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Year 2 5-a-side Football Tournament
On 9th May, 7 budding footballers from Year 2 travelled to Barnet Power League for a 5-a-side competition. After 5 matches in the group stages, the boys finished in very respectable 3rd place. They went forward to the quarter finals where unfortunately they were beaten by Southbank International School. It was a great afternoon of…
ISA Band Competition Winners!
We are delighted to announce that our Strings Group came first in ISA’s Band Competition 2024 for large instrumental ensemble! This win is a testament to the pupils’ dedication and pursuit of excellence. Even though the majority of pupils in the group have just taken, or are working towards, Grade 1, the overwhelming sense of…
A Visit to the British Library
On 7th May, members from the Diversity Council and our House Captains were given a fantastic opportunity to attend a workshop held at The British Library. We took part in a workshop which focused on sacred texts. The children were engaged throughout the workshop; taking part in group activities, sharing ideas and demonstrating knowledge and…
Soccer Aid
Avon House’s first ever Soccer Aid event was a scoring success! The pupils did not let the weather dampen their spirits as they participated in football skills-based activities throughout the day including highly competitive rounds of ‘beat the teacher’ and nail-bitingly close penalty shoot outs! Inside the classrooms, pupils were tasked with designing a mascot…
ISA Digital Art Competition Success
The annual ISA Digital Art Competition is a national celebration of young artists, who use their creative and technical skills to produce digital work. This year’s competition features two Avon House pupils among the judges winning selections. A huge congratulations to Magnolia and Theia for their hard work with their pieces, ‘Alien in Space’ and ‘Pirate…
Passover
This week, Year 2 were very lucky to have a speaker, Mr Grant, come in to speak to us about Passover. We have been learning about Judaism during our RPS lessons, and the children showed an impressive understanding of Passover at the start of the session! Mr Grant took the children through the foods on…
Sunflower Sale
Mr Reed held his Annual Sunflower Sale after school on Wednesday and Thursday this week. The proceeds this year, which to date stand at around £120, will be going towards buying food from a local supermarket which some of the children will be involved in and then delivering to the Foodbank in Loughton. A big…
U9 Football Tournament at Frentford FC
On Wednesday 24th April, 7 boys from Years 3 & 4 played in an U9 Football tournament at Frentford FC. 16 teams took part. In the group stage we won 1 match but lost 2 placing us 3rd in our group. We then went on to the plate competition where we won 2 of our 3…
Blue Peter Badge
I was awarded a Green Blue Peter badge for sending in photos and artwork about the environment, conservation and nature. I also had to answer some questions to tell Blue Peter how I help to look after the environment, why being green is important to me and how I recycled 1000 old household batteries. Last…
Performance Assembly
The Summer Term Performance Assembly held on Friday 19th April, was once again a vibrant showcase of the amazing talents and creative expressions of Avon House. Pupils from across the school in Year 1 to Year 6 participated, sharing their excellence artistic endeavours. The termly Performance Assembly provides a platform for our pupils to shine…
