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The Weekly Newsletter of Tockington Manor School 8th February 2013
2012 Tockington Manor School, Washingpool Hill Road, Tockington, Bristol, BS32 4NY.
Costumes Needed!
Miss Chard and Mrs Warn would like to ask if anyone
has the following items that they would be willing to
lend us for the school production of 'Alice in
Wonderland' in March:
Any animal costumes (or all-in-ones) that would fit 8-9
year olds
x 2 plain pink all-in-ones
x 2 plain brown all-in-ones
A kings crown
A judges wig
Any plastic tea sets (preferably over sized)
A chefs hat
Please contact Miss Chard or Mrs Warn via email if you
think that you have anything appropriate. If possible, aphoto would be very useful. Thank you for your help
and support.
Good Intention & Politeness Award
Congratulations to the following children for being
nominated for the Good Intention and Politeness
Award this quarter: Ana Sanchez, Olivia Dengel,
Leonidas Lazarides, Lou Saelens, Javier Pena. The
worthy winner was Ana Sanchez for 'being hard
working, helpful and polite'
Ski Trip Reminder
After the great success of our fantastic trip to AlpeD'Heuz over the New Year, we would like to offer a
similar Ski Trip for 2013/14. To secure your place,
deposits need to be paid before 22nd March. The trip is
subject to the new Headmasters approval and
dependent on a minimum number signing up. We are
encouraging students, siblings and families from
Tockington Manor to join us on a truly worthwhile
experience. If you have any questions please contact
Liz Wakeling (Ski Party Leader).
lwakeling@tockingtonmanorschool.com
Year 3 Trip to Caerleon
On Monday 4th February Year 3 visited Caerleon in
Wales. First, we entered the museum where we were
able to see real Roman Artefacts that had been found
in Caerleon. The most recent addition to their
collection was a real Roman skeleton! Next wevisited the Capricorn Centre, which was our favourite
part of the day because we were able to dress up as
Roman soldiers. We were able to experience what life
was like in the Barracks, where eight grown men had
to share a small room and sleep in bunk beds. We also
saw what school life would have been like. After
lunch we visited the Roman Baths and learned about
how the Romans used to relax, socialise and keep
clean. This was where the Caerleon staff
complimented us on our fantastic behaviour. Finally,
our day ended with a trip to the remains of the
Barracks and Amphitheatre, where we pretended to
be legionnaires and gladiators. We had a fantastic day
and decided that we would have liked to have lived in
the Roman times but only if we were rich!
Mr & Mrs Symonds Visit
Our new Headmaster, Mr Stephen Symonds, will be in
school on Monday 18th February together with his wife
Amanda. Please come and meet them between 3.00 and
6.00 pm in the Common Room/Library.
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Boarders Weekend
The boarders had an exciting time last weekend. After
an exhilarating cross country run at Plock Court in
Gloucester they returned home to enjoy a deliciousChinese banquet to celebrate Chinese New Year which
starts this weekend. On Sunday they went climbing
with Mr Cann.
Mr Science
A big thank you to 'Mr Science' for giving up his free
time to come and help Year 2 learn about circuits. I am
sure he was very impressed with their prior knowledgeof electricity.
Miss Sheppard
FOTM Race Night 2nd March
Thank you to those who have purchased a race horse
for the night; they are selling like horse cakes! We dohave a handful left if anyone is interested at 5.00
each. Please ask your year rep for more details. Ticket
requests have been emailed out to all parents and there
are copies by the signing in desk too. Please do come
along for what is going to be a
really fun evening! Tickets are
15.00 each which includes food,
there will be a fully licensed bar
and a professional Race Night
Company will be staging the
event so it really will be a Night
at the Races
Head Lice
We have had a reported case of head lice at school.Please check your childs head regularly and treat as
appropriate.
