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The Weekly Newsletter of Tockington Manor School 12th September 2014

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Headmasters Corner
Welcome back to you all and a warm welcome to all of our new families. Blessed with such lovely weather the children took
no time at all to settle into the routine of their new classes and special mention must go to Reception and Year 3 who must,
by now, be feeling very grown up indeed.
You will have received an email to say that we plan to have a Grand Opening of the Astro Turf, Adventure Playground and
Library at 4.00pm next Friday. I do hope that you will all be able to join us. At this point I would like to thank Mr Andrew
Williamson for the vast number of hours that he has put into this FOTM project. The Astro Turf has already proved to be a
huge success with the children and I have been reliably informed that the bounce and quality of the playing surface is one
of the best in Bristol. This project however would not have been possible without the very kind and generous donation
made by Mr and Mrs Banks. I know you would all like to join me in thanking them both and the Grand Opening will provide
us with an ideal opportunity to do so but in the meantime on behalf of the whole school, thank you.
The upgrade of the Library is now in the final stages of being completed. At this point I would like to pass on my
appreciation to Ms Case and her team of Librarians for all their hard work.
The new year brings with it some new appointments.
Thomas Edwards HEAD BOY
Lucy Allan-Jones HEAD GIRL
Oliver Shutt Joint Head of Alexander
Laura Pena Joint Head of Alexander
Alex Gooch Joint Head of Churchill
Roshan Patel Joint Head of Churchill
Henry Allan-Jones Joint Head of Cunningham
George Symonds Joint Head of Cunningham
& Joint Head of Lower School
Antonia Hopcraft-Guest Head of Girls Sport
Max Curtis Head of Boys Sport
Olivia Campbell Joint Head of Lower School
& Joint Head of Music & Drama
Aditi Mehendale Joint Head of Music & Drama
Abigail Blackwell Head of Boarding
New staff appointments include Miss Sheppard being appointed to the important position of Designated Safeguarding Lead
Person, which sees her promoted to the position of overseeing the day-to-day running of all safeguarding related matters.
Miss Sheppard is an experienced school inspector and brings with her an enormous amount of experience to this role.
Following on from an interview process held last spring, I am delighted to announce that Mrs Wakeling has been appointed
to the position of Deputy Head (Academic). You will recall that we celebrated the schools impressive academic
achievements on Speech Day and I look forward to seeing the school continue to go from strength to strength in this area
during the course of this year.
We will be hosting our first Friends of Tockington Manor meeting next Wednesday in the Common Room. You are all
welcome and we hope to see as many of you there as possible. Their first social event of the year is on Saturday 27
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September when the Friends will be hosting the Annual Curry and Quiz Night. Last years event was a real success so
please do not delay in getting your tickets. As with last year it will be held in the Dining Room.
FOTM News
Committee Meeting
The FOTM Committee Meeting & ECM will be held next Wednesday 17th September at 7.30 pm in the Common Room. All
parents are warmly invited to attend
Quiz & Curry Night
To all teachers and parents of Nursery, Lower and Upper School! Please come along and join us as we kick off another
exciting year of the Friends of Tockington Manor social events. You are cordially invited to join us at The Return of Quiz
and Curry Night on Saturday 27th September in the dining hall. Tickets are 15 to include quiz entry and home-cooked
curry and will be on sale from Monday 15th September. A vegetarian option is available if requested at the time of ticket
purchase. This will hopefully be a great night and a fun way to catch up with everyone after the summer holidays! There
are limited tickets this year and only tables of eight are available so get your tickets fast!
Please do come and support us - we would love to welcome you and share a great evening. See you there!
Leanne Edwards
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The Weekly Newsletter of Tockington Manor School 12th September 2014
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September
MONDAY 15 TUESDAY 16 WEDNESDAY
17
THURSDAY 18 FRIDAY 19 SATURDAY 20

BREAKFAST
Assorted Cereals,
Yoghurts, Toast,
Fresh Fruit
Assorted Cereals,
Yoghurts, Toast,
Fresh Fruit
Grilled Sausages
Potato Waffles
Assorted Cereals,
Yoghurts, Toast,
Fresh Fruit
Assorted Cereals,
Yoghurts, Toast,
Fresh Fruit
Fried Egg on
Toast
Assorted Cereals,
Yoghurts, Toast,
Fresh Fruit
Assorted Cereals,
Yoghurts, Toast,
Fresh Fruit
Scrambled Egg on
Toast

