Just before Christmas, our friends at Class Act Teaching Services ran a very exciting colouring competition, with the winner having the opportunity to start an Oxford Stars Ice Hockey match, as well as lots of other goodies! After looking through hundreds of entries, Class Act and The Manor are pleased to announce that the winner…
Pre-Nursery, Nursery and Reception were in for a real treat when they had a visit from The Barking Dog Theatre Company who performed their panto, “Snow White and the Messy Dwarves”. Everyone had a great time, there was a lot of laughter and singing with the children enthusiastically joining in. We were all so relieved…
The Manor’s Christmas festivities began this year with Year 1 and 2 treating the school and their parents to a beautifully atmospheric Christingle service. This was swiftly followed by two absolutely enchanting Nativity plays. First the Pre-Nursery and Nursery gave us “The Tiptoe Nativity” which they sang and performed splendidly. A remarkable feat not least…
This week our parents’ association, Friends of the Manor, were delighted to present a cheque for £6873.82 to the charity, The Abingdon Bridge. The Abingdon Bridge is a local charity offering advice and support to young people who find themselves in challenging circumstances. FOTM had chosen to support them during the last school year (2015-2016)…
Year 1 have been learning all about space and were very lucky to have a visit from the National Space Academy and Satellite Applications Catapult. See the photos here. The children were blown away by all the space facts and learnt all about what satellites are and how often we use them in day to…
Last week 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. We all learnt so much about Ancient Egyptian times as well as how the money from Downton Abbey is being used to repair the…
In November, The Manor joined thousands of other schools across the country in encouraging our children to respect the feelings of those around them and to celebrate difference. The Hands-On Theatre Company led brilliant workshops throughout the week focusing on kindness towards others, standing up for oneself in a polite but firm way and…
On Wednesday 9 November, The Manor took part in St Hugh’s U10A and U10B Netball Tournaments, two separate events. All girls played brilliantly and had a great experience! Well done to our U10A team who finished Runner-Up and to our U10B team who made it through to the Semi-Finals. A special mention to Sofia O…
Class RE had lots of fun at Forest School this week. Click here to see the photos. Click here to see a short video. We learnt how to light a fire and important rules about how to stay safe. Mrs Dashwood then helped us to make a spark to light a piece of cotton wool. …
There was great excitement in the School Hall on Monday morning as the winners of the Geography Photo Competition ‘Our Wonderful World’ were announced. Sixty two children entered the competition and there were over 150 photographs to judge. Entries came from as far afield as New Zealand and Whistler in Canada and the final…
