Willaston School
Come to the edge... where all children are 'free range'
Come to the edge... where all children are 'free range'
* expect the best from ourselves and others
* have high standards in behaviour, appearance, presentation, environment
*challenge children and take them to the edge of their capabilities, and in doing so encourage children to challenge themselves
* enable children to learn independently, applying skills they have learnt
* be brave enough and informed enough to take considered risks
* be engaged enough to question
* inform and engage parents in the learning taking place
* provide opportunities for parents to further their own learning
We thought it would be lovely to share what everyone has been up to at home during these unprecedented times. If you would like to send any photographs to be included on our website, please send them to enquiries@willaston.sch.im Maddie has been very busy looking at the parts of plants and learning…
Yesterday, the children of key workers at our hub got a very welcome surprise - a delivery of Easter Eggs! We are very grateful to colleagues from Isle of Play and Tesco who donated ‘surprise’ Easter Eggs to the children of key workers and vulnerable children who are in hubs. We'd also like to than…
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Tonight was our first Fitness Club with Danny Kane from Next Level Fitness. We had such a good time!! We did lots of different activities and all you could hear in the hall was lots of giggling and screeching with joy. As children were leaving, they were already saying they looking forward to next…
Yesterday saw a vast array of daffodils come into school. We had big ones, small ones, very yellow ones, pale ones....and then we looked at the pots!! We had Harry Potter themed pots, Manx themed pots, butterfly/fairy themed pots, Easter themed pots...so many to look at. At 10am members of Douglas…
Year Three have been having weekly chess lessons every Friday. The children had a chess lesson where tactics and game ideas were shared. They then played chess in pairs whilst the experts came round and helped us. If you want see the pictures they are below:
Today has been World Book Day and we have had a wonderful day! Our 'Bedtime Stories' theme was a huge success as everyone loved being in their PJs. We started our morning with parents and grandparents coming in to read with us and then after playtime all the teacher's swapped classes to read a stor…
On Thursday 27th February, Year 1 went on a school trip to Laxey Glen to launch our Traditional Tales topic. We had a wonderful time exploring the glen and looking for clues to find the Troll! We then made some troll soup to entice the troll out of his lair! Afterthat we played in the park and reto…
This Morning, we read "Miffy at the Gallery", by Dick Bruna. We were really interested in the idea of an art gallery and enjoyed talking about the different pictures in the book. Then, when we got back from lunch, our classroom had turned into an amazing art gallery for us to enjoy and explore! We…
We thoroughly enjoyed our time on the computer bus with Mr Townsend. He taught us how to put 'magic move' onto a key note prese…
Ballanard's Boat Themed Visits for this half term! We have been to the House of Manannan and The Peggy Story. We are off to see…
What a marvellous few weeks we have had enjoying Forest school with 'Out to Play'. The children enjoyed taking part in various…
Last week Jamie Blair came to talk to our key stage 1 children about the importance of bees! Jamie talked to us about bee keepi…
On Thursday 1st March we celebrated World Book Day - one of our favourite days of the year at Willaston School! Yet again we we…
On Monday 26th February Cedar class celebrated 100 days of school. The students have been counting the days since September as…