Open Days
We shall be holding an Open Afternoon on Friday
22nd February from 1.30-3.30 pm and an Open
Morning on Saturday 23rd February from 9.30 am to
12 noon. If you anyone who might be interested in
visiting the school we would be very happy to see
them.
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2011 Tockington Manor School, Washingpool Hill Road, Tockington, Bristol, BS32 4NY.
Lower School Golden Time
Please note there will be no Golden Time in the Lower
School on Friday 22nd February as there is an Open
Afternoon at school. Please tell friends or colleagueswho may be interested in having a look around to see
what we do.
Year 5 Trip to The Matthew
Year 5 along with Mr and Mrs Tovey visited The Matthew on Monday morning. We spent an interesting morning
finding out about life aboard The Matthew in the 15th century. We also went on a harbour ferry cruise discovering
the sites of Bristol harbour. It was a fascinating trip and Year 5 were a real credit to the school.
E Safety
Tuesday 5th February was the 10th anniversary of Safer Internet Day, an initiative co-funded by the European
Union and run by the UK Safer Internet Centre, in conjunction with Childnet International, the South West Grid
for Learning and the Internet Watch Foundation. The children in Years 3 to 8 joined in with an assembly focusing
on this years theme: Rights and Responsibilities.
The aim of the Safer Internet initiative is to give all children across Europe the power to make positive change to
the way they use the internet and how it is run, managed and improved for future generations.
During our assembly a few key points were raised which we felt would be beneficial for parents as a reminder.The social networking site Facebook has a minimum age of 13 for anyone wishing to have an
account. There are, of course, serious safety concerns and ramifications for any child younger than this who uses
the site. There are many recommended security settings which need to be applied to any accounts of 13 year-olds
and if parents have any questions about how to ensure the settings are applied correctly they can contact Mrs
Dengel or Mr Mildon. Several of the children in Years 6 and 7 owned up to having a Facebook account and it is
strongly suggested that these are suspended until the children reach the required age.
Informal Concert
There will be an informal concert in the school hall at
1.30 pm on Monday 25th February. You are all
welcome to attend.
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2011 Tockington Manor School, Washingpool Hill Road, Tockington, Bristol, BS32 4NY.
Cross Country
Saturday saw the fourth and final Gloucestershire League meeting at Plock Court, Gloucester. TMS won the gold
medal in the U11 Boys and the bronze medal in the U11 Girls. After previously performing well at Cotswold
Farm Park, Cheltenham and Tewkesbury, they received the medals after an excellent team effort in Gloucester.The leading runners were Alex Grocott (2nd overall individual) and Max Curtis who was 3rd overall. The girls
were led home by Jessie Sanzo who finished 8th in the final race.
Performances of the week in conditions a little less muddy than last time came from Javier Pena, Luke Dutton,
Jaime Dorado, Antonia Hopcraft, Max Curtis and Alex Grocott.
Music Matters
We have had a great term so far musically, beginning to learn songs for 'Alice' and continuing with our other
classes. Well done to all the Year 2s who have now managed to achieve their yellow belts on the recorder. Year
3s have worked well with Iona Campbell, Lou Saelens, Isabelle Preston and Joe Ancell achieving their purplebelts. Annabel Sheppard (Year 4) now has her red belt (only two belts to go!). Keep practising over the half term
and don't forget to take all instruments home for the holiday!
Whilst the Year 4s have continued to enjoy learning the ukulele using school instruments, Year 5 and some of the
older children have been developing skills on our new Yamaha keyboards, even beginning to work on their own
composition ideas.
We look forward to a short, busy but fun half term of music-making after the break with many children taking
exams, performing individually or in choirs in the Thornbury Eisteddfod and of course in our 'Alice' production.
Good luck to all of them!
Mrs Warn and the Music Staff
World Book DayWorld Book Day is on
Thursday March 7th.
This is a day when we
traditionally dress up as
a book character, so you
might like to start
thinking about costumes.
Further information on
World Book Day will be
brought to you in the
new term.
