>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> TitleSpring of page Term to Edition go here 2016 newsA selective independent day school for girls aged 2-16 in Surrey FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE... AWARDS & DEVELOPMENTS 1 PRE-PREP 6 JUNIOR SCHOOL 8 SENIOR SCHOOL 10 “ An individual approach to academic success. “ - 1 - @ManorHseSchoolFollow us on www.manorhouseschool.org Twitter@MHSDeputy and Find us on Facebook manorhousesch News and Developments >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Welcome Upcoming Open Mornings Tuesday 26th April Saturday 1st October Open Morning News Following the huge success of last October’s Saturday open morning at which we welcomed over 250 visitors, our Autumn term open morning in 2016 will be held several weeks earlier to better accommodate families. This year it will be on Saturday 1st October. Life at Manor House is always busy, stimulating and lively and this year In the meantime, we will be opening our doors again is no exception. We have been on Tuesday 26th April. delighted to announce this term that from September 2016 our new Head To help with catering and allocating tour guides, we ask that families advise Teacher will be Ms Tracey Fantham. [email protected] if they plan to attend an event. We Ms Fantham has been Head Teacher are happy to arrange individual tours outside of these dates and for at Blenheim High School in Epsom for mid-year entry. 5 years and has accomplished a great deal in moving the school forward. Her teaching background is in PE Educating for the and Psychology and Blenheim have SPaG for embraced iPad technology in much Future – iPads the same way as we have done here Senior Entrance at Manor House. Manor House School was one of the fi rst schools in our locality to integrate iPads into Examinations Ms Fantham is very much looking the Senior School curriculum. We now have forward to working more closely with At our Entrance Examinations Day on every student in Years 7, 8 and 9 with their own 12th January, we welcomed candidates the girls and getting to know all of our iPad to use in lessons and for homework. families. I am very confi dent that she applying for a place in our Senior is the ideal person to take our school Our girls are educated for the future. We Department. Once more this year, the on to the next stage in its development believe that it is vital for pupils to be able to number of external applicants outweighed and am excited to be working with her use technology wisely and effectively. Why? the number of places available. Entry to over the coming few months. By using equipment that they enjoy outside our Senior Department is based upon of school, they develop the skills that will both academic performance in these In the meantime, we will not be allow them to adapt in a rapidly changing examinations and the outcome of an standing still. Rehearsals for our technological world and be one step ahead interview. We will be introducing Spelling, Senior production of “Billy Elliott” are of the competition in their future careers. We Punctuation and Grammar assessments underway; plans for our Forest School use iPads to enhance their research and from January 2017 in order to gain a for Pre-Prep girls are moving forwards digital skills within the classroom and not broader view of girls’ academic ability. and Year 11 pupils are working to replace traditional learning. This allows Our Entrance Examination day for girls extremely hard in preparation for the girls to be taught how to use technology GCSE examinations next term. applying for a place in September 2017 responsibly and how to have good internet will be on Tuesday 10th January 2017. Zara Axton, Headmistress fi lters and controls in place to keep them Registrations are now being taken by safe. The iPads also have the added benefi t [email protected]. of reducing paper usage as part of our green school initiative. - 2 - News from Manor House School - Spring Term Edition 2016 Follow us on Twitter@ManorHseSchool and Find us on Facebook >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> News and Developments New Leadership Tracey Fantham will join Manor House School as our new Head Teacher from 1st September 2016. Ms Fantham is committed to continuing with the nurturing ethos and academic success of Manor House. Ms Fantham has said “I am delighted to be taking over leadership of Manor Kids House School. As a Head, it is important to have IN THE KITCHEN a real belief in the ethos of the school you are leading and I believe that pupils succeed in an environment that values them as individuals, where they are thoroughly happy and where they achieve more than they thought possible. I believe that Manor House is such a school and I am looking forward to working with the students, parents and staff to