Category: News
Christmas in February!
Today, Year 5 and Year 6 Chamber Choir members represented Avon House at the Stratford and East London Music Festival, hosted by St Mary’s Church. Founded in 1882, the Stratford and East London Music Festival is the UK’s oldest music and drama festival. Our choir sang four songs across two categories, Christmas in February and…
National Send a Card to a Friend Day
On February 7th, to celebrate “National Send a Card to a Friend Day,” our School Council organised a heart-warming fundraiser to spread kindness in support of YoungMinds, a charity dedicated to improving mental health for young people. Students and staff had the opportunity to purchase specially designed cards and friendship bracelets, all created with care…
Children’s Mental Health Week
We embraced the theme of this year’s Children’s Mental Health week, ‘Know Yourself, Grow Yourself,’ by focusing on our pupils knowing their strengths and identifying their emotions, so that they can understand themselves and express themselves more effectively. In the Pre-Prep, the children used the story of The Colour Monster to support them in understanding…
Sikhism Enrichment Experience
Year 5 children had an enriching experience during a special workshop on Sikhism on Wednesday afternoon, where visitors from a gurdwara shared fascinating insights about the faith. The session covered key topics such as the 5Ks and their symbolic meanings, the Golden Temple in Amritsar and its incredible langar, which serves over 60,000 people daily. …
A Visit To Cranbrook United Synagogue
On Tuesday 4th February, our Year 4 children had the wonderful opportunity to visit Cranbrook United Synagogue as part of their RPS curriculum. The trip was an exciting and educational experience, providing the children with a deeper understanding of Jewish traditions, history and religious practices. During the visit, the children were guided by one of…
Friendly Competition
We hosted a netball match against The Wells Primary School this afternoon with an emphasis on friendly competition. There were smiles on faces all round as both schools played their best despite the grey weather. After the game finished, the teams congratulated each other on their individual and group performances. Well done to Avon House…
Determination and Resilience
Last week our Prep swimmers took part in two Swimming Galas hosted by Chigwell School. On Monday 27th January, 6 children from Year 5 & 6 gave a fantastic performance swimming against a much larger team from Chigwell school in several individual and medley races. It was a close-run event but Avon House were the…
Braving the Cold
Congratulations to our U11 Netball team who scored a brilliant victory against Chigwell School on Thursday 30th January winning the match 10 -2. Well done to the girls that took part in the match and have been braving the cold (and rain!) to attend the early morning training sessions each Friday!
Gong Xi Fa Cai
Avon House came together to celebrate the year of the snake and the start of the 2025 Lunar New Year yesterday, with different activities taking place across the whole school. Activities included traditional Chinese calligraphy on special rice paper with instructions on how to write ‘Luck’ and ‘Snake,’ dragon dancing using a costume created by…
Upper Sports Colours
It was the turn of the Year 5 and 6 pupils to receive their Sports Colours (Upper) today, congratulations to: Krishni (netball) Lavinia (netball) Sophie (netball) Eilidh (netball) Liana (gymnastics) William (cross country) Seren (swimming) Kyran (swimming & table tennis) Kai (swimming)
