{"id":57793,"date":"2026-11-05T16:56:22","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T16:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abingdon.org.uk\/prep\/?post_type=weeklymailing&#038;p=57793"},"modified":"2026-11-05T16:56:22","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T16:56:22","slug":"weekly-mailing-5-nov","status":"publish","type":"weeklymailing","link":"https:\/\/www.abingdon.org.uk\/prep\/weeklymailing\/weekly-mailing-5-nov\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Mailing 5 Nov"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Message from the Head<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dC8t-HYFFsg?si=XYAw3Pl4-Xfi4TcT\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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\/11\/Book-fair-letter-2026.pdf\">Book Fair, 16 to 20 November<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Letter to all Parents &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abingdon.org.uk\/prep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/11\/Firestorm-Safety-Letter-2026.docx.pdf\">Firestorm safety letter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Letter to all Parents &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abingdon.org.uk\/prep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/11\/Letter-to-all-Parents-Griffin-House-Santa-Fun-Run.pdf\">Santa Fun Run for Griffin House charity<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Letter to Parents of pupils in Y8 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abingdon.org.uk\/prep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/11\/Letter-re_-Year-8-Parents-Evening-November-2026.pdf\">Parents&#8217; Evening, Wednesday 18 November<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Letter to Parents of pupils in Y3-8, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abingdon.org.uk\/prep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/11\/Newsletter-comms.pdf\">Middle and Senior Carol Services<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Letter to Parents of pupils in Y3-8 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abingdon.org.uk\/prep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/11\/Archimedes-Awards.docx.pdf\">The Archimedes Awards, Mathematics opportunities 2026\/27<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Letter to Parents of pupils in Y5 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abingdon.org.uk\/prep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/11\/Black-Country-Living-Museum-Letter-to-Parents-letter-2.pdf\">Reminder &#8211; trip to Black Country Living Museum<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Letter to Parents of pupils in YR &#8211; 4 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abingdon.org.uk\/prep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/11\/Parent-Letter-James-Bishop-Visit-2.pdf\">Author visit, order form<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Notices<\/h3>\n<p><b>Message from Natalie Hunt, Head of Wellbeing<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please find attached this term&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abingdon.org.uk\/prep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/11\/Safeguarding-Bulletin-EBSA-1.pdf\">Safeguarding Bulletin<\/a> which focuses on Emotionally Based School Avoidance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Christmas Fair &#8211; Saturday 21 November, Abingdon Prep School<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get ahead on your Christmas shopping by joining us for our inaugural Christmas Fair at Abingdon Prep School on Saturday 21 November from 9.30am to 2pm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are over forty hand-picked stalls offering a wide range of luxury goods including Bitesize Luxury, Estribos, Faerthing, Foreman and Dring, Maddison Ball Creative, Naked Nectar, PJ-s, Wooden Top Designs, Von W Jewellery and many, many more.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Entry is Free.\u00a0 Please come along to support this event.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>School prints<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Artist Jane Vallings has created two gorgeous illustrations of Abingdon Prep and Abingdon Senior School.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are available to purchase at our Christmas Fair at Abingdon Prep School on Saturday 21 November, or alternatively, you can order directly from Jane. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.janevallings.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">View the prints here<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216;under School prints&#8217;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Message from Sarah and Marianne, The Language Cafe<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following the success of the weekly Language Caf\u00e9, the Library has some new initiatives to inspire reading across the whole school and we would love your help.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><i>World Languages<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have a new library section called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abingdon.org.uk\/prep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/11\/Language-cafe.png\">World Languages<\/a> &#8211; a selection of children&#8217;s books in languages other than English.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your family speaks another language at home and you have outgrown any books that you would be happy to donate, we would love to add them to our growing collection. For example; The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in Mandarin; The Hungry Caterpillar in Russian; Harry Potter in French.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Please leave any book donations at the Reception desk, thank you.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Bookmark Book Reviews<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">P<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">upils are encouraged to fill out a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abingdon.org.uk\/prep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/11\/Book-review.png\">Bookmark Book Review<\/a> (blank copies in the Library) and return it completed to the pocket on the library desk.