Manorisms 2017-2018

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The annual magazine from

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Manorisms 2017-18 As I sit to write my first Manorisms Editorial, I can only reflect on the speed at which the last two terms have flown by. Mr Heyworth’s final term at The Manor was a fitting finale to a wonderful period of leadership at the school and it was lovely to hear of the events that marked his retirement. Few will ever forget the “Twelve Days of Christmas”!

As I think back on all that the children have achieved in my first seven months, I am constantly amazed by the numerous talents that our young people have.

More importantly I think of the way in which they throw themselves into everything, regardless of the outcome. This positive approach will stand them all in good stead as they move through life. Resilience is one of the keys to success in the modern world; whether we like it or not, our children need to be prepared to fail, to dust themselves off when things do not go to plan and then stand up and try again. Failure is not to be feared as long as you always give of your best! I hope that you will agree as you look through the pages of this amazing magazine that our children happily and energetically embrace every opportunity that is put in front of them!

Our children achieve wonderful things. They are challenged and cherished and it is this care for them and happiness in them that allows them to reach their potential. I do hope you enjoy our look back over the year.

Alastair Thomas

Contents Autumn Term 2017

Spring Term 2018

September

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January

27

April

69

October

7

February

33

May

76

November

14

March

48

June

90

December

19

July

101

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Summer Term 2018

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September

Ahoy there!

The Year 1 pirates boarded the ship at the start of the day and the crew quickly got busy making dice, flags, drawstring bags for their gold, ink for mapmaking, eye patches and remedies. They also performed vital tasks such as scrubbing the deck, steering the ship and catching rats!

Before lunch Captain Calico Jack took his crew on a treasure hunt, creeping across the playground so as not to be seen by the children in Pre-Nursery! A treasure chest full of Blackbeard’s jewels was found and safely returned to the ship.

In the afternoon the new recruits enjoyed a pirate boot-camp.

They used flags to create semaphore messages, learnt the drill for firing a cannon, practised their rope-throwing skills and worked in a team to cross the ‘Stinky Swamp’.

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Autumn Term

September

Bonding Afternoon Bonding afternoon is always a highlight in our first week back of term in Year 5. This year, we took advantage of a lovely afternoon to be outside as a whole year group. There were several team challenges in which the three Year 5 classes were pitted against each other - including 3 highly competitive teachers! These included passing a hoop around an unbroken chain of people in which girls contorted themselves to fit through as quickly as possible and a furiously paced challenge of passing a ball over shoulders and through legs. We all had a super afternoon!

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Autumn Term

September

Egyptian Day Year 4 thought Egyptian Day was fantastic! Not only did we all dress up, but we also had a visit from The Hobgoblin Theatre company who performed ‘The Curse of The Mummy’ to complement our History topic.

It was great fun and we learnt lots of fascinating facts. We also got to take part in the show by discussing and evaluating the characters and scenarios.

We then enjoyed a Drama Workshop which involved ‘freeze framing’ places and events in Ancient Egypt.

Year 4 were really lucky to have such a great day to remember.

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October

Mr Heyworth’s Golf Day We are quite certain that when Mr Heyworth announced that he would retire after over 11 years as Headmaster of The Manor, he could never have imagined the surprise that his school had in store for him.

Blessed by gloriously sunny weather, EVERYONE (pupils and staff) dressed up in golf attire, ready to indulge Mr Heyworth in his favourite pastime - golf. There were crazy hats and socks, plus fours and more Fair Isle than in the Shetlands! The maintenance team, overnight, had transformed the school field into three, 9 hole crazy golf courses. Every child in the school took turns to play golf throughout the day.

At lunchtime a further surprise arrived in the form of an ice cream van. Mr Heyworth was invited to serve over 350 Mr Whippy’s 99s to all golfers as they came off the 9th hole. As a reminder of their special day, the children were presented with a golf ball, bearing Mr Heyworth’s signature. What a fantastic day to remember and a wonderful start to Mr Heyworth’s goodbye celebrations.

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Autumn Term

October

EYFS on Safari During culture week the Early Years department went on Safari! Led by a giraffe, they discovered a variety of African animals hiding around the school grounds. On the final part of the Safari the children were very excited to bump into an elephant, who led them back to their classrooms!Â

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Harvest The Harvest Service was full of celebration and joy. Songs were sung by each year group, from the lilting ‘Seasons’ sung by Years 3 and 4 to the lively ‘Harvest Hoe Down’ from Year 2. Nursery and Reception delighted us with ‘Harvest song’, which was for many of them their first performance. Rev’d Wilkinson brought the service together with a reminder of the importance of thankfulness and Mrs Duff collected all the contributions, which were later taken to Asylum Welcome, a charity in Oxford providing help and support to refugees and asylum seekers.

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October

Culture Day October saw great excitement at The Manor as we immersed ourselves into everything Kenyan for Culture Day. We started the day with our special guests, The Osiligi Maasai Warriors, who joined us for assembly.

They shared with us a little taste of their culture, including singing, dancing and even hunting a lion – there was even time for the famous Maasai jumping!

The rest of the day was spent exploring Kenyan life through art, drama and music. Some lucky children had the chance to taste Kenyan food. It was a fantastic day, one which the children, staff and parents who joined us for the afternoon performance will remember for a very long time.

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The River Pang The River Pang trip is always enjoyed by Year 5 and when we woke to beautiful blue skies we knew it would be a great day which would not disappoint.

As it was a part of the ‘Rivers’ topic in Geography the children sketched a meander within the river. Other activities included a pond dip and discovering newts, greater and lesser water beetles, a beautiful dragonfly and many other animals from the murky depths.

For everybody, the most exciting and adventurous part of the day was a bumpy ride on the tractor trailer down to the River Pang and getting into the river in large waders!

It was a great trip, enjoyed by all, which provided lots of helpful information to bring back to the classroom and use in our river project.

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October

The Corinium Museum Year 3 had a delightful morning exploring the wonders of the Roman era at The Corinium Museum, Cirencester.

As we wandered back in time, we learnt about life as a Roman Legionary, riding into battle and living in a fort with your horse in a stable next door and up to 8 men per bedroom!

We saw artefacts over 2000 years old, such as a horse’s breast plate and roman coins, found in various archaeological sites around Cirencester.

We dressed up in costume, played Roman board games, made mosaics and learned about which foods the Romans liked to eat.

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Warwick Castle Year 2 enjoyed a fabulous day trip to Warwick Castle. We explored the original castle Motte and Bailey site, dating back to William the Conqueror, and observed the magnificent view down to the river on one side and back over the castle grounds on the other. The mighty trebuchet show was completely captivating and we learnt all about the life of a squirrel wheelrunner, one of the worst jobs in battle. After lunch we saw birds of prey flying over our heads and explored more of the castle. Before leaving we enjoyed a show by a talented bowman who demonstrated how to fire a proper bow and arrow and talked about life as a bowman in the medieval army. We came home happily exhausted and desperate to go back to Warwick again!

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November Roman Day You would be forgiven for thinking the Romans had invaded The Manor, as Year 3 became filled with splendid Gladiators, elegant Roman ladies and glorious Goddesses.

Much fun was had playing Roman games, using Roman numerals and learning how to dance the Roman way! In turn, groups of children delighted their audience with twirling scarfs in their flamboyant Roman dances.

The day ended with a fabulous feast of dates, figs, pomegranate seeds, flat bread and honey, with a toast to the slaves in red or white wine (grape juice!).

At the end of the day, the children were heard saying, “I wish every day was Roman Day!�

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Autumn Term

November

Highclere Castle In 1907, archaeologist Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon, from Highclere Castle, had a chance meeting which would change history! After fifteen years of searching in Egypt they made an amazing discovery. In 1922, Carter and Carnarvon uncovered the long hidden tomb of Tutankhamun. The tomb was still intact and all the treasures remained. When they first peered into the tomb, Carter said, “Everywhere the glint of gold… I can see wonderful things!”

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November

3P’s Mini Museums 3P enjoyed an afternoon sharing their Celtic and Roman research projects in their own Mini Museums: posters, newspaper reports, A to Zs, Roman menus, impressive shields and swords, fabulous models of Celtic roundhouses, marvellous mosaics and terrific torc necklaces, chariots, roman games, delicate pottery amphora, an amphitheatre and a working catapult.

Wow!

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Carols at Waddesdon Manor On Friday 24th November 56 members of Upper School choir travelled to Waddesdon Manor to perform a collection of Christmas songs. Wrapped up warm, they gave two beautiful performances in the courtyard of ‘The Stables’ within the Manor grounds to crowds of parents and visitors. The choir was also able to visit the Christmas market outside the Manor house, browsing the impressive number of festive stalls and even sampling some of the food!

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November

Christingle Service The children and staff from Years 1 and 2 treated the school and their parents to a wonderful Christmas Celebration and Christingle Service.

The children looked fabulous in their festive outfits and delighted us with joyful renditions of poems and songs.

The special Christingle Service that followed reminded us all of the true meaning of Christmas. How fortunate that we were able to start our festive season in such a lovely way.

