Next Week’s Diary

After School Clubs

INAMOS Yateley Manor’s Weekly Newsletter • www.yateleymanor.com

Your Child • Their Journey • Our FocusVol. 35 Issue No. 16 • 26th January 2018

All after school clubs and coaches will be running as usual next week except:

Monday: Open Cricket

Tuesday: Open Chess, Chess Masterclass (due to chess match), Foundation French

Thursday: Sewing Club (due to parents’ evening)

SATURDAYSouth of England Chess Congress

SUNDAYSouth of England Chess Congress

MONDAY

9.20am

6.00pm

Year 1 Parents invited to lunchFlorence Nightingale to visit Year 2Nursery Welcome Meeting

TUESDAY

11.30am1.15pm

3.45pm

4.45pm

Year 1 Parents invited to lunchFood Committee MeetingSATIPS General Knowledge ChallengeMaths Catch up for Parents of Children in Years 1 and 2Tea for Parents of Year 5 Boys

THURSDAY

8.50am5.00pm5.00pm 7.00pm

Year 1 Parents invited to lunchYear Assembly for Year 8 Year 3 Parents’ EveningYear 4 Parents’ EveningY2P24 Challenge Meeting

FRIDAY

1.30pmYear 7 Centre of the Cell Trip Health and Safety Meeting

Nine Scholarship Successes!We have had news this week of nine scholarship successes in a range of areas.

Maddy Gough has won an Academic and Music scholarship and Yaseen Subhan a Sports scholarship and Singing Exhibition for Luckley House School.

Eden Berdat, Eesha Kaur and Ella MacDougall have all been awarded academic scholarships to Farnborough Hill. and Jemima Harrison has an academic scholarship for Luckley House.

Sports scholarships have been won by Lauren Gostelow for Farnborough Hill and Sophie Etherington for Luckley House and on the Music front Madeleine Perryman has a scholarship also for Luckley House.

These are fantastic achievements for the children. Many congratulations to them all.

Bertie, When I Need to Go to the Moon ...Robert Upton’s latest blog can be found on the School website. The following is a taster:

…….can you build me a rocket because you are a builder?

Aspiration. One of the definitions of the word online is, “a hope or ambition of achieving something”. An aspiration does not come naturally and sometimes we need to develop it in children. This is clearly not the case for Maisie, who made the comment above during the filming of one of our two new films which are available on our website.

To read the rest of this article and the Headmaster’s other blog posts visit the website.

National Basketball ChampionsMany congratulations to the U11 basketball team who were crowned National IAPS Basketball Championships. The team played superby winning all their matches during the championships. Matthew Daines was named Most Valuable Player for the tournament.

Congratulations also to the U13 team who won the IAPS U13 plate competition.

A full report on both National Championships can be found in the sports section of INAMOS.

Good luck to all our chess players who are taking part in the South of England Chess Congress which are being held at Yateley Manor this weekend.

South of England Chess

Zariah Mockett who joined the Nursery this week. We are sure that she will settle in quickly and happily

Welcome to .....

Bonuses House Points Overall

Fyson 1st 2nd 1st

Kingsley 4th 3rd = 4th

School 3rd 1st 2nd =

Stanley 2nd 3rd = 2nd =

House Points and Bonuses

Bonus Point Winner: Fyson

House Point Winner: School

Overall Winner: Fyson

15 Star Certificate: Jack Graham, Victoria Hoskins, Annabelle Starr, Anna Jacobs, Flores Johnson-Rodriguez

Reception Stars of the Week

For an amazing Owl Babies story map: Max Wiedemann- Bates

For trying so hard with her phonics and writing: Lucy Etherington

Pre-Prep Awards

DT - Stephenson’s Rocket: Sarah-Jane Butler

DT - Stationery Holder: Sadie Kitto

English - Wild Wood Cake: Isabel Burroughs

For solving a difficult mathematical investigation: Clara Goodby

Headmaster’s Commendations

Year 2 Garden Volunteer Needed

Two pairs of our Year 6 mathematicians travelled to Eagle House for an exciting Maths Challenge.

They took part in three different events, Find the values, Countdown and The Big Event which included a mixture of mathematical problems. It was a fun and very active afternoon with pupils running up and down to get the next challenge! Eesha Kaur, Matthew O’Donoghue, Bethan Williams and Nikita Zubkov were up against thirty-nine other schools, making a total of eighty groups! Eesha and Matthew finished in an excellent twelfth place and Bethan and Nikita achieved a very respectable 19th place.

