Monday 17 June, 4.30am. The moment Year 6 had been waiting for with bated breath had finally arrived: the French residential trip! See the photos here After years of learning French at The Manor, including French breakfasts, assemblies, songs, poems and much more, the children were at last able to put all their learning into…
A great evening was had by all in the inaugural Manor Staff cricket match. Abingdon batted first, scoring quickly and achieving an impressive 169 in their 20 overs. Mr Jackson picked up the first ever Manor staff wicket – he will go down in the history books! A few drop catches (no names mentioned …)…
On Wednesday 19 June the Early Years had a very exciting visit from Crocodiles of the World. We learnt lots of interesting facts about a variety of reptiles from around the world. We were introduced to a bearded dragon called Barry, a boa constrictor called Lawrence and an alligator called Ricky. We were able to…
On Wednesday 12 June the children in Reception were thrilled to be able to invite a “Grown Up to Lunch”! Everyone really enjoyed their lunch and children and adults alike loved sharing and dining in each other’s company.
Bonjour from Ambrière! See the photos here and on Twitter Day 1 All is well at PGL! The children have had a great sleep and are raring to go! Today’s plan includes tree-climbing, team challenge and raft building, a trip to a castle and, of course, some retail therapy in a beautiful French town. Looking…
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…
