Category: News
Queen Elizabeth I Hunting Lodge
On Wednesday 6th of November, Year 5 went to the Queen Elizabeth I hunting lodge. We started the experience with a huge feast on the ground floor of a Tudor hunting house, which had been refurbished to preserve the building. We examined the buffet and found a mistake deliberately put there; metal cutlery was not…
Out of This World Workshop
Year 1 and Foundation 1 Puffins (Nursery), enjoyed a visit from Perform For Schools on Thursday, with a fun Out-of-This World drama workshop. We met Katherine, the little green alien, as she visited to save the galaxy from the Cruel Commander. There were plenty of performing arts exercises, space facts, galactic music and imagination as everyone…
Diversity Day
Avon House looked amazing on Thursday as we celebrated Diversity Day with pupils and staff invited to attend school in cultural outfits. From Indian saris, cork hats and Japanese kimonos to Cypriot traditional dress, thawbs and Scottish kilts, there were many colourful and interesting outfits across the Prep, EYFS and Pre-Prep. It was wonderful to…
A Lot Of Rubbish
Sustainability Council excelled themselves with their first litter pick of the academic year on the Green. There was an eclectic assortment of items picked up from the undergrowth and long grass. This included: a scarf, a straw and drink cans, along with all the everyday regular items discarded by people too lazy to use the…
Igbo Assembly
Avon House was treated to a visit from Mr Nonyerem Udeh this morning, in our second whole school Black History Month Assembly. Mr Udeh took us through learning more about the language of Igbo – a language spoken by over 31 million people in Nigeria, some fun Nigerian customs, learning how to count to 10…
Every Sport in the World!
Sports Council are in the midst of trying out “every sport in the world!” during their lunch break, and the vote this week was for racquetball. Donning the all important safely glasses and learning the rules of play, our younger councillors compared it to tennis before they started and were surprised at how fast the ball…
Prep Route Planning
In our Prep Route Planner Club held on a Monday, children from the club were delighted to finally present their work on journeys into London. They began by choosing a place of interest to visit. From this, they successfully planned a tube journey from their nearest station and mapped out the route to their destination. Some…
Harvest Festival Service
This morning was our Harvest Festival service at All Saints Church and we were thrilled to see so many parents in attendance! We hope everyone enjoyed Year 5KI leading the service with an informative and thought-provoking assembly and the duo violin- piano performance of ‘Ode To Joy.’ Harvest is not only the time of year…
£715 Raised for Macmillan
An amazing £715 was raised on Friday at our PTA-led Macmillan Coffee Morning. Thank you to our PTA, the parents that attended, to those that donated cakes and to our amazing choir for braving the rain to come and serenade the attendees. As always, The Woodford Wells Club were amazing hosts for the event which…
Transitioning to Prep (Year 2 to Year 3)
Year 2 were treated to a special interview with Mr Manning (Head of Prep) this week so they could explore with him what it is like in our wonderful Prep Department. The children were very inquisitive and had a range of questions answered including learning about the roles of responsibility in Year 6, the extensive…
