Year 5 had a fantastic visit to the River Pang in Bradfield as part of their Geography study of rivers. See the photos here The first job upon arrival was to slip into a huge pair of waders before boarding the tractor for a ride to the river. Once they were in the river they…
Stepping back in time, Year 3 were immersed in living history on Thursday as they became Celts during our new trip to Ufton Court. See the photos here They learnt to weave willow to make the walls of mini roundhouses, produce a bow and arrow in readiness for hunting before donning Celtic symbol war paint,…
The Year 1 children and staff had a fun filled day finding out about what life was like as a pirate. In the morning the children had a go at different pirate tasks and activities such as making dice, flags, draw-string bags for their gold, ink for map making, eye patches and remedies. They also…
I am delighted to be able to announce that The Manor is now officially an ArtsMark School (one of a select handful in Oxfordshire). For the last two years a huge amount of work has gone into promoting the Arts in all their forms here at The Manor. The Arts Council England has recognised this…
Wednesday 19 September was an exciting day for all at The Manor when we were joined by TV chef and restaurateur, James Tanner. See the photos here The day started with a very exciting treat, ‘Ready Steady Cook’ was performed live in assembly starring Mr Thomas & Mrs Shaw (Team Stir-fry) against Mr Jackson and…
On Tuesday 18 September, Year 2 had a fantastic day at Warwick Castle. They saw the firing of the largest working trebuchet, the amazing Flight of the Eagles Show and we learnt a great deal about living and working in a castle. We finished the day by watching the Bowman Show and spending a bit…
Back in January 2017 The Manor announced that it would be welcoming boys into Year 3 for the first time. Up until this point, the school was co-educational up to the age of 7 and available to girls only from 7-11. This exciting development is now underway and the school is delighted to be accepting…
After a gruelling 12 months of snow, high winds, rain and a heat wave, work has finally been completed on the new state of the art Sports Hall here at The Manor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvhaD2MeSD0&feature=emb_title The Sports Hall is an impressive, yet beautiful, inside space for children to take part in various sporting activities as well as…
Recently, children who travel to school on the minibuses took up their instruments and performed a “Manor Minibus Concert” to each other. The minibus parked up, not far from school, and the children sang and played their instruments to their appreciative audience of their friends and minibus staff. It must be the most unusual location…
Last Friday the Year 5 Forest School Club made their way to the Forest School site and set up camp for the night. See the photos here When we arrived at Forest School there were lots of jobs to do: setting up camp, organising the kit, cooking supper and even putting up a tent for…
