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Student Council Litter Picking!
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Last Wednesday, our Student Council warmed up their litter-picking skills ahead of this week’s big trip! They managed to fill an entire bin—what an incredible effort. It was fantastic to see everyone playing their part to keep our environment clean!

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Safe Play Assembly with PC Lou
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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!

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Our Letter From the King!
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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.

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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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