On Thursday 9th March, the Ranelagh community gathered together to officially open the brand new park. Complete with a crocodile swing, a pirate ship, climbing frames, an outdoor learning space as well as gardening facilities, our new park promises to be an exciting place for learning and fun for years to come.
This week was a celebration of our love of reading. There was a range of activities to encourage children to love reading and it culminated in all of us dressing up for World Book Day on Friday March 3rd.
Children need role models for reading and as such we would like to thank all the parents that were able to attend and read with their children. If you were unable to attend, don’t forget you can always do some reading at home. Children who love reading do better at school and are happier, healthier and more resilient.
For more photos of our parents reading week click here.
On Friday March 3rd Ranelagh celebrated World Book Day in fantastic fashion! Children from across the school celebrated their love of reading and dressed up as their favourite book characters, from the Very Hungry Caterpillar to Willy Wonka to the Fantastic Mr. Fox! The children looked remarkable; well done Ranelagh!
A special mention goes to Elshadai, Viktorija, Ivana, Tazkia and Jessica who won our 'design a book cover' competition and each won a free book of their choosing!
To see more even more amazing costumes from Ranelagh's World Book Day click here.
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On 1st December 2016, Ranelagh was honoured to accept an award for outstanding service to its local community. The awards, which are in their second year, celebrate individuals and groups in the communities served by London's Docklands Light Railway (DLR). Having been part and winners of the Community Championship awards for a number of years, the prestigious Community Champions panel wanted to honour the contribution which was made by Ranelagh Primary School and the late Angela Tapscott. Angela Tapscott received the lifetime Achievement award, for individual achievements that have been “far-reaching and sustained over a number of years.” Not only was she honoured with this amazing award, but the award for Teacher of the Year is now named after our beloved Angela Tapscott. |
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Selected Year 6 children have been assigned the job of developing 'speedy reading' with the children in Reception. Because our reception children have made such huge progress in their Phonics lessons already, they are now ready for the challenge of increasing their pace and fluency when reading.
In September, the children at Ranelagh Primary School were invited to attend the Lord Mayors Fund breakfast celebration. The event helped to showcase Ranelagh’s pivotal role in supporting other schools across London in setting up their very own Maths clubs.
Once again Ranelagh has outdone itself. Every September we collect various non-perishable food items for donation as part of our Harvest Festival, and this year was no exception. Children across the school could be seen unloading heaps of food items, from pasta to baked beans, when they entered their classrooms in the morning. The collection was celebrated in our Friday assembly and very well received by our chosen charity, Newham’s Renewal Programme, whose aims are to help improve the lives of disadvantaged people and homes across the borough. They were delighted with our generosity and the amount of food we collected – well done Ranelagh!
Ranelagh School Council play a vital role in the development and continued improvement of our school. In early October, they held their first meeting with the Leadership Team over lunch. They discussed their agenda for the upcoming school year and what they hope to achieve for Ranelagh.
On Thursday October 13th the Ranelagh halls were filled with song and joy as the children and the community joined together to celebrate the lasting legacy of Ms Angela Tapscott.
The children insisted that there could be an event to reflect and celebrate all the great things that Ms Tapscott left to them. Her vision was that all children leave Ranelagh having had amazing experiences and developed everlasting memories, ensuring they achieved a love of learning.
| The school choir sang True Colours in front of moving tributes to Angela. The whole school joined in with a heart-rending performance of the Welsh Classic Ar Hyd y Nos (All Through The Night) in honour of her Welsh roots. Parents from the PTA and the Friday Club, who were inspired by Ms Tapscott, wrote and shared their own poems to mark her memory. They also celebrated the diversity that Angela embraced at her school, sharing their message of 'Many Languages - One Voice' as a final goodbye. |  |
They had been inspired by their learning in the Ranelagh Curriculum. This half term the topic has been Our Planet Earth and it has seen every year group learn about a different region of the world - from oceans, seas and deserts to ice worlds, the rainforest and natural disasters! The children learnt how they could get involved to help protect these environments and the creatures therein. Each year group researched and chose a charity to support, linked to their studies, and planned an action that they could carry out to raise awareness and garner support.
Ranelagh's Winter Fair - carol singing and Christmas jumpers.
Google Expedition event at Ranelagh