Well done to all four of our mathematicians.

Maths Challenge

Last year’s Year 2 children really enjoyed working in their own garden during the spring and summer terms. Watching their plants spring to life, their vegetables and fruit ripen and their flowers bloom is a truly wonderful experience for them.

Alex who organised the Year 2 gardening last year is stepping down. We are incredibly grateful to her and to all the parents who have helped her for their hard work and enthusiasm.

Year 2 would love to find another parent or grandparent who would like to take over Alex’s mantle. If you would like to help and are able to commit to coming to school on Friday afternoons please contact Vanessa Nightingale.

Year 2 BakingYear 2s literacy has been based on Jack and her beanstalk and Jim and the Beanstalk. This week the children have rewritten the story

using their own story plans. On Thursday afternoon they had a carousel of activities as the finale to the topic including; making the longest leafiest beanstalk they could from newspapers, reading a script and acting out the story of Jack and making shortbread leaf biscuits from scratch. They worked in small groups and tried to use their collaborative and leadership skills. It was great to see them recognising who had skills and knowledge they could use for each activity. They iced the biscuits and ate them as a Friday afternoon treat!

Happy BirthdaySonny Alexander 7William Apsey 11Ananya Bhat 7Aarmaan Chana 11Amelia Highett 11Edward Long 12Lily Moore 8Nathan Ollington 11Evelyn Rolt 8Edith Scarr 9Maisie Sigley 4Annabelle Starr 7Rafa Stiles 6

Did You Know....The very popular FYMS Quiz Night is now just a few weeks away on Friday 23rd February. Don’t forget to book your place on this highly entertaining and competitive evening. Enter either as a team of six people or individually and let FYMS place you in a team. A prize will be awarded for the most imaginative team name and the quiz winners will receive the much coveted Yateley Manor Quiz Trophy .

Ticket price of £10 per person includes supper. Wine, beer and soft drinks will be available. All the details and the online booking form are available here.

School Uniform Parents are reminded to make sure that all items of school uniform and school equipment are clearly named. This makes it much easier to reunite children with their lost items. Thank you.

Congratulations to...

Egg Boxes Needed

Lost PropertyEthan Howells (7SAH) has lost his named blazer. If you have seen it please let Ethan or Matron know. Thank you.

Levi Bell (3HJ) who passed his Rockschool Debut Level Guitar exam and was presented with his certificate in assembly.

Flora Fergie-Woods (6SKP) who has been selected to train as part of the England Roller Hockey Squad. Flora has been a memeber of the Farnham Roller Hockey club for the last two years and regularly plays for them in U11 and U13 tournaments. In October she was invited to join the England squad and trains with them in Peterborough once a month.

Sarah Aizawa (4JAB) who won the District stage of the Rotary Young Musician Competition. Sarah, who was competing aganist much older children, moves forward to the next round of the competition which will be held in the middle of March. Well done Sarah.

What Will You Choose for Lunch Next Week?

Available Daily

Breakfast: (8.00-8.20am) A choice of: fruit juice, cereal, scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, beans, toast & marmalade, tea, coffee or milk. Breakfast Vouchers may be purchase from Reception in advance in books of 10 at the price of £2.50 each for full English breakfast and £1.30 each for Continental. Breakfast may also be paid for in cash on the day for £3.00 and £1.50 respectively. As well as our daily menu, we have an extensive salad bar with various protein items, composite salads and hot jacket potatoes. Fresh bread, fresh fruit and yoghurts are always available.

Monday

Beef Cobbler with Rosemary SconesBrie and Courgette Roulade (v)

Green beans and carrots

Fruit salad

Tuesday

Sweet and Sour ChickenRoast Vegetable Tagine & Couscous (v)

Noodles

Coconut jam sponge

Wednesday

Roasted Tomato and Ham Pasta Kale and Mushroom Carbonara (v)

Carrrots and cucumber batons

Ice cream

Thursday

Turkey Kofta Curry Squash and Tomato Dahl (v)

Rice, sweetcorn and naan bread

Fruit cake

FridayFish Cake or Cod with Roasted Pepper Sauce

Quorn and Butternut Parcels (v)Diced potatoes, peas and beans

Trifle

The Science Department would be very grateful for the donation of any unwanted egg boxes. Our chickens are now laying eggs regularly so the boxes soon fill up. Please leave any donations in School Reception. Thank you.

