Our colourful playground!
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As you arrived at school this morning you may have noticed a certain extra 'pizazz' in our playground! The infant playground has been given a much-needed splash of colour during the summer holiday, and we think it looks great! Our sincere thanks to the team at Utmost Wealth Solutions for their hard…

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MovingSounds!
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We've enjoyed a fantastic performance by the guys from MovingSounds this afternoon! They used their amazing collection of junk percussion instruments and catchy songs to deliver a brilliant, powerful message to our pupils on working together for the good of the whole planet. A very fun afternoon wh…

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Infant Sports Day 2019
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The sun shone (mostly!) on our Infants Sports Day today, as our Reception, Year One and Year Two children had a terrific afternoon of fun and fitness on the field! It was great to see so many parents, family and friends there to support the children as well - I think it might have been a record cro…

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Sports Days 2019!
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It's our Sports Days next week (weather permitting!), with the Infants event taking place on Monday 1st July at 1:00pm and the Juniors event happening on Tuesday 2nd July at 1:15pm. With a bit of luck the weather will be fine, but if we have to postpone then the reserve dates are one week later - s…

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The Sound of Music at Rhumsaa
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The picture here captures a rare moment of silence in our music room, but more often than not our corridors are alive with the sound of our pupils making wonderful noise! From our amazing folk group Share Na Veg to our youngest pupils beginning the journey of learning to play an instrument, music m…

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In The Pit!
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Here at Rhumsaa, we love throwing our pupils in the Learning Pit! It's a great way for our pupils to learn about the processes of learning and to understand that learning can be challenging! It's all about knowing what you know, knowing what you don't, figuring out how to make progress - and learni…

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The Daily Mile!
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Here at Bunscoill Rhumsaa we've been doing the Daily Mile for a few years now - but just what is it? The Daily Mile is a social physical activity, with children running or jogging – at their own pace – in the fresh air with friends. Children can occasionally walk to catch their breath, if necessary…

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Holes!
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One of our favourite books! 'Holes' by Louis Sachar is an amazing story of fate and coincidence, packed with fantastic characters and 'wow!' moments! It also formed a brilliant mini-topic for our Year Six pupils to engage with, and they produced some terrific work, some of which you can see in this…

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Reception's Coastal Art!
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This display of beautiful art by children in our Reception classes cheers us up every time we walk past it - so we thought we'd share it! The children have learned all about the wildlife and features of the coastline of the Isle of Man and especially Ramsey, and were inspired to create these fantas…

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