Manor Park School & Nursery ****

Welcome to Manor Park School & Nursery

Wednesday 7th December

	Year 4 have been making lanterns for the Tatton Park parade. We have been helped by Mr Kirk, a local artist.

Thursday 10th November

Year One went to St. Cross Church because it was baby Jack Alex's Christening. At the church Rev.Jayne Shepherd christened the baby with water from the font and she lit a candle for him. When Year One got back to school they celebrated with a little party and cake!

It was a very special day.

Monday 7th November

The junior recycling officers led an interactive assembly on Monday, informing the rest of the school about the importance of recycling and explaining what can be recycled in the new silver bin. Their message was very clear ...

'Think silver...Think recycling!

Thursday 3rd November

Year One did some cooking with Mrs Brown. First they had to walk to the Co-op to buy all of the ingredients that they needed. Then, back at school, they got cooking. Mrs Brown taught them how to use different cooking techniques as they follwed the recipe to make yummy sweet and sour chicken.

On Thursday 6th October Year 2 walked down to the fire station. When we got there we were shown around the fire station by Stuart who told us what it was like being a fire fighter. He showed us all around the new fire engine and we even got a go at squirting the hose! Mrs Durban dressed up as a fire fighter. We all had a great time. Thank you to Knutsford Fire Station.

Tag Rugby Runners Up!

The team took part in a competition involving Bexton, High Legh and Egerton. They won 3 out of four matches and have now been invited to the Tag Rugby Round Robin at Wilmslow. Well done and good luck with the next matches! Thank you to Mrs Rogers for organising and teaching the team.

Burwardsley 2011

Good morning everyone. We are all about to tuck into a lovely breakfast before going denbuilding.

We are just enjoying a hot chocolate before bed time. Everyone is OK and have enjoyed playing on the adventure playground tonight. Pizza for tea was yummy!

We have all been on a very long

walk to the top of Bulkeley Hill. It's a tea time now. We're all having a great time!

September 2011

In our first assembly of the year we built a tall tower. As we built the tower we thought of great ideas about what each letter might stand for. When the tower was finished it made the word 'LEARNING'.

INTERNATIONAL WEEK

27th June - 1st July

Everyone has been very busy having lots of fun and learning about other countries. Here are some of the events and activities that have been happening ...

	Olympic Torch Schools Relay Badminton player Gail Emms, who is the British Olympic Silver Medallist, visited Manor Park on Thursday 30th June. She brought with her an Olympic torch designed by another Knutsford school. Manor Park then passed their Olympic torch to Gail so that she could continue the relay by taking it to another school.

Other International themed activities...


A delicious taste of Italy! Making pizza at Pizza Express.	Finding out what countries different fruits come from.	Making a fruit smoothie using the fruit bought from Knutsford market.

On the final day of international week all classes had an African drumming session and then an assembly where some classes performed. It was a fabulous end to a fantastic week at Manor Park School!

YEAR TWO

Petty Pool Residential

June 2011

Wednedsay

Everyone has had a brilliant first day, they got a bit wet but that hasn't spolit the fun!

The children have been on three walks, collecting natural materials for their eco-squares and stick maps.

They have found wood sorrell and discovered it tastes just like sweet apple skin!

They have enjoyed seeing the Elephant Tree and taken part in an orienteering activity. Everyone joined in team building games, have taken the 'Leap of Faith' and braved the zip wire.

All enjoyed their tea, evening walk and the hot chocolate; in their cabins and ready for bed by 8.00 pm!

Thursday

They all had a good sleep and are ready for today's activities - the climbing wall, making Dens and balancing crates! Group Two have arrived safely ready to join in with all the fun!

Everyone has had a good day, enjoyed their tea and settled into bed by 8.30pm after an evening walk in the woods!

Friday

Everyone enjoyed a good sleep and ate breakfast ready for their final day of activity.

Wednesday 9^th March

Farmer Phil came to visit the Year 2 children. He is a dairy farmer and told them all about his 50 cows.

All the children got the chance to ‘milk’ the cow. Year 2 asked Farmer Phil lots of questions about his farm and about being a farmer.

Friday 11th February – Visit from Chethams School of Music

The children in years 4, 5 and 6 were lucky enough to meet and listen to music performed by students from Chethams School of Music. They listened carefully to the students performing pieces on the cello, piano, flute, accordion and violin. Afterwards all the children were able to have a go at playing these instruments and were able to ask questions and find out more about the Chethams students and their talents. We were really pleased to have this opportunity and are hoping that Chethams may visit us again soon.

Thursday 10th February 2011- Gymnastics winners!

Four Year 2 children took part in a Key Skills gymnastics competition, at Wilmslow High School against 6 other Cheshire schools.They had to perform two gymnastic routines off by heart in front of a judge. Each routine was composed of 10-15 gymnastic skills which the children had to remember and perform in order with no errors.

Due the children’s hard work and determination they won the whole Key Skills competition aswell as receiving individual medals for their various performances. Alfie, Euan, Sophie and Amy received winners medals and a plaque which has pride of place in the school entrance. Mrs Durban was very proud of them! Well done!

E-safety

At Manor Park School and Nursery we teach children the importance of using the internet and internet tools in a safe and responsible way. Visit the THINK U KNOW website to learn more about E-safety.

Our web-site and learning platform is being regularly updated.

Keep visiting us to see the latest news, as at Manor Park School and Nursery we 'Make the Most of Every Day'!