Category: Charity Events
Soccer Aid
Avon House’s first ever Soccer Aid event was a scoring success! The pupils did not let the weather dampen their spirits as they participated in football skills-based activities throughout the day including highly competitive rounds of ‘beat the teacher’ and nail-bitingly close penalty shoot outs! Inside the classrooms, pupils were tasked with designing a mascot…
Sunflower Sale
Mr Reed held his Annual Sunflower Sale after school on Wednesday and Thursday this week. The proceeds this year, which to date stand at around £120, will be going towards buying food from a local supermarket which some of the children will be involved in and then delivering to the Foodbank in Loughton. A big…
Blue Peter Badge
I was awarded a Green Blue Peter badge for sending in photos and artwork about the environment, conservation and nature. I also had to answer some questions to tell Blue Peter how I help to look after the environment, why being green is important to me and how I recycled 1000 old household batteries. Last…
Holi Colour Run for Haven House
This year Churchill raised money through our Holi Colour Fun Run. Our chosen charity, Haven House are known for helping families by providing specialist nursing care and emotional support in a warm and loving environment and when times are tough. There was a real buzz and excitement on Friday the 15th March where parents, staff…
RSPB Bird Badges
For the second year running, we have been selling RSPB bird badges before school. The money raised would be going to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) to help the wildlife in our environment. This relates to Article 24, the right to a clean and healthy environment and Article 29, the right…
An Egg-Stra Special Achievement
After the success of the Christmas appeal back in December 2023, Avon House has yet again proved themselves to be charity heroes this term, collecting a whopping two-hundred and eleven Easter eggs for the local foodbank – the Epping Forest Foodbank, run by the Trussel Trust. Easter is the celebration of life – to spread…
£750 Raised for Shelter
A huge thank you to everyone who supported the Morris Charity Day and to the children who took part in the 50p challenge. We are extremely proud to announce we raised a whopping £750 for Shelter. We had some very original and creative ideas for the 50p challenge ranging from a 50 second plank (Ehsaan…
Leo’s Walk for Shelter
What? I did a 10km sponsored walk for Shelter, a charity that helps people who are homeless and live in temporary homes. I am in Morris and we are supporting Shelter too! Where? We did the walk in Central London. We started at London Bridge station near The Shard. We walked along the River…
Non Uniform Day
The RRS Council was delighted to hold a non-uniform day to mark World Mental Health Awareness Day. Children were asked to leave their school uniform at home and to enjoy the opportunity to wear their own choice of clothes for lessons, in exchange for a minimum of £1. This idea was the inspiration of Isaac…
GOSH Race For The Kids
A big congratulations to Ehsaan (3DC) and Raef (F2 Mallards) who, last Saturday, completed a 5k charity run for GOSH Race For The Kids to raise money for children with cancer. They both raised £300 collectively for the cause. Well done Ehsaan and Raef!