build further on the school’s success.” Ms Fantham currently has full accountability for the strategic leadership and operation of Blenheim High school, a co-educational academy with 1,350 students and 160 staff. Ms Fantham will be joining us at our open Holiday Club morning on Tuesday 26th April from 9.30am. To book a place please contact [email protected]. Introduction The fi rst Kids in the Kitchen holiday club will take place at Manor House School during February half-term. Following a popular Christmas taster session Forest School Launch attended by over 60 local children, Kids We are making great progress with establishing a Forest School for the Pre-Prep in the Kitchen is taking bookings for the pupils and will be launching our Forest School offi cially in September 2016. 15th-18th February and will be returning in the Easter Holidays. Forest School is a unique way of building independence and self-esteem in children, through practical, hands-on learning experiences in a woodland Kids in the Kitchen is the perfect choice environment. Children learn to recognise and assess risk for themselves, for boys and girls aged 5-13 who love helping to develop life-long skills. At Manor House, we are lucky to have our own to cook and create. Club days run extensive grounds, which provide an ever-changing learning environment for our from 10am-3.30pm and offer generous girls. We look forward to sharing more of our Forest School plans with you later helpings of fun and an expertly planned in the year. programme designed to develop new skills created by expert chef and cookery author, Valentina Harris. Our purpose built cookery and art room facilities provide the perfect environment for children to socialise, make new friends and develop new skills during the holidays. For full information and to book, visit www.kidsinthekitchen.co.uk or call: 01372 869646. - 3 - News from Manor House School - Spring Term Edition 2016 Follow us on Twitter@ManorHseSchool and Find us on Facebook Recognition and Awards >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Area Finalist: Royal Mail Young Letter Writing Competition Congratulations to our English Department and in particular to Abi in Year 9, for being selected as area fi nalist out of nearly 100,000 letters in the Royal Mail’s Young Letter Writer Competition. During February, a panel of judges, including TV presenter Helen Skelton, will select the Area Winners and Overall Winners from the 120 Area Finalists. An excellent achievement and we wish Abi every success. Abi wrote her letter to the Careers School Lunches: Department of the RAF so that she might be considered as a Typhoon Pilot – ambition Best in the UK indeed! Inspiring and nutritious food is a very important part of our pupil care at Manor House. Our focus is on Rotary’s 2016 Youth delivering creative, delicious food that engages and inspires girls, whilst also Speaks Trophy safeguarding their health and wellbeing. Manor House School celebrated its Our on-site Catering team, Holroyd debut at the Rotary’s 2016 Youth Speaks Howe, are offi cially the Best Caterers Competition by winning the Intermediate in Britain, as voted by the industry’s (11-13 years) local heat trophy. national awards scheme, the Foodservice Cateys. Holroyd Howe Beating teams from nearby schools were commended by judges for their including St John’s, Box Hill, St Teresa’s ‘innovative’ menus and commitment and Downsend, Manor House’s victorious to sourcing local ingredients. This Year 9 team (Abigail, Jennifer and Isabella) explains why lunch is always such a triumphed with their speeches on ‘Ying popular event at Manor House! With a and Yang: Fighting for Harmony in Gender daily lunch menu including a choice of Equality’ and will go through to the district two hot options, locally sourced produce semi-fi nal in Oxsted in late February. wherever possible, fresh vegetables, soups, baguettes, hot desserts, a Year 8 team (Candice, Emma and Kathleen) yoghurt and salad bar and fresh fruit, were third in the running order with their it’s not surprising. That is not forgetting speeches on ‘Why Do We Always Want match teas and theme week menus. More?’ Head of English, Mrs Mayes, said: “I am immensely proud of the girls’ achievements. Both teams shone amongst tough competition.” The evening offered up almost two hours of gripping, inspiring and entertaining presentations. Record Heritage Day Visitors Manor House opened its doors on Saturday 12th September as part of the Heritage Weekend celebrations, a national scheme where visitors can look around buildings and sites of historic interest which are normally not open to the general public. Manor House had nearly 200 visitors during the day, including some of our alumnae, who explored the house and looked at displays of photos and other items from our archives.