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The Weekly Newsletter of Tockington Manor School 3rd October 2014

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Headmasters Corner
This has been yet another very busy week with a large number of highly successful fixtures taking place. Preparations for
the Inter-House Talent Show took up most break times and National Poetry Day was on Thursday. On Wednesday we
were delighted to welcome Kin Simplis-Barrow, the First Lady of Belize to the school. Year 8 were, as you would expect,
impeccable and greeted her with all their usual charm. She was in the area with her husband Dean Barrow, the Prime
Minister of Belize, to promote The Belize Childrens Trust. Tom and Lucy performed their duties as Head Boy and Girl well
and looked after Harrison Leadbeater and Katherine Woodhouse (Reception) before they handed over a small gift.












On Tuesday Librarian badges were awarded and we wish all the
librarians every success in their new roles.

We look forward to publishing pictures of the Talent Show next week but
in the meantime we wish our children every success in the Inter-House
Rugby and Hockey Tournaments tomorrow morning. Coffee and
croissants will be served from 10,30 am in the Pavilion throughout the
morning. Please feel free to take your refreshments over to the Astro to
watch the hockey!
Good Intention and Politeness Award
Congratulation to the following children who have been
nominated for the Good Intention and Politeness Award:
Henry Packham, Rachel Shutt, William Bate, Diego
Benito, Roshan Patel, Oliver Shutt, Archie Symonds,
Logan Fitzpatrick, Ryan Hann, William Sheppard and Tom
Edwards. The award for the first quarter goes to William
Bate for being keen, happy and enthusiastic.
National Poetry Day
National Poetry Day was a great success on Thursday. We
had poetry flowing from all directions all day. The day
started with the Pocket Lady Assembly where some children
chose poems to be read aloud. In class children listened to
their teachers favourite poems and shared some of their
own. In all English lessons from Years R to 8, poetry was
written on the theme of Remembrance. These poems are
absolutely lovely and thank you to all parents who
remembered to send in souvenirs. The children really
enjoyed taking part in this adventure. We are hoping to
make a book of the days poems so watch this space. The
library displayed poems sent in by parents - thank you again
the Reading Tree is laden with poetry. And the Setter
Cabinet is full of a miscellany of objects for the Memory
Game, which many children took part in at lunchtime, again
with the help of Mrs Edwards and the new Junior Librarians
and some Year 8s. The library has displays on AA Milne
and Michael Rosen two national treasures of poets. I
would highly recommend that you look at clips of Michael
Rosen performing his own poetry on You Tube with your
children. We listened to the Childrens Favourites CD, which
we have in the library, whilst browsing the poetry books on
display. Altogether a very poetic, and I hope, memorable
day.
Arnolfini
The trip to the Arnolfini Theatre for the Childrens Book
Show takes place next Wednesday. Years 5 and 6 are
going in the morning, followed by Years 2 and 3 in the
afternoon. Years 5 and 6 will be seeing Patrick Benson,
who illustrated The Minpins by Roald Dahl. Each child
has their own copy of the book, which we read in the
library this week, and they can bring it to be signed on the
day. They will also have a workshop with Patrick on
Thursday afternoon here at school. Years 2 and 3 will be
going to the theatre to see Benji Davies.
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The Weekly Newsletter of Tockington Manor School 3rd October 2014
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October
MONDAY 6 TUESDAY 7 WEDNESDAY 8 THURSDAY 9 FRIDAY 10 SATURDAY 11

BREAKFAST
Assorted Cereals,
Yoghurts, Toast,
Fresh Fruit
Assorted Cereals,
Yoghurts, Toast,
Fresh Fruit
Poached Egg on
Toast
Assorted Cereals,
Yoghurts, Toast,
Fresh Fruit
Assorted Cereals,
Yoghurts, Toast,
Fresh Fruit
Grilled Sausages
Assorted Cereals,
Yoghurts, Toast,
Fresh Fruit
Assorted Cereals,
Yoghurts, Toast,
Fresh Fruit
Scrambled Egg on
Toast

LUNCH - Hot

Chicken Fricassee
Rice
Carrots
Leeks
Butchers
Sausages
New Potatoes
Green Beans
Cauliflower
Cheese
Homemade Pizza
Jacket Wedges
Sweetcorn
Lasagne
Peas
Garlic Bread
Salad
Fish Fingers
Chicken Thighs
Chips
Baked Beans
Moussaka
SALAD BAR Cold Ham Boiled Eggs Grated Cheese Tuna Cold Meats


PUDDING
Sticky Toffee
Pudding & Cream
Fresh Fruit
Cheese & Biscuits
Pears in
Chocolate Sauce
Fresh Fruit
Cheese & Biscuits
Tockington Jaffa
Cake
Fresh Fruit
Cheese & Biscuits
Fresh Fruit Salad
Cheese & Biscuits
Ice Cream &
Sauce
Fresh Fruit
Cheese & Biscuits
Baked Apple with
Cinnamon
MINI-TEA