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December

Meet 2G We liked going to old Warwick Castle because we liked seeing the Trebuchet. – Olivia, Heidi, Ned and Charlie I like the mighty trebuchet because in the wars they could fire the gigantic stone up into the air. – Kasper I liked seeing the Motte and Bailey castle that was made by William the Conqueror. – Noah I enjoyed seeing the trebuchet in action. – Joe I liked writing the magic potions because we got to choose horrible or nice things to put in. – Florence I liked firing the rocket mice out of the bottles. – Hazel When we came back from assembly there was a big, sparkly egg in our classroom. – Poppy I enjoyed designing the pastel eggs and blending the colours. – Eleanor

I enjoyed making the dragon because I liked doing the pastels and I was pretending it was in the egg first. – Thomas I liked seeing the archer shoot at Warwick Castle and that is why I joined archery club at school. – Micah I enjoyed making the shiny elephants and decorating them in our India topic. – Albert I loved doing the cardboard box play because I got to play the alien Yoyo. – Israel I liked painting the dragons. – Imogen I enjoyed going to Warwick Castle. I liked looking at the armour in the Great Hall. – Cecily The Trebuchet show at Warwick Castle was amazing. I liked learning about different parts of the Castle. – Banita

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Autumn Term

December

Pre-Prep and Prep Sporting Highlights Tournaments

Biathlon 10 qualified at the Schools’ Regional Championships in Solihull 3 qualified for British Biathlon National ie Hanson 28th and Ceci Bower 39th with Evey Powell finishing 10th, Frank Tournament hosting 8 visiting schools The Manor U8 to U11 Cross Country try Tournament St Hugh’s U8 to U11 Relay Cross Coun U11s and U8s with The Manor winning the Oxfordshire XC Championships

IAPS U11 Regional Hockey U8 St Hugh’s Hockey Festival U9 Ashfold Hockey Festival U11 St Edward’s Hockey Tournament ament!

Winners at The Manor U11 Netball Tourn

Whole Year Group Fixtures School Year 4 to 6 Hockey at Warwick Prep

House Competitions

St Edward's U11 Hockey Tournament

Year 1 and 2 Tag Rugby Year 3 to 6 Football

Year 3 to 6 Hockey at Tilsley Park Year 6 Water Polo

Friendly Fixtures 25 Year 4 to 6 netball matches

18 Year 3 to 6 hockey matches 3 U8-U11 swim galas 4 U11/U10 football matches

The Manor U11 Netball Tournament

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Y6 House Football

Y6 House Football

Y5 House Football

Y3 House Football

Y2 Chandlings Tag Rugby

Y5 House Tag Rugby

Schools’ Biathlon Regionals

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December

EYFS PE

get Free me, Sofia, I need to running again!

We're revving up for actio n!

We have lots of 'silly' fun in PE!

This balancing is quite tricky!

Perhaps I could try juggling in my next lesson!

We love running, collecting and sorting beanbags.

ith fun in PE w at re g e av We h friends!

Balancing as I go from stepping stones to 'mountains'...

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Pre-Nursery & Nursery Nativity – The Snowflake’s Wish The snowflakes could feel that something spectacular was about to happen, and they wished and wished, as hard as they could, that somehow they could be part of it…

Bethlehem was very busy! There were people everywhere!

It’s cold in this field, watching our sheep… counting them all makes us fall asleep!

As Mary and Joseph settled down in the stable, the cloud floated out over the hills near Bethlehem.

They were there for the birth of a very special child – HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! 23

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December

Reception Nativity – Fishing for Stars Off for a walk under the moonlight Off for a walk tonight Off for a walk under the moonlight Off for a walk tonight Fishing for stars, Fishing for stars.

I’m going to catch a star!

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December

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‘So Long, Farewell’ to Mr Heyworth Mr Heyworth’s last afternoon at The Manor was celebrated with one final assembly. The whole school gathered together with each year group singing their favourite songs from productions past and present.

Quizmaster, Mrs Stokes, conducted an excitable version of ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire?’ with the children correctly answering Mr Heyworth-themed questions in order to win him a variety of Manor memorabilia.

Mr Heyworth was presented with an array of leaving presents including Frilford Heath Golf Membership, a photo book of photographs from all the classes in the school and a book of personal messages from parents and staff both past and present. This emotional assembly triumphed with a surprise video rendition of all the staff singing ‘So Long, Farewell’ from ‘The Sound of Music’, followed by a well-deserved standing ovation.

So long Mr Heyworth and thank you for all you have done for The Manor.

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December

The Carol Service The Carol Service this year was a joyful, exciting and moving event, in which the children sang, read and played brilliantly. It was a fitting farewell to Mr Heyworth and included a piece specially written for him entitled ‘In the Beginning’ and an unforgettable finale in the form of ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’.

Who will ever forget the inflatable geese and the pantomime cow, not to mention the chorus of parents and friends for ‘Five gold rings’?!

We were immensely proud of the children for all they contributed.

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January

Welcome to Mr Thomas Here at The Manor as sad as we are to see Mr Heyworth depart, we are equally delighted to welcome our new Headmaster, Mr Alastair Thomas and his family.

And what an entrance he made! During his first week with us Mr Thomas was thrust into the limelight to star as Craig Rebel-Horrid in our surprise staff panto for the children.

Mr Thomas said, “Wow, what an exciting way to join a school! The children and staff had enormous fun throughout the show which featured dance routines such as Prince Charming doing ‘Agadoo’ and the Fairy Godmother leading the audience in a traditional pantomime sing-a-long. The staff panto was a great example of the spirit of The Manor.”

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Spring Term

January

Strictly Come Dancing in Pantoland The children were given a toe-tapping treat during their first week back after the Christmas holidays. All the pantoland characters were put through their paces in a Strictly Come Dancing special. Watched by the keen-eyed judges, the contestants competed for the coveted glitter ball, although Craig Rebel-Horrid seemed determined not to give anyone the prize! The glitter ball was eventually won by Claudia Twinkletoes’ Minions who let everyone join in with their version of ‘Happy’. Fab-u-lous fun!

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Cookery

Garlic cheese toasts to go with our sou p

ady?

When will my pizza be re

Stirring our soup

Cutting up fruit for our smoothies

We’re pros at this rubbin g in!

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One happy class!

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Spring Term

January

Buddy Groups The Buddy Groups continue to be enormously popular and offer all the children in Years 3 to 6 a wonderful opportunity to meet in small groups with their respective Buddy Teachers and to get to know children in different year groups. This year we have used the Buddy Groups to do a health check on the children's experience of resilience-building outdoor challenges such as standing behind waterfalls and making rafts. The groups also collected a huge amount of stationery to put in pencil cases for a charity which distributed them to needy children around the country. Our children also had the challenge of looking at pictures of the teachers as babies and guessing who was who! We are delighted that Buddy Groups offer an extra layer of pastoral care within the school, as the same children stay together with the same teacher, building bonds with staff and pupils that continue throughout their time at The Manor.

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4P study Arctic and Antarctic Animals We each chose an animal or bird that lives in the Arctic or Antarctic areas. We researched exciting facts using books and the internet and produced a fact file using either Google Slides, PowerPoint, Microsoft Publisher or some of us chose to present our facts on a poster.

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January

Religious Education From drama activities focusing on the Easter Story to movement and art work about Chinese New Year all the children enjoy exploring, questioning, discussing and facilitating their own learning about faith, religion and belief.

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February

Visiting The Living Rainforest Year 4 went to The Living Rainforest to find out about Amazing Animal and Plant Adaptations.

Did you know that…

• Glasswing Butterflies have see-through wings for camouflage.

• Bromeliad plants capture precious water as it falls through the canopy.

• Poison Dart Frogs are bold and brightly coloured to warn other animals of their deadly poisons.

• Basilisk Lizards can run on water, which helps them to escape from predators.

• Pitcher Plants are carnivores!

• Red Eye Tree Frogs have flat toe-pads to provide a firm grip for tree climbing.

• Sloths have partings in the middle of their tummies, so that when it rains the water runs off as they are upside down!

• Pacu Fish have teeth like humans as they are omnivores!

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Just hanging around

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Spring Term

February

The Cardboard Box What can you do with a cardboard box? Year 2 showed us exactly what you can do with a cardboard box ... and your imagination! We sailed the seven seas on a pirate ship surrounded by sharks with a sweet tooth, explored the pyramids to search for ancient treasure, climbed a mountain to play hide and seek with some friendly yetis, blasted off into outer space to discover a purple planet, took part in a jousting battle to conquer a castle on a hill and finally met the cool inventing crew and their magnificent inventing machine! The children sang out brilliantly, speaking boldly and with confidence taking the whole audience with them on a fabulous journey into their imaginations.

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February

Oxford Music Festival Chamber Choir took to the stage at Rye St Antony School on Saturday 3rd February to compete in the Oxford Music Festival. They sang their two pieces, ‘For the Beauty of the Earth’ and ‘It Don’t Mean a Thing’ with fantastic musicality and gusto and they impressed the adjudicator so much that he awarded them 1st prize in their category! He particularly enjoyed the quality of their sound which he described as ‘fresh and bright’ and he was very impressed with their teamwork and sense of fun.

We are immensely proud of the girls for their achievement.

