It is with sadness that I announce that Piers Heyworth has decided to retire at the end of this academic year, July 2017. Piers has been a wonderful Head of The Manor since 2006. As a Board, we are very grateful to him for all he has done in creating the vibrant, nurturing and academically…
The Manor’s IAPS Tennis Team this year included Aoife M, Bea P, Ruby P and Harriet H. On Sunday 10 July, the team travelled down to the magnificent Millfield School in Somerset for the prestigious Championships held over 2 days, with qualifiers returning for Day 3 Finals. This competition attracts the country’s top tennis players who represent their school and…
On 21st April, The Manor celebrated The Queen’s 90th birthday with a giant street party in the playground. Class RE and Year 3 had such a lovely day they couldn’t wait to tell Her Royal Highness all about it, and guess what? She’s replied! The children were delighted to received their replies which will soon…
During the last week of term, we were treated to a very special assembly. We were joined by Keith Hanson, the Chief Exhibitor at HM Tower of London and a former Yeoman Warder (Beefeater). See the photos here. Mr Hanson gave a very interesting and educational talk to the children about the Crown Jewels, their history,…
We started the Cookie Challenge by giving out our jobs: Market Research, Finance, Design & Packaging and Project Pack. Take a look at the video montage here Once we had our roles we decided on our target market and went out with questionnaires and surveys to collect as much data as possible. We used this…
On Tuesday 14th June Year 5 had the opportunity to visit Roche Court near Salisbury. This wonderful sculpture park is positioned on the side of a gentle valley in the middle of rolling countryside. Not only did the girls have around 60 amazing sculptures to contemplate but the curation of these works also drew their…
The Year 1 children recently visited the Roald Dahl Children’s Gallery in Aylesbury. See the photos here. This wonderful hands-on museum was full of games and exhibits which helped to bring Roald Dahl’s stories to life. Highlights of the trip included looking at minibeasts in James’ Giant Peach, reading books in Matilda’s room, sitting in…
On Sunday, between sunshine and showers, parents, staff and friends of The Manor met for the annual Golf Day at Frilford Heath Golf Club. Andrew Davisson, Wayne Hawkins, Greg Humphreys and Andrew Oultram were the winning team, closely contended by Mr Heyworth’s team (also including Sarah Heyworth, Matthew Batstone and Chris Gifford). Andrew Davisson took…
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 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…
