Upon arrival at Rushall Farm, the girls excitedly donned their waders and climbed aboard a tractor, ready to be transported down to the riverside. Once in the river they worked tirelessly as a team, measuring the width, depth and flow rate of the river. A little later on they visited another site of the river,…
Year 1 had great fun dressing as pirates and imagining life on board a ship in the 1600s. They used role-play and authentic tools and materials in a variety of workshops, including making treasure maps, eye patches and pendants. In the afternoon they visited Pirate Boot Camp and participated in team building activities, listened to…
I was excited and nervous to be Head of The Manor last week. The day started with helping to run Mr and Mrs Thomas’ Buddy Group. I had lots of meetings including with Mrs Copson in Admissions and a Marketing Meeting with Mrs Bell and Miss Arnold. In the afternoon I had a meeting with…
The build up to our spectacular Sports Days is very much the focus for the second half of the Summer Term as well as an exciting second year of Cricket for all of our children, and a sport that we are fast making our mark at. IAPS Cricket 2019 Following the introduction of Cricket into…
Year 2 enjoyed an action packed day at The Earth Trust, Little Wittenham. The children had the opportunity to explore the long meadow grasses, sweeping them with nets to collect crawling, jumping and flying creatures which they attempted to identify using charts. We then took a stroll down into the Witch’s Woods and learned about…
Monday 17 June, 4.30am. The moment Year 6 had been waiting for with bated breath had finally arrived: the French residential trip! See the photos here After years of learning French at The Manor, including French breakfasts, assemblies, songs, poems and much more, the children were at last able to put all their learning into…
A great evening was had by all in the inaugural Manor Staff cricket match. Abingdon batted first, scoring quickly and achieving an impressive 169 in their 20 overs. Mr Jackson picked up the first ever Manor staff wicket – he will go down in the history books! A few drop catches (no names mentioned …)…
On Wednesday 19 June the Early Years had a very exciting visit from Crocodiles of the World. We learnt lots of interesting facts about a variety of reptiles from around the world. We were introduced to a bearded dragon called Barry, a boa constrictor called Lawrence and an alligator called Ricky. We were able to…
Bonjour from Ambrière! See the photos here and on Twitter Day 1 All is well at PGL! The children have had a great sleep and are raring to go! Today’s plan includes tree-climbing, team challenge and raft building, a trip to a castle and, of course, some retail therapy in a beautiful French town. Looking…
On Wednesday 12 June the children in Reception were thrilled to be able to invite a “Grown Up to Lunch”! Everyone really enjoyed their lunch and children and adults alike loved sharing and dining in each other’s company.
