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Annual Sports Dinner
The annual Sports Awards Dinner took place on Monday evening where staff and pupils gathered to celebrate the sporting achievements of individuals and teams from throughout the year. Sports Captains were invited to share their own thoughts on how the year had gone in their particular sport. Presentation box medals were given to the Players…
Busy Sewing Bees
The Avon House Sewing Bees have been working on a textile art project during the Spring and Summer Term which will be entered into the ISA Arts Competition next Autumn. Well done Sewing Bees, Mrs MacDonald is really proud of your focus and determination this year. You have created a beautiful piece of art that…
Belmont Lodge Care Centre
Today, a small group of Year 4 and 5 children went to visit Belmont Lodge Care Centre to sing the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang songs from their Prep Production. The residents were very impressed by the singing, tap dancing and jolly nature of the children and many applauses were given throughout the morning. We met…
Prep Photography Club
Prep Photography Club were keen to try the clip-on fisheye lenses at lunchtime this week, experimenting with how the playground, garden, library and their friends change with the ultra-wide panoramic view of 180°.
Year 1 Educational Visit to Frinton
This week Year 1 went on our Summer Term educational visit to the seaside! We went to Frinton Beach which was so much fun and we were so lucky with the weather, not only did it stay dry for us but the sun even made an appearance! The children had fun making sandcastles, finding shells…
Father’s Day Butty and a Brew
Our ‘Butty and a Brew’ Father’s Day event was as popular as always this morning. Thank you to all the Dads, Granddads, Uncles and Big Brothers who came to share breakfast and a story with the KS1 children. A big ‘Happy Father’s Day’ to all the Avon House Dads for Sunday!
Reception Visit To The Hive
The highlight of F2s week, this week, has been our trip to The Hive in High Beech. We did so many fun activities both indoors and outdoors. We started by going on a forest walk and looking for different types of minibeasts. We used plastic containers to collect them and inspect them in closer detail….
Access All Areas
This week, Year 5 went on an interesting trip to the past, which linked to our Humanities topic, Our Local Area. We had an access all areas pass to the not-quite-yet-refurbished Redbridge Museum/Library and were able to see the new exhibition, including all kinds of artefacts. Inside there were pictures, maps, interactive quizzes, an old…
Nursery Visit to Willows Farm
Puffins have had a busy week which included an amazing school trip to Willows Farm. Full of excitement we boarded the coach and made our way to the farm. After listening to the safety instructions we first went to feed the animals. We saw a goat, cow, donkey, pig and sheep. We then got to…
Tomatoes, Peppers and Aubergines
The Sustainability Council had a fascinating visit to Valley Grown Nurseries in Nazeing to learn more about food production on Monday. We learnt how the 3rd largest vegetable packing plant in the country supplies the supermarkets with perfect fresh vegetables all year round. Aiden and Arun definitely win the prizes for the most questions asked…
