Category: News
Superpowers for our Superheroes
To begin our new termly topic with a bang, Year 2 spent the day focusing on superheroes. We continued some conversations we had on Swap Morning before the Summer break, discussing what it means to be a hero and what superpowers we all have! The children came up with lovely suggestions like super curiosity, super…
Brand New Wraparound Care Provision
We are excited to announce that from September, Avon House will have a brand new, purpose built room, that will allow us to offer daily Wraparound Care opportunities from 7.30am – 6.00pm. Our Breakfast Club will run from 7.30am – 8.10am, providing pupils with a choice of a hot or cold breakfast. Our Tea Timers…
Congratulations to Cavell
The last weekly house points have been counted and added to scores from events during the academic year such as cross country race, inter-house music, poetry and reading competition, science quiz, sports day and the swimming gala. It was close at the top, but congratulations to Cavell for winning the 2024 Inter-House Cup! Cavell 5379…
Quiz Club National General Knowledge Finals at Oxford University
On Friday 28th June, four intrepid pupils, Azrael (Y3) Dinore (Y4) Niharan (Y5) and Zoya (Y6) attended the Quiz Club National General Knowledge Finals at Oxford University’s Examination Rooms. In this splendid setting were another twenty-eight eager and bright teams, some of which were furiously cramming right up to the start of the quiz. After…
Prep Photography Club
Prep Photography Club were keen to try the clip-on fisheye lenses at lunchtime this week, experimenting with how the playground, garden, library and their friends change with the ultra-wide panoramic view of 180°.
Father’s Day Butty and a Brew
Our ‘Butty and a Brew’ Father’s Day event was as popular as always this morning. Thank you to all the Dads, Granddads, Uncles and Big Brothers who came to share breakfast and a story with the KS1 children. A big ‘Happy Father’s Day’ to all the Avon House Dads for Sunday!
Building Bridges
A few children from the Prep School spent a week researching, painting pictures of, designing and building new bridges to span the River Thames. After a trip into London to look at existing bridges, they painted the ones they’d seen and made prototypes of their ideas out of rolled newspaper. After this, the children sketched…
Last Litter Pick
The Sustainability Council braved the rain for their last Litter Pick of the year on Tuesday. Always looking to “feed the rubbish bag” the Council members found it a lot harder than usual because of the long grass which has been allowed to get out of control on the Green. Undeterred they still managed to…
Building Bridges
A few children from the Prep School spent a week researching, painting pictures of, designing and building new bridges to span the River Thames. After a trip into London to look at existing bridges, they painted the ones they’d seen and made prototypes of their ideas out of rolled newspaper. After this, the children sketched…
All Rise for the Magistrate
On Thursday, pupils in Years 5 & 6 had an audience with Dawn Roache, a friend of Avon House and a Magistrate (Justice of the Peace). She spoke to Year 5 about the dangers of social media and to Year 6 about the consequences of Cyber Bullying. These sessions were full of practical examples and…
