The Children in the Early Years have had a wonderful morning watching ‘Aladdin and the Cheeky Genie’. They were a fantastic audience and joined in with the dancing and advising Princess Jasmine not to swap the lamp! Please take a look at the photos below. Miss Laura Francis Nursery Teacher
Last week the children elected their new House Captains for the term. It is especially exciting this term as our Houses have new names! Thames will now be called Eagles, Cherwell has been named Falcons, Windrush will be known as Hawks and Isis are the Kestrels. We are pleased to announce that the House Captains…
Here at The Manor we are embracing the spirit of Christmas with our very own Christmas Jumper Day! A sea of colourful woolly pullies adorned with snowmen, Santas, sequins, jingle bells and even lights can be seen far and wide across the playground and in each and every classroom. Mr Heyworth is sporting a rather…
Please could you take a quick look at the below story. An abridged version is going on the front of Manor Messages. The festive season has got off to a fantastic start when 45 members of Middle School Choir boarded a coach to Oxford Beaumont Care Community on Boars Hill to sing Christmas Carols. The…
On Tuesday’s Greek Day, the Main Hall was transported back to the year 490 BC, and in nearby Athens the battle of Marathon raged on. Whilst our chiton-clad bodies certainly felt the November chill, in our minds we were living the life of a Greek. The Year 5 girls took on the role of Athenian…
Some fabulous photography was sent off this week to be judged by local photographer Paul Viney in The Rotary Club of Abingdon Vesper photo competition. The competition was specifically for young people living or studying in Abingdon-on-Thames. The theme of the competition is “The Natural World Around Us”. The quality of the work submitted by…
Last Friday the Year 4 children and teachers went on their annual trip to Highclere Castle. The girls thoroughly enjoyed seeing the Tutankhamun exhibition, exploring the ‘Secret Garden’ and dressing up. They all learnt so much about Ancient Egyptian times as well as how the money from Downton Abbey is being used to repair the…
During our onsite Forest School sessions Nursery have been looking for worms! We found them under logs and whilst digging in the mud kitchen. Together we made a wormery in a large jar by layering mud and sand, adding dead leaves and vegetable peelings and last of all everyone was encouraged to add a worm! The jars were then…
On Wednesday 7 October, The Manor hosted its annual U11 Netball Tournament, with 16 teams entered from far and wide, as well welcoming our local Oxfordshire schools. We took a chance with the weather and were so pleased to get through the whole afternoon without a spot of rain which made for an even more…
When Ruby P smashed the ball home from 12 yards, we were 1-0 up in the final of The East Regional IAPS competition. However, half-time arrived and it was clear that the girls were feeling the effects of a long day of hockey. It wasn’t clear if they had another 7 minutes in their legs having…
