The School Games Mark is a government led awards scheme launched in 2012 to reward schools for their commitment to the development of competition across their school and into the community. This has been the first academic year that we have had no interruptions with lockdown for a number of years. It has also been …
This week, we launched our new style newsletter, combining the weekly newsletter along with the successful Manor News. Our newly appointed Children’s Media Team work with Mr Buckley to produce their weekly publication. The new newsletter includes regular features as well as capture life across the school. Ms McGee will also contribute by sharing her …
For Children in Need 2021, we had a danceathon that lasted the whole school day where at least one person was dancing at any one time from 9am to 3.15pm. This 23 minute video captures just some of the fun! Well done to everyone who took part that allowed us to raise over £500 for …
This Wednesday, a group of Y5 and Y6 children attended the launch of the 2022 Commonwealth Games that will be taking place in Birmingham this year. The guests of honour at the event were Perry, the official mascot, and two Olympic weightlifters, Zoe Smith and Chloe Wiley. Throughout the morning, the children were able to …
Year 5 had the amazing opportunity to visit the world famous Royal Observatory in Greenwich. Home of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), the Prime Meridian of the world and London’s Planetarium. They spent the day enjoying the unspoilt views across London before participating in various workshops about the Earth, Sun and Moon. The highlight of the …
Last Friday six Year 5 children participated in the ‘Seated Volleyball London Youth Games qualifier’. This was the first time our children have experienced playing this sport. Over the course of the day we scored 52 points which meant that we finished in 4th place. Well done to everyone involved! Leon said, “It was a …
This week Year 1 went to the London Aquarium! We travelled into London on the underground and made our way there. We were so excited and had an amazing time. We were able to explore the whole aquarium, see different animals that call the oceans home and ones that live nearby water in Antarctica and …
Paralympics at Manor On Tuesday we celebrated the 2022 Winter Paralympics which is currently taking place in Beijing by bringing a Paralympic event to school! Classes in KS2 participated in a curling workshop where they learned new skills and then put their new skills to the test by playing a full game. Well done to …
Discover: Gender Equality Project This week Year 5 had a visit from Discover Story Centre, as part of the All Aboard Gender Equality project. The children worked with a story teller to explore gender stereotypes and challenge the idea that some jobs are only for males or females. The children also got to read …
Children’s Mental Health Week There’s been a lot happening this week for Children’s Mental Health Week. On Monday the children took part in a special assembly hosted by Lindsay from Blue Peter and Oti Mabusi. As part of the assembly they all ‘reached for the stars’ by setting their own goals that would help them …