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February

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Stratford Arts Trip The Year 6 trip to Stratford-Upon-Avon this year was extremely memorable for both the adults and children. The highlight must be the extraordinary production of Twelfth Night which, as well as being hugely entertaining and funny, was a true spectacle. We were all delighted by the sets which grew ever more elaborate as the play went on: Lady Olivia’s ornamental garden complete with stone statues and a water fountain being particularly memorable!

However, the children also had the chance to become Shakespearean actors themselves when they performed a short workshop production outside Shakespeare’s Birthplace and in front of members of the general public.

On the second day we enjoyed a visit to the Mechanical Art and Design (MAD) museum packed to the ceiling with hands-on pieces of mechanical art: a veritable treasure trove of ideas. After lunch by the river in front of the RSC, we packed in a tour of Anne Hathaway’s Cottage (Shakespeare’s wife’s birthplace) before heading back to school. All the children behaved superbly and made it a brilliant trip for all of us!

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February

Poèmes en Français In Year 5, as a pronunciation exercise, pupils learnt to recite some poems in French. They were in groups of threes or fours, and were allowed to dress up and use props! They showed off their exciting performances to children in Reception and as part of a French Assembly.

The poems were: La Fourmi, Un Petit Lapin, Mon Petit Chat, Un Chapeau, Petite Pomme and L’Escargot Gris. Bravo!

« Le serpent a mal aux dents »

« Tant pis, dit l’escargot gris, je garderai mon logis »

« Une fourmi traînant un char plein de pingouins et de canards... »

« La petite pomme s’ennuie de n’être pas encore cueillie... »

« Jamais il ne mange, ni souris ni rat... »

« J’ai un petit chat, petit comme ça... »

« Le lièvre a de la fièvre »

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« Quand je mets mon chapeau bleu, c’est que ça va déjà mieux ! »

« L’écureuil a mal à l’oeil »

« Un petit lapin se cachait dans le jardin... »

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Spring Term in 2LP We have spent the Spring Term learning all about India.

We have learnt traditional Indian Stories and written our own stories about the jungles of India and we have researched the different animals that live in India and have painted some pictures of Indian animals and even created our own PowerPoints on tigers.

Elodie

Alina

Annabel

Daisy

Ellie Lucy

Gaby

Mimi

Harriet

Isobel

Nikita

Pippa

Lily Juliette

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Rosa

Sofia

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February

Design Technology (Year 3) Romans and Vikings Including work by Charlotte M, Flora C, Ottilie D, Skye F, Sophie Y, Victoria B, Ellie H, Florence D, Jessica C, Milly H and Olivia T.

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Design Technology (Year 4) Egyptians and Rainforests Including work by Nicole H, Renatta C, Sasha N, Scarlett M, Sophie C, Sophie H, Emeline J, Emma H, Lillia B, Marnie L, Ottilie C and Scarlett J.

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Meet the Children in RD‌ Alice

Adam

Barnaby n

Benjami

Elyana

te Charlot Indiana

Isabella

William

Sofia

Paul

Olivia

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Art (Year 3) Including work by Abigail S, Annabel E, Arrow B, Eilis W, Ellie H, Heta K, Jasmine H, Jess P, Mimi R, Ottilie D and Skye F. 43

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Meet the Children in RE… Felicity

Imogen

ca Frances Jamie

Freya

Lucas

Harry

Maia

Poppy

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Sophie

Joseph

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Art (Year 4) Inspired by a local artist, Anna Dillon The Year 4 girls had great fun investigating the wonderful work of local artist, Anna Dillon. They used their research into ink techniques and landscape painting to create some stunning Dillon-style landscapes of their own. The results were exciting and vivid, including work by Emeline J, Eva P-S, Inès M, Jenny B, Lillia B, Margot W, Marnie L, Mina-Rose S, Nicole H, Sophie C, Sophie H and Sophie M.

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Meet the Children in RS…

Annabel

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Stephan

Betsy

Amalia

Scout

Kristina

Josephi

Imogen

Jessica

Evie Ruby

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3E – The Vikings have arrived!

“Heave Ho to the beat of the drum, We are Vikings tall and strong, Sailing across the sea!”

From the historical tour of Viking life in our class assembly to the busy Viking Day in the Barn, 3E have loved learning about the lives of these sailors, traders, raiders and craftspeople.

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March

Forensics Day From start to finish, the pupils who took part in Year 6 Forensics Day with PulseCSI, were totally engaged in the crime, the CSI training and the application of their newly acquired skills. Basing the day around a ‘crime’ committed on school grounds, CSI Thompson led the pupils through the entire process of a forensic investigation, carefully teaching them the skills they would need to solve the ‘crime.’ Finger print analysis, hair and fibre techniques, blood testing and suspect profiles fascinated the pupils who were thrilled to be kitted out in full forensic kit straight away. Suspect and witness interviews throughout the course of the day dovetailed with forensics analysis leading to the final line-up of suspects and concluding questions from the pupils. A last minute call from the Forensic lab revealed the true culprit – Mr Stepney – in a dramatic denouement at the end of the day. We would all like to thank CSI Thompson – and our willing victims and suspects, Mrs Duff, Mr Stepney and Mrs Woodall – for a fantastic day!

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March

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The Poetry Festival There were wonderful performances from the Poetry Festival this year and all the children who took part did themselves proud. It is extraordinary that every child in the school learns a nursery rhyme or poem off by heart, lines that they may remember for the rest of their lives! The Early Years held their annual Nursery Rhyme special assembly and Years 1 and 2 performed at the Pre-Prep Poetry Festival. These young children were so impressive in their confident delivery and remarkable memory for some challenging poems. Some of the poems were also particularly funny! The Poetry Festival for Years 3 to 6 was similarly enjoyable. We were enchanted by an astonishing mix of humorous and thoughtful, complex and simple, long and short poems from the performers, all delivered without a trace of nerves! Well done and thank you to all the children involved.

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March

A visit from Thomas Docherty The writer and illustrator Thomas Docherty joined the whole school for assembly and stayed all day to lead some amazing workshops. It was fascinating to see him demonstrate how book illustrations can be used to change the way we read a book and how emotions are shown in pictures. He used characters from his beautiful books to help us think more about how we tell a story through pictures and we all had a go at drawing some of our own ideas. Thank you, Thomas, for a super visit to The Manor!

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Robin Stevens visits The Manor As part of our World Book Day celebrations we welcomed the hugely popular author Robin Stevens to school. It was great to be joined by children from Wootton Primary School as Robin explained how she writes her Murder Most Unladylike books. It was interesting to hear about how her childhood spent in Oxford and at school in Cheltenham influences her writing. She also gave us a few hints as to what will be in her new book which sounds very exciting. Many of us had our books signed and will look forward to reading her next mystery.

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The Winston Churchill Public Speaking Competition Six girls from Year 6 spent many hours preparing for the Winston Churchill Public Speaking Competition held at Blenheim Palace on Tuesday 13th March. The team faced tough competition from local Prep and Primary schools, but the hours of hard work they had put in ensured they delivered a fantastic speech.

Chloe, the Chairperson, opened proceedings with great confidence. Sofia and Anna spoke with vitality and conviction about Churchill’s statement that ‘Courage is rightly esteemed to be the first of human qualities…because it is the quality that guarantees all others’. They had the audience captivated. Many thanks to the research team of Emily, Milly and Honey who worked so hard to produce a fascinating speech. The experience will stand the girls in good stead for future public speaking opportunities.

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1W’s Arctic Art! We had lots of Arctic-inspired fun in our Art lessons during the Spring Term. We used sand to paint textured polar bears, drew portraits of Immi using pastels, enjoyed using clay to sculpt polar bears and created our own versions of the Northern Lights using chalk.

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Farmer Gow's visits EYFS Farmer Gow’s came to visit our Early Years children early in March! We all had such a good time!

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The General Knowledge Quiz Main Hall full, electric atmosphere, four birds of prey eyeing up their target, fingers poised, Mrs Shaw on the bell, Mrs Stokes keeping score, Mrs Belcher posing the questions and Madame Spikes in charge of the Activote. It must the annual House General Knowledge Quiz! Once again the four Houses: Hawks, Eagles, Falcons and Kestrels pitted their General Knowledge against each other across a range of topics from Current Affairs to Art and from Sport to History.

Two representatives from each House from Years 3 to 6 were challenged to trawl their memories against the clock before an eager and supportive audience. Indeed, the option to Ask the Audience, was taken up several times over the course of the marathon challenge.

The children’s knowledge proved to be both wideranging and most impressive. After, ten intense rounds, a cacophony of encouragement and several leg stretches for all instigated by the maestro, Mrs Belcher, it was down to Mrs Stokes to announce the winners, in reverse order, and to present Hawks with the fabulous trophy.

Many congratulations to Hawks for an excellent demonstration of General Knowledge across the age groups!

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All the World’s a Stage ‘All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players;’ wrote Shakespeare in As You Like It. The children in Year 4 certainly showed what fantastic players they are when they took to the stage for their annual play. We followed Shakespeare’s journey from Stratford to London where he managed to stage three of his most famous works – Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Macbeth. The sight of Juliet singing from a real balcony, Bottom sporting his donkey’s head and the punk rocker witches ‘The Black and Midnight Hags’ won’t be forgotten in a hurry! The children’s singing, dancing and acting were all first class and the obvious enjoyment wafted from the stage in waves. Bravo!

