The Weekly Newsletter of Tockington Manor School

5th July 2013

Speech Day
We look forward to welcoming parents to Speech Day on Saturday 13th July when the guest speakers will be Mr Mike Beale, Mr Tony Spratling and Mr James Rapson. Speech Day is the formal event of the year at Tockington Manor. Upper School boys should wear blazer, grey shirt, trousers and tie, Years 7 and 8 girls blazer, kilt, white blouse and tie, junior girls blazer and summer dress. Children in Years 3 and 4 should come in at the normal time. We hope parents will dress appropriately for the occasion. Ladies are welcome to wear hats if they wish. Leavers should wear their OT scarves and ties. Mr & Mrs Tovey would like to invite everyone for drinks on the lawn after speeches to give them a chance to say goodbye.

Library Books
Many of the children have books borrowed from the library which are overdue and now need to be returned so that we can do a stock check before re-opening the library in September. All children who need to return books have been issued a reminder. Please could you make sure that there are no library books loitering in bedrooms and bags, and can you make sure that your child has returned their library books before the summer break? We have been delighted by the much more frequent borrowing habits of the children since we refreshed the library and urge you to encourage the use of the local library or bookshops during the holiday. Many thanks. Ms Case

Year 2 Presentations
Congratulations to all the Year 2 children for their enthusiasm and commitment this term. They have had to prepare and deliver a five minute presentation on a topic of their choice to the rest of the Lower School and engage in a Q & A session. We have had a breadth of talks on different sports, Tom Daley, holidays, the history of the internet, Korean culture, Vikings, etc; the range has been impressive. This is a valuable experience and greatly enhances their speaking and listening skills. We had nerves and apprehension but without fail everyone has asked to do it again! This year in particular I have noticed the impact this has had on speaking and listening across the department as a whole. In a recent look@my work assembly, the Lower School were the only children asking the guest speaker questions about her job as an archaeologist. Reception children have been independently role-playing giving presentations and answering questions. The icing on the cake has been an email from Tom Daley himself saying what a fantastic school we were! Miss Sheppard

Summer Concert
The Upper School Summer Concert will take place on Tuesday 9th July at 7.00 pm. All welcome. All the children taking part must sign in for supper on Tuesday. Performers should all wear clean summer school uniform. Please look as tidy as possible. Transport running at 5.45 pm

Charities
Each academic year the school supports three charities. If any parents have a connection with a charity they feel the school would like to support, please forward details to the office.

Music Department

Samba Workshop Year 8 will take part in a Samba Workshop on Monday which will culminate in a performance at the Summer Concert. It will hopefully be a great way to round off their time at Tockington musically. Orchestra All children in the orchestra need to bring in their Friday 12th July instruments on Monday! There will be no breakfast club on Friday 12th July. Children may arrive at school from 8.15 am to sign in. School Fees Would parents also please note that school will finish for If you would like to pay your school fees monthly you Upper School children at 3.30 pm that day so that can apply online at preparations for the Leavers Supper and Speech Day can www.myschoolfeeplan.com/TockingtonManor-BS12 take place. Transport running at 3.30 pm You can also pick up a leaflet in the back lobby by the signing-in desk.

Moving Up Morning

There will be an internal moving up mornin Owls, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 on Tuesda July.
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The Weekly Newsletter of Tockington Manor School

5th July 2013

Swimming Success
Congratulations to Emily and Amy Tucker who swam Breaststroke and Front Crawl 25 metre races in the Virgin Active Swim Gala Series in Gloucester. Each race had five children in and although the youngest category was 6 years, Emily in Reception, age 4, was entered into this category and kept up very well with the older children, taking 4th place and 5th place in Breaststroke and Front Crawl and swam both races in less than one minute. Amy in Year 1, age 6, took a place in the 7 years category, and achieved 2nd and 3rd place against some very strong swimmers older than her. She swam Breaststroke in just over half a minute and Front Crawl in less than 30 seconds.

National Athletics Championships

Congratulations to the pupils who took part in the National Athletics Championships in Birmingham this week. Ijeoma Ogbogbo won a bronze in the U12 shot putt, Alex Grocott won a bronze in the U12 1500m and Max Curtis ran in the U12 800m.

Farewell Summer Disco

In order to provide a social opportunity for everyone to say their goodbyes to Richard and Jane Tovey, the Friends are hosting a Farewell Summer Disco on Wednesday 10th July. For the Upper School it will start immediately after the swimming gala while the Lower School will be able to make their purchases from 3.00 pm. Although the disco in the hall is completely free of charge, the Friends will be selling refreshments (tea and cake) in the colonnade along with face painting and temporary tattoos in order to further our fundraising. With this in mind, please may I ask you to ensure you and your child bring a little money into school to purchase afternoon tea, etc at this event. We look forward to seeing you. Anita Williamson, Chairman FOTM

Youth Speaks
Congratulations to Tom Edwards who won the final of the Rotary Clubs Youth Speaks competition. Toms topic was Food, Glorious Food.

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The Weekly Newsletter of Tockington Manor School

5th July 2013

House Swimming Finals

The timings for the House Swimming Finals on Wednesday 10th July are as follows: 11.15 House Water Polo Challenge 11.30-12.00 Years 3 & 4 (all) House Water Polo 12.00-1.00 House Water Polo Finals 1.50 Warm Up 2.00-4.00 House Swimming Finals for House and Individual Awards Event Stamina Personal Bests Diving EAL Gala TOTALS

SCORES TO DATE Alex 50 285 58 52 445 Churchill 59 324 72 58 503 Cunningham 60 320 59 56 495

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