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On 7th October, 30 Year 7 students and staff visited Lincoln Castle as part of their Competency Curriculum, Communication project. The trip is an established part of the CC cycle, and provides background knowledge for the website which the students produce. The trip involves a guided tour of the castle and the old prison which gives students a wealth of historical information about the castle's importance through the ages. On the day , the sun shone on the group, the views from the castle walls and towers were spectactular and open air lunch on the grassy banks of the interior was enjoyable and relaxing. Mr Unwin and Mr Sully would like to thank the staff who supported the visit and the students whose behaviour, enthusiasm and interest were exemplary. Thanks to the hard work and commitment of three students, The Manor School has successfully been awarded its Bronze Eco-Schools award. In order to achieve this Shaun Heslin, Tom Harper and Joshua Cockayne carried out an environmental audit of the school, they devised an energy awareness campaign and also undertook several other eco-friendly projects including growing organic plants and vegetables and arranging for water saving devices to be installed. 'From Eco Club I have learnt that our school wanted to make some improvements. Since I've become a member of Eco Club it has inspired me to try and make our school an environmentally friendly school. We have already started to make some useful changes to our school.' Tom Harper Year 8 'I enjoyed the activities such as planting seeds to grow organic plants and also going around the school to do a survey'. Shaun Heslin Year 8 Manor School had a visit from one of last year's X-Factor finalists. Laura White came to perform in Forest Theatre to Expressive Arts Students as part of her promotional tour. Laura sang four songs, and then answered students' questions about the music industry and X-Factor. She was really informative and students were excited to hear the gossip about Cheryl Cole and Simon Cowell. Laura signed autograph cards (and a few t-shirts and arms) for all students who watched the performance. Everyone had a fantastic time and it was great to have a glimpse into the world of a celebrity.
On a crisp October Morning (with the forecast of rain), twenty-five Year 10 and Year 12 students visited the 'Sotheby's Beyond Limits Sculpture Exhibition 2009' in the gardens of Chatsworth House. Thankfully the rain stayed away and it turned into a lovely day. We were the first group to arrive and for a long time it felt like we had the whole of Chatsworth to ourselves. The students explored the gardens finding the thirty sculptures that were exhibited, including a stunning Henry Moore and a life size maquette of Antony Gormley's 'Angel of the North'. All of the sculptures exhibited will be sold at a Sotheby's auction at the end of the year, so it was a wonderful opportunity to see these sculptures, maybe for the last time, in such a wonderful setting. As well as seeing the sculptures the students were amazed as they watched the water begin to trickle at the top of the Cascades and then as they followed it all the way down to the bottom and they had great fun getting thoroughly lost in the maze. On a sunny day in October Miss Fisher and Mr Gladwin took 33 Year 11 Geography students to the Peak District to look at tourism issues in Dovedale. The students began the day walking along the river down to the stepping stones, looking at how the footpath has been eroded by visitors and how the area is being managed to meet the demands of an increasing number of tourists. The day was rounded off by a hike up Thorpe Cloud which was thoroughly enjoyed by both the staff and students!
This year's Year 7 residential took place between the 28th September and the 2nd October at The Manor Adventure Centre which is in Shropshire. 200 Year 7's experienced a three day, 2 night residential where they took part in activities including Rifle Shooting, Archery, Abseiling, Fencing and much more. All students also participated in completing an Obstacle Course and a two hour Hill Walk. On the second evening of their experience a disco was held, where students and staff had the opportunity to show off their dance moves. A great time was had by students and staff across the whole week and a lot of new friendships were formed.
The Manor Family of Schools has been awarded a quality mark for its Extended Services. There are three levels : Emerged, Established and Advanced. The Quality Mark is at Established level and this was awarded in September at a meeting at which two portfolios of evidence were submitted for scrutiny.
On Saturday 3rd, Sunday 4th and Monday 5th October, 14 students completed their Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award Expedition in the Peak District. The students conquered the more challenging terrain very well and their navigation was superb. The highlight of the trip was passing over between Mam Tor and Lose Hill with fantastic views of the Peak District. We awoke to a thick frost covering the tents on Monday but the students didn't complain (too much!). A fantastic effort overall by these students in challenging conditions. Well done everyone!!! Congratulations to Leah Wright in Year 13 who has been elected as Youth Mayor for Mansfield. Leah worked extremely hard throughout the election campaign and thoroughly deserves her success. Young people across Mansfield took part in the election on
On Wednesday 23rd September 25 students took part in the first workshop held by The Royal Ballet School. This hour and a half workshop was a combination of Ballet technique and creative exercises which the students thoroughly enjoyed. The workshops introduced the students to traditional Ballet dance technique which was accompanied by a live musician. Students thoroughly enjoyed the experience and are looking forward to the forthcoming workshops.
Competency Curriculum Visit to Lincoln Castle
Bronze Eco-School Award
X-Factor
Sculpture Exhibition At Chatsworth
Year 11 Geography 
Year 7 Residential
Extended Services Quality Mark
Duke of Edinburgh Silver Expedit
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Campaign for Youth Mayor
Royal Ballet School Workshop
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