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Clothes for Causes Collection
Please start saving old clothes, pairs of shoes, books
and soft toys! On 28th February there will be a
collection of these at school (dedicated bags will goout the previous week in book bags but any plastic
bag is fine). They will be weighed and a fee paid per
kilo. The money will go towards the Field Study
Centre FOTM are fundraising for. Now is the chance
to have a clear out for spring!
U8 Netball Tournament
Would parents please note that girls taking part in the
U8 Netball Tournament on Saturday 23rd February at
Beaudesert Park need to be in school by 8.10 am. Thetournament runs from 9.00-12.00 and we should be
back in school by 1.00-1.30 pm.
Romeo and Juliet
Years 3 to 8 were treated to a fantastic performance of
Romeo and Juliet on Thursday afternoon when the
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School came to TMS. A
tragic tale of love was given a refreshing new angle
which had the children in stitches for much of the first
half. This was a highly energetic, exciting
performance which delivered the love story perfectly
to a young audience. We hope your children told you
all about it and if they need some prompts, ask them
about the bunk bed, the Nurse, the swordfights, the
blood and the kissing!!
Look @ My Work Assembly
On Thursday, we had the second of our
Look@MyWork assemblies when Squadron Leader
Preston came into school to talk to us about his career
in the Royal Air Force. We discovered what a varied
and exciting job it is to be an Engineer Officer. We
learned about training requirements and about what a
responsible job it is to be a Squadron Leader with over100 men and women to manage. We saw that the job
involved a great deal of technical expertise as well as
a huge amount of challenge, as no sooner have you
settled into one job than you find yourself moving on
to another sometimes in other parts of the world more
commonly inhabited by penguins than Tornadoes and
Typhoons. Squadron Leader Preston very generously
gave the children a wide range of gizzits which they
loved. A huge thank you for a great presentation!500 Words Competition - Help Please!
This week Years 4 to 8 have been writing stories to
enter into the Radio 2 500 words competition run by
Chris Evans. This has been a huge undertaking for thechildren and they have worked so hard to complete
their stories, really stretching their imaginations in a
bid to be original and exciting. They have listened to
advice from professional, published writers and from
the judges of the competition including Richard
Hammond and Dame Jacqueline Wilson. The stories
have been written up by hand and entered into our
own Handwriting Competition also.
Now we need your help to enter the stories into the
competition by typing them up on the online entry
form and filling in the childrens personal details. Todo this, please go to the Radio 2 500 word story
competition website and follow the guidance for
submitting an entry.
The children all have high hopes of winning the
fabulous prizes on offer including a huge pile of
books, a visit to the Hay Literature Festival and their
story read on air to the nation.
Please, please help them to complete what they have
begun. The competition closes on February 22nd.If
you need further assistance with this, email me at
jcase@tockingtonmanorschool.com. Many thanks.
Ms Case
Handwriting Competition
The stories which the children wrote for the 500words competition were copied in neat during
Wednesdays prep for the Handwriting and
Presentation Competition. Year 3 copied a poem
called I Like Mice. Judging this time proved to be
very difficult indeed as so many of the children have
improved enormously in this area and made it so hard
to select winners.
The School Scribes for next half term will be: Freya
Belcher (Y8), Charlie Sanzo (Y7), Lucy Allan-Jones
(Y6), Ellie Parker (Y5), Ceredig Jones for the second
time (Y4) and Isabelle Preston (Y3).Many congratulations to all of the children for their
very hard work. Certificates and green stars will be
awarded as well as some small prizes.
Eisteddfod
Just a reminder to all of you who are entered for the
Thornbury Eisteddfod Speech and Drama on 2nd
March you need to practise in the holidays and, if
you are doing the Verse Speaking class, you must
learn your poem off by heart for when we return to
school. Please try to find opportunities if you can for
rehearsing duo-poems and group acting too! Enjoy thebreak!
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