Christmas truly arrived at The Manor with the Year 1 & Year 2 Christingle Service. It was a beautiful event with energy, enthusiasm, poise and confidence on display everywhere you looked. The Service was a lovely mix of poetry and song alongside the spiritual symbolism of the Christingle, reminding us all of the true meaning…
Recently the Year 4 children and teachers went on their annual trip to Highclere Castle. See the photos here The children thoroughly enjoyed seeing the Tutankhamun exhibition, exploring the ‘Secret garden’ and dressing up. There was a lot of excitement at the Castle this year with a crew in the room next to us finishing…
See the photo highlights here U8 Hockey and U8 Tag Rugby Festivals on Saturday 29 September at St Hugh’s The children had a very positive introduction to competitive sport. They played non-stop matches against Cheltenham College, Pinewood and St Hugh’s in the Hockey Festival; and Christchurch, The Oratory and Pinewood in the Tag Rugby…
We were delighted to recently host Dr Anna Horleston who is working for NASA on the InSight Mission to Mars. The objective of the mission is to safely land a seismometer on the surface of Mars to measure Marsquakes. Dr Horleston described how she came to work for NASA, by studying hard at school and…
The Reception children have been enjoying lots of cookery this week as they are talking and thinking about Harvest time. See the photos here The children first made Damper Bread at Forest School by squashing the dough on to sticks which Mrs Dashwood cooked over the campfire. It tasted yummy with jam or honey! Later…
Stepping back in time, Year 3 were immersed in living history on Thursday as they became Celts during our new trip to Ufton Court. See the photos here They learnt to weave willow to make the walls of mini roundhouses, produce a bow and arrow in readiness for hunting before donning Celtic symbol war paint,…
Year 5 had a fantastic visit to the River Pang in Bradfield as part of their Geography study of rivers. See the photos here The first job upon arrival was to slip into a huge pair of waders before boarding the tractor for a ride to the river. Once they were in the river they…
The Year 1 children and staff had a fun filled day finding out about what life was like as a pirate. In the morning the children had a go at different pirate tasks and activities such as making dice, flags, draw-string bags for their gold, ink for map making, eye patches and remedies. They also…
I am delighted to be able to announce that The Manor is now officially an ArtsMark School (one of a select handful in Oxfordshire). For the last two years a huge amount of work has gone into promoting the Arts in all their forms here at The Manor. The Arts Council England has recognised this…
Wednesday 19 September was an exciting day for all at The Manor when we were joined by TV chef and restaurateur, James Tanner. See the photos here The day started with a very exciting treat, ‘Ready Steady Cook’ was performed live in assembly starring Mr Thomas & Mrs Shaw (Team Stir-fry) against Mr Jackson and…
