abingdon.org.uk/prep 9 AROUND SCHOOL PARENT CAREERS AFTERNOON Parents of our pupils gathered at APS to talk about their careers to the Year 8 pupils. It was a great event, and we are enormously grateful to all the parents for giving up their time in their very busy lives to come and talk and present to our pupils. A wide range of careers was represented, which gave the pupils a real insight into the world of work and some perspective and understanding of the variety of careers that exist. CREST AWARDS The British Science Association Bronze CREST Award is aimed at 11+ years. Participants devise a project, which they research, experiment, write-up and present to attain their award, typically spending 10 hours on the work. 8R take part after their exams and as the culmination of their projects, the pupils put on an exhibition of their work, to which parents were invited, who asked them some suitably tricky questions! Assessing the fastest sports projectile We were delighted to welcome PCSO Susan Haynes for a fantastic and educational visit to Years 1 and 3 classrooms. Year 3 took part in a thought-provoking session exploring individuality and diversity. Using Venn diagrams, they identified similarities and differences among themselves and looked at what makes each person unique. The class also engaged in meaningful discussions about kindness and strategies for dealing with unkind behaviour, helping to build their social awareness and resilience. It was a highly informative and engaging morning for the children! PCSO TALK In June, a group of enthusiastic and talented Abingdon School linguists visited to lead a lively session with Year 4, introducing them to a range of traditional French playground games. The children threw themselves into playing canard, canard, oie (duck, duck, goose), un-deux-trois-soleil (the French equivalent of granny’s footsteps), and l’épervier – a fastpaced, tactical game of tag that quickly became a firm favourite. It was wonderful to see the Sixth Form students sharing their passion for French language and culture so confidently and joyfully with our children. The session was not only a fantastic collaborative effort between the two French departments, but also a brilliant example of language learning brought to life. Bravo to all involved – and à l’année prochaine! JEUX DE COUR DE RÉCRÉATION FRANÇAIS Exploring tardigrades and their world Making a more ergonomic games controller Year 7 pupils have been finishing off their Geography topic on earthquakes with a group project to design and make their own earthquake resistant structures.
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