Avon House children experienced more women’s football history this season, attending the UEFA Champions League semi-final second-leg of Arsenal Women v VfL Wolfsburg Women. It was a record crowd for a domestic women’s game in England, with Emirates Stadium reaching full capacity of 60,063 fans. In what was a nervy match, the tie had to…
There was a wave of excitement in our Year 2 classrooms this morning as the children prepared for their Taster Swim Session. When they washed up back at school, most declared that they’d had a splashingly good time!
This week, as part of their Science unit about Space, Year 5 have been investigating how vast our solar system is. Using fruits, we looked at the size of planets relative to each other. Mercury, the smallest, was represented by a peppercorn while the largest, Jupiter, was a watermelon! We couldn’t find a fruit large…
Year 4 have enjoyed lots of practical Science this week. Firstly, they went out into the playground for some outdoor learning. The children were given animal pictures and had hoops on the ground to create a venn diagram. Working together in groups, they had to decide what the categories could be for their venn diagram…
On Friday, we held our Coronation Celebration Day. We held a special assembly which looked at what the new Carolean era could mean for our children’s generation. Lunch was a true British affair of fish and chips followed by knickerbocker glory in red, white and blue. The children also wore red, white and blue and…
Year 1 took a trip to the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich this week. The children explored the ‘At Sea’ gallery and then took part in the hands-on ‘Ahoy!’ workshop! After that, everyone walked to the Cutty Sark and took the Greenwich cruise liner boat to Embankment, taking in all the sights of London! A…
This week, our Year 5 have been having a wonderful time in Normandy. On Wednesday, they had bright sunshine for their visit to a Cheese Factory and William the Conqueror’s Castle. They competed in a quiz in the evening, testing their knowledge of France and their observational skills! On Thursday, they saw the Bayeux Tapestry…
Our school is super proud to announce we have been awarded a gold certificate from Transport for London (TFL) in recognition of our Walk to School initiative. This is a great achievement for our school and we look forward to receiving many more awards in future. The Walk to School initiative is very important for…
As part of their new Science topic of Plants, our Year 3 went to Epping Forest Studies Council for the day on Friday 28th April. They became bees and learnt about pollination, created nature palettes and went to investigate the local trees plus much, much more! The children said that the trip was lots of…
The U11 boys football team faced Loyola this week. Against an extremely organised and efficient team, the boys battled hard throughout in what was a very close encounter. Captain Taylor put in a superb performance with great saves and excellent distribution to teammates, whilst Zak gave maximum energy throughout to ensure the Loyola defence were…