In Autumn last year 14 Manor pupils chose to enter the Abingdon Rotary Club Photography competition with some wonderful results. The theme was ‘The Natural World Around Us’ and their take on the topic was both thoughtful and of a very high standard. They were entered into a competitive 7-11 age group along with photographs…
We are delighted to have 12 children selected to show their work in The Ashmolean Museum this May as part of Young Art Oxford 2016. The children had to create an artwork based on the theme ‘What Makes Me Laugh?’ It is a hotly contested competition with over 3000 entries for around 300 places, so…
Following the excitement of our automatic qualification to Nationals and a 2nd place overall finish at the Regional Round at High Wycombe on Thursday 3 March, our U11 IAPS Netball team were so excited to be playing in the Finals at Roedean School in Brighton on Saturday 12 March, along with 37 other U11 qualifying…
On Friday I was delighted to be invited to a convivial chat in the Dining Room, the other guests were very special – Manor mummies and members of staff who were also pupils here. Over coffee and biscuits, out came some old whole school photographs so there was much chatter over “name that teacher” and…
A carnival-style opening ceremony set the tone for a lively day spent learning about countries from all over the world and deepening our respect for their cultures and beliefs. See the photos here. Each section of the school explored a different continent. Every class found out about individual countries and wore the colours of that…
‘Poems shouldn’t be tucked away inside the pages of the book but be spoken out loud and so brought to life’. Mr Sami Cohen, Headmaster of D’Overbroeck’s School. And that’s exactly what happened at the Manor Prep’s Poetry Festivals! Children from Pre-Nursery to Year 6 all took part during class with some going on to…
National Qualifier at IAPS U11 Regional Netball Tournament. On Thursday 3 March, The Manor U11A team took part in the Regional Round at High Wycombe of IAPS Netball. With a total of 50 schools, The Manor were in a pool of 9 teams with the aim of finishing top of our pool to merit an…
Year 3 took part in a wonderful Viking Day recently. The children all arrived in fabulous Viking costumes and took part in a wealth of craft activities including candle making, crafting amulet necklaces and making their own clay runes and cloth bag to put them in. They even tried their hand at making ‘wise woman’…
Arriving at Shakespeare’s Globe, we were struck by how small it is compared to the modern buildings all around. Our tour guides took us into the auditorium, bringing to life the theatre of Shakespeare’s time, from the “penny stinkers” watching in the pit, to the grandest lords and ladies in the painted boxes nearest to…
The new half term started melodiously with The Manor’s ‘Big Sing’ House event on Monday! From a super shortlist provided by Mrs Woodall at the end of last term, each House chose a song to perform to Mr Heyworth and special guest ‘judge’ Mrs Pughsley. The Houses had practised and honed both singing and movements…
