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
To start our new topic of 'Burps, Bottoms & Bile'- Yes, I know what what you are thinking! Year 4 have been on two exciting outings to learn all about teeth! The first of which was a visit to the Isle of Man University College ! At the college the children learnt all about the different types of te…
Well we did it! We had our first day with Reception and we had an absolute blast! We tried our best to grab a few pictures and videos of the children having fun throughout the morning. Sorry if we didn't manage to catch your little one in our film but we were also very busy getting stuck in and pla…
Marge's Garden has been a part of our school for as long as most of us have been here! It's changed a lot over the years and has always been a great symbol of the Community Spirit that our school embodies. Named "Marge's Garden" in memory of our school's former caretaker, a great many people have g…
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our leavers BBQ, we had a great time! A 'slip n slide', burgers and hotdogs, ice lollies, water fights... what's not to love? We hope all of our Year 6's enjoyed their afternoon, they deserved every minute!
We made the best of a disappointing situation yesterday, we couldn't go to 1886 as planned due to a power cut, so thinking on our feet we enjoyed a delicious chippy in the sun at Nobles Park instead! Huge thank you to Mrs Burton and Mrs Lace for their quick thinking and organisation, we all had a g…
On Monday, Year 2 had a fantastic trip to Castle Rushen and Poulsom Park. We all enjoyed exploring the castle, especially the dudgeon and the Medieval toilet! After the Castle we had a play in the park and the children played a new game of 'Off Ground Tag.' Thank you for all our parent helpers too.
When it gets this hot, getting children to slow down and stay cool can sometimes be a bit tricky! But today's plan worked a treat. This morning the children worked together with Mr Ledger and Mrs Brain to set up our own mini-spa in the outdoor area, under a cool sail to keep us safe from the sun. T…
Always a popular day, our Reception water play day was a great success! Unfortunately we didn't get very many pictures or videos as Mrs Brain and I were too busy having fun with the kids! But we've managed to piece together a video from the bits that we captured. It's always amazing to see the grou…
Wow what a glorious day for a Dragons Den sale! The sun was shining and the stalls were ready and raring to go on Friday afternoon. We are yet to settle our accounts from the afternoon, but we'd love to show you what a great afternoon we had! We'd like to say a HUGE thank you to all of those who su…
Well done everyone who took part in our sponsored bounce today – it was great fun and we have raised lots of money for Hospice Isle of Man. Thank you to all the sponsors for your support! When we have all the money in we will update you with a grand total. Thank you to Fun4all for the bouncy castle.
Reception have had an amazing day out today! We walked from school down to Nobles Park and enjoyed a picnic lunch in the park (special thank you to Faye who made lovely hand decorated lunch bags for the school dinner children!). Then we had a lovely play in the park before heading over to the polic…
This week was our second visit for next year's Reception children and we enjoyed a great afternoon with a focus on physical development. Inside we focused mostly on fine motor development, with lots of activities aimed at improving children's pinching strength and their fine detail movements. If yo…
Reception have done so well in rehearsals for their nativity and we're really proud of them! Here are some of the photos we got…
Today Year 5 have been very luck to have the opportunity to finish off their cycling proficiency. Both groups did very well to…
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…
