'Enjoyable Learning for Life'
Our Year 3/4 hockey team went to the NSC to compete in the Island Finals on 21st October after winning the Western competition last week. Scoring loads of goals and showing great team spirit, they earned a well deserved place in the final only to lose 1-0 in a nail biting final match. What a fab te…
This week, Class 2W had a fantastic time diving into the world of vocabulary and character description through the story of Rapunzel. Using Zones of Relevance, the children explored a wide range of adjectives and vocabulary, carefully deciding how relevant each word was to describe Rapunzel at diff…
On Friday, Year 2 went on a trip to Peel Castle to support their current topic. They learnt all about the different features of the castle and how the people that lived their would have lived.
Today has been our best day yet! We absolutely loved our Gorge Walk in Ballaglass Glen this morning, it was such a highlight of our week. Back at the Centre, following our lunch we were Den Building, Climbing, and learning how to light fires – not forgetting marshmallow toasting of course! In the e…
Day 3’s adventures started with a morning of Kayaking, Canoeing and Sailing down at the Mooragh Lake. After lunch (pizza and curly fries – their favourite meal so far!), we spent the afternoon and evening at the Centre, doing a mixture of Assault Course, Crate Stacking, Axe Throwing, Zip Wire and t…
It’s been a jam packed Day 2 for us at the Venture Centre! We started and ended the day by celebrating the lovely Nicole’s 11th birthday. After a yummy breakfast we spent the morning Abseiling, Tree Climbing and Rifle Shooting at the Centre. In the afternoon we all went Canoeing up the Sulby River,…
We’ve had a great first day at the Venture Centre. After arriving and settling in, we got to know our surroundings with some Orienteering. After a delicious lunch, we headed down to the Mooragh Lake for some raft building and mini golf. This evening, we all tired ourselves out with a scenic coastal…
Day 2 & 3 updates from the Venture Centre: Tuesday:This morning, we all headed down to the Mooragh lake for sailing and kayaking. Following lunch, we split into groups to do crate building and abseiling, where all the children abseiled down the big tree! After a very exciting day, we are all finish…
Congratulations to all of the children who were elected for the class roles of Librarians, Digital-Leaders, Eco Warriors and School Council. An additional well done to our Year 6 children who were voted in to represent our house teams as House and Vice Captains. Librarians Eco Warriors Digital Lead…
The children are having a great time at the Venture Centre! Here is a little update following their first day (Monday 22nd). 'The children arrived and headed straight out to the assault course and zipline. They then enjoyed raft building in the afternoon followed by a rock stacking competition on t…
One of the biggest annual events on our calendar took place this morning... Year 6 vs Teachers Rounders! It was a very close game with only one rounder in it. Great fun was had by all. Well done to the teachers who have had a good few years undefeated now. Can the Year 6s beat them next year?
Year 6 had a wonderful day at the beach yesterday. Thank you to all our parent helpers, especially Heidi’s Grandad, Mr Faulkner, who very kindly bought all the children an ice cream!
