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ISA London North Cross Country Winner
Our Year 5 / 6 Cross Country team performed very well on a challenging course at Hemel Hempstead on Wednesday at the ISA Championships. A hilly course at Abbotts Hill Prep School proved a stern test for our team who were all handpicked from our Inter-house results. Evie and Bobbi both put in good performances…
RRS Council Visit to The Houses of Parliament
On Tuesday 8th October, the RRS Council went on a trip to The Houses of Parliament. It was a wonderful experience; we loved seeing how the country was run and being around those who must protect our rights. The trip started with an early morning drop off at the Woodford station, before a less than…
Ooh Oobleck
This week, Year 4 made oobleck (a mixture of cornflour and water) to support their learning on the different states of matter. The children soon had their hands covered with it! Oobleck acts like a liquid when being poured, but like a solid when a force is acting on it. You can grab it and…
Swimming Gala at Chigwell School
Earlier today pupils from Years 4,5 & 6 participated in a fun Swimming Gala against pupils from Chigwell School. Races included Backstroke, Freestyle, Breaststroke, fly and several relay events. It was a great event and although we narrowly lost out on points all the children enjoyed taking part! Kyran, Swimming Captain (6HG) “I am proud…
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…
