{"id":56942,"date":"2026-06-11T15:55:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T14:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abingdon.org.uk\/prep\/?post_type=weeklymailing&#038;p=56942"},"modified":"2026-06-11T16:09:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T15:09:18","slug":"weekly-mailing-11-june","status":"publish","type":"weeklymailing","link":"https:\/\/www.abingdon.org.uk\/prep\/weeklymailing\/weekly-mailing-11-june\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Mailing 11 June"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Message from the Head<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RCzYgLExuhQ?si=kBVVgcAfRDm6IyHp\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Letters<\/h3>\n<p>Letter to all Parents &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abingdon.org.uk\/prep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Colour-run-.pdf\">Update on what we have spent with the money raised from the colour run<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Letter to Parents of pupils in Y4 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abingdon.org.uk\/prep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/PGL-Summer-term-letter-to-parents-.pdf\">PGL trip Y5 autumn term 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Letter to Parents of pupils in Y3 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abingdon.org.uk\/prep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Letter-to-parents-Ashmolean-2026.pdf\">Trip to the Ashmolean Museum, Tuesday 23 June<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Letter to Parents of pupils in Y3-4 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abingdon.org.uk\/prep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Uniform-change-white-shirts-2026.pdf\">Uniform change<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Letter to Parents of pupils in Y2 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abingdon.org.uk\/prep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/Year-2-Earth-Trust-Forest-School-Trip-on-Thursday-25-June-2026-1.pdf\">Earth Trust trip, Thursday 25 June<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Letter to Parents of pupils in YR and Y1 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abingdon.org.uk\/prep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/25.06.26-Wheels-Day-Letter.pdf\">Wheels Day, Thursday 25 June<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Notices<\/h3>\n<p><b>Message from Elliot Birkbeck<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Pre Prep sports day logistics<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please park in the Cox\u2019s Field Car Park.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There will be an area where parents can lay out picnic blankets and spectate by the side of the track to see all the action.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pupils can depart straight from the event with their parents \/ guardian and will be asked to sign out with their class teacher. Pupils will also have access to after school clubs if needed.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Year 3-8 Sports Day &#8211; Saturday 20th June &#8211; 9:00am\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plans are well and truly underway for our annual sports day, hosted at Tilsley Park. Parents are encouraged to bring a picnic and to relax with friends and family on the sunny banks of the track whilst cheering on the pupils. If you are unable to attend then permission needs to be granted by Nicky and Elliot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Message from Richard Sutton, Deputy Head Pastoral, Y8 Trip Friday 19 June<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Further to our message in last week\u2019s mailing the trip for Y8 pupils to Dalton Barracks on Friday 19 June is confirmed. This will happen between 9-12pm and we will be returning for lunch at school. Pupils will need to come into school in their home clothes and trainers, that you don\u2019t mind getting dirty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Thursday Thought<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;How would the world be different if animals could speak our language?&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please have a think and discussion about this over the weekend. The children can then join Lenka on Monday at morning break after half term to discuss. 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