We recently had an enormous treat when Graffiti Classics came to entertain us with their unique performance style. See the photos here. With the underlying message of ‘classical music is fun’, the children in Years 3-6 took part in workshops throughout the day where they had the opportunity to learn about the instruments and did…
The Year 2 play, Colours of India, certainly was a colourful affair! See the photo montage here and the photo gallery here. Each class presented a dynamic Indian folktale with energetic singing, vibrant acting and beautiful movement. It was lovely to see each child play their role so effectively, including some very confident solo singers….
On Friday 27 January, girls in Year 4 treated the school and their parents to a French Assembly! We had talking animals trying to convince a girl and her mum to choose them, talking buildings advertising the great Parisian cultural scene, and two very different cafés where customers did not always get what they ordered!…
We are delighted to announce that our Chamber Choir were the winners of the ‘11 Years and under choir’ category in the Oxford Music Festival on Saturday 28 January. They were awarded a mark of ‘Outstanding’ and the judge was particularly impressed with the choir’s “warm and gentle tone” and commented that their performance was…
We are delighted to announce plans to extend our co-educational provision: the School is presently co-educational up to the age of 7 and girls only from 7 to 11. From September 2018 The Manor will phase in co-education up to the age of 11 so that more families can benefit from all that the School…
Just before Christmas, our friends at Class Act Teaching Services ran a very exciting colouring competition, with the winner having the opportunity to start an Oxford Stars Ice Hockey match, as well as lots of other goodies! After looking through hundreds of entries, Class Act and The Manor are pleased to announce that the winner…
Pre-Nursery, Nursery and Reception were in for a real treat when they had a visit from The Barking Dog Theatre Company who performed their panto, “Snow White and the Messy Dwarves”. Everyone had a great time, there was a lot of laughter and singing with the children enthusiastically joining in. We were all so relieved…
The Manor’s Christmas festivities began this year with Year 1 and 2 treating the school and their parents to a beautifully atmospheric Christingle service. This was swiftly followed by two absolutely enchanting Nativity plays. First the Pre-Nursery and Nursery gave us “The Tiptoe Nativity” which they sang and performed splendidly. A remarkable feat not least…
This week our parents’ association, Friends of the Manor, were delighted to present a cheque for £6873.82 to the charity, The Abingdon Bridge. The Abingdon Bridge is a local charity offering advice and support to young people who find themselves in challenging circumstances. FOTM had chosen to support them during the last school year (2015-2016)…
Last week the Year 4 children and teachers went on their annual trip to Highclere Castle. The girls thoroughly enjoyed seeing the Tutankhamun exhibition, exploring the ‘Secret garden’ and dressing up. We all learnt so much about Ancient Egyptian times as well as how the money from Downton Abbey is being used to repair the…
