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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,…
Inter House Swimming Gala
The Prep School held our Inter-House Swimming Gala at Loughton Leisure Centre on Thursday 28th June. Whilst participation was mandatory our less able swimmers swam shorter distances, sometimes in the shallow end. Races were mixed gender and whilst only some races yielded medals, all races (and flotation events) contributed to the House totals. There were…
Quiz Club National General Knowledge Finals at Oxford University
On Friday 28th June, four intrepid pupils, Azrael (Y3) Dinore (Y4) Niharan (Y5) and Zoya (Y6) attended the Quiz Club National General Knowledge Finals at Oxford University’s Examination Rooms. In this splendid setting were another twenty-eight eager and bright teams, some of which were furiously cramming right up to the start of the quiz. After…
Sports Leaders Course Complete
Adam from 3KI is the latest pupil to pass the Sports Leaders course. Congratulations to Adam and all the others who passed and received their certificates in Friday’s assembly. The other Sports Leaders to pass are Josephine , Jumana, Zak A, Eilidh, Eva H, Jamie, Imogen and Zak S. Well done everyone!
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
We joined eccentric inventor, Caractacus Potts, his two children, Jeremy and Jemima and their friend Truly Scrumptious on an adventure like no other in Avon House’s 2024 production of ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ this week. With two performances on Wednesday and Thursday night at All Saints, the Prep Department did us proud learning lines, songs,…
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…
