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abingdon.org.uk/prep 3 Abingdon Prep News The Christmas Bazaar Anti-Bullying Week To launch our annual Anti-Bullying Week boys and staff wore odd socks on Monday to show that we are all different but all equal. The theme of respect was reinforced in special assemblies, lessons and workshops during the week. Alison Heaton The 2018 Christmas Bazaar will go down in memory as something of a vintage. The new stalls (brilliantly designed and made by Paul Wentworth) gave the hall a professional appearance and proved massively popular with boys and indeed parents. The general ambience was frenetic (just as it should be) but far less noisy than previous years! The library was transformed into a smoothie parlour, a book shop, a garden centre and a TV studio by Alison Thomas and the Year 7 boys. (Read more on their activities below.) My thanks, as always, go to the JPA, parents, staff and especially the boys for making this such a unique event. John Herrington Some Year 7 boys are participating in the Peter Jones Foundation Tycoon Enterprise business competition, and their Dragon's Den stalls had a very successful day. The boys worked hard to make their stalls look appealing, particularly the pots of bulbs in the courtyard, which looked fabulous on the steps and shelves. The smoothie stand, Iced Delights, did exceptionally well: manned by two very helpful mums for the whole two hours and the boys sold out of their 200 cups! Billy's Bones stall looked fantastic with a huge poster of their logo, kindly provided by a parent, and they sold out of their beautifully packaged dog biscuits. The Green Screen stall was kept busy, especially when parents and children started to realise the potential of what could be achieved - they created some fabulous images! Books 4 U continued to sell their books, having made nearly £200 before the Bazaar, which is amazing. Another group of boys decided to make soaps which were beautifully produced and sold very well. Alison Thomas In Pre-Prep, Father Christmas was so busy he nearly ran out of presents, but luckily there were just enough. Face painting was very popular with lots of snowmen and Santa look-a-likes and we even had a family of three generations of reindeer!