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Inter House Pre-Prep Connect 4 Final
After friendly class contests during golden time before half term, the Pre-Prep Connect 4 final was a hotly contested event at break time today. With representatives from Mallards, Kingfishers, Pelicans, Cranes, Flamingos and Herons being supported by their friends and the Year 6 heads of school, there was good sportsmanship all round as the games…
Remembrance Assembly
Year 5JB led the whole school on a soldier’s journey and why we wear a poppy as an important symbol, as we came together for our Remembrance Day service at All Saints Church on Monday. Singing three hymns – Lord for the Years, We Will Remember and Flanders Field. Listening to two original poetry pieces…
Paddington Day
From a marmalade covered school, a raffle with exciting prizes and a pupil-led whole school Paddington history presentation, to watching Paddington films in the hall and at Odeon South Woodford. A Peruvian style lunch, a marmalade hunt, meeting Paddington himself on the Green and an inspiring Question and Answer session with a Paddington screenwriter, it’s…
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…
