Michael School

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What we've been up to…

Welcome to our school blog. This is where you will be able to find out about what has been going on in school.

Pond dipping with Bluebell Class
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On Friday 6th April, the weather was finally good enough for Bluebell Class to go on their long-awaited pond dipping expedition! They went to Cooildarry and explored lots of different creatures that they found in the river and surroundings. Thank you to the team from the Manx Wildlife Trust for lea…

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Easter Egg Hunt!
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On Wednesday 6th April 2025, we held an fantastic Easter Egg hunt for all the children in school! With their partner, they had to find six coloured eggs, each with a hidden letter inside. Once they found them all, they then had to rearrange them to make a secret word. When they had solved the puzzl…

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Manx Farmers' Union visit with lambs!
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On Thursday 20th March, some special guests from the Manx Farmers' Union visited school with some sheep and lambs! Children from Reception to Year 3 spent time asking lots of interesting questions and finding out more about them. Thank you to our visitors for taking the time to come and help us to…

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Shennaghys Jiu March 2025
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Our children in Reception, year 1 and Year 2 have been creating some amazing sunflower art for a display as part of the Shennaghys Jiu festival! Their wonderful artwork is available for you to see in Ramsey Town Hall for the next few weeks. Thank you to Mrs Jacques for arranging this celebration of…

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Mars Rovers!
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Fuchsia Class have been loving their 'Mission to Mars' theme this term! They have been building and testing their Mars Rovers over many challenges. Well done to all the groups who were able persevere with their construction, you showed such brilliant resilience. I think NASA will be calling Years 5…

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Cross Country Race
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On Friday 14th March, our super cross country runners went to Nobles Park to represent Michael in the inter-schools competition. The team achieved some fantastic results, finishing 9th overall out of more than 20 schools. This is a wonderful performance for our small school, so well done to all of…

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Valentine fundraiser for our friends in Nepal
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On Friday 14th February, we held our annual Valentine fundraiser for Nepal. This link has been in place between our village and Ghamrang for over 30 years now, and again this year Fuchsia Class have made some wonderful hand-crafted gifts and cards to sell with all money raised going to Nepal. We ha…

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Community Tree Planting!
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On Wednesday 22nd January, we were kindly invited to High Tilt Farm to plant some of their new, native trees in the field behind Michael School. Every child was able to find out more about our local trees, why they are good for our environment and Farmers Clare and Mike were wonderful hosts. Each c…

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Remembrance Day Service 2024
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On Sunday 10th November 2024, two of our wonderful Year 6 children represented Michael School at the Remembrance Service at Michael Parish Church. Sam and Alice lay the poppy wreath on behalf of the school, making Mrs Riley so proud with the respect they showed throughout the service. Lest we forge…

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