The Weekly Newsletter of Tockington Manor School
3rd May 2013
Year 6 Fieldwork Trip
Year 6 spent a day on the River Caerfanell, a tributary of the River Usk, undertaking their data collection for their forthcoming enquiry. They focused on measuring the width, depth and velocity at the youthful, mature and old age stages of the river. We observed many changes along the course of the river from its source to the mouth at Talybont Reservoir where it forms a delta. We had our lunch at a beautiful waterfall. The pupils were impeccably behaved and were a pleasure to be with. My thanks go to Mr Mildon and Miss Milsom who assisted me on the trip. Mr Jones
Work Experience
Will Moss, who is now at Cheltenham College, was at Tockington Manor for all his prep school years. He is now 16 and is looking for work experience during the last week of June. He would be very interested to hear from anyone who could offer him a 7 day placement in finance, engineering or science but would also consider other professions. Will lives locally and would be happy to discuss anything that might be on offer. Please contact Sarah Moss (mother) on 07799 603361.
Music Assessments
Please note that a Music Assessment Day will be held on Monday 6th May for those children receiving individual lessons. If your child plays two instruments they should choose to be assessed on their better one. If they play three or more instruments they should choose two.
Long Exeat
Long Exeat begins at 4.00 pm on Friday 10th May. There are no after school activities on that day.
Open Morning
Would parents please note that Monday 6th May is a normal school day. We shall be holding our Open Morning from 9.30 am to 12 noon. If you know anyone who might be interested in visiting the school we would be very happy to see them. Upper School children may be collected at 4.20 pm after normal lessons or can stay until normal sign-out time.
Alex Grocott
Congratulations to Alex Grocott who was named best male athlete of the 2012-2013 season at Westbury Harriers (including adults). Alex was also novice athlete of the year.
Cathedral Visit
On Thursday 9th May Years 7 & 8 will visit Bristol Cathedral as part of their RS studies.
Year 3 Science
Please can all Year 3 pupils bring in a toothbrush and toothpaste on Tuesday 7th for their Science lesson. We suggest using a freezer bag to minimise mess!
2012 Tockington Manor School, Washingpool Hill Road, Tockington, Bristol, BS32 4NY.
The Weekly Newsletter of Tockington Manor School
3rd May 2013
Boarders Trip to Cattle Country
Cricket Coaching
Owen Dawkins, Gloucestershire CC Academy Director, ran an excellent session for the Year 5-8 boys last Saturday. They covered batting, bowling and fielding through a series of drills and activities. Owen got them to focus on a specific hitting area while keeping a stable batting position, hitting a target area and weight distribution while bowling. He showed us a series of fun activities designed to improve catching and throwing. We would like to extend our thanks to Owen for his time and expertise. The two hour session was enjoyed by all. Mr Jones
Music Success
Congratulations to the following children who, despite a busy end of term with 'Alice' and the Eisteddfod, managed to achieve the following music exam results last term. Piano Grade 3 Aditi Mehendale (Distinction) Piano Grade 2 Annabel Sheppard (Pass) Piano Grade 1 Poppy Carter (Pass) Theory Grade 2 Aditi Mehandale (Distinction) Theory Grade 1 Olivia Campbell (Merit), Isobel Browning (Pass), Tom Edwards (Pass) Violin Grade 3 Olivia Campbell (Merit) Recorder Grade 3 Lucy Allan-Jones (Distinction), Abigail Blackwell (Pass) Recorder Grade 1 Alex Gooch (Distinction) Singing Grade 3 Elliott Orchard (Pass) Singing Grade 2 Annabel Sheppard (Merit), Bellayia Lazarides (Pass) Singing Grade 1 Antonia Hopcraft (Merit), Roshan Patel (Pass), Ella Howard-Robinson (Pass)
Athletics
Congratulations to Oliver Shutt and Max Curtis who achieved UK Athletics gold standard in the cricket ball throwing competition. Bennie Sanzo, Ceredig Jones and Poppy Carter all achieved the Year 6 gold standard in the 600 metres. This is very promising in the schools strongest event. STOP PRESS! Jessie Sanzo broke Claudia Thompsons 2008 50 metres record. It now stands at an impressive 8.21 seconds. Heartiest congratulations, Jessie!
2011 Tockington Manor School, Washingpool Hill Road, Tockington, Bristol, BS32 4NY.
The Weekly Newsletter of Tockington Manor School
3rd May 2013
Willow Sculpture Workshop
Last Friday Year 6 spent the day with Visual Artist Nina Davis creating willow sculptures for the Tockington grounds. After a morning of creating stick and ink drawings of seed pods, the class divided into five groups and worked together to design and make their sculptures. You can see these hanging in the trees along the front drive - do go and take a look.
General Knowledge Quiz Club
Last Friday, Aditi Mehendale, Adassa Walker, Annabel Sheppard and Joe Ancell were invited to the regional semi-finals of the Quiz Club. We were very excited to be called to compete and to discover that two teams would go through to the Finals at Harrow School. The questions were considerably harder than those we faced in the Heats and Birchfield School soon had a very pronounced lead over all of the other competing schools. In the end the scores were very close with only 100 points between the teams the same value as some of the questions. On this occasion we got pipped to the post but the team was fantastic with their strategic voting and their general knowledge. A huge bravo to all four of the children!
