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Breaktime Reading
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We have a boxes of books which we take outside every playtime to encourage reading for pleasure in "free time". It is lovely to see children choosing to enjoy a book together and reading lots of different books too!

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Junior Commissioners
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Our Junior Commissioners had a windy walk down to Onchan Park today. They walked all around the areas discussing parts they liked and improvement ideas. They have annotated park plans with all of their ideas and are going to be presenting them at a meeting at the Commissioners on Monday. After all…

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Weeding and Planting in KS1
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Our brilliant KS1 school councillors helped Miss Caley and Mrs O'Neill yesterday. They collaborated to refresh the Year 1 outdoor area by weeding and planting. They were eager to share their ideas on how we can look after the plants. If you are on the KS1 playground please do have a look at their h…

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Isle Listen Presentation
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Each year we complete a whole school walk for a chosen charity. This year we were pleased to be able to present a cheque to Isle Listen. Thank you as always for your support.

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Manx Blind Welfare Assembly
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We were lucky enough to be visited by Manx Blind Welfare for our Monday morning assembly today. They brought with them 'Zesty' the guide dog and talked to the children about what being blind means and the types of equipment a blind or partially sighted person might use to help them with their day t…

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NSC Swim for Free
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All children will be bringing home information on the NSC free swimming sessions for this winter. What an amazing opportunity!

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Sponsored Walk raised £780 for Isle Listen!
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Each class in our school has had workshops with Isle Listen this year. We wanted to thank them for their continued support in school this year by using them as our chosen charity for our Sponsored Walk. We have counted all of the donations and we have raised a whopping £780! Well done and thank you…

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Choir at World Peace Day
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Earlier this term, some members of our super school choir took part in the Children of the World in Mann event at Tynwald Hill. Along with 17 other primary schools, they all sang a couple of songs together and they sounded super! You can read more about the event on the BBC website below: https://w…

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