Welcome back, I hope you all enjoyed your Christmas holidays. I just wanted to give you a very brief overview of some of the books we will be reading and areas we will be covering, this term. BooksSomething ElseThe Whale’s songThad gets to the moonStop that soundThe Dragon MachineFarmer DuckMy DayNursery rhymes and tongue twisters (traditional) Maths5 … Read more
In our literacy work we have been learning how to follow instructions. We had to follow the instructions for how to make a model of a hibernation nest, for a hedgehog to hibernate in, in winter. Firstly we collected everything we needed and then made this model of a warm, safe nest. We really enjoyed … Read more
Class 1/2 took a trip to Pizza Express this week, where we learnt how to make a pizza. We had a very busy morning on Tuesday, which started with a walk into town. When we arrived at Pizza Express, we were welcomed by Wendy and shown to our tables. Wendy then showed us how to … Read more
We wanted to look for signs of Autumn. As we walked outside, across our school field, we saw beautiful colours. The leaves on the trees were yellow, orange, red and brown. Lots of leaves had already fallen to the ground. We really enjoyed walking through them.
We are now at the painting stage for our Tudor houses. We've painted to wooden frames already and we are nearly all done with painting the houses. Its going to take a few more weeks of work to finish them off but we are starting to see some good progress now. We also had a … Read more
We had such an amazing treat on the last day of term when we were visited by Hitchin Fire and Rescue Service. They came to tell us all about how things have changed since The Great Fire of London and about how some things have stayed very similar. They showed us the equipment they use … Read more
In science we are learning about living things. We were excited to see these toadstools growing by the school car park. We must remember that we should never eat toadstools because they will make us very ill.
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
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
Class 2 went for a walk up Benslow Lane this morning to practise their mapping skills. They had to find eight different objects or buildings and mark them in the correct places on their pre-drawn maps. It was quite tricky to work out exactly where to put them and even which side of the road … Read more
