abingdon.org.uk/prep 7 IN SCHOOL ECO GROUP Our Eco group met with Director of Estates, Mr McKenna, to talk about the possibility of installing solar panels for cleaner, renewable energy at Abingdon Prep. The pupils were given maps showing possible roof spaces which could accommodate them and asked to consider each site: from the angle of the sun, to the strength of the roof. Mr McKenna was very impressed with the careful consideration and reasoning behind their recommendation to build the panels in ‘location three’ and discussed when this could realistically happen for the school. This activity has given the Eco group insight into how planning decisions and processes work, as well as time frames and varying constraints. Pupils were divided into their Buddy Groups in House Meetings for a shoe stacking challenge. Using just the shoes they had on, the pupils created “shoe buildings” in the most creative ways they could imagine. The highest edifice reached was over 110cms, a fantastic effort from the pupils! HOUSE SHOE STACKING It has been a busy end of term in the French department. Year 3 heard about French Christmas customs from a French visitor, enjoying learning that children leave their shoes under the tree for Father Christmas to fill. Year 4 had a trip to the APS ‘glacerie’ where they got to order their ice creams in French and listen carefully as their order numbers were called out. JOYEUX NOËL À TOUS! Year 5 created a gallery opening of ‘Le Louvre à Abingdon Prep’ and had each researched one of the paintings or artists so were the experts on the tour. After enjoying pains au chocolat, they put their knowledge to the test with a quiz and rematching all the art work with their titles and artists. SILVER COIN TRAIL Our annual silver coin trail in aid of our School Charity for the year took place in early December. Sherrey created a fabulous poster for the children to place their coins on, as class by class the space filled up raising over £400 for the Oxford Hospitals Paediatric Diabetes Service. Thank you to all who donated their coins. YEAR 8 POTTERS CLASS PAIRINGS
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