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The Weekly Newsletter of Tockington Manor School 6th December 2013
© 2012 Tockington Manor School, Washingpool Hill Road, Tockington, Bristol, BS32 4NY.
Headmaster’s CornerThank you and well done to ALL the children from the Nursery and Lower School. Your performances this week in your
Christmas productions were absolutely fantastic and I know that every parent and grandparent thoroughly enjoyedthemselves. I add a thank you to all the staff for making every performance such a success.
I would like to remind all families that we will be holding our annual ‘Carols around the Christmas Tree’ on Sunday at
6.00pm. This has been brought forward an hour to enable more children to come and join us and we very much hope to
move it forward again to 4.30pm next year. Upper School will be holding their Carol Service next Tuesday evening and we
would like to invite all to the Noggin and Natter back here at school afterwards.
To say thank you to the Totally Tockington team we had held a barbeque on
Wednesday. Well done to all on yet another excellent term’s work!
Following on from my letter regarding entry into Senior School I extend an invitation
to all parents of Year 6 children to come and talk through the options with me.
Music News
Music Notices
Congratulations to Roshan Patel who recently got a merit in his Grade 3 drum
exam. Since March this year, Roshan has managed three exams and gained a merit
in all of them and will take Grade 4 early next year. Roshan has become TMS's
resident drummer with fantastic performances in the Summer Concert and
Eisteddfod this year and we look forward to hearing more of his wonderfully
rhythmic playing in our forthcoming Carol Service. Well done, Roshan!
Karate Recorder Well done to the Year 2 class who have been working really hard practising their
recorder. This week there were yellow belts for Alfred Haley and Kaya Priove and
orange belts for Lily Edwards, Eva Carter, Hannah Williams, Ellie James andAmy Tucker. Well done Year 2s!
Junior Choir - Carol Service We would like to remind parents that all member of the Junior Choir need to wear
white shirts and choir ties for the Carol Service on Tuesday unless they are also in
the Performance Choir in which case they will of course be wearing robes.
Clubs Next Week
Please note that there is no judo or
ballet next week.
Kitchen Appointments
Congratulations to Ruth, Irene and Nicola who have now
been appointed Catering and Events Supervisors. Between
them they have been busy sourcing local suppliers to
provide us all with balanced healthy meals and are alsoresponsible for the super changes to our menus. Irene,
Nicola and Ruth do a fantastic job managing all events
during the week, weekends and evenings and certainly
make everyone visiting the school very welcome. Together,
along with Mrs Symonds they provide a Management Team
that is constantly striving for a healthy future for our
children.
Nicola Duncan, Irene Hardy and Ruth Wilmer
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The Weekly Newsletter of Tockington Manor School 6th December 2013
© 2012 Tockington Manor School, Washingpool Hill Road, Tockington, Bristol, BS32 4NY.
DECEMBER
MENU MONDAY
9 TUESDAY
10 WEDNESDAY
11
BREAKFASTContinental Fried Egg on
ToastGrilled Bacon
LUNCH
Main Course: Hot
Cold
Puddings:
MacaroniCheese, Ham
Sweetcorn
CherryTomatoes
Cucumber
Cottage PieCarrots
Green Beans
HomemadeQuiche
Cheese &
Tomato PizzaCroquette
Potatoes
Peas
Salads Salads Salads
VanillaSponge &
Custard
Fresh FruitCheese &
Biscuits
Pears &Chocolate Sauce
Fresh Fruit
Cheese &Biscuits
Choice ofPuddings
Fresh Fruit
Cheese &Biscuits
MINI-TEACakes Biscuits Cakes
SUPPERChicken &Mushroom
Vol-au-Vents
Jacket WedgesCourgettes
Fresh Fruit
Ham, Cheese, Egg& Tuna Rolls
Crisps
CakesSquash
Jacket PotatoesVarious Fillings
Fresh Fruit
THURSDAY
12
Continental
Roast TurkeyRoast Beef
Roast Potatoes
Sprouts, CarrotsRoast Parsnips
Cranberry Sauce
Bread SauceStuffing
Bacon &
Sausage Rolls
Salads
ChristmasPudding
Jelly
Biscuits
Buffet Supper
FRIDAY
13
Fried Egg &Bacon
Term ends12 noon
SATURDAY
14
SUNDAY
15
Milkshake Monday Morning
The last Milkshake Monday Morning of the year was
enjoyed by Year 5 this week. They had their yummy
banana milkshakes and Penguin bars whilst listening to
poems which they selected through a lottery. They then had
time to have a little browse and books were borrowed.
