On Tuesday 31st October, four Year 6 pupils spent the afternoon taking part in the Maths Challenge held at St. Edwards School, Oxford. It was a brilliant afternoon with lots of challenging Maths. The challenge tested their problem solving, and their running, as they frequently sprinted up and down the hall to get their…
Reception were thrilled to have a very special visit today from Francesca’s Daddy Paul and their pet snake Nagini, an African Royal Python. The children thought of lots of interesting questions to ask Paul and Francesca about their snake. A great way to finish an exciting week learning about Africa!
The Manor U11A and U11B netball teams took part in the annual Manor Netball Tournament. Schools from across several counties attended and there was strong competition in both groups. U11A Team Report The U11A team was made up of 9 talented girls who played extremely well against the teams in their group. They had some…
We celebrated Harvest Festival at the Manor with a service led by our school chaplain, Rev Pete Wilkinson. Each of our classes from Nursery to Y6 shared a song to celebrate Harvest where parents were invited to join in with a more traditional hymn. There were many very generous donations of food, toiletries and household…
This week saw great excitement at The Manor as we immersed ourselves into everything Kenya for Culture Day. See the photos here We started the day with our special guests, The Osiligi Maasai Warriors, joining us for assembly. They shared with us a little taste of their culture, including singing, dancing and even hunting a…
Pre-Nursery enjoyed their own safari hunt today. We started our journey with the Early Years children at The Manor. We followed the animal pictures all the way around the school and then onto field. We continued our trip into town to see what other zoo animals we could find lurking in the streets of Abingdon!…
The River Pang trip is always enjoyed by our Year 5 children and when we woke to beautiful blue skies we knew it would be a great day, which did not disappoint! See the photos here When we arrived at the River Pang, the children were split into 4 groups and headed off to enjoy…
Back in July, the Reception children planted some pumpkin seeds in their garden. They have been cared for all summer and the children in class RE have taken over looking after them – and just look how much they have grown! We’re looking forward to picking them in a few weeks. Miss Rebecca Evans Reception…
Pre-Nursery have had a busy time learning about their topic ‘The World Around Us’. See the photos here At the start of the week, The Manor’s Minibus Driver, Mr O’Neill, brought three adorable five week old kittens in for us to hold and to learn about caring for them. At the end of the week,…
The Year 1 pirates boarded the ship at the start of their pirate day. See the photos here The crew quickly got busy trying out different pirate tasks and activities, making dice, flags, draw-string bags for their gold, ink for map making, eye patches and remedies. They also performed vital tasks such as scrubbing the…