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The Manor Concert The Manor Concert was truly a feast of musical talent. As ever, it was a very eclectic programme, with everything from Handel to Bon Jovi and each pupil sang and played with such confidence and aplomb that it was hard to believe the oldest was just 11! A particular highlight of the evening was Orchestra’s rendition of ‘Uptown Funk’ (Bruno Mars eat your heart out!), complete with Mr Thomas on the double bass. The soloists were also on top form, delighting us with a range of pieces, which showed the extraordinary progress they have made throughout their time at The Manor. It could not have happened without our fabulous team of peripatetic teachers and the incredible Music Staff, Mrs Woodall, Miss Pearmain, Mrs Haines and Mrs Johnson.

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Young Art Oxford 2018 – Journeys

Ceci Bower Year 5

Eleanor Bates Year 2

Chloé Bichara Year 6

Emily Prendergast Year 6

Felicity Coupland Reception

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Josephine Cairns Reception

Matilda Talbott Year 6

Nina Bowden Year 4

Oliver Gifford Year 1

This year we wowed the judges at YAO once again and had a total of 15 selected works – an amazing achievement given the competition entry grew by 1000 to around 6000. Only 350 works are selected so very well done all.

Sophie Cobbold Year 4

Giorgia Abbondanza Year 6

Sophie Vogel Year 1

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March High 5s make us giggle!

I'm not sure I'm going to make this corner…

I flew over that hurdle!

Running with my hands on my head is very funny!

EYFS Sports Round-Up

We are so focused and ready to run…

Come on Mrs Duff, we're ready…

I’m flying!

I love PE!

Look at me go!

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Clubs at The Manor With more than 100 clubs per week running throughout the school year, there have been numerous opportunities for the children to discover new hidden talents or to improve upon existing skills in a fun and relaxed way. From making racing cars using the latest equipment in our DT club or constructing challenging models in Lego club or becoming the next Mary Berry in Mrs Duff's legendary Cookery clubs, much fun has been had by all! A big thank you to all our club leaders for sharing their time, skills and enthusiasm with the children.

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Pre-Prep and Prep Sporting Highlights Tournaments

Runner Up at IAPS National Netball Finals Preparation Netball Tournament Winner at the Eagle House U11 IAPS e National Championships at Crystal Palac U10 4th and U11 9th at the Biathlon Finals Tournament, qualifying for the Regional Runner Up at the In2Hockey County ll pionships – Sibby Rice finished 3rd overa Oxfordshire County Cross Country Cham in the U9 race ament with 4 schools taking part, with Hosted The Manor Cross Country Tourn 6 60 Manor children from Years 3 to Finals at the Regional Round Qualified for IAPS National Swimming

Whole Year Group Fixtures

Years 3 to 6 Pre-Season Cricket

Year 2 Tennis Festival

School Years 4 to 6 Netball at Warwick Prep

House Competitions Year 1 and 2 Football

Year 3 and 6 Tag Rugby Years 3 to 6 Cross Country

Friendly Fixtures 45 Years 4 to 6 netball matches

17 Years 3 to 6 hockey matches 2 U8-U11 swim galas 3 U11/U10 football matches

Inaugural Pre-Season Cricket

Pre-Season Cricket, with star guest Years 1 to 6 attended The Manor’s first en’s Cricket Captain Charlotte Edwards, ex-England Wom

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National Biathlon 4th placed U10 team

Loughborough Cross Country Championships

Year 1 to 2 Pre Season Cricket Evey Powell at National Biathlon Championships

IAPS National Netball Team

Year 2 House Tag Rugby

Year 5 House Tag Rugby

The Oratory Y2 Football Festival

Years 3 to 6 Pre-Season Cricket

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Wow! Haven't we been busy in Nursery…

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Cecilie

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Isla

Kitty Lenni

Lucy

Maeve Matti

Max L

Max D

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Ria

Rose

Safia

Sophie

Soren

Tamera

Tilly C

Siyu Tamara

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Year 4 visit Sulgrave Manor On 26th April a very authentic-looking group of Year 4 Tudor children set out to visit Ye Olde Tudor Manor at Sulgrave! We enjoyed looking around the Manor House and listened to exciting talks about life and times during the Tudor era. Our favourite part was hearing about how babies would be swaddled in a blanket and hung on the wall on a hook so that rats couldn’t get to them whilst their parents were busy doing jobs! We attempted to write with quills and ink, which was quite tricky and then we sprinkled sand over our writing to dry it. In the afternoon we acted out the Tudor period of history; a couple of girls did temporarily lose their heads during the course of the afternoon but we’re happy to say we all arrived back at school safe and intact. An exciting day had been enjoyed by all – HUZZAH!!!

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Meet the Pupil Librarians The library is great – there are SO many books! Being a Pupil Librarian is fun and gives us lots of new opportunities to work with books. Georgie W We get a shelf each to look after and organise as well as being able to recommend books to other children. Scarlett A It's the best thing ever being a Pupil Librarian! We meet each week to talk about the library and look at the new books that have come in. Katie W The library is amazing and you should definitely sign up to be a Pupil Librarian when you get to Year 6. Annie L

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Hello, we are Pre-Nursery! We love going outside‌ Alex

Chen

Ally Amelie

Annie Arabella

Arran

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Nancy

Jovian

Patrick

Oliver

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Samanyu

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2P’s Favourite Memories from Year 2 I loved testing air as a force using rocket rats! Emily B The Time Tower at Warwick Castle was really fun. Barney B It was fun making our pebble pets and junk modelling playgrounds for the Manor Arts Festival. Ella C I enjoyed being an inventor and inventing the sweetie machine in our Year 2 play. Zara D Working as a team and making a den on our den building day. Madeleine F I really enjoyed the Manor Arts Festival when we made pebble pets and a playground. Charlotte G I liked our trip to Warwick Castle. Sapphire J The Bollywood dancing on India day was my favourite thing. Sophie M The den building was my favourite day in Year 2. Kit M I loved learning about the history of Warwick Castle on our visit to the Time Tower there. Henri O Our trip to Wittenham Clumps was really fun. Joshua P Everything in Year Two has been amazing! Ethan S The den building morning was really fantastic. Harrison S I loved all of the India Day activities but my favourite was the food tasting. Imogen T I enjoyed learning about forces in Science and sending a Lego car down the ramps on the castle. Harrison T-M I liked tasting the naan bread during India day when we got to taste Indian food. Freddie T I loved making the rocket rats which went up in the air when we squeezed the air out of bottles. Suri Y I loved making our marbled peacocks in art – they were beautiful! Eliza C

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Alina Darwin

Noah Foxall-Yap

Cecily Wood

Juliette Richens

Pre-Prep Design Technology Year 2 have had great fun in their Design Technology lessons this year. They have been learning how to use lots of different woodworking tools to make their own ‘Skills’ board.

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Tea Concerts Our new series of Tea Concerts were a great success. Replacing the Music Afternoons, they allowed pupils in all year groups to listen to, and be inspired by, other pupils who learn the same instrument. Our talented performers treated us to a wide range of pieces, from percussion soundscapes to jazz and traditional favourites. We were very proud of them all.

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3H learn about Mexico and the Aztecs 3H have enjoyed learning about the Aztecs and had a wonderful time making these stunning warrior headdresses! We also took great pleasure in researching the geographical features of Mexico using the new Google Chromebooks and proudly presented our information using Google Slides.

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Here We Go! – PGL Osmington Our time at PGL in Osmington was amazing this year. We went on giant swings, crawled through tunnels, made fires and dens in survival, climbed climbing walls and had very competitive dragon boat races! In the evening we travelled around the world finding countries on the PGL site and sang songs by the campfire. Everyone faced their fears and did brilliantly, whether that was heights, claustrophobia or staying away from home for two nights. Well done to all the girls!

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The Manor Arts Festival What a fantastic week of Arts we had this year. The festival was based around Anthony Browne’s book ‘Voices in the Park’ and started with a reading of the book by teachers in assembly. We had busking break times, visits from local Arts professionals in our ‘Meet The Maker’ sessions and a special assembly and workshops with Art historian, Lizzy Rowe.

During our Creative Arts Afternoon the classrooms were turned into humming artist workshops with children designing hats, creating playground designs or painting surrealist pictures.

Our Arts Festival culminated in the most incredible response to the book from the children in Year 5. They presented us with a feast of music, drama, poetry and art that left the audience stunned in admiration. Particularly inspiring and engaging was the fact that all the ideas, the words, the artistic interpretation came from the children.

They have a right to feel very, very proud. What a festival this has been!

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Bon Voyage – Year 6 visit France Reaching the pinnacle of their time at The Manor, the Year 6 girls have had their last residential visit: a fabulous trip to France.

Bleary-eyed but brimming with excitement, we set off very early on the Monday morning (4.30am!) to get to Portsmouth and catch our ferry to France. Our crossing was smooth and six hours later we were firmly on French soil, making our coach journey from Caen to the PGL centre in Ambrières-les-Vallées.

This picturesque village in the heart of rural France was the perfect setting for our actionpacked week. The sun was shining during all our activities (canoeing, climbing, and fencing) and all the girls (and staff!) practised their French, putting on their most beautiful accents to try and impress the locals at the market and in the shops!

