The Weekly Newsletter of Tockington Manor School
7th March 2014
Headmasters Corner
As always there are so many congratulations this week and so many worthy of high praise that it is hard to place them in order. Congratulations to Larry Williamson for being offered a place at Wycliffe for Year 9. Congratulations to Charlie, Bennie and Jessie Sanzo who have all been selected to represent the county in tennis. To have three county tennis players in one school is quite an achievement but three in one family could perhaps be something of a record. On the sporting front the children have performed extremely well this week. Last Saturday the Under 8 Netball team impressed by winning three matches; on Wednesday the First XI Football team drew against Sidcot whilst the Under 11s won both of their games. Meanwhile the Under 9s beat Hatherop Castle. It should be remembered that the Under 9s also consists of some Under 8s! In the U9 Severnside Netball Tournament our team won their matches against Dean Close and Clifton and finally the TMS Relays were extremely successful but a full list of results was in too late for this weeks edition of the Tracker. A huge thank you and well done to all the pupils and staff for making World Book Day such an enjoyable one. Special mention should be given to Ms Case who inspired us all. More details and photographs can be found on Page 5. Finally, congratulations to Miss Nicole Fowler, our gap student, who has an unconditional offer to university in September.
Larry Williamson
The Sanzos
John Muir Award
Pupils in Year 8 were recently awarded their Discovery Award from the John Muir Trust in recognition of their awareness of and responsibility for wild places. Last term they spent a week in Stackpole for Outdoor Learning in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. During their week they completed their CE Geography Enquiry on the sand dunes at Freshwater West. Seren Clayton was given the highest mark for her outstanding enquiry on the dunes. She scored 19/20, which constitutes 20% of her CE mark in the Summer Term exam. Year 8 also undertook a beach clean at Broad Haven as well as canoeing around Pembroke Castle, mountain biking and walking 16 km on the coastal path. Congratulations, Year 8!
Year 2 News
A big WELL DONE to all of Year 2 for fantastic effort in their Science lesson about friction. A special mention should go to Kaya for using appropriate vocabulary, for example 'energy used' and 'motion' and to Henry for giving a succinct definition of the term 'braking distance' to the class. Keep it up Year 2! Year 2 are going on a surprise trip on Tuesday 11th March. As it is a normal school day they should come in school uniform. Congratulations also to Abigale Wickersham for her beautiful DT work.
Movie Night - Friday 14th March
The film for older children on 14th March will be Grown Ups 2 and for the younger children we will be showing Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. If your child would like to attend Movie Night and board the cost is 30. There is a sibling discount available. Please contact the house parents for further information.
2012 Tockington Manor School, Washingpool Hill Road, Tockington, Bristol, BS32 4NY.
The Weekly Newsletter of Tockington Manor School
MARCH MENU BREAKFAST MONDAY 10 Assorted Cereals, Toast Yoghurt Fruit Juice Toad in the Hole Boiled Potatoes Fresh Carrots Cauliflower TUESDAY 11 Grilled Sausages & Hash Browns WEDNESDAY 12 Assorted Cereals, Toast Yoghurt Fresh Fruit Beef Hot Pot Potatoes Mashed Swede Green Beans THURSDAY 13 Fried Egg on Toasted Muffin FRIDAY 14 Porridge & Honey
7th March 2014
SATURDAY 15 Scrambled Egg on Toast SUNDAY 16
LUNCH
Provencal Pasta Bake & Bacon Bolognese Pasta Bake Broccoli
Boiled Eggs SALAD BAR Peaches & Vanilla Custard Fresh Fruit Cheese & Biscuits
Homemade Quiche Irenes Favourite Icky Sticky Toffee Pudding & Cream Fresh Fruit Cheese & Biscuits Homemade Cookies Homemade Fish Pie Peas Flat Beans Fresh Fruit
Roasted Vegetable Couscous Maddies Favourite Treacle Tart & Custard Fresh Fruit Cheese & Biscuits Homemade Krispie Cake Jacket Potatoes Various Fillings Fresh Fruit
Home Cooked Ham New Potatoes Creamed Potatoes, Peas Grilled Tomatoes Parsley Sauce Home Cooked Ham Chocolate Chip Shortbread & Custard Fresh Fruit Cheese & Biscuits Sweet Biscuits
