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April 2016
Abingdon
Preparatory School
World Book Day
This year’s World Book Day took the
theme of characters from history and
leading us
around the world
was Phileus
Fogg, otherwise known as our very own
Stefan Gerrard, who organized a human
timeline made up from the boys’ various
characters. Among our visitors were Julius
Caesar, a highwayman, a Samurai warrior,
Elizabeth I and Napoleon Bonaparte
himself. This literary celebration was
rounded off with a visit from the popular
children’s author Annabel Claridge.
“ Pupils’ achievement is exceptional, both inside and outside the
classroom. They reach unusually high standards and make rapid progress
through the school, displaying outstanding attitudes to learning.”
The Prep School was delighted to receive the very rare accolade of “
exceptional
”
from the Independent Schools Inspectorate.
Wall sculptures
The January Saturday art workshop involved
creating wall sculptures with the theme of
fair grounds. As inspiration for their designs,
the boys looked at pop artist Frank Stella
who created wall sculptures in the 1960s.
For Mother’s Day, the boys in the
Wednesday Art Club used daffodils to
decorate porcelain tiles, demonstrating
some wonderful painting skills and a great
deal of creativity.
The boys in 5S invited Crispin to come
and test out their football goals, which
they had created in their CDT lessons.
CDT
Year 4 enjoyed a step back in time at Sulgrave Manor
