6 Abingdon Prep • January 2023 Year 7 and 8 students put their filmmaking skills to the test with a ‘One Day Film School’ workshop. They learned the basics – film history, learning to use an iPad like a pro, screenwriting and fight choreography, before working in teams to create a short 2 minute film. Their final task was to introduce their film, give it a poster tagline and then wait to hear which team had won the Best Picture Oscar. Worthy winners were ‘Rescue of the Rich’ whose engaging, entertaining story and technical excellence particularly impressed the judges. IN SCHOOL WORLD MUSIC DAY In a planned series of workshops, each World Music Day focuses on one particular region of the globe, enabling students to explore and learn about the rich cultural variety of music. This time, we focused on Africa with visiting tutor, Andy Warn of Sound Roadshows (an expert in world music) who led the pupils in an exciting and engaging workshop towards a whole group performance of a traditional African piece of music. JOYEUX NOËL! Year 5 had the opportunity to practise their conversation skills when they had a visit from two French parents. They found out their names, birthdays, where they live and who is in their family whilst practising their French accents. We then learned all about French Christmas customs including putting shoes under the tree, the importance of family meals on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and a rather impressive selection of thirteen desserts in some regions. Thank you very much to Nelly and Aymeric for letting us practise our French and teaching us all about festive traditions in France. Joyeux Noël à tous! ONE DAY FILM SCHOOL YEAR 3 HISTORY They learned about the different djembes, African xylophones and a variety of other African percussion instruments throughout the session, and thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to make a great deal of (very musical!) noise together from a tradition that stretches as far back as history allows. Next destination: China!
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