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These will be made into bookmarks available on the library desk for all pupils and staff to <\/span><\/i><b><i>read, use and inspire<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> their\/your next read! Please return any bookmarks for someone else to enjoy,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Thank you for supporting our Library.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Sarah &amp; Marianne<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>MyVision Christmas Fair<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MyVision, our school charity, would like to welcome our parents to their Christmas Fair. Please find more information <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abingdon.org.uk\/prep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/11\/My-Vision-Christmas-Fair-Poster-1.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Upcoming events at the Amey Theatre<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10 November, 7:00pm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abingdon.org.uk\/sports-and-leisure\/performance\/rbo-live-carmen\/\">RBO Live: Carmen<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under the oppressive heat of the Spanish sun, the fiercely independent Carmen attracts the attention of Don Jos\u00e9. She warns him not to fall in love with her, but his obsession knows no bounds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Damiano Michieletto\u2019s searing production returns, casting scorching light on the lust, violence and destructive desire of Bizet\u2019s ever-popular opera. An all-star cast brings this white-hot drama to life, with Ginger Costa-Jackson in the fiery title role, alongside Russell Thomas as the jealous and despairing Don Jos\u00e9. Following his 2023 Royal Opera debut, Sesto Quatrini returns to conduct Bizet\u2019s electrifying and sensual score.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13 November, 7:30pm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abingdon.org.uk\/sports-and-leisure\/performance\/danny-hart-wont-sit-down\/\">Danny Hart &#8211; Won\u2019t Sit Down<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Presented by Speakers from the Edge<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Danny Hart is one of Downhill Mountain Biking\u2019s racing elite; 2x World Champion, Red Bull Hardline winner, multiple National Championships winner and 2x World Cup overall silver medal winner, the \u2018Redcar Rocket\u2019 has secured his place in mountain biking history, including an iconic first World Championship winning run that is still legendary today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0In \u2018Won\u2019t Sit Down\u2019, Danny will bring his dry wit and cool composure to take audiences on a journey through his life and impressive racing career and give a glimpse behind the scenes of what becoming a World Champion really takes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 December, 7:15pm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abingdon.org.uk\/sports-and-leisure\/performance\/rbo-live-the-nutcracker-2026\/\">RBO Live: The Nutcracker<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At a cosy Christmas party, young Clara meets the mysterious magician Drosselmeyer, who gives her a nutcracker doll. When the guests have departed and the house is asleep, Clara sneaks downstairs in search of the doll. Instead, she finds Drosselmeyer, who whisks her away on a journey into a whole world of enchantment: fantastical landscapes of flurried snow and glittering confection where toys come alive and the magic never stops.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peter Wright\u2019s production of this festive family favourite sparkles to the wondrous swell of Tchaikovsky\u2019s orchestral score, alongside the glow and grandeur of Julia Trevelyan Oman\u2019s period designs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13 December, 1:30pm &amp; 4:00pm <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abingdon.org.uk\/sports-and-leisure\/performance\/the-snowman-live-with-wantage-band\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Snowman Live with Wantage Band<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Join the award winning, championship section Wantage Brass Band in a family Christmas concert featuring the best festive tunes to leave you feeling more Christmassy than ever before! The concert will centre around a performance of the soundtrack to the 1982 popular short film, The Snowman along to a screening of the film itself. This is a must see for Christmas 2026 and the band can\u2019t wait to welcome you to The Amey Theatre, Abingdon for this spectacular festive event!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4 March, 7pm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abingdon.org.uk\/sports-and-leisure\/performance\/nt-live-the-motive-and-the-cue-encore\/\">NT Live: The Motive and the Cue<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fierce and funny five-star play returns to the big screen. Sam Mendes (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Lehman Trilogy<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) directs Mark Gatiss in an Olivier Award-winning performance as John Gielgud.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1964: Richard Burton (Johnny Flynn), newly married to Elizabeth Taylor (Tuppence Middleton), is set to play the title role in an experimental new Broadway production of Hamlet under Gielgud\u2019s exacting direction. But as rehearsals progress, two ages of theatre collide and the collaboration between actor and director soon threatens to unravel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From multi-award-winning writer Jack Thorne (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adolescence<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), this acclaimed production was filmed live during its sold-out London run in 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Thursday Thought<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week marks Remembrance Day, along with a service on Sunday where we remember those who served and gave their lives in World War 1, World War 2, and other conflicts all around the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why do you think it is so important that we continue to remember?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please have a think and discussion about this over the weekend. 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