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The children at Foxdale School enjoy their Free Read Fridays, where they get to delve into a book or the vast array of material on offer from the Magazine Trolley. We love our reading snuggled beneath our soft, starry blankets. Kind thanks to all those who have contributed to the Magazine Trolley!
Miss Griffiths and Miss Davies were super excited to escort the Netball Team to a live match of the Inter Island Games last week! We were lucky enough to watch Orkney v Ynys Mon, and as you can see from the pictures, we all got into the competitive spirit and got extremely excited! We were thrilled…
Last Friday, the Puffins were lucky enough to be invited to a 'Stars' event, hosted by the SUMT, at the Centenary Centre. Here they thought about Special People, Special Beliefs, Special Days, and Special Choices. The children listened to story-tellers, and engaged in lovely activities. We all enjo…
The Bees and the Beavers enjoyed an informative and exciting visit from The Isle of Man Creameries. The children learnt all about the important work that they do at The Isle of Man Creameries and even had a go at creating their own butter out of Double Cream. It's fair to say that all that shaking…
This fabulous 'Food and Farming Week' the Puffins were lucky enough to receive a visit from local farmer Mr Kermeen, along with four of his beautiful calves! The children were utterly delighted to meet the four furry babies on the playground, two of which were of the Brown Swiss variety, and two of…
The Puffins have settled in nicely to their new nest, and are getting on beautifully with each other and with their tasks. We have looked at Alan Peat's Sentences in Literacy, and we are learning how to write captivating and interesting prose, using descriptive sentences (2AD and List Sentences) an…
This week we say goodbye to our wonderful, kind, and caring Mrs Campbell, whom the Capybaras will miss greatly! Mrs Campbell has supported us since Christmas, and her support of both staff and students has been second to none. As a farewell treat, Mrs Campbell took the class for a special Art Lesso…
Congratulations to Foxdale School football team, who had an excellent morning at Union Mills in the 2023 Millennium Football Tournament. They won their group with 6 wins and one draw, keeping a clean sheet throughout the group stages thanks to some excellent goalkeeping from Harry! They came throug…
This week we learnt about Viking Runes. Runes are symbols that form the Viking alphabet. The Vikings would have carved them into wood or stone, which is why they are often quite simple-looking, with straight lines. The Vikings used to believe that runes were created by the God Odin. In this myth Od…