Category: News
Litter Picking On The Green
The ever-active Sustainability Council once again gave up their lunchtime to descend on the Green to pick up as much litter as they could find on Friday 26th May. Hunting high and low in the long grass was never a problem for the energetic pupils. Unopened cans of beer and coke were the unusual finds…
Snakes No Ladders
This week, Itai in 4JB decided to bring in one of his pet snake’s shedded skin. Itai talked about his pet and how it sheds its skin, what it eats and how big or long the snake is when stretched out! We asked him if any of the snakes had escaped from the cage. He…
Busy Beans
Puffins have thoroughly enjoyed the story of ‘Jasper’s Beanstalk’ this week. Retelling it in their own words, alongside working on using the phonic sounds they know to write simple words and sentences about the story. Puffins visited The Wells to decorate their own card Jasper with different textures, to talk about the growing plants and…
Please Park Safely
The Avon House School Council’s recent project has been to focus on the flow of traffic with a particular emphasis on pick-ups and drop offs. Their initial starting point was to observe the traffic outside school and from this, the council decided to write to the parents of Avon House School to outline their findings…
Coronation Celebrations
On Friday, we held our Coronation Celebration Day. We held a special assembly which looked at what the new Carolean era could mean for our children’s generation. Lunch was a true British affair of fish and chips followed by knickerbocker glory in red, white and blue. The children also wore red, white and blue and…
Transport For London Gold
Our school is super proud to announce we have been awarded a gold certificate from Transport for London (TFL) in recognition of our Walk to School initiative. This is a great achievement for our school and we look forward to receiving many more awards in future. The Walk to School initiative is very important for…
When I Grow Up
Our Foundation 1 (Nursery) Puffins had big smiles on their faces as they returned for the Summer Term and their WOW day, wearing outfits inspired by what they wanted to do when they grow up to start their new topic. The children were excited to talk about their outfits, accessories and their jobs – we…
Sunshine and Sandcastles
The Year 1 children in Pelicans and Cranes embraced their new ‘Out and About’ topic on the first day of the Summer Term by building sandcastles in the school’s playground. They were lucky that the sun paid them a visit so they could imagine being at the seaside on a warm Summer’s day! The children…
Easter Bonnet Parade
In Early Years, every ‘bunny’ was hopping with egg-citement as the children entered the final week of term. During the week, our Early Years pupils undertook Spring-themed Maths challenges, including finding the missing numbers and adding items together, sampled hot cross buns, learnt about the Easter story, created a bunny version of themselves and painted yellow…
Buzzing Bees
The Sewing Bees have been busy again this term creating ‘egg-citing’ eggs for Easter. Not edible ones of course! but bright felt fabric eggs with lots of decorations. A very satisfied and proud group of ‘buzzing’ designers. Well done everyone, Mrs MacDonald is proud of you all!