During the trip, the girls had a chance to see, in their original historical settings, the D-Day landings beaches of WWII, more specifically the Canadian base at Juno beach, as well as walk in the footsteps of William the Conqueror at the Bayeux Tapestry.

What a fantastic French adventure we have all had! Merci et au revoir…

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Forest School All the children in Nursery and Reception go regularly to Forest School throughout the school year. Years 1 and 2 visit the Forest School site a couple of times a term and this year, for the first time, Year 5 has had the chance to do a Forest School Club.

Forest School provides the children with an opportunity to learn and play in an outdoor environment in all seasons and whatever the weather! They are encouraged to take responsibility for their own learning by taking risks, having a go, building resilience and learning about the natural world.

This year at Forest School we have: built shelters, used a flint and steel to light a fire, cooked pancakes on the fire, drilled tree cookies; made bug hotels in car tyres, bird feeders, autumn crowns and summer wands, made a bridge, a rope swing and a seesaw; played in the mud kitchen, collected litter on our way to and from the site and most importantly had lots and lots of sunny, rainy, windy, wet and muddy fun!

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1F’s Very Yummy Assembly!

In the summer term 1F learnt all about food through our topic Yum Yum. We discovered where cocoa beans grow and how chocolate is made. This was all linked to the book ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ by Roald Dahl. The children did an assembly for the whole school and their parents, where the audience sat back, relaxed and came with us into a world of pure imagination and found out all about our exciting topic Yum Yum. The children spoke in clear voices about all the exciting things they have learnt, making their teacher and parents very proud!

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Year 5 Art – ‘The Journey of Odysseus’ Collagraphs This year the Year 5s embarked on a voyage of discovery. First they explored the art of creating a collagraph plate before developing their printing skills.

Linking to their work on The Odyssey in English, the girls looked at the geographical area through which Odysseus travelled.

They then used photos of the Mediterranean and the stories in The Odyssey to create fantastic prints full of atmosphere and drama. They thoroughly enjoyed using our much loved printing press. What a talented bunch!

Featured work by Millie W, Tilly C, Frankie H, Olivia G, Skye B, Darcey S, Essi K, Philippa L, Hattie D, Athena M, Iona R, Ceci B, Nancy B and Beth H.

< Attack!

< Into the Storm

Island

The Cyclops

Cyclops Island >

The Cyclops

The Journey of Odysseus

The Island

The Whirlpool

Ithica >

< Land of the Lotus Eaters

The Land of the Dead >

< The Scylla in the Whirlpool

The Sirens >

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Year 6 Art â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Etchings Year 6 has been busy looking at the natural world, studying birds and animals. Inspired by artists such as Julia Ogden and Louise Scott, the children have been learning the technique of etching. They have created some fantastic pieces!

Featured work by Alina F, ChloĂŠ B, Flo S, Isabella C, Issy I, Joey G, Katie W, Lily M, Madeleine J, Mariella H, Olivia M, Phoebe O, Poppy P, Sapphire R, Scarlett A, Sofia M and Sophie W.

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Year 5 Design Technology â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Playgrounds and the Wooden Desk Tidy Featured work by Beth H, Annabel W, Lily-Rose Y, Hettie C, Juliet B, Zoe H, Eva B, Hattie D, Ceci B, Darcey S and Eloise M.

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Year 6 Design Technology – Clocks and Wood & Acrylic Pencil Holders Featured work by Alina F, Cressida G, Essi O, Katrina S, Lily M, Sofia O, Celeste M, Chloé B, Chloe M, Elena P, Evey P, Olivia Q, Scarlett A and Sofia M.

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Year 1 at the Roald Dahl Museum Year 1 went on a magical adventure to the Roald Dahl Museum. We were greeted by Julie who told us all about Roald Dahl’s life and treated us to a dream from the BFG’s dream trumpet. We then explored the museum and the different activities that were based on all of Roald Dahl’s books. Luckily ‘the chokey’ was locked so we didn’t lose any children in there! We loved Fantastic Mr Fox’s tunnel and being shrunk to appear on television like Mike Teevee in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It was an exciting and engaging trip that was loved by the pupils and teachers alike!

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The Manor Bake-Off 2018

Manor ‘Star Bakers’

On Your Marks, Get Set … Bake!

Scones

Tartlets Showstopper

Baking Blind

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No Soggy Bottoms

Signature Bake

Tried and Tested

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Year 3 French Breakfast Jeudi 14 juin, les filles de la Troisième Année (et leurs professeurs) ont mangé leur Petit Déjeuner à la Française! Mmm… Délicieux!

Much fun was had by all and everyone came dressed up for the occasion. We had girls wearing the colours of the ‘tricolore’, and also some more creative outfits such as a baguette, MarieAntoinette, some ballerinas, a snail, three mime artists, a couple of impressionist painters and lots of very impressive French curly moustaches!

The girls put on their best French accents to order their breakfast in French saying “je peux avoir de la brioche, s’il vous plaît?” or “je peux avoir un croissant avec de la confiture, s’il vous plaît?”, all washed down with copious amounts of ‘chocolat chaud’. They all spoke beautifully. Bravo, les filles!

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Year 4 at The Ridgeway Can you hear Year 4 singing around the campfire… ?

On the first day of Ridgeway a teacher sent to me…

A girl who had scraped her knee !

On the second day of Ridgeway a teacher sent to me…

Two banged heads, and a girl who had scraped her knee !

Three wrong turns…

Four mozzie bites…

Five nettle-stings…

Six girls with blisters…

Seven sweet-filled tummies…

Eight cuts and grazes…

Nine muddy children…

Ten homesick teachers…

Eleven sunburnt shoulders…

Twelve sleepy students!

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Tales toldâ&#x20AC;Ś ...new, old...

Through the seasons, Through the days, Uniting one to another with the power to amaze!

In the olden days, in the golden days, In the once upon a time, The silken thread of fairytales Weaves through story, song and rhyme.

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Ballet at The Manor Ballet at The Manor is offered from Reception with an introductory class for Nursery. RAD examinations and Class Awards can be taken from Year 1 if desired, but equally a child can enjoy the experience of learning ballet just for pleasure and self-development.

The RAD (Royal Academy of Dance) was founded in 1920. They offer extensive teaching qualifications as well as providing both graded and vocational syllabus work. The RAD examination syllabus is currently being taught to more than a quarter of a million students worldwide.

At the end of the academic year the children participate in a ballet assembly to the whole school to show their achievement. It is wonderful to see the progression the children make throughout their time at The Manor.

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Music Show & Tell Our pupils in EYFS and Years 1 and 2 treated us to a wonderful afternoon at our Music Show and Tell. It was a delight to see our pupils joining in so confidently and showing the parents what we have been learning in our lessons this year with big smiles on their faces! We heard everything from ‘Can You Stretch Up High’ with Pre-Nursery and Nursery, to Reception’s ‘Cat and Mouse’, Year 1’s ‘Musical Opposites’ and Year 2’s song ‘The Instruments of the Orchestra’, to name but a few. We also thoroughly enjoyed the Recorder Group’s ‘Musical Echoes’ and laughed along to Year 1 and 2 Choir’s rendition of ‘Barbecue Blues’, which seemed to strike a chord with many members of the audience! We were so proud of all our pupils for getting up on stage and playing and singing so wonderfully. Well done to all!

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June

The Manor Fête – “Under the Sea”

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Charitable Giving 2017/18 October Asylum Welcome – food collection for harvest

November Heartfelt Tips – filled pencil cases in Buddy Groups which were taken to Witney and Oxford Foodbanks Remembrance – Poppies sold in school: £81.89 Alzheimer's Cupcake Day

December Christmas collection for Sals shoes and sale of Manor Cookbook: £272.99 Nativities – EYFS for Childline: £108.11 Christingle – Year 1 and 2 for The Children’s Society: £370.32 Carol Service – Year 3 to 6: £700 to St Helen’s Church and £423.28 to Kapumpe (School Charity)

February Year 3 and 4 Cake Sale: £686.01 to Kapumpe (School Charity)

March Early Years Hospital Hop for the John Radcliffe Children’s Hospital: £1143.50

June School Fête – Make a Wish Foundation: £1864.47 IMPS: £300.00 Summer Fête … waiting to be splashed

Our Christingles alight

Hospital Hop - How many carrots will we find?

Beautiful singing

Summer Fête Thank you from Kapumpe

Remembrance Day Service

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4S Recreate the Battle of Bosworth

Henry Tudor fought King Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth.

Henry fought for the House of Lancaster and wore a red rose. King Richard III fought for the House of York and wore a white rose.

Henry Tudor killed Richard III in 1485.

It was the day that the Red Rose ruled because the Lancastrians won the battle by defeating the Yorkists.

Lord Stanley (who actually fought on the Yorkist side to start with!) found Richard IIIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crown in a hawthorn bush and crowned King Henry VII. This place is still called Crown Hill to this day.

