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Christingle
Due to the snow on Monday and the school being closed for the first time in over 33 years, our Christingle service was delayed by a day. Whilst it meant that the service was held in school and not at All Saint’s Church as planned, the children still enjoyed making their own Christingles and explaining…
Nativity Performance
Our F2 pupils delivered 2 amazing performances of their class Nativity to the whole school, staff and parents. They had been working towards their Nativity for a long time and we were very excited to finally perform it to everyone. Well done to all of our Reception pupils, we are very proud of all of…
SCHOOL OPEN TOMORROW
School will return to normal tomorrow (Tuesday 13th December). Breakfast club will run from 7.30am and registration will be at the usual time of 8.30am. Whilst the school gate will be open from 8am, we request that children arrive as close to 8.30am as possible. This will allow for the staff to travel in safely…
Sewing Bees
Mrs MacDonald’s Sewing Bees have been working really hard again this term producing some lovely cushions and clutch bags. A lot of passion and patience has gone into their work and just look at the results. Well done girls!
SCHOOL IS CLOSED TODAY
Monday 12th December – SCHOOL IS CLOSED due to the snow. Please stay safe. At 9.30am, English and Maths will be taught remotely via Google Classroom.
Make Your Own Music Performance
We were entertained in assembly this morning by Amha (Year 4) who had made his own musical instrument as one of the tasks for his Bronze Plume of Feathers Award. Amha used a calendar with a metal binding, a metal tin lid, some paper clips and sellotape. He used it as a percussion instrument, making…
Sports Half and Full Colours
A number of our Prep pupils were awarded their Sports half colours and full colours in Assembly today for their Sporting performances this term. Colours are awarded for high-level sporting ability as well as displaying sporting values such as resilience and teamwork. Well done to those pupils that received their half and full colours!
Inter-House Poetry and Reading Competition
We are pleased to announce the winners of our Inter-House Poetry and Reading Competition. Well done to everyone who entered and congratulations to our worthy winners! Jenny of Year 5 was the overall winner of the Poetry Competition with her poem “Becoming a King” and Huxley of Foundation 1 was the youngest winner with his…
What a Racket
The Thursday Racketball Club has been very competitive this term with all pupils now able to play a competitive game of Racketball on a full-sized court. All pupils have definitely improved since September and have certainly enjoyed playing a fun indoor game where there is only a few seconds rest in between points. Pictured are…
Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
Our Sustainability Council are busy encouraging everyone at Avon House to reduce, reuse and recycle where they can. This week, they looked at using materials we already have onsite to reuse in a different way. By recycling the newspaper from our ‘First News’ papers, council members created the first sustainable backing paper display.
