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Welcome
from
the
Housemasters
Welcome
to
Abingdon
Boarding!
As
one
of
the
Housemasters
who
will
be
looking
after
you
at
Abingdon
we
will
be
spending
time
getting
to
know
you
when
you
first
arrive.
We
will
also
be
helping
you
get
to
know
your
new
surroundings.
We
are
very
fortunate
to
have
the
help
of
a
number
of
other
teachers,
called
Tutors,
who
look
after
smaller
groups
of
pupils
within
the
house
and
will
see
you
every
week
day
during
your
time
at
the
school.
When
you
arrive
you
will
meet
them
and
you
will
be
introduced
to
your
specific
Tutor.You
will
have
many
questions
and
you
should
ask
me,
or
any
one
of
the
Tutors,
for
help
whenever
you
need
it.
We
know
that
you
will
be
feeling
excited
but
also
nervous
about
arriving
at
Abingdon
School
and
joining
one
of
the
three
boarding
houses.
We
are
here
to
help
you
get
to
understand
the
life
of
the
school
and
the
houses.
You
may
be
wondering
what
a
boarding
house
is!
It
is
actually
a
home,
a
physical
building,
where
you
will
live
with
other
boarders
while
you
are
at
Abingdon
School.
However,
it
is
also
a
small
community
within
the
School.
Each
boarding
house
is
actually
a
mixture
of
boarders
and
day
boys.
The
house
community
is
there
to
help
each
other
through
the
challenges
of
school
life.
We
have
teams
that
compete
with
other
houses
in
the
school,
and
social
events
that
bring
different
groups
together.
The
other
pupils
in
the
house
will
quickly
become
your
friends
and
will
probably
be
the
people
who
share
your
best
moments
at
Abingdon
with.
This
handbook
is
designed
to
answer
some
of
the
questions
you
may
have
as
you
settle
in
here
at
Abingdon.
You
may
have
many
more
questions
and
you
should
ask
us,
or
any
one
of
the
members
of
staff,
for
help
whenever
you
need
it.
To
find
out
more
you
should
read
through
each
section
of
the
handbook
carefully.
Mr
Matthew
Kendry
Mr
James
Golding
Mr
Michael
Litchfield
Housemaster
of
Crescent
House
Housemaster
of
Austin
House
Housemaster
of
School
House
Head
of
Boarding
Mr
Kendry
lives
in
Crescent
House
with
his
wife
Leah
and
their
children
Eloise,
Amelia
and
Arthur.
Mr
Golding
lives
in
Austin
house
with
his
wife,
Beccy,
their
children,
Henry,
Oliver
and
Emily,
and
their
dog,
Max.
Mr
Litchfield
lives
in
School
House
with
his
wife,
Claire,
their
two
sons,
Harry
and
Dylan,
and
their
dog,
Freddie.
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