Abingdon News No.54

The Abingdon Foundation, Park Road, Abingdon, Oxford OX14 1DE 01235 521563 • Edited by Jane Warne – [email protected] 01235 849123 • Design – www.petergreenland.com Abingdon News The 1950s Science Block You can now follow Abingdon School on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. @abingdonschool @ abingdonschool @abingdon_school Answers to ‘Where am I?’ 1. Big School 2. Griffen plaque on Big School 3. CMR window 4. Estates Hub 5. Lower School Houseroom 6. Sixth Form Centre 7. Park Lodge Reception 8. Sports Centre Lighting 9. Griffen by Roysse Alley 10. Waste Court view of Crescent During the lockdown it is important to reflect on our amazing community both within and beyond the School. At Abingdon we engage on many levels with the broader Abingdon community as seen by our burgeoning partnership program. People in and around Abingdon are working tirelessly to keep everyone safe, fit and healthy as well as ensuring vital services continue to function. These people, be they members of the National Health Service, childcare providers, staff at schools, care workers, public transport workers, those working in food and delivery services, public utilities and all levels of government deserve our appreciation and gratitude. We would like to say ‘thank you’. If you, as a member of the Abingdon community, want to express your appreciation to an individual or group please record a short, 30 second, video and send it to [email protected] explaining who you are and who you would like to say thank you to. Thank you for taking part and for showing your appreciation for our amazing community during these extraordinary times. Watch the Headmaster’s #AbingdonSaysThanks. #AbingdonSaysThanks Delivering science at home With no hope of running Abingdon Science Partnership, ASP, activities with our partner schools, our ever creative ASP moved resources online to help parents and teachers of key workers’ children. ASP Co-ordinator Jeremy Thomas developed a set of science lesson plans with the help of Holly Irving, Year 2 teacher and Science Co-ordinator at Caldecott Primary School, and Ruth Barnett, Year 1/2 teacher and Science and Maths Co- ordinator at Sunningwell Primary School. The ASP also worked alongside colleagues running Oundle School’s OPEN Learning Partnership enabling the sharing of Home Science resources developed in collaboration with their partners at Imperial College. These resources can be found here . Experimenting with crystals at home