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

Your Child • Their Journey • Our FocusVol. 34 Issue No. 26 • 5th May 2017

Next Week’s Diary

Clubs Next WeekAll clubs running next week except:

Thursday: Certamen

Friday: Open Chess (due to chess match)

SATURDAY8.00am Badminton Horse Trials Trip

MONDAYYear 4 Parents invited for lunch Year 8 Girls HPV Vaccinations

TUESDAY

11.30am12.00 noon

Year 4 Parents invited for lunchSchool Council MeetingWorld War II Talk for Year 5

WEDNESDAY10.30am World War I Talk for Year 8

THURSDAY

9.00am

Year 4 Parents invited for lunchYear 3 Roman Day

FRIDAY

8.45amFYMS Mufti Day (see page 2)Year 6 to Weald and Downland Museum

FYMS May Fair The FYMS May Fair is now just two weeks away and excitement is mounting. The May Fair Committee have been working really hard and have planned a fantastic family day for us all with plenty for everyone.

As well as being a fantastic event, the May Fair is also FYMS’ biggest fundraiser and allows them to provide extra resources or activities around the school; the icing on the cake they call it! This year FYMS have donated the super new outdoor classroom in the Woodland Learning Area and are now raising funds for a fabulous new climbing wall.

This year’s May Fair will feature all the usual favourites for the young and the young at heart including the bouncy slide, bouncy assault course, the under 6 bouncy castle, football penalty shootout and the mini roller coaster. For the less energetic there will be the coconut shy, the tombolas, find the key, roll a coin and many more. Those who prefer to be pampered should not miss the face and nail painting, hair braiding, tattoos and hair dye.

Children will also be excited to know that Mr Upton has offered to be wet sponged again. Come early - the queue for this grows quickly!

The fantastically greenfingered parents who run the plant stall are again offering to fill your hanging baskets. Bring along your empty baskets, select your plants and then collect the finished baskets before you leave. You can also buy pre-filled baskets on the day.

Performances from the Wind Band, Senior Manor Singers, Junior Manor Singers, the Pre-Prep Choir and our newest ensemble Manor Rocks will, as always, be highlights. When you need to recharge your batteries visit the BBQ for a tasty burger, hot dog or freshly made onion bhajis. Alternatively visit the tea shop for a slice of delicious homemade cake, quench your thirst at the bar or treat your child (or yourself ) to an ice cream or candy floss.

Come rain or shine, the event will go ahead so please come along between 12.00 noon and 4.00pm on 20th May and have a wonderful time while raising money for the school.

FYMS work really hard to ensure that the May Fair is great fun for children and adults. Please turn to page 3 to see how you can help make it a great day.

Yateley Manor Award Silver: Sam Rowe Bronze: Matty Knowles

Congratulations to Alex Padbury, Matthew Daines, Mia Ingram and Katie Hancock who have all been selected for the South of England basketball squads. The four attended trials in Winchester and were amongst the top ten girls and top ten boys chosen. Both the squads have several training weekends and tournaments before playing in the National Regional Finals in Sheffield in June. As well as training at school all four pupils also play for the Yateley Silverbacks U12s.

No other club or school had more than two players selected for the squads so to have four is a great achievement for the children, the school and the Silverbacks and we are very proud of their success. Matthew is only currently allowed to train with the squad and not play in the Nationals as, being U9, he is too young!

Good luck to all four in the National Finals in Sheffield.

