Gura mie eu to parents who have sent in happy photos. We are developing a lovely display board which cheers us all up when we walk past it. Children will be adding ideas and photos to their Shee as Maynrys books on Wednesday. This week in maths we are working on 'ways of making' numbers to 10. It i…
Our regular running slot has started well and we are hoping to feel the benefit of calmer, happier lunchtimes as well as a general improvement in health. If you haven't already checked out The Daily Mile website to find out more about the inspiration, it's worth having a look . We intend to cross o…
Last week in Brastyl 2 we were learning about 2D shapes and their properties, including symmetry and right angles. This week we have been doing addition and subtraction sums using the language ny smoo as ny sloo eg what is 1 more/less than 13? 10 more than 13? 30 more than 13?
This week in Brastyl 2 we are working on doubling and halving in maths. It would be really useful if you could practise this at home-how many doubles can your child quickly recall? We are having an arty week this week. Yesterday we looked at paintings from local artist Eileen Schaer’s new exhibitio…
On Thursday Brastyl 2 presented their circus show 'Gaue veih ooylyn' to the school. The show was developed after watching trailers of circuses around the world. The children had to work co-operatively and listen to each others ideas. It was great fun and the audience seemed to enjoy it! Click here…
This half term in Friday afternoon club time we have been trying to increase the use of Manx in the playground by developing our store of playground games. We will be putting up little clips of these over the next week in the Gammanyn Traa Cloie playlist to show you some of the fun we've been havin…
This week in Brastyl 2 we have been using our knowledge about pushes, pulls and friction to help us move heavy objects. We carried out experiments in and out of the classroom and discovered that rollers could reduce friction ('screebey'), but that using them was a tricky technique requiring teamwor…
Brastyl 3 have been working very hard over the last week to produce their own animated films. They have worked as a class to draw their backgrounds and characters for the animation. They all produced small clips which they then put together with the music to create a wonderful animation. Click here…
Friday, Archaeologists came to class 3 to discuss their work. The children got to excavate some bones and they learnt how to record what they found.