Head teacher: BJ Hazell
Belmont Road
Clapham SW4 0BZ
Tel: 020 7622 3919
www.claphammanor.lambeth.sch.uk
Issue 11 22nd November 2012
Hampton Court Palace
THIS WEEK
On Tuesday Year 4
went to Hampton
Court Palace. On the
way in we saw a lady
dressed in a French
gown. Her name was
Anne Boleyn. She
told us about Tudor
times. Next we went
to another room and
the ceiling was made
of real gold. We found out that one of Henry VIII’s wives did
give him a son so the ceiling was just for her.
The people who worked for Henry got two roast dinners
every day. Also they got clothes and somewhere to sleep.
In the kitchen we saw a pot which could cook six hundred
people’s meals! We went to see a Tudor fridge that ran with
no electricity. Then we saw the garden and it was gigantic.
by Alexis Lindo, Emilia Warchus & Madeleine McGuigan (4A)
Netball Tournament
Last Friday, a group of children from Year 6 participated in a
netball competition at Vauxhall Primary School. The team
played four matches against other primary schools from
South London, and won the last one, with Alfie from 6H
scoring the goal for our team.
Referees from a neighbouring secondary school were
impressed by the behaviour of our team and in particular
with Dolapo from 6M.
Dolapo not only played
great netball but also
showed excellent
sportsmanship skills.
Three cheers for our Year 6
team: Rachel, Darcy,
Dolapo, Alfie, Gabriel,
Megan, Tj and Zanika.
Dinner Money Due
Dinner money for the second half of
the Autumn Term (Term 2) is
£46.20 per child.
Sharing Assembly
Friday 23rd November—
Top Hall 2Z, Bottom Hall 2R.
Please be seated by 10.15am.
Football Fixture
Saturday 24th November
Clapham Manor v Sunnyhill,
10.30am.
Phonics Workshops
Tuesday 27th November,
4.00pm and 6.30pm.
Family Learning Coffee Morning
Thursday 29th November
9.00—11.00am.
FUTURE DATES
INSET Day
Friday 30th November. School
will be closed for children.
Jack And The Beanstalk Tickets
Tickets go on general sale on
Monday 3rd December.
Tony Robinson Visit
Monday 3rd December.
Tag Rugby Event
Wednesday 5th December—
Years 5 and 6.
The Little Blue Star
2.00pm on Thursday 6th
December and 10.30am on
Friday 7th December.
Winter Fair
Thursday 6th December.
Jack And The Beanstalk
1.45pm and 6.30pm on
Wednesday 12th
and Thursday 13th December.
Attendance Stars
19th—23rd November 2012 is Road Safety Week. Every
eighteen minutes, a child is killed or injured on UK roads. The
theme for Road Safety Week this year is the safety of
children on foot and bicycles. Clapham Manor children have
been challenged to create an eye catching poster or write a
rhythmic poem or song to help children think about how to
keep safe as they travel.
Club Dates
Please note that after school clubs in the Spring Term will run
from Thursday 10th January—Wednesday 20th March
(and not as stated on the letter sent out last week). There
will therefore be nine sessions for each club, and prices
reflect this.
Family Learning Coffee Morning
Take a break from Christmas shopping, escape the wintry
weather and join other parents and carers for a mug of
steaming hot coffee! From 9.00—11.00am on Thursday
29th November our Family Champions (Tracie Wallis,
Natalie Power, Mandy Delaney and Anna Campbell) would
like to welcome you to a fun session which will also give you
an opportunity to learn animation techniques. The coffee
morning will be in the main school building and you can bring
toddlers with you.
Dress Code
Thank you for working with us to ensure your children follow
the school dress code. We are pleased to note that children
are dressed in the correct colours (navy and white) and are
wearing sensible black shoes (no trainers or boots and no
patent material). We are also pleased to note that parents/
carers have removed their children’s hair extensions during
term time. Beads and other hair decorations are in school
colours as well as being kept to a minimum (small, and no
more than ten in number). It has helped all of our children
to feel an equal part of the school community.
Winter Fair
Friends of Clapham Manor will be holding a Winter Fair on
Thursday 6th December. Please bring in good quality
pre-owned books and toys to sell on the stalls, or prizes for
the chocolate tombola. You could also help Friends by asking
any business contacts for goods or vouchers which could
become prizes in the end-of-year raffle. Thank you!
Last week our star classes were
4A and 5S with 99.0%
attendance. The rate in school as
a whole was 94.9%.
Gold Certificates
Congratulations to the following
children who were awarded gold
certificates in this morning’s
assembly:
Omoseni Abayomi Adeola 3E
Lara Da Silva Costa 5G
Quy Phan 5G
Ayo Oladipo 5G
Rakin Ahmed 5G
SEAL Value
Children, staff and parents/carers
are asked to focus on a different
aspect of social and emotional
learning every week. Next week,
the SEAL value will be:
Refusing to join in with
unkind behaviour
Weaning Workshop
New parents can get lots of
practical help when introducing
their babies to solid foods—and
meet other parents with babies
the same age. Come to
Heathbrook Children’s Centre on
Monday 26th November from
10.00—11.00am.
Christmas Trees
Order a beautiful
Nordmann Fir
Christmas Tree and
help raise money for
our school. Friends
will be selling trees
again this year.
They are bought wholesale and
all the profit goes to the children
of the school.
Please get an order form from a
Friends rep and return it to the
office by Thursday 29th
November. Trees can be
collected from school or delivered
to your door for a small extra
charge.