Firstly may I take this opportunity to wish you all a very Happy New Year! I hope that you have had a wonderful Christmas break and that you, and your children, are ready for a new term full of all the excitement that awaits. It was lovely to have had the opportunity to meet many…
We had a great Reception play time yesterday. Our new grass area was ready for us to explore! Miss Evans opened the gate so we could play. We put our Wellies on and went to see what we could find in the trees. We found twigs and built up a bonfire and also ran down…
The Manor children have been working hard across their Religious Studies lessons this term, with some new interactive and creative approaches. Please enjoy reading our highlights from the Prep Department. See the photos here In Year 3 pupils have explored the topic of ‘Symbols’, discussing examples found in the world around them, within Christianity and…
Year 2 enjoyed a wonderful afternoon with the Oxfordshire Fire Brigade recently. See the photos here They taught us how to stay safe in our homes and we learnt about the special equipment that Firefighters use. The Firefighters dressed Mrs Gower up in their uniform including breathing apparatus – it was very big and…
It was a wonderful week of Nativities last week at The Manor Prep, starting with Pre-Nursery and Nursery performing “The Snowflake’s Wish” – a world premiére written by Mrs Belcher and Mrs Shaw, where even our youngest children of 2 years old remembered all the words to some wonderful songs they had been learning. Please…
You would be forgiven for thinking that the Romans had invaded The Manor, as Year 3 became filled with splendid Gladiators, elegant Roman ladies and glorious Goddesses. The children researched the Roman belief in many Gods and Goddesses for all aspects of their life and designed Top Trump cards based on the deities’ power, strength,…
Members of The Manor’s Upper School Choir recently travelled to Waddesdon Manor to perform a collection of Christmas songs and carols. Wrapped up warm and with the scent of hot chocolate in the air, they gave two beautiful performances in ‘The Stables’ within the Waddesdon Manor grounds to crowds of parents and visitors. Whilst we…
On Saturday 25 November three Manor pupils; Evey P, Ceci B and Frankie H competed in the British Biathlon Championships in Solihull. See the photos here A biathlon consists of an 800m run and a 50m swim. It was a very cold day so the girls had to keep themselves wrapped up during their warm…
Year 1 have been continuing their learning on a very exciting topic of ‘Space’ this term and had a visit from Chris and Trev from the Satellite Applications Catapult. They came into school and talked all about satellites and why we have them, and what they do. We each made our own satellite and a…
We would like to say a big thank you to everyone who helped their Y3-6 children source stationery for the Buddy Group pencil cases. We were overwhelmed with the response. Our aim was to try to fill 48 and we filled over 70! The charities have been delighted – we sent the first half to…
