INTEGRITY - RESPECT - ENDEAVOUR - COMPASSION - COURAGE
Today we explored farming and food in topic. We sorted fruits into two group, the ones we thought could be grown in the Isle of Man and ones we thought needed to be grown in hotter countries. We then did some tasting of exotic fruits (avocado, pineapple, mango, papaya, banana and passion fruit) and…
A huge congratulations from all of us goes to Lola Quirk who had an extremely successful weekend last weekend at The Robin Hood swimming meet at Sheffield. Lola competed for the Isle of Man Swim Team on Saturday in the 50 Freestyle & 100 freestyle races, finishing in the top 10 of her age group. On…
Year 1 and 2 had a special morning break on Friday as they got to listen to Julia Donaldson reading her brand new book Gruffalo Granny! The children brought their snacks and milk to the hall and thoroughly enjoyed listening to the story and watching the illustrator draw 'Gruffalo Granny' live!
The Bumblebees have had an amazing first couple of days in Year One! They have been busy getting to know their new environment by exploring their classroom using a scavanger hunt! They have adapted brilliantly into their new year group and amazed us with their resilience, growing confidence and the…
PC Lou came to our assembly this morning to talk to us about playing safe outside now that we can enjoy the lighter nights. The children were really engaged and as always showed super listening and great answers to all PC Lou's questions!
Year 3 had a lovely surprise when we returned from our Easter holidays. His Majesty the King has read our letters and his head of royal correspondence, James Dawson, sent us a lovely reply! It's been great to see our hard-work writing letters paid off with a lovely reply.
Onchan School was delighted to celebrate our ‘Bright for Sight’ fundraising day, with pupils and staff lighting up the school in their brightest and most colourful outfits. The event once again supported Sight Matters, a much‑valued local Onchan charity that we have proudly worked with for several…
This week, Student Council decided that the children should have a turn to vote for their Thinking Trailblazers. They believed that if we should use our thinking moves to support our thinking and learning, then they should be a part of choosing them. The children chosen for Thinking Trailblazer thi…
Today, Year 1 had a fantastic visit from the Isle of Man Creameries! Lauren came into school to teach the children all about how cheese and butter are made. The children were eager to find out information, asking lots of great questions about the process and what goes into making these yummy produc…