3 Mar 2017

WEEKLY MAILING

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Mumps – from the Health Centre

There have been a very small number of confirmed cases of mumps amongst the boys. This is a viral illness which can be contagious with a 2 week incubation period during which time there may be no presenting symptoms. It is not a serious illness, however, a diagnosis needs to be confirmed by a doctor and if confirmed they should not return to school for a minimum of 5 days. Please could you stress the importance of good hand hygiene to try and prevent any spread of infection.  Boys will be reminded in sectional assemblies.

Music Scholars' Dinner Wednesday 15 March at 7.45pm. 

Parents of Middle and Upper School Music Award Holders are courteously reminded of last week's invitation to the Music Scholars' Dinner, the deadline for which is this Monday 6 March at Midday.

Reminder to 5th Year and Sixth Form Parents: Abingdon Careers Convention:

The annual Abingdon Independent Schools’ Careers Convention, jointly run by Abingdon School, Our Lady’s Abingdon and St Helen and St Katharine, will be on Friday 17 March 2017, 7pm – 9pm at Abingdon School. The event is compulsory for 5th Year students and optional for L6 and U6 students. Parents are welcome; no booking is necessary. This is an exceptional opportunity for students to gather information about careers of interest and educational routes into those careers. The format of the event is that of a careers fair, with students joining small discussion groups led by career representatives. Concurrent with the career fair will be two panel presentations by experts, one called 'What employers seek: Preparing yourself for the future job market' (focusing on what employers look for when recruiting for entry level roles) and one called 'Emerging careers: New careers you may never have heard of before' (focusing on five emergent industries including Cyber Security, Virtual and Augmented Reality, Renewable Energy, BioTechnology, and Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Systems).  Please arrive and be seated in the Amey Theatre by 6.45pm for a prompt 7pm start.

School Uniform – Stevensons reopens in Summertown

The School's uniform supplier, Stevensons, has now reopened their shop in Summertown, Oxford following a refurbishment. School uniform and sports kit can be purchased from Stevensons either online or from the Summertown shop or from the Second-hand Uniform Shop (SUS). 
​Further details​.

Lost property

Property found around the School campus is returned by the cleaners to Lost Property in Boarders' Hall.  From there the housekeeping staff transfer named items to the appropriate boys' houserooms.  Unnamed items are, eventually, given to SUS for sale.  
Items found in the Sports Centre are taken to the front desk where the Sports Centre staff keep it.  Items can be collected whenever the desk is manned. Sometimes boys' missing bags are found in other houserooms as boys have picked up another's bag by mistake, so, in this situation, boys are advised to visit the other houserooms.  

NT Live Screening: Hedda Gabler: Thursday 9 March, 7pm, Amey Theatre

Hedda and Tesman have just returned from their honeymoon and the relationship is already in trouble. Trapped but determined, Hedda tries to control those around her, only to see her own world unravel. Tony Award-winning director Ivo van Hove (A View from the Bridge at the Young Vic Theatre) returns to National Theatre Live screens with a modern production of Ibsen's masterpiece.  On Thursday 9 March at 7pm, Hedda Gabler will be screening at the Amey Theatre in the next addition to the NT Live season. For tickets and more information about Hedda Gabler and other upcoming screenings, please click here.

Food menu for the coming week – Week 2