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The Weekly Newsletter of Tockington Manor School 24th January 2014

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

Headmasters Corner

Congratulations to Imogen Rees, Elliot Orchard and Otto Cullis who have all been offered places at Clifton High on the

back of their excellent performance in the recent Entrance Examinations. Special praise however must be given toImogen who has received a Scholarship. We congratulate too Charlie Sanzo on his outstanding performance in the

entrance examinations to Colstons. I know he impressed all with both the standard of his work and by his level of

confidence; well done Charlie! These are tremendous results and to be offered places into Senior Schools so early in the

year is testament to the standards that they are achieving; well done.

A belated welcome to Tockington Manor to Pablo Perez who joins us from Spain for one year. Pablo is a qualified

teacher and shall be carrying out a variety of roles within the school including the very popular Spanish clubs.

I am delighted to announce that Sean Conway will be visiting the school on 24th February to speak to Year 2 and above

about his many adventures. I would like to extend a warm welcome to parents as well as I know we will all be keen to

hear what he has to say. Sean will arrive here at 1.30 on 24th February and shall commence his presentation at 2.00pm. If

you would like to find out more please visit his web site www.seanconway.com

We look forward to seeing you at the Burns Night tomorrow evening but in advance I would like to thank Mrs NicolaDuncan and Amanda Symonds for the many hours they have put into organising what will, we are sure, be a very

successful evening. I thank too Mrs Leonora Martin for her assistance with the art work for tomorrow.

Cross Country at Malvern College

On Sunday 2nd March we shall again be entering teamsto take part in the National Prep Schools Cross Country

Championships at Malvern College. Team members

have yet to be named, but if your child is a regular team

runner and would not be available on that Sunday,

please let Mr Jones know as soon as possible.

Elliott, Imogen & Otto

Cross Country at Malvern College

On Sunday 2nd March we shall again be entering teamsto take part in the National Prep Schools Cross Country

Championships at Malvern College. Team members

have yet to be named, but if your child is a regular team

runner and would not be available on that Sunday,

please let Mr Jones know as soon as possible.

Calling all Harry Potter Fans!

Have you ever dreamt about walking down Diagon Alley,entering Hogwarts Great Hall or drinking Butter Beer?

Dream no more because now you can! There is still time to

book your place on the boarders fantastic trip to Warner

Bros Studios - The Making of Harry Potter over the

weekend of 22nd and 23rd March. The cost,

which includes boarding on the Saturday night, transport,

food and entrance fee, is only 50 per child. Spaces are

going fast so please contact Miss Fox as soon as possible

and by next Friday 31st of January. (Harry Potter costume

optional!)

Fun Football Days

Neil Jenkins will again be running two fun football days

on Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th February for 4-8 year

olds from 9.00 am to 3.30 pm. If you would like to book

your child in for the course please visitwww.soglo.org.uk.

Charlie


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JANUARY

MENUMONDAY

27TUESDAY

28WEDNESDAY

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BREAKFASTContinental Poached Egg on

