Abingdonian 2020

20 The Abingdonian Lower School History Club Lower School History Club was always very entertaining and interesting, thanks to Miss Merrifield. She always made history fun, like the time we made models of Guy Fawkes hiding in a barrel while watching a documentary on how he was going to blow up Parliament Then there was the time we had to create a food model of a famous landmark, such as the site of the Battle of Hastings, and the time we built a model of Chichen Itza. We always had a great time and at the end of each session, just before we had to leave, there was always the fun little dance from Just Dance to fill in that little bit of time and use up the last bit of our energy! Bertie Dinsey, 2PCWM This year in Lower School History Club we have covered multiple historical events. We started the year looking at coding and its uses during the World Wars, decoding some of the scrambled messages that were sent. Experiencing the kind of communication used during the Wars gave us a better overview of life as a soldier Then we moved on to the history of Abingdon School This set of activities taught us about the history of the buildings that we have grown to love. We got to explore the hidden gems of our school. The figures represented in the portraits that line the walls of corridors we ran through so often became known people to us: founders, sponsors and influencers of the school. After this, we moved on to group work creating then presenting a slideshow on an influential historical event. This topic taught us how the events of history shaped the way we live today In the New Year, we looked at historical monuments. One of the tasks we had was to make a monument out of food. This task made studying monuments we have known for years so much fun. During the Summer Term, working from home, we looked at how we can give our houses a historical touch, such as adding a portcullis to a door frame Throughout the year, Miss Merrifield has run an entertaining and amusing club She has helped all of us who attended the club to become better historians in a very fun way I have learnt so much more than I expected while attending this club, and Miss Merrifield is to thank for that. Alexander Woolmer, 2PCWM