LUNCH - Hot

Toad in the Hole
Boiled Potatoes
Fresh Carrots
Broccoli
Macaroni Cheese
Grilled Bacon
Sweetcorn
Peas
Beef Hotpot
Fresh Cabbage
Green Beans
Home Cooked
Ham
New Potatoes
Cauliflower
Cheese, Peas
Fish Fingers
Chicken Thighs
Chips
Baked Beans
Beef with Chilli &
Chocolate Sauce
Savoy Cabbage

SALAD BAR Grated Cheese Boiled Egg Tuna Roasted
Vegetable
Couscous
Sliced Ham


PUDDING
Lemon Drizzle
Cake
Fresh Fruit
Cheese & Biscuits
Irenes Icky Sticky
Toffee Pudding
Fresh Fruit
Cheese & Biscuits
Blackcurrant Jelly
& Cream
Fresh Fruit
Cheese & Biscuits
Chocolate Chip
Shortbread &
Custard
Fresh Fruit
Cheese & Biscuits
Fruit Meringues &
Chocolate Sauce
Fresh Fruit
Cheese & Biscuits
Autumn Pudding
& Pouring Cream
Fresh Fruit
Cheese & Biscuits
MINI-TEA

SUPPER


Mediterranean
Pasta Bake
Broccoli
Fresh Fruit
Salmon & Cod
Florentine
New Potatoes
Flat Beans
Fresh Fruit
Jacket Potatoes
with Various
Fillings
Fresh Fruit
Salsa Soup
Various Filled
Rolls
Fresh Fruit
Minted Lamb
Filled Pitta Breads
Fresh Fruit

A CHOICE OF HOMEMADE CAKES & BISCUITS AND WRAPPED BISCUITS
Lower School Notices
Can we please remind parents that Lower School class-
rooms do not open until 8.20 am. If you need to bring your
child in earlier you can book them in for breakfast at 7.45.
Lower School Aftercare ends at 6.00 pm and not 5.45.
Cricket Success
Well done to Jake Wakeling who took part in a County
Cricket Tournament in Aberystwyth. He was the top wicket
taker in his team and the team came third in the
Tournament. He also played in a regional final for Radyr
Cricket Club scoring 20 runs with the bat and taking 2
wickets. The team beat Cowbridge placing them as the
best team in Cardiff and Vale.
Ballet Success
Congratulations to Alys Wakeling on passing her Grade 1
Royal Ballet exam with Distinction and a Gold medal.
House Music
The House Music Competition will take place on Friday 3rd
October (2.30-4.30 pm).
Tockington Titbits
Skype has arrived in the Boarding House!
Movie Night is back and we are kicking off with 'Frozen'
next Friday so sign up to board and come and join us for
popcorn and lots of 'Frozen' fun!
Year 3 have had a fantastic first week in Upper School!
They have had great fun in their lessons and have enjoyed
playing on the new AstroTurf
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Cross-Country - Week 1
The courses were firm underfoot and it was a warm, bright day. Everyone put in an excellent effort on our first run of the
2014-2015.
There were three notable marks achieved with Otis, Jake and Freddie (all Year 5) gaining entry to our Junior Boys all
time list, with times of 8 minutes 42, 8 minutes 49 and 8 minutes 57 seconds respectively.
Alex Grocott led the way on the Senior Course with 12 minutes 54 seconds. He was followed closely by Alex Jacobi
who put himself onto our all time list with an excellent 13 minutes 4 seconds.
Dalis Jones led the Junior Girls and Junior Boys home with a hard run 8 minutes 30 seconds. Ellie Parker led the
Senior Girls home with 14 minutes 30 seconds. She was beaten by just four boys!
Everyone in Years 3 and 4 had a fabulous first run with our new children performing admirably.
Logan Fitzpatrick ran a sub 3 minute time. He is one of a select bunch of 22 to achieve this. Our mini course records go
back many years! The record stands at 2 minutes 38 seconds, held by Alex Grocott.
There were excellent performances from Katie Shutt, Jai Patel, Ben Jacobi, Krystof Soukup-Carne, Suzanne Saelens,
Archie West, William Bate, Elizabeth Allan-Jones and Toby Gaulton. We look forward to Personal Bests being smashed
next week!
Well done to all the runners.