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18 January 2018 Abingdon Preparatory School The whole school gathered just before 11am for a short Remembrance Ceremony. The Headmaster read a verse from Laurence Binyon’s poem For the Fallen and a trumpeter from Year 7 played the Last Post before staff and boys observed two minutes silence. The Cavalry Reveille signalled the end of the service. Our ‘Field of Poppies’ gradually filled up as pupils planted their poppies. Boys also leant about relatives and Old Abingdonians who served in wartime. Remembering the Fallen Paul Wentworth, a Prep parent and pyrotechnicist, and his team treated families and friends to a superb fireworks display. One of the highlights of a tremendous show was the four huge flaming metal effigies of the Prep School’s houses, Dragon, Griffin, Phoenix and Unicorn, shooting fireworks at each other and spouting flames to the delighted cheers of the boys. Our thanks to Paul, on this his last display at Abingdon Prep, for all his hard work over the years. The lunch club artists from Years 3 and 4, ably supported by our Young Art Leaders, showed off their creative talents with imaginary superheroes, exploring colour, shape and teamwork. Lots of ‘superpower’ discussion led to some fantastic first designs of ‘evil peas’, ‘super squids’ and ‘super cute’ super animal characters. ‘Super fun’ was had by all! A Grand Finale Artistic Superheroes