Breaded Cod Breaded Fish Fingers Chips Baked Beans Salad Grated Cheese
Beef & Green Pepper Curry Yellow Rice Naan Bread
PUDDING
Arctic Roll & Chocolate Sauce Fresh Fruit Cheese & Biscuits
Tropical Fruit Salad Choc Ice Fresh Fruit Cheese & Biscuits
MINI-TEA
Homemade Sponge Homemade Quiche Scotch Eggs New Potatoes Grilled Tomatoes Peas Fresh Fruit
Chocolate Biscuits Chicken & Mushroom Filo Pie New Potatoes Leeks Fresh Fruit
SUPPER
Homemade Spring Vegetable Soup Cheese & Ham Wholemeal Baps Fresh Fruit
Swimming News
Wednesday 5th March was a record day for swimmers at TMS with Reception completing their 5 metres. Every child in the school from Reception to Year 8 is now swimming! Congratulations to Rhea Fernandez and Jeanne Veron who swam 25ms on their front and back in style for the first time I am very proud of you both. The Swimarathon was huge fun and the teams should be congratulated on giving up time and energy for the Rotary Club charities, especially this year Alzheimers Research. The senior team (Imogen Rees, Olivia Campbell, Tom Edwards, Oliver Shutt, Abigail Blackwell and Alex Gooch) swam a magnificent 2nd half of their 55 minute slot to equal the school record of 2013 with 157 lengths. The junior team (Jonathan Baguley, James Allen, Helena Brain, Ellie Parker, Rachel Shutt and Ella Howard-Robinson) were keen to break the school record and swam at a consistently fast pace. The new record is now 144, beating the old record by three lengths. Thanks for all the fun, dancing, silly hats and parental support it was a great night! Mrs Hinchlifffe
U8 Hi 5 Netball Tournament
Congratulations to all the girls who competed in the U8 Hi 5 Netball Tournament at Beaudesert Park. The results were as follows: v Pinewood (Won 4-1), v St Hughs (Won 4-1), v Beaudesert (Won 4-1), v Beaudesert A (Drew 2-2), v The Downs (Drew 1-1), v Cheltenham (Lost 1-3). The girls learnt a lot and when they moved into space they played very well. Notable players were Lou, Elodie and Alys. Mrs Wakeling There has been an exciting development in the Lower School Garden; we are almost ready to begin planting!
2012 Tockington Manor School, Washingpool Hill Road, Tockington, Bristol, BS32 4NY.
The Weekly Newsletter of Tockington Manor School
7th March 2014
Cross Country News
St Davids Day Run 1st Olivia Campbell 2nd Rachel Shutt 3rd= Lucy Allan-Jones & Beth Pritchard winning the limited edition Tockington Manor School onesie! Spring Challenge 1st Lucy Allan-Jones 2nd Alejandro Araujo 3rd Archie West Thee outstanding performances!
House Football Tournament
Winners: Cunningham Matches Alexander 6 Churchill 0 Churchill 0 Cunningham 3 Cunningham 3 Alexander 0 Most improved player: Angus Duncan Top goal scorer: Alex Jacobi Players of the tournament: Alex Ganfield & Alex Jacobi Comment: A hard fought tournament with all three houses putting in an excellent effort.
Milkshake Monday Morning Year 5 Visit The Matthew
As part of their History studies, Year 5 visited The Matthew, ship of John Cabot, based in the docks in Bristols historic harbour. The weather gods were kind to us and we all enjoyed a trip round the docks taking in sights such as the SS Great Britain. The children were shown what life was like for Cabots men as they sailed to discover Newfoundland in 1497 and how important such expeditions were for the merchants of Bristol. I was very proud of how they all conducted themselves and encouraged by the questions they both asked and answered! Mr Cann Milkshake Monday Morning came with a taste of summer this week for Year 1 as they had strawberry milkshakes with delicious ice cream and strawberry in them. They listened to stories read to them by Mrs Edwards and as you can see from the photo, they were enthralled! Thank you to Mrs Edwards, Mrs Baglin and the lovely ladies in the kitchen, all of whom make it all possible Ms Case
Good Intention & Politeness Award
Congratulations to the following children who have been nominated for the Good Intention and Politeness Award: Talia Curtis, Billy Rowe, Rachel Shutt, Annabel Sheppard, Ellie Parker, Lucy Allan-Jones and Isabel Browning. The award for the second quarter goes to Ellie Parker for being fabulous, sunny and always helpful.
