The Weekly Newsletter of Tockington Manor School

10th May 2013

Readathon
Thank you to everybody who took part in the Readathon. You raised a phenomenal 705.02 for sick children. This is 177.52 more than last year which was already fantastic! All monies will go to Roald Dahls Marvellous Childrens Charity, CLIC Sargent and Readwell. I hope you enjoyed reading all of the 200 books and more which were read during the holidays by the 40 children who handed in sponsorship money. The class who had the greatest number of sponsored readers was Miss Sheppards Year 2, so well done to you! The people with the most sponsors were Lily and Tom Edwards with nine each. The people who read the most books were Harry and George Bloomfield in KS1, Lucy Allan-Jones in KS2 and Ijeoma Ogbogbo in KS3. What a tremendous thing to give so much money to charity. Just think if we continue like this, in two years we will raise 1000+! Ms Case

Ascension Day Service at 7.30 am!

The boarders, house staff, Mr & Mrs Tovey and Mrs Warn took part in the Ascension Day service on the bridge leading into top field. The short service was taken by Mr Tovey. Mrs Warn and Abigail Blackwell accompanied the singing on the guitar and recorder. The tradition of the early morning service on Ascension Day was started by Mr Gordon Tovey (who attended Cambridge University) and has been carried on throughout the 66 years of the school. An early morning service is said to be held on a bridge in Cambridge on Ascension Day hence the connection here at TMS!

Informal Concert
There will be a short, informal concert on Monday 13th May at 1.30 pm in the school hall. Parents are welcome to attend.

Ski Trip December 2013

There are only four places left on the ski trip! To secure your place a deposit of 150 per person is required. If you have any questions please contact Mrs Wakeling.

Photographs
Upper & Lower School The school photograph is due to be taken on Tuesday 14th May. Boys in the Upper School should wear grey shirts, ties and blazers to school that day and girls should wear their blazers over their summer dresses. Girls in Years 7 and 8 should wear white blouses and ties with their kilts and blazers. Lower School children will wear their blazers over their usual summer uniform for the photograph. Nursery Nursery photographs will be taken at 10.00 am. Please make sure your child is at the Nursery in good time. Owls and Robins should wear their Nursery sweatshirts.

Summer Ball
Fantastic news! Over 300 tickets have now been sold to date. It is going to be an amazing event so if you havent got your tickets yet then hurry, as we may sell out! The Ball is an over 18s event with the exception of the current Year 8 pupils. A gentle reminder to those of you who have put your names down for a ticket but have not yet paid, that full payment must be received no later than Friday 24th May to guarantee the early sparkle price of 70.00 per ticket. Payment can be made by cash, cheque or credit card just pop into the office and see Louisa.

French Trip
There will be a meeting for Year 7 parents on Tuesday 14th May at 5.15 pm in the Common Room to discuss the French trip.

2011 Tockington Manor School, Washingpool Hill Road, Tockington, Bristol, BS32 4NY.

The Weekly Newsletter of Tockington Manor School

10th May 2013

Cycling in the Forest of Dean

The boarders had a great day at Pedalaway in bright sunshine with the two groups cycling over 17km on their trails. All the children showed an improvement in their skills and technique by the end of the day. Mr Jones

Monday 6th May

We had a very successful Open Morning on Monday. There were many families interested in all areas of the school. Year 7 were fantastic hosts in showing round the prospective parents and pupils. Well done to all of them for being so very keen and enthusiastic. Also, 6th May was the day Tockington Manor School opened in 1947. Happy 66th Birthday, TMS!

Brian Clare It was with great sadness that we learnt of the recent death of Brian Clare. Brian was one of our longstanding school minibus drivers who was with us for many years. Our thoughts are with his family and especially with his son Paul who is one of our current drivers.

Year 5 Traffic Study

Year 5 worked hard on their data collection for their enquiry on the type and volume of traffic on Washingpool Hill Road on Friday 10th May. 115 vehicles passed us between 8.30-9.00 am, as opposed to just 44 between 9.00-9.30 am. We discovered that the most common make of car was Ford with 23 of the 131 cars that passed. Seven farm vehicles were recorded over the hour. We are enjoying compiling our project." Ellie Parker.

2011 Tockington Manor School, Washingpool Hill Road, Tockington, Bristol, BS32 4NY.