On Thursday 2 March, our U11 IAPS Netball Team took part in one of the Regional Rounds held at Queen Anne’s, Caversham for the very first time. 38 teams took part and the format for the first round consisted of 4 pools with 9 or 10 teams in each. We were in a pool of…
I am delighted to tell you that The Manor’s Year 6 team of Freya R-O and Bea M have won the Demosthenes Public Speaking Competition at Bradfield College this week. Speaking on the topic of ‘The Secret Lives of School Librarians’, the girls spoke confidently and were very entertaining! They triumphed against 12 other prep…
This week the children in Nursery and Reception have been reciting Nursery rhymes in front of their friends in small groups ready for a special assembly. We were delighted so many children wanted to take part and everyone supported each other. Many of the rhymes had actions, some were traditional, others more modern and some…
Year 6 had an exciting trip to London to visit the Tate Modern and The Globe Theatre. See the photos here. Our time in each of these two creative establishments was brilliant: we perused the galleries at the Tate, drawing and discussing works of interest; we were intrigued by Phillipe Parreno’s sensory installation in the…
The Manor’s Senior Leadership Team have taken on the monumental task to select a shortlist of pupils’ artwork to enter into Young Art Oxford 2017. See a selection of the entries on the Art and DT page. All of the entries were of an incredibly high standard and they have managed to narrow the shortlist…
The children in Nursery have been talking about their favourite teddy bears and have been bringing their bears in from home for a visit to Nursery! Mr Heyworth came to see us and brought his teddy bear “Honey” with him. We loved hearing the tales of Honey the bear and it was so lovely to…
We recently had an enormous treat when Graffiti Classics came to entertain us with their unique performance style. See the photos here. With the underlying message of ‘classical music is fun’, the children in Years 3-6 took part in workshops throughout the day where they had the opportunity to learn about the instruments and did…
The Year 2 play, Colours of India, certainly was a colourful affair! See the photo montage here and the photo gallery here. Each class presented a dynamic Indian folktale with energetic singing, vibrant acting and beautiful movement. It was lovely to see each child play their role so effectively, including some very confident solo singers….
We are delighted to announce that our Chamber Choir were the winners of the ‘11 Years and under choir’ category in the Oxford Music Festival on Saturday 28 January. They were awarded a mark of ‘Outstanding’ and the judge was particularly impressed with the choir’s “warm and gentle tone” and commented that their performance was…
On Friday 27 January, girls in Year 4 treated the school and their parents to a French Assembly! We had talking animals trying to convince a girl and her mum to choose them, talking buildings advertising the great Parisian cultural scene, and two very different cafés where customers did not always get what they ordered!…
