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Une Visite En France
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…
Transport For London Gold
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…
Exploring The Forest
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…
U11 Boys Football v Loyola
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…
Placed in the Top 8 ISA Schools in England for Netball
On Wednesday 26th April the Avon House U11 Netball Team travelled to Rugby School to play in the ISA National Netball Finals. We played 5 games in our group, winning 3 out of the 5 which meant we finished 2nd in the group and went through to the cup which was a fantastic achievement. In…
A Class-Room
For Easter homework, each year group was given an article from UNICEF to focus on. In Year 4 the article was ‘Article 29 – Your right to develop your personalities, talents and abilities, to understand your rights and respect other people’s rights, cultures and differences.’ The children completed some lovely pieces of work, but we were…
Into The Woods
As part of our WOW Day for our new topic ‘Into the Woods,’ our Year 2s ventured into Knighton Woods to hunt for nature’s treasures! From birds’ nests to earth worms, the children searched both high and low to spot a variety of flora and fauna which may be found in woodland and pond habitats….
When I Grow Up
Our Foundation 1 (Nursery) Puffins had big smiles on their faces as they returned for the Summer Term and their WOW day, wearing outfits inspired by what they wanted to do when they grow up to start their new topic. The children were excited to talk about their outfits, accessories and their jobs – we…
Sunshine and Sandcastles
The Year 1 children in Pelicans and Cranes embraced their new ‘Out and About’ topic on the first day of the Summer Term by building sandcastles in the school’s playground. They were lucky that the sun paid them a visit so they could imagine being at the seaside on a warm Summer’s day! The children…
Easter Bonnet Parade
In Early Years, every ‘bunny’ was hopping with egg-citement as the children entered the final week of term. During the week, our Early Years pupils undertook Spring-themed Maths challenges, including finding the missing numbers and adding items together, sampled hot cross buns, learnt about the Easter story, created a bunny version of themselves and painted yellow…
