Foxdale School

A happy, safe and inclusive school at the heart of the community.

Cornelly - #TEAMSEAS Beach Clean
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Cornelly went to Brewery Beach, Kentraugh to the scene of a recent yacht sinking and coming ashore. Fortunately, the 3 people who were on board were helped by the RNLI. There was a substantial amount of flotsam, litter and general plastic rubbish that had been washed ashore. Some was clearly from t…

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FOFS Tuck Shop
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The FOFS are excited to be running a Tuck Shop from the school playground, with help from the school council, on Friday afternoons! It will run from 3:30 until 4:00. Feel free to treat your child (and yourself) to a Friday sweet treat!

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#TeamSeas
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Cornelly have decided upon their topic for Autumn 2, we are going to be joining #TeamSeas with our favourite Youtubers: Mr Beast and Mark Rober. We encourage you to do the same. We will be sharing our plans to help this cause with you soon. We started our attack on litter by doing a community litte…

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Community Harvest Festival
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We welcomed guests into the school on Thursday 21st November to celebrate our Harvest Festival with them. The children performed a selection of Autumn or Harvest songs and poems. Parents came in the morning with invited guests attending in the afternoon. Cornelly Cafe was open and was celebrated fo…

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Cornelly - Isle of Man Motor Museum
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Cornelly took a trip to the Isle of Man Motor Museum to look at the Russian Space Station and RRV (Reusable Re-entry Vehicle). The children have linked this to their learning about "The Jamie Drake Equation", Space and the ISS. The museum were also very kind to show us around some of the other vehi…

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Hockey Club
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We have been practicing our Hockey skills on the Astro-Turf outside every Thursday in Hockey Club. We've been working on passing and shooting as well as tackling other players ready for a few hockey matches.

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Cornelly - Topic
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As part of our topic of Gadgets and Gizmos, we've been looking into Lego WeDo 2.0 and learning how to code. The children build the models and then use computer code to control the operations and complete simple tasks. I've been blown away by how independent the children have been in their learning.

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Cornelly - Reading
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Cornelly have been reading and analysing "The Jamie Drake Equation". We have been looking at the text for inference and gathering ideas. We have then been using the plot as a platform to jump from for our own writing, looking specifically at punctuation and speech.

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World Book Day 2021!!!!
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DON"T STOP READING!!!! This World Book Day we won't let lockdown stop us from reading and having fun enjoying World Book Day! Have you visited our World Book Day page yet? We have lots of activities for you to share with your family at home. Make sure you keep a close eye on this page throughout th…

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