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Every Child a Theatre Goer
Published 26/01/24
On Wednesday, Year 6 walked to their nearest theatre, Stratford East, to see ,'A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings'. Inspired by Gabriel García Márquez’s story, this is a startling world of ruined beauty and magical reality where everyone dreams of their five minutes of fame and riches, and the extraordinary takes flight. Acted by miniature puppets, Aranaya of 6T5 said the story was about an angel who fell to earth and became an attraction for many people. 'It was an interesting play and the ending made you think.'

Going to a theatre to see a live performance is an expensive venture for many. This is why Ranelagh jumped at the chance for their Year 6 to experience it.

' I'm lucky enough to have been to the theatre before, but for others who haven't, this would inspire them to see more.'

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Christmas presents
Published 20/12/23
Children at Ranelagh were given beautiful Christmas presents to enjoy in their school holidays.

The toys were donated by ELBA - East London business association in Canary Wharf. See the exciting moments!

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Christmas assembly
Published 20/12/23
Children at Ranelagh had a special Christmas assembly with Vicar Dan Scott where they listened to the Christmas story and looked at artefacts linked to Christianity.

Vicar Dan retold the special story and asked children to reflect at this special time of year.

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Ranelagh supports Children in Need
Published 19/12/23
Eddy in Year 6 said, 'We are lucky we have a loving family and friends. Not everyone is as lucky as us'.

We are indeed privileged to have some truly caring and wonderful children in our school. As a result of the kind generosity of our community, we were able to raise a whopping £150 donation.

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Hot Chocolate Morning!
Published 19/12/23
Brr.... A much needed Hot Chocolate Morning!

On a cold and blustery day, a cup of steaming hot chocolate was just what was needed. The children enjoyed the drinks made by the school council in aid of a good cause.

All the money raised will go towards the London Air Ambulance service. Watch this space to see how much we raised!

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Book Hut Comes to Ranelagh
Published 12/10/23
As the famous quote by Dr Seuss states,

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”

Reading is the backbone of Ranelagh. In these times of financial insecurity, books are an added expense to the decisions you make. As a school, we make sure that all your children take home a book that they can read to you, or you can read to them.

This year, thanks to the hard work of Mrs Sheikh, we were successful in our application to get free books for all the children of Ranelagh through the Children's Book Project , a charity which asks for us to recycle books. As a result, all children visited our new Pop-Up Book Hut and its treasure trove of books, and choose a book to keep for themselves. They will receive a free book each term, and we will keep you updated. Don't forget our Ranelagh Recommends

Remember that reading to your child is a brilliant way of raising their love of books, but also their achievement in life. You can take your child to your local library where they can find books that they will love .Newham Local Libraries.

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Ranelagh Rockets Launch
Published 03/10/23
When the children of Ranelagh returned to school in September , they were amazed to see the Red Pitch had been transformed into a magnificent baseball Pitch. This is the legacy left by the MLB : London Series. On Friday 22nd September , dignitaries from all over London ,from the borough of Newham, from the Trust and from the Ranelagh community who all gathered to launch Ranelagh Rockets - The Baseball Legacy.

Hosted by Genesis and David from Year 6 , who were lucky to be mascots in the London series at London Stadium in June, there were speeches from the CEO of the Tapscott Learning Trust , Paul Harris and from the Executive CEO of MLB Europe, Ben Larkin.

Mr Harris thanked everyone for their donations. He said ‘ I’m sure that working in partnership with YST and BSUK is something which will grow within our schools in the trust and for the community . A lasting legacy which will hopefully produce some of the stars of the future. ‘

The ceremony opened with a ukulele rendition of take me out to the Ball game by Year 6 children.

Jon Rye of Baseball Softball UK was presented with a Ranelagh Rockets cap and hoodie as a thank you for all he has done for the school. Without him baseball never would have come to Ranelagh. To start off the first official baseball game here at Ranelagh, Jon was asked to throw the ceremonial first pitch. Followed by our very own Year 5 Leony, yelling play ball!

This started off a great game, where everyone from students, to head teachers, to PTA members all came together to play the amazing game of baseball.

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Geography Gold Mark

Published 12/09/23

‘A truly comprehensive curriculum which showcases the units of work studied and that they are sequenced from EYFS to Year 6 to ensure clear opportunities to build on prior learning and skill development against the school’s skill grids.’ the words of the Geographical Association who awarded Ranelagh the gold mark Gold for the Primary Geography Quality Mark , the highest distinction.Praise was given for the clear opportunities children have to build and challenge their knowledge about their local environment, mentioning children studying land use in urban and rural areas and developing this enquiry to compare their findings with land use in the local area

It was vociferously agreed that the evidence proved that the children were challenged, they developed analytical skills and teachers constantly moved their learning forward. It was evident that children see themselves as geographers and use the language of geography to show this.