2012 Tockington Manor School, Washingpool Hill Road, Tockington, Bristol, BS32 4NY.
The Weekly Newsletter of Tockington Manor School
7th March 2014
English Department News
Eisteddfod The Eisteddfod Speech and Drama competition is fast approaching with just one more week to rehearse. Do please practise your poems, readings and acting in the following week as much as you can. Readathon We have launched the Readathon Sponsored Read today. We are hoping to beat our total of just over 700 last year. All proceeds go to charities for sick children and their families. Please look in book bags for the sponsorship forms. We will be collecting sponsorship just after the Easter holidays in the first week back to school after 24th April. This is a great cause in so many ways. Frequently we hear these days the link between regular reading for pleasure and attainment at school across the curriculum. Please encourage your children to make realistic and attainable targets for the six weeks of the Readathon and support them in their reading. Thank you. Book Fair The Book Fair arrives in school next week. This is a great way for us to celebrate books and to earn free books for the library. Every child will visit the Book Fair and will buy a book. IF YOU DO NOT WANT YOUR CHILD TO BUY A BOOK, PLEASE LET ME KNOW BY EMAIL OR PLANNER. Once again, your child has information about the Book Fair in their book bags. Quiz Club On Monday three children from Years 4, 5 and 6 went to Badminton School for the Quiz Club Regional Heats to test their General Knowledge against seven other teams. The quiz was challenging and exciting and the children loved it. All of them said that they hoped that next year would see them in the competition again. This time, the team started off slowly and then really pulled themselves through with the more challenging questions. They did not qualify for the next round but the spirit of the team was perfect and it was a pleasure to take them. Well done to Alex Jacobi, Isabel Browning and Otis Walker. Ms Case
Mojo Active
Mojo Active will be running their Easter Holiday Club in conjunction with TMS. The dates for the club are: 7th16th April. As well as running their normal holiday club every day they are also planning the following special days: Mojo Active Multi Sport Day 7th April Mojo Active Olympics 10th April Mountain Biking in the Forest of Dean 11th April Mountaineering in the Brecons 15th April Surfing in Croyde Bay 9th April All information re dates, times, transport etc. can be found on their website at http://www.mojoactive.co.uk/ holidayclub.html along with all relevant booking forms. Mojo will soon be offering an online booking and payment service but in the meantime please call or email to secure places. The Tree Top Club will be running as normal during the week commencing 31st March. However, as not many other schools are on holiday that week, Mojo would need at least ten children a day to offer any courses or excursions. If you would like your child to take part in Mojo activities during that week please let the office know as soon as possible.
So Glo Holiday Club
During the Easter holidays Neil Jenkins will be running the following courses: Monday 1st April Multi Sports (7-13 years) Friday 4th April Multi Sports (7-13 years) Monday 7th April Football (4-7 years) Tuesday 8th April Football (4-7 years) Tuesday 22nd April Multi Sports (4-13 years) (two separate courses) The courses start at 9.00 am but children can be dropped off at 8.30 am. The courses finish at 3.30 pm. The cost for each course is 15 per head per day. Please visit www.soglo.org.uk from Monday to book your places. If your child has already attended one of his courses simply email Neil.
2012 Tockington Manor School, Washingpool Hill Road, Tockington, Bristol, BS32 4NY.
The Weekly Newsletter of Tockington Manor School
7th March 2014
World Book Day
I would like to say a huge thank you to all parents, helpers, teachers and children for making such a success of World Book Day. What brilliant costumes! What a great spirit of fun! What a fine day we had!! Im sure you will be able to see from the photos all the fun things we did yesterday and I hope your children will tell you all about it. Amongst many other things, we announced the winners of our 500 Word Story competition which we ran alongside the Radio 2 version. The winners all were entered into the National competition, so we cross our fingers for them! The winners were: Year 4 - 1st: Iona Campbell, 2nd Isabelle Preston, Joint 3rd Otis Walker and Carmen Rey-Jones Year 5 - 1st: Annabel Sheppard, 2nd Tabitha Huby, 3rd: Isabel Browning Year 6 - 1st Amy Horler, 2nd Eleanor Parker, 3rd Adassa Walker Year 7 - 1st Aditi Mehendale, 2nd Olivia Campbell, Joint 3rd Henry Allan-Jones and Alexander Gooch You can find their stories read by teachers and recorded by Mrs Gooch on our website. We hope you enjoy them just a small selection of all the great stories written by the children. Ms Case
2012 Tockington Manor School, Washingpool Hill Road, Tockington, Bristol, BS32 4NY.
