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The Weekly Newsletter of Tockington Manor School 28th November 2014

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Headmaster’s Corner

Before we start for this week, we must congratulate our Year 5/6 Science Quiz Club team for doing so well in last Friday’s competition at Badminton. The pupils have shown a natural interest for the subject and have obviously been reading up on one or two facts.

Despite a rather nasty virus sweeping through the school, the children have continued to work hard with a large number heading down to Clevedon on Tuesday to take their music exams. Meanwhile, Nursery children have been busy in their preparations for their end of term productions.

We will shortly be forwarding you details of arrangements for the last day of term but I would like to remind you that all children from Reception to Year 8 would like to invite you to join them in the Carol Service which will start at 1.30pm in St Mary’s Church, Olveston. We also invite you all to Carols around the Christmas Tree on Sunday 7th December at 4.00pm. The time has been brought forward so that more of our younger children can join us. This year the event will incorporate the Old Tockingtonians’ Noggin and Natter with drinks being served from 4 o’clock onwards.

This week saw the last matches of the season for some of our teams. The Under 13 Hockey team performed very well indeed finishing in second place in the Dean Close Hockey Festival. Back at school the Under 9 Hockey Team drew their season to an end with a superb 8-2 win over Haberdashers Monmouth School for Girls. On the rugby pitch the Under 11s concluded their season with a thrilling 17-15 win over Beaudesert, bringing their season’s tally to played 10, won 8 lost 2. Whilst the Under 13 boys have one more game to play, we congratulate them on a 33-15 win over Beaudesert bringing their tally to played 7, won 6. The Under 9 boys won one and lost one this week. Their season ended having won five

games in total and having scored an impressive 37 tries in total this term and conceding 33. Congratulations to you all!

Well done to Year 3 for such an absolutely fantastic assembly this morning. Antus and Decodus led the class in an assembly entitled ‘I’m an Ancient Greek, get me out of here!’. We were treated to bush tucker challenges and Ellie James being crowned as the new Queen of the Jungle. It was much better than the real ITV series and we very much hope to see it repeated next year.

Tomorrow the FOTM will be holding their Christmas Fayre and we hope to see you all there. This, of course, is just after the Fun Run which you are all invited to take part in.

Effort Marks Mufti Day

Congratulations to Suzanne Saelens, Isabelle Preston, Carmen Rey-Jones, Lou Saelens, Alex Jacobi, Ellie Parker and Lucy Allan-Jones who all achieved over 50 in their effort marks.

Beth Pritchard, Ceredig Jones, Anya Constantinescu, Jax Quinlivan, Jai Patel and Harry Mather improve by five marks or more.

As a result of their efforts they have all been awarded a Mufti Day on Friday 5th December.

French Exchange

Gildas is a 15 year-old French boy who lives near Bordeaux. He likes surfing, diving and reading sci-fi books. Gildas is keen to improve his English. He would like to get in touch with a British family who could welcome him for two weeks in the summer. In return, your child could visit Gildas in Beigle and experience life with a French family for a couple of weeks too. Gildas' mother (a primary school teacher) is a good friend of my family. If you are interested, please get in touch with me. Thank you, Madame Véron.

Saturday Activities 29 November & 6 December

Drama Years 7 & 8 Movie Making Year 6 Technology & Engineering Year 5

Off Games

If your child is off games for any reason you must either send in a note to that effect or phone the office in the morning.

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December MONDAY 1 TUESDAY 2 WEDNESDAY 3 THURSDAY 4 FRIDAY 5

BREAKFAST

Assorted Cereals Yoghurts, Toast Fresh Fruit

Assorted Cereals Yoghurts, Toast Fresh Fruit Grilled Bacon & Tomato

Assorted Cereals Yoghurts, Toast Fresh Fruit

Assorted Cereals Yoghurts, Toast Fresh Fruit Poached Egg on Toast

Assorted Cereals Yoghurts, Toast Fresh Fruit Porridge

LUNCH - Hot

Mini Roast Chicken Breast Roast Potatoes Carrots, Leeks Gravy

Lasagne Garlic Bread Peas Salad

Homemade Pizza Jacket Wedges Sweetcorn

Breaded Fish Fingers Chicken Thighs Chips Baked Beans

Sausages New Potatoes Broccoli Green Beans

SALAD BAR Cold Ham Boiled Egg Grated Cheese Tuna Cold Meat

PUDDING

Pears & Chocolate Sauce Fresh Fruit Cheese & Biscuits

Sticky Toffee Pudding Fresh Fruit Cheese & Biscuits

Tockington Jaffa Cake Fresh Fruit Cheese & Biscuits

Fresh Fruit Salad Cheese & Biscuits

Ice Cream & Sauce Fresh Fruit Cheese & Biscuits

MINI-TEA A CHOICE OF HOMEMADE CAKES & BISCUITS AND WRAPPED BISCUITS

SUPPER

Prawn & Noodle Stir Fry Apricot Tart Vanilla Custard

Lamb Provencal Rice Broccoli Baked Apple with Cranberries & Cream

Cottage Pie Fresh Vegetables Rice Pudding & Jam

Homemade Soup Sponge & custard

Chicken with Black Grapes & Tarragon Hot Baked Bananas with Chocolate

Rugby Success

Congratulations to Henry Packham and Billy Rowe who played in a rugby match against Dursley RFC last Saturday. Both won player of the match.

Swimming News

Over the next few weeks all swimmers will receive their badges and awards. Congratulations to all swimmers, but especially Reception, who have achieved their Stanley swimming awards and look a very promising set of swimmers.

All swimmers from Years 3-8 will receive their termly swim records. This compares their times to the ASA national under16 speeds. Year 3 took part for the first time. Amazingly, Hannah Williams and Poppy Newman achieved the Bronze swim times for Under 16 in backstroke! Well done, girls; what an achievement in Year 3!

Please note that there will be NO squad on Tuesday 9th or Thursday 11th December. Well done to all the squad members who have trained. Some significant improvement has been seen. Special praise goes to Jake Wakeling, Abi Blackwell, Olivia Campbell, Alex Gooch and Ellie Parker for improved stamina and speed. Well done to all those in the Junior squad, especially Toby Gaulton and Logan Fitzpatrick, who have made significant time improvements.

Tockington Titbit

Year 2 are enjoying exploring continents in their Geography lessons. Cole played his didgeridoo and Year 2 said didgeridon't!

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Cross Country

Years 5-8 Outstanding performances on a muddy course. Mathis Bellino, Diego Benito, Lewis Burrows and Anya Constantinescu all achieved commendable Personal Bests. The performances of the day was a stunning run from Ellie Parker who came home second on the Senior Course, running an impressive 13 minutes 54 seconds, despite a fallen down tree on the course. Ellie is now 13th on the all time Senior Girls list despite only being in Year 7. Only three girls have dipped under the 13 minute barrier; Victoria Budd, Lily Green and Amy Harris.

November Cup standings after four weeks 1 Ellie Parker 27 points 2 Dalis Jones 23 points 3 Alex Jacobi 22 points 4 Otis Walker 20 points 5 Beth Pritchard 19 points

Years 3 & 4 Excellent performances from Poppy Soanes, Kaya Priove and Oliver Edge who all achieved their Personal Bests.

November Cup standings after four weeks 1= Billy Rowe & Oliver Edge 29 points 3= Henry Packham & George Bloomfield 19 points 5 Poppy Soanes 17 points

Emily was pleased to see the school name on the pier at Clevedon as a result of her Year 1 trip in the Summer Term.