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U8 Football v Bancroft’s
Three U8 boys squads made their way to Bancroft’s School last Friday afternoon to take part in football fixtures. The scores were as follows: Bancroft’s School 1 4 – 1 Avon House School 1 Bancroft’s School 2 2 – 2 Avon House School 2 Bancroft’s School 3 1 – 5 Avon House School 3 Stand-out…
A Visit From Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Years 5 & 6 had a different experience at lunchtime on Friday 13th October, when instead of finding food in the dining hall, they had the opportunity to question our local MP, Sir Iain Duncan Smith. For just over 45 minutes he answered questions on being an MP, leading the Conservative Party, his achievements and…
U10 Boys Football Tournament @ St Aubyn’s
St Aubyn’s School hosted a football tournament on Thursday. Avon House were drawn in a challenging group against high-level opponents. The boys lost games against Chigwell, St Aubyn’s A and Keble, and failed to hold on to a 1-0 lead against St Aubyn’s B, drawing the game, 1-1. It came down to goal difference for…
Arts Week
All the children of Avon House School have been enthusiastically participating in Arts Week this week. They have been learning about the life and work of British artist William Turner and have spent the week creating their own landscapes in his particular style. The prep school was lucky enough to visit Tate Britain to see all…
Year 2 Church Visit
As part of Year 2 learning about Christianity, the children went to visit a local church. They learnt about a church being a Christian place of worship and that Christians can worship by praying, singing, teaching, helping and reading. They were interested to look at the different types of Bibles, especially children’s picture Bibles, and…
U11 Girls and U10 Boys Football v Bancroft’s
One U11 Girls squad and two U10 Boys squads travelled to Bancroft’s School last Friday afternoon to take part in football fixtures. In what were all competitive matches, the scores were as follows: U11 Bancroft’s School Girls 4 – 0 U11 Avon House School Girls U10 Bancroft’s School Boys 1 2 – 0 U10 Avon…
Sports Council and Sports Leaders Join Force
Representatives of the Sports Council voiced how they would like to encourage more positive and engaging playtimes and lunchtimes for fellow pupils. As a result, a timetable has been created, with each representative allocated days and an area of the school to lead fun, active games. Sport Leaders have also been offered the opportunity to…
GOSH Race For The Kids
A big congratulations to Ehsaan (3DC) and Raef (F2 Mallards) who, last Saturday, completed a 5k charity run for GOSH Race For The Kids to raise money for children with cancer. They both raised £300 collectively for the cause. Well done Ehsaan and Raef!
£360 Raised for the Moroccan Earthquake Appeal
Our Sustainability and RRS Councils joined forces to host 3 x Second Hand Uniform Sales to help clear our second hand uniform stock and raise money for the Moroccan Earthquake Appeal. They are delighted to announce that £360 has been raised and would like to thank parents for their generosity, as a lot of donations…
U11 Girls Netball Tournament @ St Aubyn’s
On Friday 6th October, the Netball team went to our very first tournament of the season hosted by St. Aubyn’s School. To start we played 4 matches and won 2 of them. This meant that we went through to the ‘Plate’ competition. We got off to a flying start, winning 3 matches so it all…
