'Enjoyable Learning for Life'
Krysia from the ManxSPCA joined us in an assembly this week to receive a check for the money raised from our Dress as an Animal day. We raised £241.60! Thank you to all who donated money or dressed as an animal.
To celebrate and raise awareness of World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) that took place on Tuesday 21st March, children and staff wore odd and colourful socks to school. Mr Jones and Miss Lace delivered a wonderful assembly on WDSD that the children were thoroughly engaged in. We are very proud of the i…
As part of our Science unit of the Earth, Moon and Sun, Class 6F investigated moon craters. We first recreated our own moon surfaces in groups, and then planned our own investigations. We looked into what causes craters, and explored the impact that speed, weight, angle and distance has on them. We…
Thank you to all parents and children who baked and donated cakes for the Valentine's Cake Sale. The Year 6 children ran the sale throughout the day and sold hundreds of delicious cakes!
The children in Class 6H had a full-day training session with St John Ambulance learning first aid and basic life support. This was a brilliant opportunity for the children who were all very well engaged and did exceptionally well.
Over the last few weeks Reception, have enjoyed following a “Power of Reading” teaching sequence in our Literacy lessons, linked to the book “I Like Train” by Daisy Hirst. The Power of Reading is a learning and teaching approach which engages children in the literacy curriculum through the use of h…
The children in Class 6C had a full-day training session with St John Ambulance learning first aid and basic life support. The children were exceptionally well engaged and learnt some very important skills.
Join 'We Care IOM' at the Cathedral on Friday 24th February for an Eco Workshop. All ages and families welcome. Refreshments will be provided. No charge but donations appreciated.
Last week, we took some of our Year 6 children to the Maths Olympiad at QEII. They spent the afternoon completing a variety of puzzles and problem solving activities, and worked in teams with two of our wonderful ex pupils! Our teams were competing against other western primary schools, and they al…
The Year 4 children have been busy orienteering on Peel Headlands. It was great fun!
For several years, there have been discussions around changing the House names. Until now they have been Drake, Hawke, Nelson and Raleigh, all names of English sailors and adventurers. We haven't been able to find exactly when the names were originally chosen, but with help from Jo Dalgleish, we kn…
In Year 1's topic of Africa, we have bene looking at the world map and building the jigsaw together. Every time we do it, we get a bit faster!