South of England Basketball Squads

Pre-Prep Awards

English - Persuasive Letter: Daisy Roberts, Megan Hancock

Creative Writing: Jasper Wisbey

Headmaster’s Commendations

House Points and BonusesBonuses House Points Overall

Fyson 2nd 1st 1st

Kingsley 1st 3rd = 2nd

School 3rd 3rd = 3rd

Stanley 4th 2nd 4th

Bonus Point Winner: KingsleyHouse Point Winner: FysonOverall Winner: Fyson

25 Star Certificate: Jasper Wisbey, Hannah Wiedemann-Bates, Evelyn Rolt

20 Star Certificate: Matilda Upfold, Henry Wells-Skeates, Lola Coxon, Phoebe Ayton-Judd, Charlie Everest, Sirisha Main, Alex Nash, James Pearce, Evelyn Randall, Alisha Ikram, Casper Waine

15 Star Certificate: Victoria Hoskins, Matty Marshall, Levi Bell

Reception Stars of the Week

For his ‘show and tell’ planting and growing news, with super descriptions and detail: George Smee

For trying really hard all week: Alfred Parker

Children may come to school on Friday 12th May, in their own clothes. In exchange FYMS ask that you donate a gift towards the May Fair tombolas. Children in Nursery to Year 2 are asked to donate a new toy or puzzle that can go into the children’s tombola. Please could children in Year 3 donate toiletries and those in Years 4, 5, 7 and 8 donate a bottle for the adult tombola. FYMS members will be at the door on the day to collect these gifts.

Please note that Year 6 will be visiting the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum on Friday 12th and will need to wear their school tracksuits.

Please note that children should be dressed appropriately for school: Girls’ tops should be full length and all skirts, shorts and trousers must be of a sensible length. Footwear should also be sensible. Please no team tops, no jewellery (for health and safety reasons) and no hair colouring, make up or face paint.

Vanessa Norton-Edwards, Head of English, will be holding a Year 6 English for Year 5 Parents meeting on Tuesday 6th June

The meeting aims to explain the standard of English expected from children at 11+. It also covers how teachers support children in preparation for exams and how parents can help. In the past this meeting has proved to be highly valued by parents.

The meeting will start at 4.45pm and will be held in Johnson and Bronte. If you would like to attend this meeting please email Penny Charles or let Reception know. Thank you.

Year 6 English for Year 5 Parents Meeting

Rock School (RSL) Music Exam ResultsMany congratulations to the following children who have passed their Rock School (RSL) music exams:

Guy Miller Grade 3 Electric Guitar Merit

Jarosan Gobiranjan Grade 2 Electric Guitar Pass

Aarmaan Chana Grade 2 Electric Guitar Pass

Edward Houghton Grade 2 Electric Guitar Merit

FYMS Mufti Day - Friday 12th May

Children from Year 3 upwards who would like to take part in the end of term Yateley Manor Talent Contest should collect an entry form from Mrs Daines. Children may enter as a solo act or in a group.

All entries must be handed to their Head of Year by Friday 26th May, just before half term. The Yateley Manor Talent Contest is one of the highlights of the year and is held on the penultimate day of term, Wednesday 5th July.

Yateley Manor Talent Contest

Robert Upton’s latest blog can be found on the School website. The following is a taster:

Teaching is an art form, it is not a delivery system. It is about intuition and judgement. We all remember the teachers who made a difference to our learning and ultimately, perhaps, to our lives. They are the ones who said something that really made us sit up and think, or they encouraged us to try a new opportunity and gave us confidence. Being a great teacher is not just about “knowing your stuff” but also knowing how to get children interested in it.

To read the rest of this article and other blogs visit the website.

Flipping the Classroom

Years 6 and 8 Hooded TopsA reminder that orders for the Years 6 and 8 hooded tops must be returned, along with the payment, by Friday 12th May. There will only be one order placed with the manufacturer. Please also note that nicknames will be printed on the back of the hooded top exactly as they are written on the order form ie in lower case or upper case.Spare forms are also available from School Reception.

Congratulations to ...