Have You Seen Our New Films We were delighted this week to unveil our two new school films. ‘Starting the Future’ is all about what life is like in Reception at Yateley Manor while ‘Being the Future’ focusses on Year 3.

The films can be found on the school website www.yateleymanor.com or on Yateley Manor’s YouTube channel.We hope they give a really good picture of what is so special about Yateley Manor.

Next week’s fixture listSaturday South of England Chess Championships

Sunday South of England Chess Championships

Monday 4.40pm Swimming Gala v Daneshill Years 5, 6, 7 & 8 Home

Tuesday 3.45pm National Schools Chess v KCS Wimbledon Away (coach leaves 3.45pm & returns 7.30pm)

Wednesday 1.00pm Wellington College U11 Netball Tournament (coach leaves 12.15pm & returns approximately 4.30pm)2.00pm Thorngrove U13 Netball Tournament U13A (coach leaves 12.15pm & returns approximately 5.15pm)2.30pm Netball v Holme Grange and Waverley U11B, U11B/C & U10B Away at Holme Grange (coach leaves 1.40pm & returns approximately 4.20pm)2.30pm Netball v Holme Grange U10A & U10C Home2.30pm Rugby v Farleigh U12, U10A Home, U13, U11A, U11B & U11C Away (coach leaves 1.20pm & returns 5.15pm) See note below

Thursday 2.00pm Yateley Manor U8 Netball Festival 2.30pm Rugby v Bishopsgate U9A & U9B Away (coach leaves 1.30pm & returns 5.00pm) see note below3.30pm Netball v The Abbey U9A & U9B Away (coach leaves 2.45pm & returns 5.15pm)

Friday 2.00pm Eagle House Cross Country Years 3, 4, 5, 6 & 8 (coach leaves 1.15pm & returns 4.20pm)4.30pm Ski Training

Saturday 9.15am EPSCA Chess Regional Qualifying Competition U11A, U11B, U9A & U9B at Twickenham Prep School10.00am Edgeborough U13 Netball Tournament (meet Mrs Ellis at Edgeborough at 9.30am)

Farleigh - No Dogs Policy

Sports Carousel for Years 5 to 8

Parents who plan to watch Wednesday’s away rugby matches should note that, like us, Farleigh School has a no dogs policy and are therefore unable to have our four-legged friends in their grounds.

The week saw the U11 basketball team crowned IAPS National Champions while the U13 team won the plate competition.

On Wednesday all the boys rugby matches were cancelled due to the weather. The Portsmouth U11 netball tournament and our own U10 tournament also had to be cancelled but a mini U10 tournament and senior and U11 matches were able to take place indoors.

Luckily the weather was much improved for the Year 3 and 4 matches on Thursday when all the Year 3 and 4 boys and the Year 3 girls travelled to Twyford. The U9 girls took part in the Hall Grove U9 netball tournament and returned with second place medals.

Reports on these matches can be found here.

This week’s Sports Matches

Year 1 Visit Milestones Museum

The Sports Carousel will again run after half term for children in Years 5 to 8. On the first three Wednesday afternoons children will be able to choose from a range of exciting and challenging sports.

Kevin Cluett has added in some new activities to try while retaining some of the old favourites. Children will be able to choose one from each of the following groups:

Group 1: Ice Skating, skiing or shooting

Group 2: Fitness room and squash, golf or outward bound

Group 3: Archery, triathlon or karate

This is a great chance for children to try out something different and perhaps find a sport or activity that they would like to continue with.

Next Thursday’s U9 rugby matches against Bishopsgate will be taking place during Bishopsgate’s sports lessons. Parents are very welcome to watch the matches but match teas will not be served to parents.

Rugby v Bishopsgate

Year One had a wonderful day at Milestones museum. Milestones is made up of a network of streets that have been recreated inspired by those found in Victorian and 1930s Hampshire. The children learnt a great deal by playing with and discovering toys from pre 1940s and throughout the subsequent decades. The children enjoyed exploring the old fashioned toy shop and climbing aboard the old tram. At the end of the trip the children were able to visit the traditional sweet shop and choose which sweets they wanted to try .