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Headmaster’s Corner

Congratulations to Luke Dutton for being awarded a place at Taunton School as from September 2014. This is a marvellous achievement and is testament to the hard work he has put in this year; well done!

We also congratulate the Under 9 cricket team for their win over St John’s. This is the first time that we have beaten our friends from across the river in 15 years and clearly shows the hard work that the boys have put into their cricket over the winter months; well done. The Under 11 girls pulled off a nail biting victory over Beaudesert in their rounders match this week and it was clear to see from the massive smiles on their faces just how pleased they were. Flexi-boarding has really taken off this term with a large number of children choosing to stay overnight to have some fun with their friends. If you would like you child to have a taster night please do not hesitate to get in contact with Mr and Mrs Glanville. At Tockington we take the welfare and safeguarding of our children very seriously indeed so you will be interested to learn that every member of staff has now successfully received First Aid training and have all reached the Level I Safeguarding standard. In addition, the following members of staff have now reached Level II (a level that is normally only required by one member of staff in a school setting); Mr P. Smith (Safeguarding Governor) Mr S. Symonds (HM) Mr J. Jones (Deputy Head) Mrs E. Wakeling (Head of Girls’ Games and Curriculum) Miss J. Sheppard (Head of Lower School) Mrs S. Reynolds (Head of Nursery) Mr N. Glanville (House Master) Mrs S. Glanville (House Mistress) Miss A. Fox (Weekend House Mistress) Miss A.Hale (Assistant House Mistress, First Aid Co-ordinator and Tree Top Club Co-ordinator) Mr S. Payne (Grounds and Mini Bus Driver) Mr J. Rastrick (Grounds and Mini Bus Driver) Next Thursday we shall be holding another Senior School Information Evening with both the Heads of Clifton High and Taunton giving presentations. All parents and children in Years 7 & 8 are invited but we ask that you please notify the office in advance if you would like to attend so that we can make the appropriate arrangements. In addition to the Open Evening next Friday, we will also be having our Whole School photograph taken in the morning. All boys will need to wear the correct full school uniform i.e. grey shirt and ties. Girls will be required to wear their summer uniform. For the first time, all children from Wrens to Year 8 will be in this photograph.

Please note that Mrs Hinchliffe is not able to attend Parents’ Evening on Tuesday 13th May and Mrs Russell will not be there on Sunday 18th May. I would like to given another reminder that all children from Reception to Year 8 are expected to attend Speech Day on 12th July. This is always a wonderful way of celebrating the children’s many successes and prizes will be given to children in every year group from Owls entering Reception through to Year 8. I look forward to announcing our guest speaker in due course. If you know of anyone who may be interested in attending this term’s Open Evening please could you forward them the flyer sent to ou by email? Thank you in advance for your help and support. And finally, thank you to Year 3 for making Katie Shutt’s taster day in their class such an enjoyable one.

The Weekly Newsletter of Tockington Manor School 9th May 2014

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Fun with Geckos

Year 3 and Year 7 had great fun meeting Jai and Roshan's pet geckos on Monday. We all had great fun playing with Alex the Gecko and trying to spot Jumpy the Gecko, who was hiding in the leaves. We learned what they eat, where they come from and how to take care of them. We used all of the information we learned to write poems about geckos and draw pictures of them.




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Breakfast Continental Assorted Cereals & Yoghurts

Continental Assorted Cereals & Yoghurts Butchers Sausages & Hash Browns

Continental Assorted Cereals & Yoghurts Fruit Muffins

Continental Assorted Cereals & Yoghurts Poached Egg on Brown Muffin

Continental Assorted Cereals & Yoghurts

Continental Assorted Cereals & Yoghurts Boiled Egg on Toast

Lunch Minced Beef & Onion Pie New Potatoes Fresh Carrots Cauliflower

Mexican Lunch Butchers Sausages New Potatoes Green Beans Broccoli

Roast Beef Yorkshire Pudding Roast Potatoes Cabbage Swede, Gravy

Breaded Cod Breaded Fish Fingers Chips Baked Beans

Chicken Tikka Fresh Mango & Coriander Leeks Rice

Salad Bar Boiled Egg Tuna Pasta Mayonnaise

Sliced Ham Grated Cheese Cold Roast Pork

Pudding Chocolate Brownie & Cream

Banana Mousse Apple & Toffee Crumble & Custard

Arctic Roll & Strawberry Sauce Fresh Fruit

Rice Pudding & Jam

Tropical Fruit Salad Passion Fruit Fool

Mini Tea Homemade Cake Home Cooked Cookie

Chocolate Krispie Cake

Chocolate Biscuits Shortbread Biscuits

Supper Asian Chicken Noodles Pak Choi

Jacket Potatoes Various Fillings

Homemade Meatballs Tomato Sauce Tri-coloured Pasta Peas

Thai Butternut Squash Soup Cheese & Ham Brown Baps

Deli Burger Carrot & Cucumber Sticks Choc Ice

Player of the Year

After a stunning first season of contact rugby, characterised by great running tries down the wing and some awesome tackling in defence, Otis Walker received the Coach's Player of the Season Award for the Under 9's squad at North Bristol Rugby Football Club. Congratulations, Otis!

Under 9 Cricket Team

The Under 9 cricket team continue to impress with a thrilling 12 run victory over a strong St John’s-on-the-Hill X containing two Gwent County players. TMS scored 303 and restricted St John’s to 291 with some miserly bowling with Peter Banks, Archie Symonds and Freddie Cooper all bowling effectively. Jake Wakeling won the Man of the Match award for his 3 over spell of 1 wicket for 5 runs. He captained the side very well and led from the front. This is the first time we have beaten St John’s in cricket for a long time! The Under 9s won their first match against Wycliffe by 9 runs. Keep it up!

Celebrating Reading in the Holidays

A HUGE thank you to all of the 44 children who took part in the Readathon sponsored read for the charities: Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity, Clic Sargent and Together for Short Lives. You raised a record £817 for these charities. This is a phenomenal effort and we thank you all so much. We also hope that you have enjoyed the reading you have done – over 157 books read in all, with some children reading over 2000 pages during the holidays. I think you are all a great credit to this school and I know your money will be put to very good use in all three of the charities we have supported. You know that you and your families and friends have helped to make the lives of children who are unwell, and their families who support them. more comfortable and pleasurable. Well done!

Ms Case




Athletics

Congratulations to Alex Grocott on breaking Max Curtis’s U12 Boys 600 metre record. The mark now stands at 1 minute 54.2 seconds. Well done, Alex!

Both Otis Walker and Dalis Jones are within three seconds of breaking the U10 and U11 600 metre records.

Alvaro Daguerre has the strongest arm in the school! He recently through the cricket ball 50.60 metres.

Year 6 Mufti Day

Congratulations to Year 6 who have been awarded a Mufti Day on Thursday 15th May in recognition of their excellent attitude and performance in all their lessons.

Informal Concert

There will be an informal concert at 1.30 pm in the hall on Monday 11th May. All welcome.

Thomas Williams and Emily Rowe enjoying the Learning Garden

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