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U11 Footballers play at Northampton Town

3rd June 2016

During the May half term our U11 Footballers travelled to Northampton Town Football Club to play in the first ever girls Cobblers Cup. It was a rainy day on the pitch, but that didn’t dampen Team Manor’s spirits as they played some very strong rivals to secure themselves a third place position. It was the…

Year 6 in Normandy

27th May 2016

Year 6 have just come back from their French Trip to Normandy and what a delightful year group they have been to take away for five days! See the photo montage here After our very early start (4:30am!), the girls enjoyed a calm ferry crossing and got ready to have their French adventure! After a…

Forest School Visits

25th May 2016

Here at The Manor, the children from Nursery up to Year 2 make regular visits to Forest School, both at Millets Farm and in our own nature garden. Recently, the children in Reception visited the Forest School at Millets Farm. See the photos here. It was a beautiful sunny day and the children enjoyed comparing…

Vegetable Growing in Reception

19th May 2016

In Reception we have started picking some of the vegetables we have been growing. This week Mrs Evans’s class helped to pick the lettuce and radishes that they took home to share with their families. Once the lettuce has grown again it will be the turn of Mrs Sandford’s and Mrs Pater’s classes to pick…

Fun in France!

17th May 2016

Keep up to date with the Year 6 French trip by following us on Twitter. See all the photos here. Tuesday in Arromanches Fog greeted us as we walked to a lovely breakfast of croissants and pains au chocolat but the weather rallied as we drove to Arromanches. Year 6 enjoyed a magnificent view from…

That’s Rocket Science!

16th May 2016

As part of a national experiment to see what effect gravity or being in space might have on seeds, Year 1 have been carefully tending to some tiny seedlings on the windowsill of Mrs Willis’s classroom. The seeds were on the International Space Station for six months, looked after by British astronaut Tim Peak. They…

Year 5’s Isle of Wight Adventures

16th May 2016

It’s been another fun-filled and action-packed adventure in the Isle of Wight for Y5. We set off on Friday, clean, well-rested and buzzing with nervous excitement. The sun came with us, making our ferry crossing, picnic on the beach at Alum Bay and Needles boat trip an absolute delight. Before long we were pulling into…

Sponsored Walk

12th May 2016

On Wednesday 11 May 2016 the children didn’t let a little rain (albeit heavy downpours!) stop their chance to raise money for local charity, Keen. The children braved the pouring rain and took to the school field for their Sponsored Walk. See the photos here Inspired by local personal trainer, Tom Alden, who recently ran…

Charity Cake Sale

11th May 2016

Years 3 and 4 had a lovely day last Friday selling cakes to all the other children in the school to raise money for UNICEF. See the photos here There were literally hundreds of cakes of all shapes and sizes for sale in the Main Hall as the Year 3 and 4 classes took it…

A Right Royal Tea Party!

22nd April 2016

To mark the occasion of the Queen’s 90th Birthday, the whole school, parents and staff filled the playground for a street party.  Tables were bedecked with all things red, white and blue, flags were waved and royal buns were consumed and a special Union Jack cake had been made for the parents. See the photos here….

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