4 January 2025 News Abingdon Bowled over Bowling proved to be a big hit for our Fourth Year boarders who enjoyed two games of bowling on 22 September at Hollywood Bowl in Oxford. Spirits were high and all enjoyed hitting at least some of their pins. Congratulations to Daryl who scored the highest score of the day with 120 points. Third Year Mandarin students enjoyed a culturally immersive mooncake-making session in celebration of the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival. This 3,000 year old harvest festival is a popular occasion where family and friends gather together. During the session, students combined practical skills with creativity, crafting beautifully coloured and delicious snow skin mooncakes, while hoping to "harvest" success in their Mandarin studies. Harvesting success First years attended a series of lessons on 27 September designed to help them understand the key concepts of the Be More Griffen initiative. In the afternoon, they were joined by Second Years for a session with former BMX halfpipe World Champion, Mike Mullen. Mike talked about how he has gone about achieving his goals and the importance of learning from failure. Then he gave a display of impressive tricks on the stage of the Amey Theatre. Getting to know you One weekend in September, the First Years enjoyed a morning of teambuilding activities designed to help them get to know each other a bit better and develop their listening, communication and teamwork skills. The new Lower School assistants made a great start to their roles this term. Not only by organising indoor and outdoor activities for Lower School pupils, but also being available to talk to during tutor periods. Lower School assistants Be more Griffen
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