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Inter House Prep Cross Country
The 2024 Avon House Inter-House Prep Cross Country Race was a resounding success on Friday, with pupils from Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 participating enthusiastically and with determination to finish their course. Hosting the event this year at The Woodford Wells Club, and with perfect weather conditions for running, we were delighted to welcome…
Walk To School Week
Our Autumn Term ‘Walk to School’ was well-attended success this week! The autumnal path has been filled with talk around the changing season and school events of the last few weeks, as our pupils engaged and built friendships with peers across year groups. Walking helps to improve mood, increases focus and readiness to learn once…
Unicef GOLD Reaccreditation
We are proud and delighted to announce that Avon House has been re-accredited over the summer and has once again been awarded Gold by UNICEF UK’s Rights Respecting School programme. UNICEF is the world’s leading organisation working for children and their rights. The Rights Respecting Schools Award is granted to schools that show commitment to…
Happy Mawlid al-Nabi
In assembly this morning, volunteers from 4PH discussed the significance of Mawlid al-Nabi, the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) for Muslims. Although it is an important date in the Muslim calendar, it is not generally celebrated widely. Yusuf explained, ‘This is because the Prophet himself did not make a…
Proud of Our Puffins
What an action packed, first full week our new Nursery pupils have had this week! Our Puffins class have settled in so well to school life. They have enjoyed tuning into a repetitive rhythm of the story of the week (‘Brown Bear, Brown Bear’) and have also taken part in their first Dance, Spanish and…
Acquire, Develop, Master
Our Welcome Service was hosted at All Saints Church this morning and it was lovely to see so many family members attending. We were pleased to be able to present the council voting results in front of a large audience, to celebrate the latest extracurricular activities of pupils and to welcome in the new academic…
Council Voting
UNCRC Article 12 says children have the human right to have their own opinions and for these opinions to be heard and taken seriously – at Avon House we agree wholeheartedly with this. Pupils from Y1 to Year 6 have the chance to create their own manifestos over the holidays and present to their class…
An Adventurous Start to the Term
Our pupils in Years 3 -5 demonstrated their adventurous side through a series of challenging activities on their educational offsite visits yesterday. From grass sledging and aeroball (bouncing and scoring goals) to a sensory trail where they tested their courage and trust in each other by following a rope trail through an obstacle course while…
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…
Early Years Welcome Morning
We were excited to welcome new and returning faces to our Early Years Welcome Morning on Saturday 31st August! With a relaxed atmosphere that let parents from Foundation 1 and Foundation 2 connect with one another and their class teachers, children were introduced to the different play and learning environments that they’ll be in and…
