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The
Other
Half
Like
all
members
of
the
school
you
will
be
required
to
participate
in
the
Other
Half
(co-curricular)
programme
at
Abingdon.
We
believe
that
it
is
very
important.
If
you
have
decided
to
come
to
our
school
then
you
have
also
decided
to
join
in
the
Other
Half
programme
with
enthusiasm
and
energy.
You
are
required
to
participate
in
a
minimum
of
two
sports
sessions
per
week.
You
must
also
do
an
activity
on
a
Wednesday
afternoon.
In
the
3rd
Year
you
must
do
a
service
activity
on
a
Tuesday
during
period
8.
There
is
a
vast
array
of
sports
available
so
you
have
plenty
to
choose
from.
There
are
also
a
great
many
other
activities
including
science
projects,
music,
drama,
academic
societies,
debating,
CCF,
Duke
of
Edinburgh
Award
and
much
more.
It
is
a
good
idea
to
do
as
many
of
these
as
you
can
and
we
recommend
that
you
try
something
new
each
term.
However,
it
is
important
that
you
take
care
to
manage
your
time.
You
should
also
know
that
not
all
activities
are
available
to
all
year
groups.
Sometimes
it
might
be
that
two
activities
you
want
to
do
take
place
at
the
same
time.
In
this
situation
you
need
to
decide
which
one
to
do.
You
can’t
do
both!
You
will
choose
your
Other
Half
activities
in
your
first
week
at
school.
Food
All
boarders’
meals
take
place
in
the
school
dining
hall
(breakfast,
lunch
and
dinner).
We
are
always
trying
to
improve
the
quality
of
our
food
so
we
are
very
happy
to
listen
your
views.
If
you
come
from
another
country
you
may
be
worried
about
English
food.
However,
you
should
make
sure
you
always
go
to
meals
and
try
our
food.
It
may
be
different
but
it
is
very
nice
and
food
is
an
important
part
of
experiencing
a
new
culture.
Each
house
has
a
kitchen
where
you
can
make
snacks,
or
cook
your
own
food
at
the
weekends.
Sometimes
in
the
summer
the
houses
have
a
barbecue
in
their
gardens.
Laundry
You
need
to
be
organised
with
your
laundry
if
you
are
a
boarder.
You
will
need
to
make
sure
that
everything
that
goes
into
the
wash
has
your
name
clearly
on
it,
with
either
a
printed
label
or
written
on
clearly
with
marker
pen
on
a
prominent
label.
You
need
to
put
all
your
dirty
clothes
into
the
baskets
that
you
are
given
and
take
them
to
the
laundry
collection
point
in
your
house.
In
addition,
you
need
to
strip
your
beds
once
a
week
and
put
your
sheets,
duvet
cover
and
pillow
covers
in
the
wash
too.
You
will
also
be
given
two
sock
bags
with
your
name
on
it:
one
for
black
and
coloured
socks
and
another
for
white
socks.
You
need
to
put
your
socks
in
the
bags
and
then
put
the
bags
in
the
wash
to
stop
your
socks
getting
mixed
up
with
everyone
else’s!
You
can
imagine
how
difficult
it
is
to
work
out
who
owns
which
sock
from
a
loose
pile
of
black
and
white
socks!
If
you
need
a
couple
of
items
washed
in
a
hurry
you
should
speak
to
the
house
matron.
If
you
are
very
nice
and
polite
she
will
be
able
to
wash
them
more
quickly
for
you.
Rubbish
At
Abingdon
we
believe
in
recycling.
If
you
decide
to
come
to
our
school
it
is
important
that
you
also
accept
that
you
need
to
organise
your
rubbish
so
that
it
can
be
recycled.
As
a
result
there
are
two
types
of
bins
in
the
boarding
house:
one
for
recycling
and
one
for
non-recyclable.
There
are
many
of
these
different
types
of
bins
all
over
the
house.
You
will
be
told
what
can/cannot
go
in
each
bin
when
you
arrive.
It
is
very
important
that
you
listen
to
this.
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