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Bright for Sight
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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…

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Swimming success!
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A huge congratulations to four of our swimmers who represented Onchan Primary School in a ranking competition, covering the whole of the North-West. These four children really showed our school values of endeavour and courage by improving on their amazing times from the first weekend to ensure that…

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Thinking Trailblazers
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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…

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Year 1 Isle of Man Creamery Visit
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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…

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STEM in the Lions
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On a Tuesday afternoon the Lions have be learning about Volcanoes, Tectonics and Earthquakes. This afternoon we ‘travelled’ to Japan and learnt that buildings in earthquake zones have to be 'earthquake-proof' in an attempt to withstand the impact of natural disasters and to reduce the devastating d…

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Isle Listen Fundraiser
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Holly delivered some very exciting news this morning in assembly, the fundraising that we did for Children's Mental Health Awareness Week in February raised a grand total of £597.64. This is the largest total ever raised by a primary school for Isle Listen so we want to say a massive thank you to e…

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Year 3 - Writing Letters to the King
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Year 3 have been working really hard with our learning and implementing our thinking moves. Last half-term we focused on letter writing in Literacy and connected this learning to our SDG's, specifically on SDG 14 surrounding keeping the ocean safe. At the end of the half-term we reflected on our le…

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Children's Mental Health Week - Isle Listen Fundraiser
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Friday 6th February saw the return of our Coffee and Cake Fundraiser for Isle Listen to support Children's Mental Health Awareness Week. Holly and Aaron were available all afternoon to speak to parents informally about any concerns or answer any questions while serving tea, coffee and delicious cak…

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Year 2 and 3 Tag Rugby Festival
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Well done to our Year 3 and 2 Tag Rugby team. You were amazing at the Tag Rugby fun festival! I lost count of the amazing passes and tries. We won so many games and showed fantastic sportsmanship throughout the festival! A special thank you to all the parent helpers, referees and festival organiser…

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