On the 22nd October 2022, Kehanique entered the Minithon at Lee Valley Athletic centre. Niquey entered into three events and her collective score earnt her one of the top 10 gold medals. Well done Niquey!
The Avon House Science Quiz team visited the ExCel Centre for the New Scientist Live Schools’ Day with the children watching a science show on the Universe Stage, riding a VR rollercoaster and visiting the numerous exhibits on offer. Molly from Year 4 really enjoyed being able to engineer cars using different types of wheels,…
To end our Art’s Week, our School Hall was awash with colour today as we proudly displayed all of the children’s contributions. All year groups participated in Arts Week, including our youngest Puffins who carefully painted individual portraits and created a collective flower vase collage inspired by her paintings and our Year 2’s who embraced…
To celebrate Diwali, our Friday’s assembly saw Year 4 host a fantastic performance of the famous story of Rama and Sita. Everyone had a role to play and put in the effort to make it a really spectacular show.
Our Prep children have been part of The Daily Mile physical activity programme since returning to school in September. Running or jogging at their own pace for fifteen minutes has proven to have lots of benefits for children’s physical health, mental health and well-being as well as their learning. We are really impressed with the…
In celebration of Black History Month, we had an inspiring visit from a former triple jump world indoor champion, Yamile Aldama, and her professional coach, Frank Attoh. Yamile spoke of her journey to success and how she required resilience throughout it. Y5 and Y6 were then treated to a masterclass from both Yamile and Frank…
As a school we remain committed to embedding the principles of Character Education into the fabric of all we do at Avon House. Led by our Head of Prep, Mr Manning, this term we have been taking a whole school approach to reflect on our weekly values. This week, for example, our weekly value is…
Today at Avon House, Year 3 and Year 4 were privileged to have met Juliet Coley, an established historian, author, publisher and survivor through ill health. Juliet was inspirational as she talked about her journey and her life experiences to date. During her visit, she talked to the children about many black figures who have…
Year 5 visited the Queen Elizabeth Hunting Lodge to learn about the history of how Tudors lived, ate, dressed and entertained. The children even had the opportunity to dress up as Tudor Lords and Ladies. We’re so lucky to have such a fascinating building so close to the school.
Continuing our Black History Month celebrations, one of our parents joined us for Monday’s Assembly to talk about Patois. Our children had the opportunity to hear Mr Bygrave pronounce and speak Patois and they learnt to speak common phrases and numbers. We also discovered that Patois is heavily recognised in music such as Reggae and…