Kewaigue School

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Lifeboat Crew Member visit to Kewaigue
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Today Mr Perkins, from Douglas Lifeboat Station, came to visit Kewaigue. He told us all about how Sir William Hillary first set up the RNLI and why. He also talked to us about how the boats and the equipment used has changed over the last 200 years. At the end of his presentation he dressed Lewis u…

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Year 5 & 6 Girls Football Competition
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Yesterday Mrs Wilson and Mr Stevens took our girls football team along to an inter school football competition. The weather was awful but the girl's attitude and ability was exceptional. They played their socks off and Mr Stevens and Mrs Wilson were blown away by how well they played. Well done gir…

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World Book Day
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We all celebrated World Book Day this year and we had some wonderful costume ideas. Here is a picture of our winners from each class.

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Daffodil Competition
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This week was the school judging of the Douglas Borough Council Daffodil Competition. There was a huge number of entries and I am glad I was not judging them as I would not have been able to pick a winner. Fortunately the Mayor of Douglas had that job! Here is a list of our winners this year. Best…

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Visit from the Manx National Farmers Union
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Today Kewaigue were visited by Carolyn, Paula, Sarah and Sammy the Sheep from the Manx NFU. Sammy made himself very at home wandering around the school and meeting all the children. He was particularly fond of nibbling Sophia's shoelaces! The visit began with a story in the hall and a talk about ho…

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Hello Little People visit to Year 2
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Hello Little People are making a brand new piece of theatre, and they needed Kewaigue’s help! The Wildlife Project, commissioned by Manx Wildlife Trust, is an interactive show made for and with young people. As part of this, the children in Year 2 were asked to be part of an exciting new creative w…

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Beth from Manx Wildlife came to visit Year 4
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Year 4 had a visit from Beth who works for the Wildlife Trust. She held a fantastic session with the children that involved looking for clues, discovering facts about the numerous marine animals around our Island and creating these with playdough. The children thoroughly enjoyed the session and wer…

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