Learning Together
At Braddan we aim to develop the values of Respect, Caring, Listening, Professionalism, Fairness and Curiosity in all of the pupils, as well as modelling these as adults on a daily basis across the school.
You can read all about the Isle of Man Essentials For Learning by following this link https://e4l.sch.im to see what all the schools on the Isle of Man work towards together to provide the best education for your children.
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We are really pleased t have Mr Townsend and his computer bus visiting our school this week. Year two have said "The computer bus has taught us so much! We’re excited to keep building on our new skills!"
Has anyone spotted Olive? She is the Braddan wallaby who has hopped off along with all the other wild wallabies and who is somewhere on the Isle of Man. Have you found her yet??? Send in a photo of her, or any of the other wallabies currently hopping about, and we'll post it on our website.
Our Choir took part in the 'Singing Stories' concert at the Villa Marina this week, which involved over 600 children from schools all around the island. Everyone was blown away by the amazing singing. Special thanks to Mrs Mellon for leading the choir and helping them to learn all the songs.
Our netball team took part in the Island Netball Tournament this week, and they did a great job! They improved their skills as the competition developed, and were praised for their sportsman like behaviour.
Congratulations to the winner of our first ever Bonnag Competition. If you fancy making a Bonnag at home, just try this recipe. 'Fruit' Bonnag 2 1/2 cups flour 1 cup sugar 1 cup currants 1 tbsp margarine 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 1 large tsp mixed spice cup or more buttermilk Rub butter into flour.…
We loved the skipping workshop. Thank you Lorraine, you made it feel like so much fun to do even when it was tricky learning a new skill. You showed us all of the skills that we would need in small steps so that it was easy to have a go and try. Then, when we put it all together, we kept getting be…
We have been collecting crisp packets to support the Manx Hedgehog Conservation Society. Sandy came to talk to us in assembly about how dangerous litter is to our wildlife. She showed us how a hedgehog could crawl into a crisp packet and get stuck which could cause them to die. We also learned some…
Welcome back to school for the Summer Term! The children will be doing lots of learning and growing, and don't forget that your support is vital in order to help them to be happy and confident learners.
What a super display of Easter Bonnets we had in school this morning! Thank you to everyone for taking part - and we hope you all have a very Happy Easter.
We were very proud to take part in this year's Manx Folk Awards, that saw pupils from year 4 and 6 reciting Manx poems. They preformed in front of children and adults from other schools at the competition in St Johns. All of the children spoke loudly and clearly, and it was super to see them all sp…
Year five spent a wonderful day at the Viking Longhouse - and enjoyed a range of activities trying out their Viking Skills. The…
Today has been freezing but it hasn’t stopped the children from throwing themselves into every activity albeit with about 6 lay…
On what seemed to be the coldest day of the year, the children had to be ‘encouraged’ from their beds at 7.45 but they were soo…
After a torrential rain and thunder storm, the children woke VERY early to blue skies. Unfortunately, they didn’t last long, an…
Year 6 have had a very successful first day at the Venture Centre, and have had a jam-packed itinerary. On arrival, the childre…
We had a great time on World Book Day dressing up as our favourite story characters. Who can you spot?
We had great fun building volcanoes - and them watching them erupt!
Year Two enjoyed a rainy and muddy trip to Forest School. Thank you Miss Reeday!
Nyla visited year three today - go to their class page to find out why.
