On Monday 10 June the resilience of Year 3 was put to the test when they spent the day, in continuous rain, visiting the Cotswold Wildlife Park – home to more than 260 species of animals. However, they did not let the weather ruin the day. Using their map reading skills, the children enjoyed the…
Out with the winter kit and in with the summer kit, and straight into another busy term of Cricket, Tennis and Swimming Fixtures as well as more House competitions! IAPS Tennis Championships 2019 We had another fantastic year at IAPS Tennis Championships, held in Rugby for the first time over the Bank Holiday weekend of…
Congratulations to Hugo C (singing), Greta A (singing), Jemima F (singing), Domino B (piano and singing) and Susie J (piano) who performed to professional adjudicators at the Abingdon Music Festival during the May Day Bank Holiday weekend. All of the children performed extremely well and enjoyed the more informal, masterclass style of adjudication which this…
Our time at PGL in Osmington Bay was amazing this year. See the photos here We tried the giant swings, crawled through tunnels, jumped off trapeze towers, abseiled down walls and took part in some very competitive dragon boat races! In the evening we competed in crazy wacky races and sang songs by the campfire….
Whilst in Hymn Practice one morning, Year 1’s ‘Golden Ticket’ was stolen from the 1M classroom. Mrs Morley called the police. They quickly arrived to investigate and the classroom was turned into a crime scene. PC Morley told us that he needed to take everyone’s thumb print to see if it was one of the…
At the end of last term, on a beautiful sunny morning the children, staff and parents from Pre-Nursery, Nursery and Reception joined together with the Easter Bunny for our annual sponsored walk. We all set off, seeking out the numbered ducks that led us on our trail around the School grounds. The children looked amazing…
It was a sunny Sunday morning when Team Manor, children, parents and staff, descended upon Oxford University Parks to take part in the Oxford Town and Gown race. The race happens every year in the centre of Oxford and raises money for the charity Muscular Dystrophy UK. The children’s 3k race was first, it was…
The Easter Holidays started with great excitement for 37 children from Years 5 & 6 as we headed off to Kaprun, Austria for a week on the slopes. After a very quick dash through Heathrow Airport we made it safely to our hotel and picked up our skis ready for our first lessons in the…
The Spring Term was an action-packed, bursting at the seams, kind of term for Fixtures and House competitions taking place with so many great performances and achievements had by our amazingly talented children at The Manor! IAPS U11 Regional Netball Qualifier To kick start what is always the busiest half term of the academic year…
At the end of the Spring Term, the children in Year 3 and Year 4 enjoyed a calming hour of their day to pause and just ‘be’ as The Barn was transformed into six contemplation zones. Prayer Space workshops were created to encourage the children to think about their own feelings, their families and friends…