Children leave Ranelagh with incredibly strong knowledge of location and place; human and physical geography and are given many opportunities to develop their fieldwork skills.

A huge congratulations to Miss De Souza, Ranelagh’s Geography Lead, for ensuring that Geography is an important subject within Ranelagh's very strong curriculum.

‘Congratulations on achieving your well-deserved Gold Award.’

A...TTEN...TION
Published 30/06/23
The children of Ranelagh Police cadets performed their very own drill in Friday's celebration assembly. Before moving cadets in any direction, the instructor indicates what direction they intend to move them by using an introductory word command, before giving the actual command to execute the order. The Volunteer Police Cadets are groups of young people that come together with police officers to learn about policing in every London Borough. Ranelagh has its own squad consisting of Year 5 and Year 6 children, it has been running for a number of years.

'Ranelagh Police cadets is really good fun and you learn great skills and build up confidence,' stated one of the Ranelagh cadets.

Their discipline and stamina stood out. Eyes right.Left March....

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MLB Baseball and Ranelagh
Published 29/06/23
Check out these amazing photographs taken at the London Stadium when the Chicago Cubs and the St Louis Cardinal baseball team visited for the London Series. Some of our Ranelagh children got the opportunity of a lifetime not to only meet the players but walking onto the pitch with them before the game. Lakshmi in 6T5 and Leony in 4T3 were asked to say the special words to start the game....Play Ball!

Check this out Ranelagh first choice for MLB Legacy project .

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MLB's London Series opens at Ranelagh
Published 28/06/23
The flags were up, the speakers out, the children dressed in baseball caps and t-shirts. The Red Pitch at Ranelagh was a throb of VIPS, CEOs and 12 wide-eyed nine and ten year olds honing their skills of batting and fielding with none other than not one .not two , but three outstanding American Baseball Players - Ryan Howard, Jimmy Rollins and Albert Pujols.

The children were being given personal tips about batting by Jimmy Rollins . These baseball players were in town because MLB returns to London Stadium this summer as the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs face off in a two-game series. The children spoke to the Chairs and players of the Cubs and The Cardinals. The Commissioner of MLB, Rob Manfred, stated how important it was that the legacy of Baseball in Britain begins with the young children in front of him. The MLB legacy has donated £ 30 ,000 in updating Ranelagh's tired looking Red Pitch. The children could not have been more delighted. Mr Harris, the CEO of TTLT, continued his thanks saying that physical healthiness is paramount to children growing into healthy adults with a love of all different types of sport. But it was one of the youngsters , Aymar from 4T4, who shone, he spoke confidently in front of this awe-inspiring crowd. ‘ Baseball is a brilliant game. Aymar said, ‘We were lucky to practise at the London stadium yesterday and me and all the other children absolutely love Baseball and will be playing from now on.

In one speech , Alicia Gonzalez, the executive director of the Chicago Cubs charities mentioned that Genesis of 5T9 had told her that Baseball makes her feel free. Just knowing this made her pledge another $5000 to the legacy.

The children then showed off their skills in a brilliant game. The legacy of this incredible donation will last long after the London series ends on Sunday, and longer than the children who played today in this school. It will be a testimony to that very special relationship Ranelagh and the Major Baseball League created that Friday morning on a muggy morning in June in the tired but soon-to-be awesome Red Pitch Of Ranelagh , the beating heart of the TTLT community.

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Festival of Voices - Seven Schools, One Theatre- Hundreds of Stars
Published 14/06/23
In this season of big music festivals, who needs Reading, Glastonbury or the Isle of Wight-one of the very favourites is the music extravaganza starring the children from 7 Newham Schools -the Festival of Voices - live from the Hackney Empire.

In the mid-noughties, a group of schools came together to create a project that would raise not only the children’s spirits, but the whole community. As part of Newham’s EAZ strategy, these schools recognised the power of music and song.

The 5 primary schools - Star, Ranelagh, Britannia Village, St Helens and St Joachim’s- thought there was nothing more rousing and inspiring than hearing the sound of children in song, and so the Festival of Voices was born. Even when the funding was stopped , the Heads of these schools recognised something absolutely wonderful happened when these children raised their voices together in harmony- and so they continued the tradition of the Festival of Voices.

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