'Enjoyable Learning for Life'
Welcome to our school blog. Check out the posts below to find out what we've been up to recently.
On Tuesday our Year 6 children went to the cathedral for our annual Remembrance Day service. Despite the weather, the service was lovely and our children were a credit to us throughout. Many thanks to Voirrey Heaton and Fenella for their help in organising the event and marking out the crosses, Rev…
Over the last couple of weeks, some of our Year 6 pupils have been lucky enough to be involved in the Arts Council’s ‘60 over 60: Faces of Mann’ project. '60 Over 60: Faces of Mann' is a community-driven portraiture project by local artist, Debra Tracey-Carney, of Isle Be Creative, that aims to hon…
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…