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Y3 French Breakfast

19th June 2018

Jeudi 14 juin, les filles de la Troisième Année (et leurs professeurs) ont mangé leur Petit Déjeuner à la Française! Mmm… Délicieux! See the photo montage here Much fun was had by all and everyone came dressed up for the occasion. We had children wearing the colours of the ‘tricolore’, and also some more creative…

Headmaster’s Golf Day

12th June 2018

The Headmaster’s Golf Day this year took place on Sunday 10 June at Frilford Heath Golf Club.  It was a gloriously sunny day which only added to the wonderful atmosphere of friendly competition which bubbled through The Manor party. After four hours of golf, a well-earned cold beverage and some serious totting-up, the winning team…

Year 5 at Roche Court

11th June 2018

On Thursday 7th June, Year 5 had the opportunity to visit Roche Court near Salisbury. This wonderful sculpture park is positioned on the side of a gentle valley in the middle of rolling countryside. See the photos hereNot only did the children have around 60 amazing sculptures to contemplate but the curation of these works…

The Manor Bake-off 2018

8th June 2018

The culmination of The Manor Bake-off 2018 was on show for all to see in the Dining Room. There had been two previous rounds where sweet and savoury scones were baked and tartlets were created with flair – not a single ‘soggy bottom’ in sight! 16 children made it through to the final where their…

Year 6 in France

8th June 2018

Reaching the pinnacle of their time at The Manor, the Year 6 pupils have had their last residential visit: a fabulous trip to France.  To see a montage of the photos click here Bleary-eyed but brimming with excitement, we set off very early on the Monday morning (4.30am!) to get to Portsmouth and catch our…

IAPS Tennis Championships 2018

5th June 2018

2018 saw a significant change to the format of this prestigious tournament as it is now a mixed gender competition. As The Manor embarks upon becoming co-educational, on this occasion we teamed up with Abingdon Prep. Manor pupils Poppy D and Flo S were delighted to be joined by Sam W and Max VP from…

Abingdon Music Festival

5th June 2018

Very many congratulations to Bella K, Domino B, Tawana M, Lucinda S, Zoe H, Caitlin L, Essi O and Mariella H for performing vocal solos (and also piano for Domino) in the Abingdon Music Festival held at The School of St Helen’s and St Katharine’s on 5th May.  They all performed to an experienced adjudicator…

Den Building Day

29th May 2018

The children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 enjoyed an action packed day in the sunshine when we were joined by Chris from The Den Experience.   See the photos here  The children were split into small teams of mixed ages and tasked with building a den out of canes, tubing and sheets –…

Year 5 Trip to Osmington Bay

25th May 2018

Take a look at the photo gallery HERE    Osmington Bay 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…

The Manor Arts Festival 2018

24th May 2018

What a fantastic week of Arts we have had. This year’s festival was based around Anthony Browne’s book “Voices in the Park” and everyone threw themselves into creative responses to his story and illustrations.  See the photos here The week started with a wonderful teachers’ reading of the book to the whole school before children…

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