Welcome to this week's newsletter
We have had another busy week at Manor. On Tuesday, our Sixth Form students ran our Christmas Fair, which featured a range of activities including karaoke, games and a series of “impossible tasks” – including balancing a coin on a submerged lemon, which no one managed to complete. The event was held in aid of charity, and it is fantastic that this type of community-minded work is an established part of Sixth Form life. So far this year they have raised over £500 for a range of charities. Organising events such as the Christmas Fair helps develop responsibility and leadership - qualities we want all members of the Manor community to demonstrate. Christmas festivities continued on Thursday for Christmas Jumper day. It was lovely to see a vast array of Christmas jumpers on display from both staff and students. Monies raised will be donated to Save The Children. On Thursday, we also welcomed our Year 10 parents and carers into school to discuss student progress. It was great to see students and their families enthusiastically talking about what was going well and what areas need development. It was lovely to talk to parents/carers myself and there was a genuine buzz in the Sports Hall throughout the evening. As always, there were learning points raised that will help on our journey of continuous improvement. It is good to see that completion rates for Sparx homework has increased over the last few weeks. Mr Turner and Mr Carter have been offering support and opportunities to ask questions about homework throughout this process, and this has meant that students who feel they need additional help with their homework can seek support. Finally, it was a pleasure to share mince pies and hot chocolate with our Year 13 students in the LRC at lunchtime today. They have worked incredibly hard during their trial exams, and it was lovely to see them smiling and relaxing at the end of a demanding period. I hope you enjoy the weekend ahead.
Adam Crawte, Principal
Summer 2025 exam certificates
We are pleased to confirm that certificates for the Summer 2025 exam series are now available for collection from main reception during term-time (9:00am – 4:00pm). Current Year 12 students should have received their certificates from Miss Collier in an assembly on Thursday 11 December. Any certificates not collected by Christmas will be moved to reception. Please note that photo identification is required for collection. If someone is collecting on a student’s behalf, they must bring:
- A signed letter of authorisation from the student naming the proxy.
- Their own photo identification.
Archery taster session
The coaches from Archers of Raunds retuned to Manor this week for the second of their three taster sessions, and again the students who attended enjoyed the session and made some excellent progress. Miss Collier also dazzled the students with her expertise with the bow too! As a thank you for attending, the coaches gave all students the opportunity to attend a beginners course with them at a subsidised rate, so if students would like to give this a go the final session will be on Wednesday 17 December - even if they have never tried archery before, they are welcome to come and give it a go.
Sports hall athletics
This week we had the first of our annual sports hall athletics events, with Year 7 taking centre stage on Monday. With two full teams of girls and boys we were able to field athletes for all the events and there were some excellent displays of determination shown across the board. Unfortunately, neither team qualified for the school games county event in February but they can all be pleased with their efforts.
- Girls team: Ellie F, Antonia C, Sienna W, Ella W, Maisie C, Jenny B, Abi H, Sammy S, Nevaeh B
- Boys team: Kai D, William K, Louie T, Jacob D, Thomas G, Rio E, Marley S
The event was also supported by our wonderful sports leaders who were comprised of a group of Year 9 students. Most have assisted with these events before and showed their level of experience and confidence throughout, but a special mention goes to Jack B, Jack M and Noah S who were given the opportunity to help lead for the first time after showing an excellent attitude in their PE lessons. This event cannot run without our leaders, who will be in action again next Monday to support the Year 8 competition. On a side note, this week's event finished a lot earlier than anticipated, so please do ensure your child is able to contact home should the event finish earlier again next week. We would anticipate a finish between 3:30-4:00pm again.
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