nicely to the children’s … Read more
We had a fantastic fortnight here at William Ransom School celebrating diversity in all its different forms. In Reception, they read Blue Chameleon by Emily Gravett. Year 1 read And Tango makes Three by Justin Richardson & Peter Parnell. Year 2 read Can I join your Club? by John Kelly and Steff Laberis. Year 3 … Read more
After posting our work about Book Nooks on World Book Day, we’re sure you’re all desperate to see some of our ideas? We loved thinking about our perfect place to read and have added some of our more inventive creations into our own book corner to inspire our future reading spaces. Zoom in and see … Read more
After all the work Rowan class have done on this insightful book – The ONLY way is Badger – we decided that the ending wasn’t to our satisfaction. We loved the book and it helped us look at and discuss so many issues including prejudice and discrimination, but we decided we weren’t completely satisfied. Although … Read more
Another year, another exciting World Book Day at William Ransom! We had a great discussion about where we like to read; what makes a great ‘book nook’ for us to curl up with a great book, leave our real lives behind and escape into another world? Where is your favourite place to read? Year 5 … Read more
A few lucky children were chosen to visit Next Page Books as part of our World Book Day celebrations this week. They enjoyed learning about the bookshop, making some World Book Day bunting and spending their book tokens. There was a great selection of books to choose from and the children really enjoyed having some … Read more