SUPPER


Prawn Stir Fry
Fresh Fruit
Lamb Provencal
Rice
Broccoli
Fresh Fruit
Jacket Potatoes
Various Fillings
Fresh Fruit
Leek, Potato &
Caerphilly Cheese
Soup
Fresh Fruit
Chicken with
Sweet Potato &
Apple
Fresh Fruit

A CHOICE OF HOMEMADE CAKES & BISCUITS AND WRAPPED BISCUITS
Rugby Star!
Congratulations to Nathan Adams who has been selected
for the U16 Gloucester County Rugby A Squad. Nathan is
an Old Tockingtonion, currently in Year 11 at Wycliffe. He
will also be taking part in trials for the South West Regional
team which could lead to trials for England. We wish him
lots of luck for all of his future matches!
Tockington Titbits
Ella and Rohan Howard-Robinson both completed the
Royal Yachting Association Stage 1 of windsurfing and
sailing whilst on holiday in Sardinia. Congratulations!
Frankie de Bradeny did a sponsored walk around the
Serpentine in Hyde Park to raise money for the Walk
About Foundation. Monies raised go towards buying
wheelchairs for people around the world and to funding
research into spinal injuries. Well done, Frankie! Book Buzz
Years 6 and 7 all received a new book this week provided
to us by the Book Trusts Book Buzz programme which
they run in schools nationally. The children had great fun
choosing books from a wide range and they were able to
look online at author interviews about the books. There was
a real buzz in the classroom when the choices were being
made and then again when the books arrived. The Trust
also sends us two free sets of the books for the library, so
those are now on display and ready to be borrowed.
Book Shop
The Book Shop will be open for the first time next week.
You should have received a Permission to Buy slip for your
children. If you have not, please could you drop into the
office for one. We have great selections of new and
second-hand books and the children love to browse in the
bookshop. All purchases are paid for through the Childrens
Book Allowance, which you have signed. Do encourage
your children to come and have a look there are some
great bargains!
Book Swap & Book Donations
If you have books at home that your children would like to
swap for another, they can bring them in and exchange for
any book from the Book Swap shelf which is in the library.
The more we use this, the better it will get!
Also, if you wish to donate books in good condition to the
library, we are very happy to put books on our shelves. If
we have duplicates, we will put the books on the Book
Swap shelf, in the Book Shop or in our great Book Sale,
which is coming soon.
Many thanks for all donations and all of your support in
getting the children reading and loving books.
Totally Tockington
We have a number of hopeful new recruits to Team B as
well as a new Editor and sub-Editor. We will announce
these next week, so if there are any more eager
journalists out there, please get an application form from
Ms Case or Tom Edwards. The first paper from Team B
will be out on Monday, so look out for it!
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Milkshake Monday Morning
We have had two Milkshake Monday Mornings one with
Year 8 and the other with Year 7. Both groups had their
strawberry milkshakes and biscuits in the library and
explored some fine literature. Year 8 looked at a great book
called Soldier Dog written by Sam Angus, while Year 7
got stuck into some mythology. Once more we thank Mrs
Baglin and Mrs Edwards for their tireless support of this
initiative. And a huge thank you to the kitchen staff, who
make it all possible.
Bikes for Boarders
We would like to encourage our boarders to ride bikes and
use our lovely top field but have a shortage of bikes! If
anybody has a bike they are willing to donate to the boarding
house for an overseas boarder we would be very grateful.
Our overseas boarders tend to be between 10 to 13 years
old, so that size bike would be perfect. Please contact Mr or
Mrs Glanville in the boarding house.
U9 & U13 Hockey Teams at home versus Clifton College
Mufti Day for Year 7
Year 7 have been rewarded for all of the positive comments
made by the teachers in a recent Form Teachers meeting
with a Mufti Day on Thursday 16th October.
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Malvern College Arts Day
Malvern College hosted a fantastic Arts Day which a group of Year 7s and 8s attended. Four of our budding artists, Alex
Jacobi, Beth Pritchard, Alex Gooch and Eleanor Parker, displayed great teamwork and collaborated to create an amazing
zoo keepers outfit. Their work was exhibited at the end of the day alongside other childrens work. Another group came to
practise their Design & Technology skills, producing a bag using Photoshop and creating their own 3D camera design for
a 3D printer. Unfortunately, no models were produced as each one takes eight hours to print, but Max Curtis, Oliver Shutt,
Antonia Hopcraft-Guest and Abigail Blackwell thoroughly enjoyed learning some new skills.
Samples of work from the Art Department