Category: News
A Record Breaking Harvest Collection
As it begins to turn colder with Autumn, Harvest celebrations are keeping us on our toes for certain! It was great to have your support this Harvest! We at Epping Forest Foodbank would like to say a HUGE thank you to all of your teachers, parents, carers, all of you wonderful students and of course…
Black History Month
October sees the start of Black History Month and I firstly wanted to say a massive thank you to our parents for taking part in the Heritage interviews. These have been incredible and very enlightening. We have been sharing these with our classes and there will be soon enough a world map display, displaying all…
Messy Marshmellows
During Monday’s Team Building & Problem Solving Prep activity, the children took on the legendary spaghetti tower marshmallow challenge! Working in teams, they had to build the tallest possible tower that could support a marshmallow. The children learnt that, in order to build a strong tower, they needed to create a sturdy base. It was…
School In A Bag – 20 Rucksacks Funded
‘Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.’ – Nelson Mandela Launching the 2023 Pankhurst charity day, Avon House had a visit from Luke Simon, the CEO of School in a Bag in our whole school assembly. He spoke passionately about the charity, the charity origins, the different places…
A Battery Boost
Sustainability Council is very proud of its Year 3KI representative, Aiden. Aiden has been focusing on boosting the school’s battery recycling collection, so he reached out to his neighbours and managed to collect over 100 used batteries in just one weekend! Aiden is a fine example of carrying out sustainability projects at home, not just…
Macmillan Coffee Morning
Thank you to those that attend this morning’s Macmillan Coffee Morning. We hope you enjoyed the teas, coffees, cakes and songs by our choir. We have raised £550 for the charity.
Cycling Proficiency
Our intrepid Year 6 cyclists were put through their paces as part of their cycle training this week. After a session on cycle maintenance, they were put through a series of tests at The Wells where they were able to show their cycle skills and safe handling. Some Year 6 children were invited back on…
Councils Combine for Charity
The Sustainability and RRS Councils combined their efforts for the first and second of three planned second-hand uniform sales. Children from both councils had fun sorting through the uniform and laying them out ready for prospective bargain hunting parents. Business was brisk and frantic with some parents also making generous donations to the Moroccan Earthquake…
European Day of Languages
This September, the children have been practising saying ‘Good Morning’ during registration in a variety of European languages. Today was the European Day of Languages, which presented a perfect opportunity to celebrate language learning and linguistic diversity. Miss Whitestone led an assembly, which included a whole school (attempted!) dance to the Spanish hit ‘La Macarena.’…
Speak Out. Stay Safe.
Avon House is participating in the NSPCC’s ‘Speak out. Stay safe.’ programme this term. Speak out. Stay safe. is a programme for children aged 5-11 which aims to help children understand abuse in all its forms and to recognise the signs of abuse. Children are taught to speak out if they are worried, either to…
