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The Weekly Newsletter of Tockington Manor School 4th May 2012

2012 Tockington Manor School, Washingpool Hill Road, Tockington, Bristol, BS32 4NY.

Wind Farm Talk

Year 6 and Year 8 had a fascinating talk this week from

Colonel Ian Thompson on wind power. ColonelThompson is the chairman of the community group

opposed to REG Powers proposal of the erection of a

wind farm between the M4 and M48 on farmland at

Ingst.

He gave a persuasive argument against the proposal

basing his argument on the poor efficiency of wind

turbines, environmental concerns and the impact on the

local community. He gave us plenty to think about. The

children asked some excellent questions and were

thoroughly engaged for the hour.

We look forward to the 22nd May and our talk from

Sophie Hartfield from REG Power.

Year 6 Geography EnquiryYear 6 completed the practical side of their enquiry

high up near the source of the River Caerfanell in the

Brecon Beacons National Park. The water level was

very high for this time of year, the scenery most

spectacular, with great views of the high hills and

turbulent white water, replete with cascading

waterfalls. We look forward to seeing the finished

projects in due course.

Open MorningWould parents please note that Monday 7th 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.

TMS 65th BirthdayOn Monday 7th May we will be celebrating

Tockington Manor Schools 65th anniversary. There

will be a birthday party lunch on for the whole school

at 12.30 pm followed by a range of activities. Parents

are most welcome to come and join us after lunch and

join in the activities which will start at 1.30 pm. Sadly

the OT cricket match will not go ahead as the groundis waterlogged. We are hoping that the OTs planning

to attend will still come and have lunch with us and

perhaps a game of tennis. Day children MAY go

home at 3.15 pm. There will be other activities during

the second part of the afternoon for those children

who stay with us.

Queens Diamond Jubilee

We will be celebrating the Queens Diamond Jubilee

on Thursday 31st May. Further details to follow

Weekend Activities Changes

Please note that some changes have been made to the

weekend activities programme. On Sunday 5th May

there will be a French picnic with Mme Veron and a

bowling trip. The visit to Bowood House with Ms Case

will now take place on Sunday 20th May.

Dance SuccessCongratulations to Ella Howard-Robinson who passed

both her Grade 1 ballet and Grade 1 tap with merit at the

Fishponds Ballet School. Well done, Ella!

Sickness

We would like to remind parents to keep children off

school for 48 hours from the last episode of vomiting or

diarrhoea.

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Sapphire BallLess than a month remains of our "Early Bird"

discounted ticket offer for this years Summer Ball. If

you would like to reserve your place at this lovely end

of term event please return your ticket request forms

to the office before half term. We are happy to take

individual bookings or alternatively bookings for a

whole table (tables are for 8, 10 or 12) but please be

sure to name your guests so we can include them on

our seating plan. We look forward to hearing from

you. Please do not hesitate to contact me on 07968

508941 if you have any questions.

Anita Williamson

Chairman FOTM

Fieldwork EnquiryYear 5 will be conducting a study of the flow of

traffic on Washingpool Hill Road on Thursday 10thMay.

Music Exam ResultsCongratulations to the following children who passed

their recent music exams:

Freya Belcher (Grade 3 Piano, Merit)

Helena Brain (Grade 1, Violin, Pass)

Ella Howard-Robinson (Grade 1 Violin, Pass)

Oliver Harris (Grade 2, Guitar, Distinction)

Alex Grocott (Initial Grade Guitar, Distinction)

Long ExeatLong exeat begins at 4.00 pm on Friday 11th May.

There are no evening activities on that day.

Olympics CelebrationsWe are planning to celebrate the Olympics later inthis term with an international themed fun day. Please

check the list below and make sure we have your or

your childs country of origin. If we have missed you

out please accept our apologies and let us know!

Scotland, England, Ireland (North and South), Wales,

Spain, China, Russia, Nigeria, Germany, USA,

Australia, France, Italy, Canada, Czech Republic,

Israel, India, Cyprus, Sri Lanka, Nepal.

Totally TockingtonThe newspaper continues to thrive and last Friday the

team of thirteen reporters had a slap-up pizza party

complete with helium balloons and a raffle to reward

them for all of their hard work. Im sure you will

agree that their output is quite incredible and their

enthusiasm and drive is unending.

Every Thursday lunchtime they hold a board meetingrun by the Editor and the sub-editor takes careful

minutes. The reporters are then launched off into the

world to meet their deadlines which come very

quickly as all reports have to be with the Editor by

midweek. On Thursday night the paper is collated and

squeezed onto four pages in a bid to save trees (they

are a very environmentally aware lot!). On Friday the

paper is approved and signed off by the Editor and the

print and distribution takes place.

We hope you read and enjoy the paper as a lot of

thought goes into making reports both topical and

entertaining. We hope the investigative reports give

you something to think about and School Squirrel

gives you something to laugh about.

The team continues to expand with another new

contributor starting this week. Please lend the team

your support by posting your comments in the Totally

Tockington mailbox on the Sign-in desk. We hope

you enjoy our endeavours.

Ms Case, Head of English

Totally Tockington Team

Art Day

Year 6 will be taking part in an Art Day on Monday

14th May with a trip to Bath Aqua Glass.

Music Assessments

Just a reminder that music assessments will be taking

place on Tuesday 8th and Thursday 10th May.

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LibraryThe library remains closed to the children at the

moment owing to the fact that we are stock-taking to

try to establish what books we actually have on the

shelves and to make the library a more efficient and

user friendly operation. This is a huge undertaking as

you can imagine and Nelia Phillips has spent many

hours in the library undertaking this very worthwhile

but time-consuming business. Our hats off to her!

We are looking for volunteers who could assist her

with this work so that the library can be back in action

as soon as possible. If you have any hours to spare

please call the school or email me at

[email protected] or Nelia at

[email protected]. Many thanks.Ms Case

Head of English

Readathon ChallengeThe Readathon Challenge, which was launched on

World Book Day and ran through the Easter holidays,has now come to a close. As you will know, all of the

children were invited to take part in a bid to raise

money for Clic Sargent and Roald Dahls Marvellous

Childrens Charity. Twenty six of our children from

Years R to 8 raised 530 which is a phenomenal

amount. Thank you to absolutely everybody who

raised sponsorship and who gave up their hard earned

pounds and pence to the cause. Your sponsorship

cards showed that you had all had a great reading

experience over the holidays too. Well done to all of

you!

Ms CaseHead of English

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