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Retirement Celebrations

After 11 years of dedicated service, Dawn Wooldridge is retiring from her role as Food & Nutrition Technician at The Abbey this week.Throughout her time at The Abbey, Dawn has been known for her ...
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Highlights

Gateway Highlights

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This week has been great! Have a look what The Abbey community has been up to...
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Alumnae

ARCH Healthcare – medical specialisms

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Our latest ARCH event was a huge success, offering an invaluable insight into multiple medical spec...
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Juniors

RBH Gift Tree Appeal

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This year The Abbey is proudly supporting the Royal Berkshire Hospital’s Gift Tree Appeal. Both the...
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Seniors

Rotary Youth Speaks Debate Competition

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A record number of Upper IV and Lower V students entered the Rotary Youth Speaks Debate Competition...
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Seniors

The Couching Technique

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Upper IVs have been introduced to the Couching technique, and they have been experimenting using a ...
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Seniors

Interludes Recital

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This week: On Wednesday, I performed in the weekly Interludes Recital, alongside Oya, Wini and S...
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Juniors

Upper I to Reading Macular Society

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On Wednesday afternoon, Upper I travelled to the Abbey Baptist Church in Reading to spread some Chr...
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Seniors

1000-piece Puzzle!

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This week the Taylor Library has started a new tradition of building a 1000-piece puzzle. The piece...
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Seniors

Lower V French Food Tasting

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Our GCSE class sampled French cuisine as our current topic is food. Everyone was allocated differen...
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Juniors

Prep Production Lights Camel Action!

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The week, Lower Prep and Upper Prep have had a fantastic time performing their Christmas Production...
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Seniors

If God is the Creator, Who Created God?

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Before half term we announced a competition designed to stretch fellow students’ Philosophical and ...
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The Abbey

Time To Reflect: On Passing Through Change

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‘Oh oh, Mummy’s on a rampage’ is code in my house for that time when the deep desire to pull everyt...
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Juniors

Full Marks in Bebras

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Eight Abbey students, from both the Senior and Junior Schools, are celebrating this week after gain...
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Staff

Apple Teacher Success!

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A huge congratulations to Miss Mulvenna, Mrs Vorster and Mrs Basset, the first of our staff to have...
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The Abbey

Young Gymnasts

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The U11 and U13 girls delivered stellar performances at the Prior's Field Gymnastics Festival, comp...
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Abbey Connected

The Moment of Truth

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In the course of an education, many testing moments will occur; indeed, several can happen within t...
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Little Knellies

Stick Man Adventure

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Little Knellies joyfully bade farewell to Autumn and embraced the wintry chill, inspired by Julia D...
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Seniors

Lower V Foodies Go Veggie!

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Last week in our theory lesson we studied different diets for age groups and energy requirements. F...
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Abbey Connected

‘All clear above and behind? Take up slack. All out…’

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As we applauded Abby from Lower Sixth for becoming a solo glider pilot during last week’s celebrati...
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Seniors

Making Pasties

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Last week we made pasties. Our aim was to reduce food wastage so we had to try and reduce the amoun...
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Seniors

Making a Wedding Cake

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Head of Upper III, Miss Power, has kindly agreed to our amazing and talented Lower IV Sugarcraft Cl...
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Seniors

BBC Radio Berkshire

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BBC Radio Berkshire invited Suhani (Year 12) to appear on the Rena Annobil show earlier in November...
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Seniors

Art Scholars Tea Party

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On Wednesday, 6 November, Abbey Art scholars gathered in Richards Hall for the annual Art scholars ...
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Seniors

Careers in Special Effects ‘That’s No Moon’

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On Tuesday, November 19, we were treated to an insider’s view of the world of visual and special ef...
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Seniors

Angles of Fun: Maths Week was Right on Point

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Last week, was Maths week; a week-long celebration aimed at making Mathematics accessible and enjoy...
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Sixth Form

Classics Seminar – The Eleusinian Mysteries

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On Wednesday we were lucky enough to have our second Classics seminar, where we discuss classical t...
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Seniors

Young Tycoon success

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Lara in Upper III was invited to attend the Young Tycoon's Final at Canary Wharf. She had set u...
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Sixth Form

Tycoon: Lumina

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Hi everyone! We are Lumina, a Lower VI Tycoon Team specialising in handmade, affordable candles. ...
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The Abbey

Time To Reflect: On Being Enough

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Our students learn so many things in their time with us. Of all the wonderful learning they do, my ...
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Juniors

Maths in the Kitchen

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In a recent lesson, the students of Upper II discovered that maths isn’t just about doing sums – it...
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Juniors

House Christmas Trees

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For this year’s Christmas tree, we are going “Eco” and we’d like you to make a decoration for the t...
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Sixth Form

Tycoon: Beads & Co

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Hi everyone! We are a group of friends behind Beads & Co, a Lower VI Tycoon Team. We specialise...
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Sixth Form

Sixth Form Theatre Trip

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Last Thursday, our Sixth Formers set off for a night at the theatre to see Mean Girls the Musical, ...
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Seniors

U15 Footballers

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The U15 Footballers won a very competitive 1-0 vrs St Mary's, Ascot. It was great to see some n...
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TAPS

Save The Date: Candlelit Procession

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All Abbey families are invited to join us after school on Monday 2 December for our Candlelit Proce...
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Seniors

Food Bank Donations

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Congratulations on collecting an incredible 190kg of food donations for the Harvest! This week, we ...
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The Abbey

Kindness for Christmas

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In the spirit of Christmas, students are invited to participate in an advent challenge (in addition...
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Seniors

Senior House Makeup Competition

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As part of this year’s #HouseArt, we are hosting a makeup competition for all the makeup enthusiast...
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Seniors

Non Fiction November

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Non-Fiction November: Read, Review, and Win! Are you ready to dive into a world of truth, discov...
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Seniors

Swimming Success

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Recently I participated in the Rushmoor Royals Swimming Gala. I competed in the 400 freestyle and a...
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Seniors

Dancing Star

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I compete in Latin and ballroom dancing competitions on a yearly basis. There are three qualifiers ...
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Sixth Form

Social Enterprise Hub Commences

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Here we go again! After a great team-building workshop last week when the 30 students from The A...
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Abbey Connected

The Power of Music

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When did you last hear a piece of music which made you break into a smile - or shed tears?  Mu...
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Seniors

House Art…Coming Soon!

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House Art is Coming: Get Ready to Shine!Excitement is in the air as we gear up for one of the most ...
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Seniors

Why is Classics Important?

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Are you ready to showcase your creativity and passion for Classics? Join an exciting competition an...
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Juniors

Logo Design Competition

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Our Senior School Photography Club has been working diligently with their mentor, Artist-in-Residen...
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Seniors

Eco Council

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The Senior School Eco Council has planted a variety of trees around the Astro Pitch, creating a new...
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Juniors

NATD Dancing Qualifiers

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Sienna in Upper Prep recently attended the NATD dancing qualifiers. She came 2nd in her Ballroom (Q...
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Juniors

Little Muddy Boots Workshop

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The children in Abbey Gardens enjoyed a fun workshop this week run by Little Muddy Boots.The childr...
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Juniors

Upper I Visit Windsor Castle!

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On Friday 8 November, Upper I took the short journey to Windsor Castle. It was an amazing day fille...
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