Year 2 enjoyed a fabulously royal trip to Windsor Castle on Wednesday. See the photos here We began with a sunny walk up to the castle, through the airport-like security and into the castle gates. We looked up at the high walls and beautiful shapes created by the windows and battlements. We spotted arrow slits…
This term in Reception the children are learning about Nursery Rhymes and over the past few weeks they have been talking about Humpty Dumpty. See the photos here Miss Evans’ class recently made egg sandwiches to eat and used pretend eggs to see who could build the best wall for Humpty Dumpty. It was great…
The Year 1 pirates boarded the ship at the start of their pirate day. The crew quickly got busy trying out different pirate tasks and activities and made 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 deck, steering the…
Boing has arrived at The Manor and the children are loving it! We have teamed up with Boing Kids (in partnership with Oxford Brookes University) and launched our brand new Physical Education Curriculum for Years 1 and 2. See the photos here Tidying bedrooms, escaping the zoo and even trips to the wild…
Class RE have been enjoying the sunshine this week by visiting Forest School with both Mrs Dashwood and Mrs Gillies. See the photos here. Together they read the book ‘Leaf Man’ and then using mallets they made prints of leaves onto canvas. Miss Rebecca Evans Reception Teacher
It is with sadness that I announce that Piers Heyworth has decided to retire at the end of this academic year, July 2017. Piers has been a wonderful Head of The Manor since 2006. As a Board, we are very grateful to him for all he has done in creating the vibrant, nurturing and academically…
The Manor’s IAPS Tennis Team this year included Aoife M, Bea P, Ruby P and Harriet H. On Sunday 10 July, the team travelled down to the magnificent Millfield School in Somerset for the prestigious Championships held over 2 days, with qualifiers returning for Day 3 Finals. This competition attracts the country’s top tennis players who represent their school and…
During the last week of term, we were treated to a very special assembly. We were joined by Keith Hanson, the Chief Exhibitor at HM Tower of London and a former Yeoman Warder (Beefeater). See the photos here. Mr Hanson gave a very interesting and educational talk to the children about the Crown Jewels, their history,…
On 21st April, The Manor celebrated The Queen’s 90th birthday with a giant street party in the playground. Class RE and Year 3 had such a lovely day they couldn’t wait to tell Her Royal Highness all about it, and guess what? She’s replied! The children were delighted to received their replies which will soon…
We started the Cookie Challenge by giving out our jobs: Market Research, Finance, Design & Packaging and Project Pack. Take a look at the video montage here Once we had our roles we decided on our target market and went out with questionnaires and surveys to collect as much data as possible. We used this…