Much fun was had and the children all said that they
couldn't wait to do it again.
Many thanks to Mrs Baglin and the kitchen ladies for
making it all possible.
Ms Case
Cricket Success
Congratulations to Jacob Wakeling in Year 4 who has been
selected for the U10 Glamorgan County Cricket squad.
Only 18 boys were chosen. Fabulous news!
Lower School Classrooms
We would like to remind parents that Lower School class-
rooms are not open until 8.20 am. Please do not bring your
child in any earlier as we cannot guarantee supervision.
Kenyan Mufti Day
Thank you to everyone for your support on our KenyanMufti Day. We raised £197.73 for Open Arms
International.
Swim Squad Dates
Junior Squad
16th January, 30th January. 13th February, 6th March, 20thMarch.
Senior Squad
9th January, 23rd January, 6th February, 27th February,
13th March, 27th March.
Matches
23rd January away at Wycliffe
11th February away at Clifton College
28th February - Thornbury Swimarathon.
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The Weekly Newsletter of Tockington Manor School 6th December 2013
© 2012 Tockington Manor School, Washingpool Hill Road, Tockington, Bristol, BS32 4NY.
Cross Country
Another cross country record! Alex Grocott has lowered the Junior Boys standard down to an impressive 7 minutes 18
seconds, beating his own mark by 5 seconds. Alex Jacobi ran a great race, becoming our third fastest runner in the last 30
years on the same course. He came home in 7 minutes 36 seconds.
Tom Edwards ran determinedly to gain entry onto the all time Senior Boys list with 13 minutes 59 seconds (you just made
it, Tom!). Max Curtis led from the front with the fastest time for seven years on the Senior Course, running a stunning 12
minutes 19 seconds. The last person to gain this time was William Christofi who is now studying Classics at Oxford.
Antonia Hopcraft-Guest ran an excellent 14 minutes 41 seconds. She is currently our No. 1 female athlete.
Years 3 and 4 ran very well with Harry Mather, Jake Wakeling and Archie Symonds all improving their list times.
Congratulations to Otis Walker for running the fastest time this term; a super quick 20 minutes 55 seconds.
Year 5 ran on Friday this week. Bennie Sanzo became the fastest Year 5 pupil under the elusive eight minute mark. He is
now the tenth fastest of all time. Dalis Jones ran an excellent race, finishing with 8 minutes 15 seconds. She is now our
second fastest runner on the Junior Girls course. Poppy Carter also improved her list time. Well done to all!
Pantomime TripYears 3, 4 and 5 went to the Everyman Theatre on Thursday to see a traditional Pantomime. This year, it was Aladdin.
Here's what some of the children thought:
'The best bits were the washing foam fight and Tweedy on the tightrope.’ Harry Huby
'Hilarious!' Otis Walker
'Funny and Entertaining.' Isabelle Preston
'The scenery was amazing!' Carmen Rey-Jones
When it went wrong, it was even funnier.' Iona Campbell
'I loved the trick with the plates.' Jacob Wakeling
'I tried the plate trick at home...with plastic plates!' Freddie Cooper
The children had a fantastic time and were all superbly behaved.
Tockington Titbits
Peter Banks and Sam Gardner both received their pen licences this week