Miss Strathdee's class
Year 6 JS
St Mary's School
The children are at the heart of everything we do.
The children are at the heart of everything we do.
Miss Strathdee's class
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Our classroom turned into an art exhibition! In RE we have been zooming in on art representations of the miracles of Jesus. We identified features and discussed many questions which the pieces prompted.
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At the start of the school year we enjoyed a week gaining our Cycling Proficiency certificates. The weather was against us at times but we managed to get out to complete our level one and level two certificates. Thank you to the instructors. Take a look at some of our photos.
Year 6 have been busy working brilliantly as a team today to deliver 300 pots containing, a bag of soil and a daffodil bulb to every person in our school. This is so everyone has an opportunity to enter the Douglas City Council Daffodil Competition. Well done Year 6 the team work, organisation and…
Take a look at our fantastic entries into the daffodil competition.
St George had a great and really informative day learning first aid skills. Jill from St John's Ambulance came in to train the class in emergency and live saving skills. We learnt how to help a casualty with a serious cut, burn or someone who is choking. The children learnt how to put someone in th…
We were lucky to have Andy come in to school to teach us some golf skills. Over the 4 weeks we learnt how to putt and chip, practiced our aim and had a great time. We hope to attend the primary schools golf competition later in the year.
Last week Year 6 had a brilliant day with Junior Achievement. We learnt all about the influence of marketing and how to use the 5 P's to market a product. We were tasked to work in groups to market a Manx product in a different country. For this we had to come up with a name, slogan, promotions and…
Year 6 worked with Coleen from Motiv8 this morning. We discussed the positives and negatives to gaming. We talked about why children do gaming and how to stay safe while doing it. Our main discussion following this was the amount of time we spend on screens and how much time is healthy. Year 6 cam…
We really enjoyed visiting the pancake cafe today. Everyone enjoyed the delicious pancakes with plenty of interesting topping combinations. We ended our visit with an impromptu question and answer session with Mr Rotchell. Thank you again to the Friends of St Mary's for arranging such a lovely trea…
We have had a great day with ROCK KIDZ today. We have danced, jumped, sang and had fun. The message of the day has been inclusion, making sure we make an effort to spread kindness and not leave anyone out. Thank you ROCK KIDZ for a great day! Have a look at some of our photos.
We are lucky this half term to have the offer of doing Rugby in PE. Thank you to Harry for coming in to teach us.
The children who are possibly attending St Ninian’s next year have spent the day at Lower School for a science focussed transition day. We had full day at Lower School where the children worked in the science labs taking part in a variety of investigations led the science staff and supported by som…
Year 6 recently enjoyed a special visit to St Mary’s RC Cathedral in Douglas, where they met Father Phillip and learned about the Stations of the Cross. As they walked around the cathedral, the children took time to carefully observe the artwork that represents each station and listened thoughtfull…
Today, Year 6 had the exciting opportunity to attend STEM Fest! Pupils thoroughly enjoyed exploring a wide range of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics activities. They asked thoughtful questions throughout the day and showed great enthusiasm for learning, taking in all the informatio…
We have had a fantastic day today celebrating World Book Day. We started the day with a story from the Smeds and the Smoos and visited the younger children to share some of their favourite books with them. We have used GarageBand to compose a soundtrack for a character or book and designed our own…
Today, our Year 6 students braved the glorious rain on an exciting educational adventure to uncover fascinating insights about World War II, at the Manx Museum and Hutchinson Square. During their exploration, they discovered a wealth of information about life on the Isle of Man during the war, lear…
This morning we had a session with Young Engineers. They put their creativity and innovation to the test by designing and building their very own ‘Rocking Pirate Ship’ pendulum! The children were fantastic—full of brilliant ideas and thoughtful innovations—as they experimented with their designs an…