Scoill Vallajeelt

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2024 Cross Country Championship
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On Thursday 7th March 12 children (6 girls and 6 boys) took part in the Primary School’s Cross Country Championship. It was a massive event with over 250 children taking part from 24 Primary Schools across the island. It was the first time Vallajeelt had taken part in this event for a number of yea…

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Off by Heart Poetry Competition Thursday 7th March 2024
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Congratulations to all the children who learned a poem during book week! It takes a lot of effort to learn and a lot of courage to say it out loud in front of the WHOLE SCHOOL! Competition heats were held in each class and the top 2 from each class went through to the final held in front of the who…

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Daffodil Competition Monday 4th March 2024
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Congratulations to all the green fingers who nurtured their daffodil bulb since last autumn and managed to produce a blooming daffodil for our competition on Monday. It's tricky to care for the bulb to grow and bloom for a certain date so well done! Collectively, the entries did look like a 'host o…

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Tag Rugby Festival 2024
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On Tuesday 13th February 5 teams from years 2 and 3 took part in the Primary School’s Tag Rugby Fun Festival. It was a massive event with 30 teams taking part. The festival was a chance for the teams to practise their skills in a competitive setting, with this being some children’s first experience…

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Cherry Godfrey Competition
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On Tuesday 23rd January, Alexia from Cherry Godfrey came into school to present a cheque for £250 as one of our children had won a prize in their colouring competition! Cherry Godfrey held an island wide KS1 Christmas colouring competition before Christmas. Each year group on the island had an over…

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Question and Answers Tour of Tynwald
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On Monday 15th January, children from the school council went for a tour around Tynwald. They went in to all three chambers: Green Chamber – House of Keys, Red Chamber – Legislative Council and Blue Chamber – Tynwald. All the children were a credit to Scoill Vallajeelt. They listened extremely well…

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Junior Story Book Club - 17th January 2024
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Today we started "Why The Whales Came" by Michael Morpurgo at Junior Story Book Club in the Cabin. We read Chapter 1 and were introduced to Gracie and Daniel, the main characters. We found out a little bit about Rushy Bay and The Birdman. The children are excited and intrigued to find out what will…

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Infant Story Book Club - 8th January 2024
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Today, we enjoyed "Mighty Mo" by Alison Brown at Infant Story Book Club in the Cabin. "Mighty Mo" is a story about a raccoon called Mo, who can't quite find a job that suits his unique talents. He keeps on trying and with the help of his friends, finds his niche at the zoo. Eden said, "I liked it b…

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