The Weekly Newsletter of Tockington Manor School

29th June 2012

Lower School News

On Wednesday 27th June Lower School pupils enjoyed a visit from Lisa Heal, Site PA at GE Capital, Equipment Finance Ltd. Lisa carried the Olympic Torch through Truro on the first day of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay, having been successfully nominated by colleagues for her contribution to volunteering, fundraising and work within the local community.

Sports Days
The Nursery are holding their Sports Day on Friday 6th July. Coffee will be served on the patio at 10.30 and the sports will start at 11.00 am. Lower School Sports are on the same day starting at 2.00 pm with tea at 3.00 pm. House Athletics Finals for the Upper School will take place on Saturday 7th July starting at 9.30 am. Years 3 and 4 should arrive at 8.45 am. Children in Years 3 and 4 can travel on the bus as usual if required. There will be a break for lunch from 12.00 to 12.40 pm and the day will finish with tea at 3.30 pm.

Speech Day
We look forward to welcoming parents to Speech Day on Saturday 14th July when the guest speaker will be Dr Steven Connors, Headmaster of Monmouth School. 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.

Youth Speaks
Good luck to Seren Clayton who is taking part in the finals of the Rotary Club Youth Speaks competition on Monday 2nd July.

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.

U9 Tennis Tournament
Bennie Sanzo, Jessie Sanzo, Angus Duncan and Ceredig Jones competed in an Under 9 tennis tournament at Westonbirt School this week. They came second out of five schools, losing by only two points to Westonbirt School which is a tennis academy. The children played fantastic tennis and showed impeccable manners and sportsmanship. Well done! Many thanks to Mrs Sanzo who took the team to Westonbirt.
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2012 Tockington Manor School, Washingpool Hill Road, Tockington, Bristol, BS32 4NY.

The Weekly Newsletter of Tockington Manor School

29th June 2012

Swimming News
Years 3 and 4 must be congratulated on completing their National Curriculum swimming awards. These are usually awarded in Year 6 but we have a 100% pass rate in Years 3 and 4 congratulations! The test includes life saving, treading water and technical assessments and the teams are delighted with the standard set. The Upper School Swimming Gala draws ever nearer! The date for your diary is Wednesday 11th July. Water polo is from 11.00 am to 1.00 pm (all Year 8 plus swimmers only involved in one event in the afternoon). The diving competition plus inter-house finals and relays will be from 2.00-4.00 pm. Please be aware that your child will take part in the House swimming finals plus, if required, the House water polo and diving competition. All children are involved in the afternoon session; however, priority for polo is given to those pupils who are only in one event on the afternoon of Wednesday 11th July. All of Year 8 will be involved in some capacity in the polo finals. Some Houses are short of an age band and for this reason discrepancies occur. Swimmers will be notified next week and lists will be circulated to form rooms/lobby and Form Teachers to distribute well in advance. Years 3, 4, 5 and our EAL visitors had great fun in an inter-country water polo match. Russia, Australia, UK and Hungary battled it out all morning with Russia the eventual winners. Mrs Hinchliffe

Lower School Swimming Gala

Thank you to all the parents who came to the Lower School swimming gala; a great time was had by all. The Olympic theme made the day really special. The results were Kate Grey (Paralympic swimmer from Thornbury) 63 points Tom Daley (Olympic diver) 118 points Ellie Simmonds MBE (Paralympic swimmer) 107 points David Davies (1500m swimmer) 81 points Water Polo winners: Daley and Davies Dive winners: Logan Fitzpatrick, Leonidas Lazarides and Peter Banks The children swam their hearts out and one young lady swam backwards waving at her public for an entire length! It was a joy to see so many happy faces. A big thank you must go to Tom, Kerry, Charlotte, Lydia Mrs West and Mark Roberts for their help in the water. Thank you also to Miss Edmonds for her running commentary and the hard work and dedicated care of Miss Sheppard and the Lower School team. The most improved swimmers of the term are Billy Rowe; Harry Mather and Carmen Rey-Jones. The most improved swimmers of the year are: Amy Tucker, Ben Jacobi and Harry Huby congratulations!

End of Term Events

If you have not already done so, please complete and return the orange form regarding numbers for Speech Day, etc. These numbers are required for catering purposes.

Summer Ball
With only two weeks to go before our summer ball, we still have capacity to provide more tickets for another table or two. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you would like to join us to celebrate the end of the academic year at our Sapphire ball on Saturday 14 July. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have so generously given us auction prizes with which to raise money at our event. May I now take the liberty of asking if anyone has any suitable donations for our raffle.
Anita Williamson 07968 508941

Boarders enjoy the London Eye

Dance Workshop
Year 8 will be taking part in a STOMP creative dance workshop next week.It is on Monday and Tuesday and
there is a performance for the Upper School and parents at 12.15 on Tuesday.

2012 Tockington Manor School, Washingpool Hill Road, Tockington, Bristol, BS32 4NY.