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July The Manor's First Ever Year 3 Boys July 2018 marks a historic moment in The Manorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history as the Year 2 boys will happily no longer be leaving us! Previously, July has been a bittersweet time of year for the children in Year 2 as the boys moved on to their new Prep Schools and the girls remained here. However, in 2018 the girls and boys will stay together, taking their friendships forwards to become the first co-educational Year 3 in The Manorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 111 year history.

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Manor Fun and Mini Manor Fun Manor Fun runs during selected weeks during the school holidays. Mini Manor Fun caters for our youngest children who then make the move to Manor Fun when they reach Year 1.

Every holiday, a packed programme of varied activities, trips and events are carefully planned to make sure the children have a fun, yet relaxed time. It is also a fabulous opportunity for the children to mix with different classes and year groups. Staff from The Manor are present for all the activities, with specialists invited in for certain events.

Here are just some of things we have enjoyed this year: • Go-Karting • Crocs of the World • Putting on a production of The Little Mermaid • Designing and making Christmas cakes • Millets Maze • Team-building games • Arts and crafts • Tatty Bumpkins yoga • Football workshops

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Pre-Prep and Prep Sporting Highlights Tournaments 4th Place Individual Breastroke at IAPS National Swimming Finals Debut Entry at IAPS U11 Girls Cricket Debut Entry at IAPS Triathlon Entry into IAPS U11 Tennis Championships in partnership with Abingdon Prep 4th and 7th Place at Mercia Athletics Area Championships in the 1500m Race

Whole Year Group Fixtures Year 4 Cricket against Chandlings, hosted at The Manor Year 3 Mini Athletics Afternoon with local schools Sunningwell, Wootton and Marcham, hosted at The Manor

House Competitions Year 3 and 6 Netball Year 3 to 6 Swimming Pre-Prep and Prep Sports Days

Friendly Fixtures 27 Year 3 to 6 cricket matches 29 Year 3 to 6 tennis matches 3 U8-U11 swim galas

Year 6 v Staff Rounders Finale Staff v 6E = staff win Staff v 6J = staff win Staff v 6W = 6W win Overall staff victory!

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Music Round-Up The Music Department has been as busy as ever, with the many concerts, events, exams, and individual and class music lessons that make up a year at The Manor. All the pupils at the school have experienced Music, be it in their class lessons or as a member of an ensemble.

Each child has also had the opportunity to perform, either to their peers in lessons, at the Music Show and Tell or at the Carol Service. It is simply a pleasure to watch them blossom; for some it is to ‘find’ their voices in a choir, or conquer a challenging piece of music in Orchestra.

For others it is the opportunity to learn to play an instrument for the first time or make their own band with friends.

We have been inspired by visits from Mrs Fremantle and Ms Brennand, who came to assembly to perform a beautiful aria by Handel and to give Chamber Choir a masterclass, which the children loved. Mrs Howarth also very kindly came in to talk about her experiences of being an opera singer and led a fantastic workshop for Year 4, who managed to put on an opera in 50 minutes! It was quite extraordinary and the children had a brilliant time. As part of the “Meet the Maker” series, Ms Johnson, our very own `cello teacher came to do a fabulous demonstration and talk about being a professional musician to many pupils gathered in the Arts Centre.

Over 85 pupils this year have taken ABRSM exams and our congratulations go to them all on their excellent results. Nearly 70% of pupils in Years 2 – 6 learn a musical instrument in school and 71 pupils received an Instrumental Effort Award for outstanding effort in their lessons and in practice at home.

The children should be extremely proud of all they have achieved. It is a pleasure to teach them and to see them flourish in their musical talents!

Mrs Woodall and Miss Pearmain

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A Selection of Poems from the Poetry Competition Finalists A Word A word’s the seed to plant a tree of poems, legends and stories.

A word’s a cry on a lonely night, begging to be read, begging for your sight; A word’s a spring to start the flow of a thousand streams of bubbling joy But most of all a word’s my friend.

The Two Of Us Have you ever wondered Where your thoughts come from

Isabelle T

The little voice inside your head That tells you right from wrong

Well there’s a little human

Fox

Living in your brain He’s always there inside you

Sleekest figure

In sun, snow or rain

Brightest eye Slipping through the undergrowth

He remembers all the seasons

Ears held back

Summer with the sun

For any sound

Winter and autumn

Pawing at the thorns below

Spring’s hot cross buns

Sleekest figure Brightest eye

He lives in a control panel

The fox will prowl amongst us.

At the front of your head

Scarlett A

He makes up all your dreams To play when you’re in bed

He makes you do your homework And get full marks as well

ut… m abo e o P A

It looks so realistic Your teacher will never tell

He’ll pass all your exams And push you to the top He won’t feed you too much info Because you might go POP

Now you know the story Of where your thoughts come from The little voice inside your head Together you are one!

Mariella H

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Anna B

Chloe M

Cressida G

Daisy K

Favourite Manor food: Any of the chocolate-related puddings Proudest Manor Moment: When my part for the Year 4 play was read out Three words that best describe me: Chatterbox, funny, confident In 20 years’ time I will be: A successful actress or businesswoman

Likes: Animals (especially giraffes and cats), football, music, video games Proudest Manor Moment: The Blenheim Public Speaking Competition Three words that best describe me: Quirky, musical, perfectionist In 20 years’ time I will be: Yet more awesome...! (Okay, maybe a lawyer…)

Nickname: Cressi Proudest Manor Moment: Being chosen for the Poetry Festival Three words that best describe me: Determined, inquisitive, vivacious In 20 years’ time I will be: A marine biologist and having fun

Likes: Football, snowboarding, netball, eating, playing video games Proudest Manor Moment: Scoring all the football goals on the French Trip What I’ll miss: Playing sport at The Manor, especially Football In 20 years’ time I will be: A professional footballer

Evelina P

Florence S-E

Honey H

Isabella C

Likes: Sport, designing things, music, races Proudest Manor Moment: Being selected for cross country IAPS, being Cross Country Captain and being House Captain Three words that best describe me: Sporty, dedicated, passionate In 20 years’ time I will be: Living in a mansion

Nickname: Froggy Proudest Manor Moment: Becoming House Captain for Hawks Three words that best describe me: Happy, funny, relaxed In 20 years’ time I will be: A graphic designer or a fashion designer

Likes: Otters, purple, chocolate, netball, English and reading Proudest Manor Moment: Winning the Year Four ‘Good Egg’ award Three words that best describe me: Kind, thoughtful, clever In 20 years’ time I will be: A film director living in the country

Memorable Manor Moment: My birthday on the Isle Of Wight Proudest Manor Moment: Winning House Hockey in Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 Three words that best describe me: Kind, helpful, bubbly In 20 years’ time I will be: 31 and living in a mansion with lots of pets

Isabella I

Katrina S

Kya M

Madeleine J

Nickname: Issy Proudest Manor Moment: Netball IAPs Nationals Three words that best describe me: Sporty, friendly, awesome In 20 years’ time I will be: A vet

Nickname: Stubby Likes: Hockey, sport, singing, Drama, DT Favourite Manor food:: Fish and chips, Manor Mess, Arctic Roll, doughnuts In 20 years’ time I will be: An Olympic hockey player (hopefully)

What I’ll miss: The lovely teachers, warm welcoming smiles and friends Proudest Manor Moment: When I became House Captain Three words that best describe me: Funny, understanding, gregarious In 20 years’ time I will be: A doctor that lives in a mansion with a dog

Nickname: Maddy Memorable Manor Moment: When I got into the Cricket Squad What I’ll miss: The teachers, school dinners and lessons with my friends In 20 years’ time I will be: A farmer - riding horses and keeping animals

Matilda T

Olivia M

Poppy P

Sofia M

What I’ll miss: My friends, my teachers and the activities and trips Proudest Manor Moment: When my Young Art Oxford picture was selected to be in the Ashmolean Museum Three words that best describe me: Sporty, imaginative, funny In 20 years’ time I will be: A triathlete or an actress

Likes: Sport, Music and Cooking Proudest Manor Moment: When I became Swim Captain Three words that best describe me: Sporty, kind, funny In 20 years’ time I will be: A PE teacher

Nickname: Popsicle What next: I want to improve my baking skills and start working on a fashion collection Three words that best describe me: Creative, warm, bossy (according to friends) In 20 years’ time I will be: Running a fashion line in the West End

Likes: Cooking, playing basketball, the colour red, horses Proudest Manor Moment: Getting my first Certificate of Excellence from Mr Heyworth Three words that best describe me: Competent, friendly, funny In 20 years’ time I will be: A TV chef or a barrister

Sophia

Sophie C

Sophie G

Sophie W

Favourite Manor food: Chocolate cheesecake Proudest Manor Moment: When I won the Touch Typing Challenge in Year 4 Three words that best describe me: Feisty, happy, relaxed In 20 years’ time I will be: A vet

Likes: Sport, chocolate, travelling Proudest Manor Moment: When I sang in Year 2 “Do you want to build a snowman?”

