On Tuesday 14th 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. Not only did the girls have around 60 amazing sculptures to contemplate but the curation of these works also drew their…
The Year 1 children recently visited the Roald Dahl Children’s Gallery in Aylesbury. See the photos here. This wonderful hands-on museum was full of games and exhibits which helped to bring Roald Dahl’s stories to life. Highlights of the trip included looking at minibeasts in James’ Giant Peach, reading books in Matilda’s room, sitting in…
On Sunday, between sunshine and showers, parents, staff and friends of The Manor met for the annual Golf Day at Frilford Heath Golf Club. Andrew Davisson, Wayne Hawkins, Greg Humphreys and Andrew Oultram were the winning team, closely contended by Mr Heyworth’s team (also including Sarah Heyworth, Matthew Batstone and Chris Gifford). Andrew Davisson took…
During the May half term our U11 Footballers travelled to Northampton Town Football Club to play in the first ever girls Cobblers Cup. It was a rainy day on the pitch, but that didn’t dampen Team Manor’s spirits as they played some very strong rivals to secure themselves a third place position. It was the…
Year 6 have just come back from their French Trip to Normandy and what a delightful year group they have been to take away for five days! See the photo montage here After our very early start (4:30am!), the girls enjoyed a calm ferry crossing and got ready to have their French adventure! After a…
Here at The Manor, the children from Nursery up to Year 2 make regular visits to Forest School, both at Millets Farm and in our own nature garden. Recently, the children in Reception visited the Forest School at Millets Farm. See the photos here. It was a beautiful sunny day and the children enjoyed comparing…
In Reception we have started picking some of the vegetables we have been growing. This week Mrs Evans’s class helped to pick the lettuce and radishes that they took home to share with their families. Once the lettuce has grown again it will be the turn of Mrs Sandford’s and Mrs Pater’s classes to pick…
Keep up to date with the Year 6 French trip by following us on Twitter. See all the photos here. Tuesday in Arromanches Fog greeted us as we walked to a lovely breakfast of croissants and pains au chocolat but the weather rallied as we drove to Arromanches. Year 6 enjoyed a magnificent view from…
As part of a national experiment to see what effect gravity or being in space might have on seeds, Year 1 have been carefully tending to some tiny seedlings on the windowsill of Mrs Willis’s classroom. The seeds were on the International Space Station for six months, looked after by British astronaut Tim Peak. They…
It’s been another fun-filled and action-packed adventure in the Isle of Wight for Y5. We set off on Friday, clean, well-rested and buzzing with nervous excitement. The sun came with us, making our ferry crossing, picnic on the beach at Alum Bay and Needles boat trip an absolute delight. Before long we were pulling into…
