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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…
Open Morning Friday 20th September
Our next Open Morning is taking place on Friday 20th September at 9am. Reserve your place at the following: Open Events | Private Prep School, Essex | Avon House School The morning starts at 9am with refreshments in the School Hall. Mrs Campbell (Headteacher) will host a talk at 9.15am including information on our extended…
Brand New Wraparound Care Provision
We are excited to announce that from September, Avon House will have a brand new, purpose built room, that will allow us to offer daily Wraparound Care opportunities from 7.30am – 6.00pm. Our Breakfast Club will run from 7.30am – 8.10am, providing pupils with a choice of a hot or cold breakfast. Our Tea Timers…
Congratulations to Cavell
The last weekly house points have been counted and added to scores from events during the academic year such as cross country race, inter-house music, poetry and reading competition, science quiz, sports day and the swimming gala. It was close at the top, but congratulations to Cavell for winning the 2024 Inter-House Cup! Cavell 5379…
A Rather Wet Wimbledon
On Wednesday 3rd July, eight lucky and well-behaved children attended the 2nd round of The Championships at Wimbledon. Unfortunately, the weather was grey and showery with regular interruptions to play but this did mean that the party “got their steps in” and explored the grounds thoroughly taking in Henman Hill, court 18, the practice courts,…