Three words that best describe me: Sporty, dramatic, funny In 20 years’ time I will be: An actress or helping autistic children or a nanny

Likes: Art, DT, netball, rock climbing, horse riding, Drama Favourite Manor Food Fish and chips Three words that best describe me: Energetic, playful, talkative In 20 years’ time I will be: A teacher teaching young children

Likes: Horse-riding Proudest Manor Moment: Getting to the top of the trapeze in the Isle of Wight Three words that best describe me: Adventurous, kind, caring In 20 years’ time I will be: Abroad

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Alina F

Anwen L

Caitlin L

Celestine M

Likes: Tap dance, netball, skiing What I’ll miss: Teachers, History lessons, netball, lemon love cake Proudest Manor Moment: When we had to go up in assembly to receive our IAPS medals as we had come second In 20 years’ time I will be: A teacher

Nickname: Annie Likes: Hedgehogs, cakes, chocolate, dogs, cats Three words that best describe me: Chatty, funny, giggly In 20 years’ time I will be: A vet

Memorable Manor Moment: On the Isle of Wight I was at the Climbing Wall and I made it all the way to the top Proudest Manor Moment: Being on stage in the Year 6 play Three words that best describe me: Happy, friendly, quiet In 20 years’ time I will be: Happy at whatever I will be doing

Favourite Manor food: Manor Mess Proudest Manor Moment: Whoops-a-Daisy Angel (Reception Nativity) Three words that best describe me: Kind, helpful, friendly In 20 years’ time I will be: A triple threat on broadway!

Charlotte L

Elena P

Essi O’C

Georgina W

Likes: Cute animals, cookies, holidays, relaxing Proudest Manor Moment: Doing a reading in Year 4 in the Carol Service Three words that best describe me: Funny, cool, clever In 20 years’ time I will be: Finding out cures for diseases like cancer

Likes: Everything (except mushrooms and bugs) Proudest Manor Moment: Getting my first House Medal Three words that best describe me: Funny, energetic, caring In 20 years’ time I will be: Sending my kids to The Manor because it is a great school!

Likes: Singing, piano, ice dance, baking Memorable Manor Moment: Going to Stratford to watch Twelfth Night Favourite Manor food: Lemon Lovecake In 20 years’ time I will be: Married, working and have children

Nickname: Georgie What I’ll miss: My friends, DT lessons, being a Pupil Librarian, the teachers Three words that best describe me: Funny, cheerful, chatty In 20 years’ time I will be: A chef, an actress or a feminist activist

Isabelle T

Josephine D

Katie W

Noor A

What I’ll miss: EVERYTHING! Proudest Manor Moment: Achievement Award in Year 5 Three words that best describe me: Nature-loving, clever, bookworm In 20 years’ time I will be: Hmm… I'll see where life takes me!

Nickname: Josie Favourite Manor food: Macaroni Cheese Proudest Manor Moment: Good Egg award in Year 5 In 20 years’ time I will be: An actress

What I’ll miss: INCREDIBLE teachers and the school environment Proudest Manor Moment: Getting the best dorm prize on the Year 5 trip to the Isle of Wight Three words that best describe me: Thoughtful, funny, clever In 20 years’ time I will be: A vet

What I’ll miss: My friends, the teachers (especially Mrs Duff) Proudest Manor Moment: My Seychelles presentation Three words that best describe me: Small, amazing, crazy In 20 years’ time I will be: A vet

Phoebe O

Poppy I

Sarah J

Scarlett A

Favourite Manor food: : Pizza Proudest Manor Moment: Scoring the first ‘6’ in my first cricket match at The Manor Three words that best describe me: Funny, daring, awesome In 20 years’ time I will be: A professional cricketer or an engineer

Nickname: Pops Proudest Manor Moment: When I received my first Certificate of Excellence for English - Descriptive Writing Three words that best describe me: Shy, quiet, dreamy In 20 years’ time I will be: An Eventer (dressage, XC, show jumping)

Likes: Maths, Science, Cookery, Creative Writing, Drama What I’ll miss: The kind and caring staff and all of my wonderful friends and the productions I get to watch and act in Favourite Manor food: Pizza, Manor Mess Proudest Manor Moment: The Times Table Challenge (first in my Year group)

Memorable Manor Moment: Finally tying my shoelace in Year 2!

What I’ll miss: Wonderfully helpful teachers, the amazing Music Dept, the friendly environment and the puddings Three words that best describe me: Bookish, musical, thoughtful In 20 years’ time I will be: A writer, teacher or astronomer

Tabitha S

Victoria B

Likes: Swimming, tennis, sleeping Proudest Manor Moment: Being elected for House Captain Three words that best describe me: Fun, unique, grumpy (when I wake up) In 20 years’ time I will be: I have no idea

Nickname: Vicky Likes: Swimming, netball, red squirrels, dolphins and kittens Proudest Manor Moment: Coming 4th in IAPS Swimming (25m Fly) In 20 years’ time I will be: A swimmer

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Annabel S

Chloé B

Cora G

Emilia T

Nickname: Stuarto Likes: Warm rain, cats, chickens Three words that best describe me: Happy, impatient, boisterous In 20 years’ time I will be: A film producer

Memorable Manor Moment: Doing loads of activities on the Isle of Wight What I’ll miss: Everything, as I have loved The Manor!

Proudest Manor moment When Mrs Side announced that my artwork was going to be displayed in The Ashmolean Museum In 20 years’ time I will be: An actor, teacher or designer

Likes: Singing, riding and Glee Club Memorable Manor Moment: Bringing my dog Maple into School for show and tell in Year 4 Favourite Manor food: Christmas Dinner In 20 years’ time I will be: A popstar

Nickname: Milly Memorable Manor Moment: Winning the IAPS Netball National semi-finals 13-5 because we also had beaten the Manor record Three words that best describe me: Sporty, unique, fun In 20 years’ time I will be: A barrister

Emily B

Emily P

Florence S

Giorgia A

Likes: All sports, especially running and hockey Proudest Manor Moment: When I came 28th at IAPS National Cross Country Three words that best describe me: Sporty, kind, inquisitive In 20 years’ time I will be: An Olympic 10,000 metre athlete

Likes: Fluffy animals, strawberries, pineapples, the colour purple Favourite Manor food: Rocky Road Proudest Manor moment: When I became a House Captain in the Spring term Three words that best describe me: Bubbly, fun, awesome

Nickname: Flo Favourite Manor food: Pizza Three words that best describe me: Bubbly, chatty, sporty In 20 years’ time I will be: The female version of David Attenborough, a famous netball player, an international rider, a vet

Memorable Manor Moment: Den-building under the climbing frame Proudest Manor Moment: Coming second at the Netball Nationals Three words that best describe me: Sporty, lively, amazing In 20 years’ time I will be: A scientist discovering the undiscovered!

Henrietta H

Joey G

Lily M

Mariella H

Nickname: Hetty Memorable Manor Moment: Becoming Cricket Captain What I’ll miss: My friends, teachers, food, sport and all the fun I have had In 20 years’ time I will be: An international cricketer

Nickname: Jojo Memorable Manor Moment: Meeting my BFF Cora Proudest Manor Moment: Performing a solo song at the tea concert and barely making a mistake In 20 years’ time I will be: A chef

What I’ll miss: All my friends!

Favourite Manor food: Chocolate cracknell Proudest Manor Moment: Becoming House Captain In 20 years’ time I will be: A retired hockey player and then an amazing chef

Likes: Music, Drama and Art Memorable Manor Moment: The 2018 Manor Concert Proudest Manor Moment: Winning the GK Quiz with the Hawks and winning House Hockey with the Hawks in Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 In 20 years’ time I will be: Playing music at big festivals! Owning over 50 pets!

Millie M

Olivia Q

Poppy D

Rosie P

Favourite Manor food: : Roast beef and raspberry crumble Proudest Manor Moment: In Year 4 when I got Most-Improved Award Three words that best describe me: Funny, crazy, kind-hearted In 20 years’ time I will be: An actor and interior designer or professional hockey player

Memorable Manor Moment: Being chosen to be the noisy queen in the Reception play! (I wonder why!)

Proudest Manor Moment: When my charity was chosen for The Manor fête Three words that best describe me: Dramatic, funny, loud In 20 years’ time I will be: An actress performing in films and theatres

Nickname: Popcorn Pops Likes: Tennis, swimming, being with my friends Favourite Manor food: Lasagne Proudest Manor Moment: When I became Tennis Captain

Likes: Swimming, kindness, dogs, pizza and happy smiles!

