14 September 2026 This half term, Reception has been exploring Art Around the World, with a particular focus on African art. The children discovered how artists use bold colours, repeating patterns and different textures to create beautiful artwork. Inspired by what they had learned, they designed and created their own colourful African-style masks, using a range of creative techniques. We were incredibly proud of their imaginative and vibrant creations. Ecoclub were very excited with a project to build their own choice chamber to look at different habitats for woodlice. One half of the big container in the bottom left of the photo was kept in the dark; wet and dry samples, and grass, soil, leaf litter and apple slices were added to see which the critters went to. Many preferred to try to escape! Move Up Day Ecoclub study woodlice Art Around the World Year 8 pupils enjoyed a fantastic Move Up Day at Abingdon School, taking part in a range of activities including squash, pickleball and climbing. After lunch, they experienced masterclasses in Science and Maths designed to give them a flavour of the year to come. Sixth Form Peer Support Leads also gave them a tour to see key areas of the school, and their House locations. During the heatwave, games lessons took an organised fun approach - here Year 6s had the task of passing a tub of water along the line, in that old party game, going over and under without spilling a drop! Many water balloons were also launched in the fun session. Heatwave Water Games News Abingdon Prep
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