Arbory School

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Whole school trip to the Viking Village and Tynwald Hill
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The whole school enjoyed a fantastic day out to the Viking Village at St Johns and to Tynwald Hill. They learned all about what happens on Tynwald Day now and in the past and got to see how the Viking communities would have lived when Tynwald was founded. Classes took part in a range of history and…

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Year 5 and 6 Liverpool Trip
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Our Year 5 and 6 classes have had a wonderful trip to Liverpool. They explored the World Museum and the Liverpool Museum where they had the opportunity to see dinosaur skeletons, artefacts from Ancient Egypt and much more. They finished the day with roller skating, climbing and ninja courses at Fli…

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Orienteering at St. Johns
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Year 4 and 5 had a great day out orienteering in St. Johns. Learning from island expert William Higgins, they practiced their skills over a fixed and a flagged course. Mr Parry and Mrs Woods said that the children showed great team work and all enjoyed their adventure.

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Year 6 at Crucial Crew
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Year 6 joined other year 6 classes from across the island at the Villa Marina for this years Crucial Crew event. Multiple agencies including the emergency services come together to teach the year 6 children vital skills to keep themselves and others safe and healthy before they go to Secondary Scho…

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The Guild - Choir
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A very big well done to Arbory School Choir who came second place in the mixed choirs class at the Manx Music Festival. They performed "Revolting Children" and "Be Still" in a big and difficult class with some excellent competition from other schools. Our choir performed brilliantly and the judge h…

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The Guild - Year 3 Choral Speaking
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What an amazing performance from our year 3 superstars this afternoon as they came first place in the Choral Speaking class at the Manx Music Festival. Performing "Jack and the Beanstalk" they spoke clearly and with great rhythm and expression to win the cup. The judge was full of praise for their…

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The Guild - Manx Dancing
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Mrs Collister took all the Manx Dancers to the Manx Music Festival where they competed in 4 groups. They did absolutely brilliantly with two of the groups coming second place and receiving very positive feedback from the judge. They were a joy to watch and several members of the audience commented…

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Forest School - years 1 and 4
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Year 1 and year 4 have been having weekly adventures to our Forest School site this term. Mrs Molnar, Mr Parry and the children have had a great time exploring the area, building shelters, creating art works, learning to be safe around fires and enjoying toasted marshmallows! Thank you to the paren…

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Forest School - year 5
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Year 5 and Mrs Sowrey have had a brilliant time at the school's Forest School site each week this term come rain or shine. The children have particularly enjoyed being there in the rain where they really had to test their shelter building skills! They have explored making paints from plants and flo…

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