Levi Bell 7Joshua Chapman 11Sankarshan Komanduri 8Benjie Marshall 9Matty Marshall 6

FYMS - May Fair How you can help

Music at the May FairSeveral of our music ensembles will be performing as part of the FYMS May Fair festivities on Saturday 20th May. Children involved will be given a letter with timings (which are also listed below) during the next week. Alternatively the letter can be downloaded here. Parents should complete the form and return to School Reception by Friday 12th May. Children are asked to meet in the Music School at their designated rehearsal time for a warm up. All performances will take place outside the Music Block. Children may, of course, wear their own clothes for these performances. Pre-Prep Choir Rehearsal at 12.00pm Performance at 12.30pm Junior Manor Singers Rehearsal at 12.50pm Performance at 1.15pm Wind Band Rehearsal at 1.15pm Performance at 1.45pm Senior Manor Singers Rehearsal at 2.00pm Performance at 2.30pm Manor Rocks Rehearsal at 3:00pm Performance at 3.30pm

The music ensemble performances always draw large crowds at the May Fair and are a lovely part of the afternoon. We hope as many members of these groups as possible are able to come along.

May Fair Update - It is now only two weeks until the May Fair on 20th May and plans are well under way:

Volunteers: Please join in the fun and help us man one of the stalls on the day. We are reliant on volunteers to make this day run smoothly and all help is much appreciated. You can help for just one hour or more if possible. Please email fyms@mail.com or drop a note in the FYMS post box in School Reception if you can help.

Hanging Baskets and Plant Stall: One of the most popular stalls, the plant ‘shop’ needs green fingered help. If you can donate pots, plants or hanging baskets, please drop them off at the bike shed by the Pre-Prep entrance. If you are planning to bring your hanging baskets along to be filled on the day please email Jo Smithson so that she can plan for this usually very popular stall.

Sports Equipment Recycling Stall: If you have any sports equipment you could donate to the recycling stall plesase bring it in to school on Friday 19th May or alternatively just bring it along to the May Fair. Thank you.

Anyone for Cake? Did you know, we sell over 200 pieces of cake at the May Fair. We can’t do this though without the volunteers to make them. If you are able to bake a cake for the May Fair please contact fyms@mail.com.

Token pre-order: You can pre-order your tokens for the May Fair by completing the form and leaving it in School Reception. Pre-ordered tokens will be available for collection at the entrance to the Fair. Download the order form here.

The FYMS Mufti Day in aid of the May Fair will be held on Friday 12th May. Please see the separate article on page 2 of INAMOS.

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.

MondayToad in the Hole

Vegetarian Toad in the Hole (v) Mashed potato, peas, carrots and gravy

Apple pie and cream

Tuesday

Chicken Burgers Vegetarian burgers (v)

Cheese, cucumber, tomatoes and chips

Blueberry pancakes

Wednesday

Pasta Bolognese Vegetable bolognese (v)

Mixed salad and garlic bread

Mousse delight

Thursday

Pulled Pork with BBQ Sauce Vegetable cobbler (v)

Roast potatoes and vegetable medley

Rhubarb and ginger crumble with custard

FridayFish Cakes or Zesty Salmon

Spanish omelette (v)Spicy wedges, sweetcorn and carrots

Granola flapjack

Happy Birthday

Maddy Hall (8SJC) who was awarded Yateley Hockey Club's award for Player's Player of the Year. This award was voted for by all her team mates so she was especially proud to win it.

Matthew Daines (4SS), James Harvey (4JC) and Henry Gillam (4JC) who were part of the Yateley United Jaguars U9 football team that won the Surrey Cup with a 3 -1 victory over Molesey at Guildford City Football Club. Matthew was also named man of the match.

We are still collecting Sainsbury’s Active Kids Vouchers. If you still have any at home please drop them into School Reception. Many thanks.

