A huge cheer resounded from Napier Lodge at Ranelagh on Wednesday -Happy International Women's Day. Once the doors opened the pure exuberance of the women  in our community poured out. There was music and dancing , quizzing , banner-making ... and food , and oh the food. Food from Algeria, Lithuania, Romania, Albania,  Pakistan, Bangladesh Russia, Nigeria, Ghana - food that showed a real sense of these remarkable women -the parents and carers of our children. 

It didn't take much persuading by these brilliant women for the Leadership team to join in with the tasting and, of course , the Dancing. 

'I tried the most delicious food,' remarked Head of Ranelagh, Miss Welburn, 'but what really fed my spirit was the overwhelming strength and pride of all the women in this  room today .'  We make sure that inspirational women are a strong part of Ranelagh's curriculum ;to learn from and to inspire . From the women who celebrated in the room today, it is obvious that our children have inspirational women right in front of them: at home . A huge thanks to the wonderful women in the PTA for organising , and our amazing Community.

Cohesion Lead , Aisha Sheikh. ​

Some of Ranleagh's Year 5 children attended a Junior RE conference day at Elmhurst. They met up with lots of schools children across Newham to discuss and celebrate the amazing diversity within the borough. They played a variety of team work games, working with each other to solve problems. They answered philosophical questions: listening carefully to other peoples' opinions, respecting them and asking questions to develop their understanding further.

On 14th November, Ranelagh launched Anti bullying term with an Odd Socks day. Children and adults across the school wore odd schools to show that they are all unique but still special. Ranelagh will now spend the rest of the term learning about the effects that bullying can have on people and how together we can stand up against it and 'Reach out' to others around us. 

Ranelagh competed in the TTLT Girls Football Tournament alongside 9 other teams; all hoping to be in the top 6 and make it to the finals on November 25th. After 5 close games it came down to a shoot out and Karina in 6T8 scored the winning goal for Ranelagh to advance to the finals! Well done girls, let's bring it home

Last Friday some of our Year 5 and 6 student competed in the TTLT Tag Rugby Tournament against 7 other schools. It was a great afternoon at Memorial Park, where parents were able to attend to cheer Ranelagh on to victory! As always our students made us proud, seeing them compete and work as a team. This week with the added bonus of bringing home gold medals! Please join me in congratulating all the students who took part in the variety of TTLT Sporting Events this half term, making everyone at Ranelagh proud!

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