Last week we were investigating plastic packaging. The children wanted to find out more about how and why plastic was made and what were its advantages and disadvantages. We even had a go at making our own eco-plastic, but we still have some work to do to perfect the recipe! We learned about the Ir…
Gira mie ayd Miles son cooney lhien fuinney arran. The whole school enjoyed the bread that Brastyl Barrule and Miles baked on Tuesday.
It was rubbish in Brastyl Barrule this week! Well that was what we were learning about anyway.. On Wednesday morning we donned our thick gardening gloves, got out the litter pickers and some sturdy bags and then we set off around the village. Although the village looked very neat and tidy, we still…
Mooinjer Veggey is a registered charity (No. 793) and we rely on support with fundraising events throughout the year. So a big Gura mie mooar eu to everyone who helped in any way with the fundraising events on Tynwald Day and at the Artisan Fair at Yn Chruinnaght. We raised £1,255. Also thanks to D…
After a week of investigating the insulating properties of materials we finished with a class challenge. Each team had to design and make an 'up-cycled' insulating toast carrier to take their group's toast to the top of the hill in the arboretum. Each group had a different design, but they all took…
Brastyl Barrule have quickly got used to their new routines and have packed lots in to the first days of term! We have started our first topic, based on packaging, with an analysis of what makes a good lunchbox. We have been testing the properties of different materials and will be using our result…
Granada TV visited brastyl 3 this week in order to do a piece which ties in with the recent post office launch of stamps celebrating Manx. The children were fantastic and made a real impression on both the film crew and post office officials.
A big thank you to everyone who made cakes and helped on the stall on Tynwald Day. £844.44 was raised for Mooinjer Veggey. We don’t need any more cakes for our café at the Artisan Fair – Yn Chruinnaght on Saturday 20th July, but would really appreciate it if you could visit our Manx Café in the Cor…
Nagh ren ad jannoo dy mie! We had a lovely party yesterday afternoon to reward the children for all their hard work for the play. It was lovely to see them playing with the props and acting out all the different parts. As well as the plays themselves being a great exercise in confidence and teamwor…