The Weekly Newsletter of Tockington Manor School

18th October 2013

Headmasters Corner
Thank you so much to the FOTM for such an enjoyable Quiz Night last Saturday, with particular thanks going to Mr & Mrs Patel, Mrs Edwards and Mrs Campbell. The evening was a resounding success and I strongly recommend that you place 25th January 2014 in your diary for Burns Night. Well done to all children and staff for last weeks Inter-House Rugby and Hockey Tournaments. All children tried their hardest with Churchill winning the Hockey and the Rugby being won on the final game by Alexander. Parents of children in Lower School are informed that during periods of very cold weather boys may wear long trousers. This takes effect from November through to March. Long grey trousers should be worn so that they are in keeping with the Upper School uniform. Well done to all of our teams who won on Wednesday: Played four, won four! Congratulations to Miss Hale who has been appointed to the position of First Aid Co-ordinator for the school. We look forward to welcoming you to Parents Evening on Sunday and Monday evening.

Love Reading4Kids
We have been very lucky to be involved in reviewing a number of pre-published and published books for the LoveReading4Kids website. You will be able to see great reviews from all of the following children if you log on to the website : Lucy Allan-Jones, Henry Allan-Jones, Abigail Blackwell, Olivia Campbell, Alexander Gooch, Antonia Hopcraft-Guest, Aditi Mehendale, Oliver Shutt, George Symonds, Otis Walker, Isabelle Preston and Annabel Sheppard. Many of the books which were reviewed were for a special page in celebration of Michael Morpurgos 70th birthday. Do visit the website and enjoy the fruits of the childrens labours as well as many other reviews, reading lists and reading recommendations. Well done to all of you.

New Members in the Nursery

The Nursery are very pleased to welcome their two newest members, Sugar and Spice, the dwarf hamsters. They arrived from Cheltenham as a gift to one of the staff members and have settled into their new home very quickly. The children chose their names and are enjoying watching them use their wheel and climbing toy.

Year 5 RS
Mrs Murphy, the Year 5 RS teacher, will only be at Parents Evening on Monday 21st October.

Tockington Titbits
Isabelle Preston and Otis Walker have both written super book reviews for the lovereading4kids website. Keep an eye out for them on the web. Superstars- Maddie Summers and Alex Ganfield Ambassadors - Alex Gooch, Alex Grocott & Max Curtis Boarder of the Week - Pedro Botella Isabelle Preston assisted Rev. Rowe with a very convincing performance in Tuesday's assembly. Logan Fitzpatrick produced a fantastic piece of independent research at home on the Trojan Horse and proudly presented it to Mrs Glanville this week.

2012 Tockington Manor School, Washingpool Hill Road, Tockington, Bristol, BS32 4NY.

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OCTOBER MENU BREAKFAST Minced Beef Hotpot Boiled Potatoes Fresh Carrots Broccoli Salads MONDAY 21 Continental TUESDAY 22 Grilled Bacon Grilled Tomatoes Chicken Chasseur Rice Green Beans Courgettes WEDNESDAY 23 Continental

18th October 2013

House Rugby
An excellent series of matches, played in good spirit with some impressive times scored. Winners: Alexander Runners-Up: Cunningham 3rd Place: Churchill The player of the tournament was Harvey Jones and the most improved players were Adrian Ng, Alex Boulton, Luke Dutton and Jonathan Baguley. Top try scorers were Alex Grocott, Alex Jacobi, and Max Curtis. This was Alexanders first victory in the Cymric Cup since 2003!+

LUNCH Main Course: Hot

Cold

Salads

Sausage Bacon, Egg Hash Browns Baked Beans Grilled Tomatoes Salads

Puddings:

Steamed Treacle Sponge & Custard Fresh Fruit Cheese & Biscuits Cakes

Chocolate Crunch & Custard Fresh Fruit Cheese & Biscuits

Ice Cream & Peaches Fresh Fruit Cheese & Biscuits

Biscuits

MINI-TEA

Half Term starts 3.30 pm

House Hockey
Well done to all the girls involved in the House Hockey Tournament last Saturday. There were notable performances from the following: Maddie Summers (on the wing); Georgina Loring (great effort in goal); Isabel Browning (good effort on the wing); Amy Horler (two great goals); Lucia Balenzategul (excellent defensive skills); Beth Pritchard (hard work in both games); Rachel Shutt (good effort in goal) and Aditi Mehendale (help coaching players). Goal scorers were Jessie Sanzo, Amy Horler (x2), Poppy Carter, Imogen Rees, Antonia Hopcraft-Guest, Ellie Parker, Olivia Campbell (x2), Olivia Banks and Seren Clayton. The final result was Churchill (1st), Cunningham (2nd) and Alexander (3rd).

SUPPER

Macaroni Cheese, Bacon Salad French Bread Fresh Fruit

Homemade Pizza Chips Fresh Fruit

Cross Country
The winners of the Athlete of the Month Award for September/October were Lucy Allan-Jones and George Symonds for their outstanding improvement over the first five weeks of term. The runners-up were Alex Grocott, Alexander Gooch, Ceredig Jones and Ellie Parker.

Missing Shoe
Logan Fitzpatrick in Year 2 has lost one of his school shoes (right shoe) and despite an exhaustive search of the school it has not been found. We would be grateful if all the younger boys could check their bags to make sure they havent taken the wrong shoe home by mistake.

Music Department News

Informal Concert You are all invited to attend a short informal concert at 1.30 pm on Monday 21st October in the school hall. Karate Recorder News A huge 'CONGRATULATIONS' to the whole of Year 2 who have now achieved their white belt for Karate Recorder. Keep practising over half term, we now need to play Traffic Jam and Caterpillar Bye-bye for our yellow belts. Well done! Orchestra and Instrumental Practice over Half Term There will be orchestra on our last Wednesday 23rd October as usual but please could ALL children who have instrumental lessons remember to take home their instruments for practice over the half term holiday. Each term we award a special practice trophy and prize and unless you're away, school breaks are an ideal time to make big leaps of progress! Many thanks to parents for all your support and encouragement. Mrs Warn

2012 Tockington Manor School, Washingpool Hill Road, Tockington, Bristol, BS32 4NY.

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18th October 2013

Milkshake Monday Morning Milkshake Monday Morning (Mmm) went very well this week with Year 2 as they braved the Halloween decorations, spiders and cobwebs in the library for their first Milkshake Morning. They enjoyed strawberry and banana milkshakes, made by the ladies in the kitchen, as well as apple slices. They listened to the story of Angelino by Quentin Blake and then had a good browse around the library, dipping into books and listening to stories told by staff members and the Lovely Library Ladies. It will be a long time before their next Milkshake Monday Morning, so why not take advantage of the times when the library is opened for parents and children to browse and borrow books? The next one is 22nd October between 3.15 and 3.45 pm if you would like to come along.

2012 Tockington Manor School, Washingpool Hill Road, Tockington, Bristol, BS32 4NY.

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18th October 2013

Lantern Competition
1.00 Entry Prizes awarded to Upper School, Lower School and Nursery. All you need is an old jam jar, string, an LED tea-light candle and paint. Bring your jam jar, ready with its candle and your 1 to the front entrance hall on Monday 4th November. Dont forget to put your name and Year Group on the bottom! Go on, get creative over the holiday!

2012 Tockington Manor School, Washingpool Hill Road, Tockington, Bristol, BS32 4NY.