Sainsbury’s Active Kids

Important Parent Meetings this Term

Fixtures for Next Week Please note that cricketers on away matches are not back in time for the evening coaches

Tuesday 3.15pm Rounders v The Abbey Away at Cintra Park U11A & U11B (coach leaves 2.45pm & returns 5.30 - 5.45pm)

Wednesday 2.30pm Rounders v Eagle House U11A Home, U13/U12, U10A & U10B Away (coach leaves 1.50pm & returns 4.30pm)

2.30pm Rounders v St Piran’s U11/U10 & U10/U9 Away (coach leaves 1.30pm & returns 4.45 - 5.00pm)

2.30pm Cricket v Crosfields U11A & U11B Home, 1st XI, U10A & U10B Away (coach leaves 1.40pm & returns 6.30pm)

2.30pm Internal Cricket U9s Australia v South Africa Home

Thursday 4.30pm The Abbey Girls’ Swimming Gala Years 4 to 6 (coach leaves 4.00pm & returns approx 6.30pm)

Friday 4.30pm Chess v The Abbey U11A & U9A Home

Saturday EPSCA Chess National Semi-Final at Bristol Grammar School U11A & U9A

This Week’s MatchesIt was hardly a summer’s afternoon on Wednesday but at least this week we were able to complete the all our matches without any rain!

Both the girls and boys played against Twyford. The girls shared the honours with both schools winning two matches, losing two and drawing one.

As it was internal exam week the senior and U11 boys played shortened matches at home while the U9 boys played full length fixtures away.

Match reports on all of Wednesday’s games can be found here.

Certamen Date Change

Summer Holiday Dance Workshop

Chess Match Changes

A number of meetings for parents are scheduled for the week before half term and the first few weeks after half term: All will begin at 4.45pm.

Monday 22nd May Year 6 Residential Trip Briefing

Thursday 25th May Year 8 Residential Trip Briefing

Monday 5th June Year 7 Residential Trip Briefing

Tuesday 6th June Year 6 English for parents of children in Year 5 (see page 2 of INAMOS)

Monday 12th June Year 5 Residential Trip Briefing

Monday 19th June Moving to Year 3 for current Year 2 parents

Monday 19th June Moving to Year 7 for current Year 6 parents

Tuesday 20th June Moving to Year 5 for current Year 4 parents

We are delighted to announce an extra holiday activity week in additon to those outlined in our Fun der Zone brochure. Miss Emma will be running a Dance Workshop between 17th and 21st July. The workshop will be open to children from Year 1 upwards and will run from 8.30am until 5.30pm.

It promises to be a fun-filled week of modern dance with dance and choreography and guest teachers in jazz and singing. The children will not be expected to dance all day and there will be other activities as well including games, outdoor games, toys and hot beads. More information can be downloaded here or contact Miss Emma on 07768 782133 or evsewell@hotmail.com.

The Pre-Prep and Prep teams’ chess matches against St Catherine’s School which were scheduled for next Friday, 12th May have been moved to the following week, Friday 19th May.

Our U11A and U9A teams will instead be playing against The Abbey at home next Friday.

The house chess matches which had originally be scheduled for the 19th May will now be played later in the term.

We apologise for any inconvenience arising from these changes.

Music Recording DayThe Music Department is very excited to be recording our own Yateley Manor music CD on Friday 16th June.

A professional mobile recording studio will be visiting us and all music ensembles that have run through the whole year (rather than just for one term) will be recording one or two pieces. The whole CD, including the art on the CD cover, will be exclusively our pupils’ work.

CDs are strictly limited edition and you will not be able to buy them in shops or on-line. They will be distributed only through the school on a ‘first come first served basis’ As well as a great memento for the children we are sure that parents will enjoy the music too and they will also make great presents for family members.

Children involved will be given a letter with details about ordering CDs during their ensembles and this can also be downloaded here. Orders must be received no later than 19th June 2017.

Madeleine Perryman (5TLM) has lost her named swimming kit which is in a named red swimming bag. If you have seen it please let Madeleine or Mr Daines know. Thank you.

Lost Property

Please note that the date for the Certamen Classics General Knowledge Competition to be held at Sir William Perkins’s School has been changed from Wednesday 21st June to Wednesday 7th June.