abingdon.org.uk/prep 5 IN SCHOOL Thursday 6 March marked World Book Day, an annual event dedicated to promoting and celebrating the love of reading. Abingdon Prep was filled with excitement as children arrived dressed in an incredible array of creative and colourful costumes, bringing their favourite book characters to life. It was a difficult job for our judges! Our winners were Hero (Reception) as a witch from Strega Nona, Tom (Year 4) as Gangsta Granny and Theo (Year 2) as Tin Tin. Well done to all for their wonderful costumes! Middle Section pupils all took part in a road safety workshop designed to improve their awareness of potential hazards and teach them essential safety skills. Children learned about finding safe places to cross, how to cross safely and to predict the dangers they may encounter. They also learned about car stopping distances, and planned to test their parents when they got home! Roger as the Medusa won the staff prize - again! World Book Day and Author Visits ROAD SAFETY WORKSHOPS Why not take up Classics? The APS Go Club was visited by two robots last week. The club has been running all term, with most members being completely new to the game. This was the first time robots were involved and everyone enjoyed playing against them. It was fun, if slightly “spooky” to see them picking up the pieces, placing them on the board, and even complaining if the humans didn’t play by the rules! Thanks to Mr Qin for providing one of the robots. Following the celebrations at Abingdon Prep, pupils in Years 7 and 8 headed over to Abingdon School to meet Nathaneal Lessore—a young, up and coming author who writes from his own experience of growing up in South London. He entertained pupils with his personal stories as well as sharing some tips for inspiring them and helping them to write. Several left clutching signed copies of his books; many will have been inspired to try writing differently having heard and seen him speak. Our Year 8 pupils received a very informative presentation from Mr Price, Head of Classics at Abingdon School, to help them with their Year 9 options. Following discussions of the influence of the Ancient Greek language on modern English, with references to Greek gods and contemporary historical events, the pupils are well placed to consider whether they might continue studying Latin, or add Ancient Greek or Ancient History to their timetables next year. GO CLUB
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