ToastPancakes &Lemon

LUNCH

Main Course: Hot

Minced BeefCrumble

Boiled

PotatoesBaton Carrots

Broccoli

Pasta BakeButchers

Sausages

PeasSweetcorn

Crusty Bread

ChickenFricassee

Rice

Green BeansCourgettes

Boiled Eggs Scotch Eggs Tuna Pasta

Mayonnaise

Banana

Mousse

Fresh Fruit

Cheese &Biscuits

Jam Roly Poly &

Custard

Fresh Fruit

Cheese &Biscuits

Apple & Sticky

Toffee Crumble

& Custard

Fresh FruitCheese &

Biscuits

MINI-TEAJam SwissRoll

HomemadeCookies

HomemadeKrispie Cake

SUPPERChicken withGinger &

Lemon

Brown RiceNoodles

Fresh Fruit

SpaghettiBolognese

Garlic Bread

BroccoliFresh Fruit

Homemade BeefMeatballs in

Vine Tomato

SauceTri-Colour Pasta

Cauliflower

Fresh Fruit

THURSDAY

30

Butchers PorkSausages

Hash BrownsRoast BeefYorkshire

Pudding, Gravy

Roast PotatoesFresh Cabbage

Creamed Swede

Grated Cheese

Mandarins &

Chocolate

Sauce

Fresh FruitCheese &

BiscuitsChocolateBiscuits

HomemadeTurkey Burgers

Spicy Tomato

RelishJacket Wedges

Brown Baps

Green BeansFresh Fruit

FRIDAY

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Continental

Breaded CodChicken Thighs

Chipped

PotatoesBaked Beans

Salad

Home Cooked

Ham

Chocolate

Crunch &

Custard

Fresh FruitCheese &

BiscuitsShortbreadBiscuits

Sausage & BeanCasserole

New Potatoes

Fresh LeeksFresh Fruit

SATURDAY

1

Fried Egg onToast

Mexican Lunch

Blackcurrant

Cheesecake with

Seasonal Fruit

Salad

HomemadeSoup

Pizza Slices

Fresh Fruit

SUNDAY

2

Continental

Boarders Lunch

SandwichesHomemade Cake

Fresh Fruit

SALAD BAR

PUDDING

Swimming News

IAPS Regional Swimming at Clifton College - Tuesday 11th FebruaryThe IAPS team has now been selected. The competition is very tough and swimmers should be congratulated on being

selected. It will be a steep learning curve. Over 4000 swimmers take part in this competition so please wish them all luck.

Swimarathon - Friday 28th February 6.15pm

Any Year 5-8 swimmer may sign up for the annual Swimarathon at Thornbury Leisure Centre. We have two lanes booked

at 6. 15 pm. Please email or write a note stating that your son or daughter would like to take part. Two very keen swim-

mers have already handed in their forms before I asked for them- very impressive! Once selected, sponsorship forms and

further details will be given to the relevant swimmers.

We have beaten our targets over the last three years but smashing the barriers in 55 minutes is getting much harder! We

have won our slots each year with impressive tallies and raised money for local charities. It is always a fun night with

bands playing and excited swimmers ploughing up and down the pool. Any swimmer who would like to take part should

contact me as soon as possible.

Year 4

Year 4 have made a magnificent start to the term and are now completing work that much older swimmers were once

asked to do. They are the best divers in the school and have gained stars as a class for their efforts each week. Well done

Year 2

Well done to Year 2 who produced excellent improvements in front crawl.

Swimming Gala v St Edwards & Wycliffe

Our U9 U10 and U11 swimmers were out in force at a friendly triangular swim meet at Wycliffe on Thursday. Our small

squads naturally suffer in relays, but the performances of all were superb. Behaviour was generally good and the Year 6

team of Ella, Helena, Alex Grocott, Ellie and Alex Jacobi should be congratulated on good performances and excellent

leadership skills.

Winning swims came in the U9 girls medley, U9 boys free relay and U10 girls free relay, as well as individual firsts for:

Iona Campbell (back), Jake Wakeling (back and crawl); Jonathan Baguley (back); Helena Brain (back) Alex Jacobi

(breaststroke) and Rachel Shutt (crawl). The final points were TMS (72), Wycliffe (70) and St Edwards (59) less is

more! Well done and thanks to the army of Mums and Dads who transported and came to watchMrs Hinchliffe


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Cross Country

Congratulations to Toby Gaulton on winning the mystery prize for his outstanding performance last week.

The performance of the week was from George Symonds with some excellent performances on a very muddy day from

Ellie Parker, Adrian Ng, Alex Jacobi, Alex Grocott, Alvaro Daguerre and Angus Duncan.

Congratulations to Tom Edwards on winning the race on the Senior Course for the second consecutive week and to

Archie West who was performer of the week for Years 3 and 4.

Reception go to fetch Basil & Humphrey

Inter-School Cross Country at TMS

All of our Year 3 and 4 children ran in this cross country match, some of them for the first time. The girls team was led

home by Iona Campbell who ran a determined race, leading for much of the time and finishing in third place. The boys

team won by a clear 20 places from Beaudesert Park with Otis Walker winning his second race of the 2013-2014 season

with an impressive performance.

The winning boys VIII were: Otis Walker, Jake Wakeling, Freddie Cooper, Harry Mather, Logan Fitzpatrick, Peter

Banks, Archie Symonds and Ben Jacobi. Congratulations to all the winners on a muddy, fun run.

Big Garden Birdwatch - 25th & 26th January

This weekend the RSPB is inviting everyone to take part in the world's largest bird survey - the 'Big Garden Birdwatch'.

You'll be providing the charity with a vital snapshot of the UK's bird population - so whatever age and wherever you arein the UK, nature needs your help!

All you need to do is grab a pen and paper, then spend one hour jotting down the highest number of each bird species you

spot on the ground at any one time that visit your garden (or even a local park).

Afterwards, simply enter what you've found at www.rspb.org.ukor pick up an entry form from a garden centre.

Good luck and happy bird watching!

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