Memorable Manor Moment: When I caught a mother newt in Year 2 Three words that best describe me: Kind, happy, loyal In 20 years’ time I will be: A confident woman living in San Francisco who learns how to stop plastic waste

Sapphire R

Sofia O

Nickname: Saphy Memorable Manor Moment: When I got into the IAPS cricket team Favourite Manor food: Fish and chips, and pizza In 20 years’ time I will be: A vet

What I’ll miss: My friends, nice lunches, amazing teachers, our brilliant drama and being top of the school Proudest Manor Moment: The time I became Hockey Captain with Emily B Three words that best describe me: Sporty, funny, quirky In 20 years’ time I will be: A feminist, a writer or a hockey player

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Year 6 Leavers’ Destinations Cokethorpe School

Queen Anne’s School

Other Leavers

Matilda Talbott

Lily Miller

Pre-Nursery

Millie Mulholland

Chen Deng

Cranford House Sophie Woodeson

Nancy Lyall

Redmaids’ High School Scarlett Arrowood

Nursery

Cheam Emily Betts

Sophie Burns

St Andrew’s, Pangbourne

Emile Cuanalo Kenny

Tabitha Slocombe

Max Duncan

Didcot Girls’ School

Ria Duseja

Noor Al-Ani

St Helen and St Katharine

Freddie Gage

Vicky Brown

Giorgia Abbondanza

Grace Hallsworth

Rosie Pater

Alina Frost

Eden He

Mariella Hardisty

Max Lamplough

d’Overbroeck’s

Honey Harvey

Soren Oslé

Poppy Desmond

Poppy Inglis

Reyansh Wardhan

Madeleine Jacques

Isabella Insley Sarah Jarkasy

Downe House

Reception

Charlotte Leung

Maia Armstrong

Sophie Carter

Annie Lewis

William Burnham

Hetty Hack

Kya Marston

Lucas Yang

Katrina Stubbs

Olivia Mathieson Essi O'Connor

Headington School

Year 1

Phoebe Oldfield

Isobel Simpson

Anna Batstone

Elena Pavlides

Isabella Cuanalo

Emily Prendergast

Year 2

Josie Dormer

Poppy Procter

Thomas Howarth

Sophie Gairdner

Sapphire Reece

Kit McCauley

Joey Gervacio

Annabel Stuart

Miren Oslé

Cressida Gooch

Flo Swanton

Daisy Kendall

Isabelle Taylor

Year 3

Sofia March

Katie Williams

Georgia Arrowood

Evey Powell

Arrow Beeching

Wychwood School

Ottilie Denham

Oundle School

Cora Greig

Heta Kankainen

Florence Stanley-Evans

Caitlin Logan

Sophie Simpson

Celeste McCauley

Emilia Woodeson

Wycombe Abbey

Year 5

Milly Thomas

Willow Beeching

Our Lady’s Abingdon Georgie Wheaton

Oxford High School

Saffy Bristow

Chloe Meadowcroft

Moving back to France

Tilly Cole

Sofia Oppon

Chloé Bichara

Emma Donkin

Olivia Quarterman

Frankie Hanson Essi Kankainen

Pangbourne College

Flora McGill

Sophia Swash

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Prizes Year 6 Prizes Early Years Helper Prize Emily Betts

The Wallace Vocal Cup Essi O’Connor

Overall Music Cup Scarlett Arrowood

Harriet Cross Instrumental Cup Giorgia Abbondanza

PE Achievement Cup Issy Insley

PE Progress in Sport Cup Hetty Hack

Art Prize Chloé Bichara

DT Prize Olivia Mathieson

French Prize Annabel Stuart

Geography Prize Annie Lewis

History Prize Anna Batstone

Science Progress Millie Mulholland

Science Achievement Katie Williams

Catherine Webber Drama Cup Kya Marston

Heyworth Cup for Musical Theatre Mariella Hardisty

Year 6 Sports Awards Cross-Country Most Improved Matilda Talbott

Cross-Country Cup Evey Powell

Hockey Most Improved Emily Betts

Hockey Cup

ICT Prize

Sofia Oppon

Sophie Gairdner

Hardy Progress Cup for Maths Josie Dormer

Maths Achievement Charlotte Leung

English Progress Prize Rosie Pater

English Achievement Prize Emily Prendergast

Netball Most Improved Milly Thomas

Netball Cup Flo Swanton

Tennis Cup Poppy Desmond

Cricket Most Improved Olivia Mathieson

Cricket Cup

All-Rounder Cup

Phoebe Oldfield

Sofia Oppon Chloe Meadowcroft

Swimming Cup

Eccles Prize for Citizenship and Generosity of Spirit

Vicky Brown

School record for Swimming

Rosie Pater

Vicky Brown

Sports Awards – Rest of School

Other Prizes

French Hyde Cup

The Evans Cup

Year 2 Olivia Wood Year 3 Florence Delaney Ellie Thresh Alice Pater Year 4 Nina Bowden Domino Burton Sibby Rice Year 5 Hattie Dormer Hester Cadle Sophia Hanson

Heyworth Year 4 Drama Cup

Achievement

Effort

Good Egg

Flora Clifton (3E) Ottilie Denham (3H) Milly Haddon (3P) Mary Newland (4P) Tilly Van Poortvliet (4S) Paige Frazer (5C) Amelia Baker (5M) Olivia Brownlee (5R)

Olivia Thresh (3E) Heta Kankainen (3H) Amelie West (3P) Eva Pimentel-Steele (4P) Inès Mick (4S) Athena Maddison (5C) Alice Juniper (5M) Hettie Coupland (5R)

Josie Hanson (3E) Abigail Scott (3H) Edie Harvey (3P) Lillia Blake (4P) Natasha Taylor (4S) Annabel Wood (5C) Ela Watkins (5M) Olivia Grady (5R)

RE Prize Honey Harvey

The Liberty Cup and Shield Cora Greig

Falcons

Swimming Most Improved Lily-Rose Yue

Young Sports Leader Maddie Wilson

Antonelli Art Prizes

Marnie Line

Tawana Maniwa

Junior Librarian of the Year Olivia Quarterman

Form Prizes

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Staff News Jess Henshall

Ruth Delany, Nina Cunningham and Alex Haines

Back in 2013, The Manor took delivery of its first liveried minibus and needed a supervisor to sit with the children and reassure the parents, and in walked Jess! Jess immediately struck us as a caring individual who quickly got to know the children and parents. Jess quickly proved herself to be a great hit with the children and went on to help with lunchtime clubs, assisting with gym and judo and became an invaluable member of the swimming bus team! After 5 years’ service Jess moved on to pastures new.

This year we have been lucky enough to have three wonderful General Teaching Assistants. They joined us in September, not knowing what The Manor had in store for them, but they have really nailed it all! Nothing has been too much trouble for them and if you need anything, they will do it – and all with a willing smile. Nina Cunningham leaves us to go to Exeter University to study Sociology, former pupil Ruth Delany leaves us to go to the University of East Anglia to study English Literature and Alex Haines will be going on to study for her Masters in Philosophy at Kings College, London. We wish them all well with their next adventure and thank them hugely for their wonderful contribution to Manor life.

Tom Butler Tom joined The Manor in 2010 having previously helped run various clubs and after school activities here. He quickly became a popular member of the school with both children and adults. His fun and dynamic approach to lessons ensured that the children were learning without even knowing it!

He helped develop many aspects of the PE curriculum during his time here, including the introduction of the Boing programme which has proved a huge success. Tom has moved on to The Gateway School to become Head of PE and Sport and we wish him the best of luck.

Bella Hemsley Bella originally joined us as a PE Teacher for just the Autumn Term, and luckily for us, ended up staying for the whole academic year. She has been brilliant teaching our Reception children in particular. Her passion is Netball and she has guided Year 4 so well at matches as well as running our early morning Years 4 to 6 Netball Club. We will miss her very much and we wish her success at Ashfold Prep School, where she will join as a Sports Coach in September 2018.

Jane John Jane John joined the Manor in 2008 to work with pupils in Learning Support. Jane has been an invaluable member of the Learning Support department who, with her great attention to detail and gentle but fun personality, has helped LS pupils achieve their very best. Jane has been studying calligraphy over the years and has now decided that this is the skill she would like to concentrate on and we wish her luck for the future.

Laura Deadman Laura Deadman and Mark Porter were married on 15 February at Sefton Park Palm House, Liverpool.

Anike Chuard Anike arrived at the Manor 3 years ago and made an immediate impact with her warmth and passion for her subject. She has been an inspirational Head of English, as well as being a much-loved form tutor to 5C. She enthuses all she teaches with a love of reading, and has overseen the expansion and re-invigoration of the library; her library lessons are the highlight of her English group’s week! She has been a wonderfully caring and positive member of the teaching staff and will be much missed. We wish her the best of luck in her exciting new role as Head of Key Stage 2 at Oxford High School.

Claire Porter Claire Porter and Dominic Shadbolt were married on 30 June at Henley Register Office.

Rhiannon Demain Phoebe Clara (with Rhiannon, left), born 18 October 2017 6lb 4oz. Congratulations to Barry and Rhiannon on the birth of a beautiful baby sister for big brother George.

Keri Young We first met Keri Young as a Manor mummy back in 2010. Last year, The Manor needed some temporary marketing help and Keri quickly slotted in to Manor life as a very valued member of the front office team. Keri helped with news coverage of school events, provided the parents with the weekly newsletter and generally proved to be a reliable, willing and highly capable person. Keri has recently left to grow her business, ‘Fit and Healthy Mums’, and we wish her every success.

Laura Jones Eve Suzanne Isobel (with Ed and Laura, left), born 14 December 2017 7lb 9oz. Congratulations to Ed and Laura on the birth of their first baby!

Zee Najmi Omar, born 29 June 2018. Congratulations to Zee and Sana on the birth of a handsome baby brother for Zaym.

Katie Hicks Katie has been a well-loved colleague in Year 2 for the past 3 years and her commitment to her work and the children is so evident in all that she does. She is endlessly patient and kind, never holding back from going the extra mile or offering her help. The children have enjoyed her support both in class and at Extended Day. Her contribution to the team has been highly valued and she will be missed greatly. We wish Katie all the very best for her next adventures and hope to keep in touch.

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