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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…
Today in Bear class we had the luxury of having a visit from the lovely Jeroen Wats. A dutch inventor who has created a fully sustainable material! This material has created wind turbines, boats and now even the worlds first fully sustainable helmet. It was such a pleasure having him in the classro…
We would like to thank everyone who donated magazines for the Magazine Trolley, it has gone down a storm with the children on a Friday afternoon. We managed to obtain a good selection of magazines to cover both Key Stages, and the children enjoy reading an exciting range of materials. We even have…
Congratulations to Foxdale Football Team for Winning the Western District Football Competition held at Kirk Michael School on Wednesday 17th May 2023. A fantastic performance from the whole squad in which they won all 4 group stage games without conceding a goal to qualify for the semi final where…
Last Friday the children in the Capybara's Class had a wonderful time celebrating the Coronation of the King! We wrote and gav speeches (some even threw treats to the crowd!), had a vote and chose a King and a Queen for the day, both of whom had special duties to perform and decisions to make throu…
This marvellous morning saw 2 Visiting Marshals, Stan and Ruth, attend KS2 for a glorious Giveaway! Stan has accumulated so much memorabilia over his Marshalling years, that, by his own admission, he has much more than he knows what to do with. This thoughtful gentleman came up with the idea of tak…
Turtles class enjoyed a fabulous, informative and fun visit from the Coastguard. We all really enjoyed learning more about the important job that the Coast guard do; we loved looking at pictures of their rescues, finding more about their role in keeping us safe and of course exploring their equipme…
Children's Mental Health Week 2023 took place from the 6th to the 12th of February. This year's theme was 'Let's Connect.' The children in the Capybara Class enjoyed a range of activities during the week, encouraging them to learn more about each other and to really 'connect'. The children also tho…
On Thursday, the 9th of February, the whole school enjoyed a visit from Anna Graham of the charitable organisation, Manx Birdlife. Anna spent the entire day with us, visiting each class, and talking to the children about all things bird, such as habitat, migration, and the RSPB School's Birdwatch.…