Dance Exams
Congratulations to all the girls who sat their dance exams in Alveston last month. Jeanne Veron (Year 2) passed her Grade 1 Modern with Distinction, Lucy-Ann Gingell (Year 3) her Grade 2 Tap with Distinction and Lucy England (Year 7) her Grade 3 Tap with Merit. Well done!
National Youth Choir Great Britain
During the Easter holidays, Tom Edwards, Aditi Mehendale and Olivia Campbell from Year 6 all performed in the Royal Albert Hall as part of the 750 strong National Youth Choir. Children were selected from across the country through an audition process and then they were invited for their first residential course in Oxford which lasted a week and resulted in them performing to a capacity audience. The Choir consists of eight smaller choirs of children from Year 5 and up. The oldest performers are 24 and are studying to be professional singers so the bar is set high. Our trio sang parts of Monteverdis Vespers of 1610 accompanied by renowned period instrumentalists, La Serenissima and directed and coached by an impressive line-up of musical dircetors. If you would like to know more about the National Youth Choir of Great Britain, details can be found online (www.nycgb.net). Well done on being part of such a prestigious performance, Aditi, Olivia and Tom!
500 Words Story Competition Breakfast
Can we remind parents from Year 1 to Year 8 that if you would like your child to join the boarders for breakfast, please remember that the drop off time is 07:45. The house staff are unavailable before this time, as they are upstairs with the boarders. Your assistance with this is most appreciated. As you will know, the children in Years 5 to 8 all wrote stories for the 500 Word Story Writing Competition run by Chris Evans for Radio 2. There were 90,000 entries this year an increase of 15,000 since last year! Fifty children have now been shortlisted. Sadly, we are not among them but the stories which have been shortlisted can all be read on the rather lovely website. Log on and enjoy the stories at bedtime with your children. They are inspirational and since the children took part, they will all enjoy comparing their own entries to the ones which have been selected, Im sure. The website address is : http:// www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/500words/2013/stories/. Also, you can hear the stories on Radio 4 Extra's The 4 O'Clock Show from Monday 6 May. Well done for everyone who submitted an entry and better luck next time!
2011 Tockington Manor School, Washingpool Hill Road, Tockington, Bristol, BS32 4NY.
The Weekly Newsletter of Tockington Manor School
3rd May 2013
Ski Trip December 2013
There are only four places left on the ski trip! To secure your place a deposit of 150 per person is required. If you have any questions please contact Mrs Wakeling.
Holiday Workbooks
Well done to all children who completed holiday workbooks for English and who entered the Undercover Exercise Book Competition which Mr and Mrs Tovey enjoyed as much as I did. The winner was Alex Gooch for a fabulous book and a wonderful souvenir of his Easter break. Runner-up was Patricia Sanchez, who, despite being at Spanish school in the holidays, managed to produce a super, complete and interesting account of what she did in Spain. Well done to both! If your child did not do the exercise book competition, please could you send the unused exercise books back to school as they are part of the English department stock. Very few have been returned!
Spelling Bee
This Tuesday in prep we had an inter-house spelling bee. This was good fun and the teams worked hard to get the best scores for their Houses. The results were: 1st Cunningham 2nd Churchill 3rd Alexander Stars were awarded to each House for their performance. Well done!
Swim Squad Dates
25th April 2nd May 9th May 16th May 23rd May 6th June 13th June 20th June 27th June 4th July 11th July Senior Junior Senior Junior Senior Junior TEAM ONLY Junior Activities Week new recruits for September Senior No squad - awards and colours
A Night with the Stars Summer Ball
A reminder to all parents and Year 8 pupils that the early sparkle price for tickets will expire on 24th May so dont forget to get your ticket requests in before half term. The invitation to this years Summer Ball is also open to all OTs and the wider community as a Fond Farewell to Richard and Jane, so demand for tickets is extremely high. If you are thinking of attending the Ball, then we would suggest you take advantage of the early sparkle offer and hand your requests for tickets into the school office as soon as possible. Payment can be made by cheque, cash or credit card. With over 250 tickets already sold, there is a strong possibility that we could sell out! If you have any questions regarding the Ball then please contact Karen Gingell on 07811 109778.
Measles
After the recent breakout of measles in Wales Nurse Becky urges all parents to check their children's immunisations record to ensure they have received their MMR vaccination etc.
Informal Concert
There will be a short, informal concert on Monday 13th May at 1.30 pm in the school hall. Parents are welcome to attend.
Year 5 Traffic Study
On Friday 10th May Year 5 will be collecting data on the type and volume of traffic on Washingpool Hill Road as part of their Geography and ICT work. They will be working with Mr Jones and Mr Mildon.
2011 Tockington Manor School, Washingpool Hill Road, Tockington, Bristol, BS32 4NY.
