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Ada Lovelace Workshop for Year 2
Today was Ada Lovelace Day, a global event to raise the profile of women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). The day aims to encourage more girls into STEM careers and support women already working in the STEM field. Year 2 Flamingos and Herons enjoyed meeting ‘Ada’ and learning more about her incredible life…
Black History Month Launch
Today we had a fantastic start to our Black History Month activities and celebrations. We were delighted to welcome the dynamic and interactive Drama Geezers to Avon House for a day of immersive storytelling, enthusiastic performance and an all-round educational fun experience for all. With performance workshops for Foundation 2 to Year 6 taking place…
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…
Pre-Prep’s First Cross Country
They may be smaller in stature than the Prep Department pupils, but our Pre-Prep Cross Country runners are no less mighty! Taking two laps of the course in their stride, Year 1 and Year 2 gave it their very best as they completed their first Cross Country race yesterday. With some very dedicated Year 6…
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…
European Day of Languages
Today is European Day of Languages, an annual celebration set by Council of Europe, for promoting awareness of the importance of language learning. Delivered by Freshwater Theatre and spoken entirely in either Spanish or French, pupils from Foundation 2 to Year 6 took part in exciting and interactive story workshops during the day. Our Pre-Prep…
Floating Ideas in Science
This week, Year 5 carried out their planned science enquiry. Their enquiry question was: Does the size of a parachute affect the time it takes for it to fall to the ground? The children were able to identify the affects of air resistance and make connections related to the surface area of the parachute. The…
