Abingdon News No.55

www.abingdon.org.uk 3 The Missing 2000 This term saw the launch of The Missing 2000 which explores a number of different ways independent and state schools work together to help the most disadvantaged students achieve their aspirations. Abingdon School in Partnership, ASiP, is proud to be represented as one of the case studies and the academic mentoring scheme which is referred to, has now been running for three years and has seen hundreds of students from schools across the town collaborate with one another to help build self-confidence and improve academic outcomes. Modelling microbes Tom Saunders Year 1 has been studying microbes in biology and, to finish the topic, they were tasked with creating and making a model to represent an aspect of their learning. Making models is an important part of biology enabling an appreciation of structures in 3D and how structure is related to function. Boys were encouraged to use any available resource at home. James Henderson Xien Hu George Blumfield Eco-Awareness Abingdon and St Helen’s Eco-Committees joined forces to run an Eco-Awareness Week in the second half of term. The committees created an ‘Eco-Thought for the day’ for staff and pupils with video clips, links to articles and challenges to consider. Topics raised included deforestation, bushfires, the impact on cold environments and food waste. Abingdon News