Category: Extra Curricular
A Wonderful Summer at Avon House Holiday Club!!
As another fantastic Avon House Holiday Club comes to a close, we’d like to thank all of the children and families who joined us for an unforgettable summer of fun, friendship and adventure. Over the past few weeks, our Holiday Club has been filled with smiles, laughter and exciting activities. From splash pool fun and…
First Maths Challenge
On Monday 29th June, three teams attended the Quiz Club National Independent schools finals at the hallowed Examination Halls of Oxford University. Our General Knowledge team comprising Dinore, Ethan, Xavier and Zavaar did particularly, well finishing an impressive joint fifth of thirty-four teams! Many prestigious schools were contesting including Westminster, Highgate, Merchant Taylors, Alleyn’s and Haberdashers…
Avon House Sports Morning
What a fantastic morning of fun, teamwork, and friendly competition! From exciting sack races to the ever-popular egg-and-spoon race, there was plenty of action and laughter throughout the day. The children gave it their all, showing great sportsmanship and enthusiasm, and it was wonderful to see so many parents joining in the fun too! 👏🥚🏁…
Welcome Back Avon House!!!
Welcome Back, Avon House! A very warm welcome back to all of our Avon House pupils who have been away on residential trips this week. You were certainly missed around school, but we know you have enjoyed some wonderful experiences, created lasting memories, and taken part in many exciting activities during your time away. Residential…
Connecting Through Communication – Avon House Deaf Awareness Week
Children across the school have been participating in a variety of interesting and challenging activities to celebrate Deaf Awareness Week, which falls this year from 4th to 10th May. This year’s theme, Right to understand – together we break barriers, highlights the challenges faced by Deaf and hard-of-hearing people and the importance of working together…
Avon House Swimmers Celebrate First Round of Awards!
This morning in assembly, we were delighted to celebrate the first round of swimming awards for our Avon House swimmers. Children proudly received a range of badges and certificates recognising their fantastic progress and achievements in the pool. Awards were presented for swimming distances from 5 metres through to 50 metres, as well as for…
Quiz Club News – We are Oxford Bound!
On April 28th, two teams of our enthusiastic scientists competed in the online Quiz Club National Science Semi-Finals, going head-to-head with 46 other schools. The pupils showed remarkable dedication and commitment, finishing in 7th and 8th place. Their impressive performance secured them much-coveted places in the National Finals, which will be held at University of…
Avon House host the London North ISA Tennis Tournament
On April 29th Avon House hosted the London North ISA tennis tournament at Woodford Wells with five other schools, Sherrardswood, Gatehouse, Normanhurst, Norfolk House and Kingshott competing in a round-robin event. Teams of five players each played their respective opponents in match tiebreaks, first to ten points. At the conclusion of the team event, two…
Rainforest Encounters: Year 4’s Wild ZooLab Adventure!
On Wednesday 29th April, our Year 4 pupils were treated to an exciting and hands-on workshop from ZooLab as part of their science learning on habitats. The session gave the children a unique opportunity to explore a range of fascinating animals, many of which come from rainforest environments. Pupils were able to see, and even…
Prep School Debate at Forest School
On Tuesday 3rd February two teams of three pupils attended Forest School to take part in a series of three debates against teams from Forest, Chigwell, Bancroft’s, St Aubyns and Snaresbrook Prep. Two topics, one championing AI as a cure-all for the world’s major problems and another opposing keeping animals as pets, had been communicated…
