Last week was filled with Sciencey things, with Year 5 visiting Abingdon Senior School for a workshop on acids and alkalis, and Year 3 and 4 were given the opportunity to visit the Explorer Dome to learn more about Light and the Body. Visit the Science page of our website to see the photos Abingdon…
On Monday during assembly the children in Nursery and Reception shared some of the things they had been doing to celebrate Chinese New Year. See some of the photos here There was a bright and beautiful selection of craft activities, ranging from lanterns to colourful dragons and wonderful printings and paintings of the New Year…
This week, the children in Pre-Nursery have been very busy learning about Chinese New Year. See the photos here The children made lucky envelopes to put chocolate coins in, counting as they went in… one… two…three. They played with noodles, had a go at using chopsticks, then practised tracing Chinese characters. The children…
On one of the coldest days of the winter to date, Year 4 were lucky enough to escape the freezing conditions when they travelled to a rainforest. Not the Amazon Rainforest they have been studying in Geography, sadly, but rather the Living Rainforest near Newbury! We all enjoyed stripping off coats, hats and scarves on…
National Success at the Biathlon Championships on Saturday 24 November Our six biathletes took part in this prestigious competition in Leeds. This is a record number of Manor children who have ever qualified for this event from the Area Round. All six children performed brilliantly, reaching ‘personal bests’ in their swim and run. The U11…
This Christmas the children in Reception performed their Nativity called “The Bossy King”. See the photos here The children sang with gusto and clearly enjoyed every moment of their play, performing with confidence and remembering all their lines. The Bossy King soon realised he was not the most important King after all and joined the…
On Wednesday the Early Years had their final assembly of the term in The Barn which was a fitting and magical venue for this time of year. We lit Christingle candles and sang Away In A Manger as well as some of the songs from the recently performed Nativities. Tamara from Reception played a duet…
The Pre-Nursery children and staff visited neighbouring care home, Stowford House, to sing Christmas songs with the residents. See a short video here See the photos here The children were charming, well behaved and friendly. Some songs were new, others were old favourites and these included, Little Sleeping Reindeers, Five Mince Pies, When Santa Got…
Christmas festivities began this week in Pre-Nursery and Nursery with their Nativity called “Sharing a Stable”. See the photos here The story was about a family of mice who watched the story unfold in front of their very own eyes. The children looked gorgeous, sang confidently and remembered lots of actions. Fun was had by…
Year 1 and Year 2 had a very important task this Christmas, to decorate the Christmas tree in The Manor’s Main Hall. See the photos here Their morning started with Christmas crafts as the children got together to create their very own Christmas decorations. Once the glue and glitter had dried, the children took part…
