Chess Success at APS Having weeded the raised beds earlier in the term, and planting a variety of flower and vegetable seeds, the garden burst into life in June. Our pupils were really excited to be able to harvest their first crop of the season. Radishes and ‘cut and come again’ lettuce leaves went home to be added to delicious, healthy salads. We’re still waiting to see how high the sunflowers we planted will grow! Lorem ipsum 3 abingdon.org.uk/prep The finalists in our MyVision Design Competition presented their ideas to Nathan and Devante from the charity. Pupils in Pre-Prep had designed new guide dog coats with features to enable others to identify a working dog, and the owner to hear where the dog is. Older pupils had designed a range of creative gadgets to help a visually impaired person. These included a device to identify when a chair is occupied, a door-bell with lasers to identify the height of a parcel being delivered, and vibrating shoes with insoles to help with direction. We definitely have the tech giants of the future in our midst and thankfully Maisy, the retired guide dog, was there to preside over proceedings in her own relaxed manner. Design Competition This year we had an unparalleled interest in chess which was also matched by incredible success. The U13 chess team came second in the IAPS national online finals with our chess captain, Ricky, being undefeated and Isaac finishing sixth in the country. Ricky was also runner-up in the IAPS national Over the Board competition. We also had a very exciting fixture at Abingdon School where we played members of their U18 chess team and ate pizzas! In the Senior Section House Chess competition Griffin came out worthy winners with Unicorn finishing second. My thanks go to all the chess players for their enthusiasm and to all members of the Strategy Games Club. Paddy and Ricky have been excellent ambassadors as Young Leaders throughout the year. Gardening Club
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