Tyler (3KI) played in an orange ball tennis grade 6 match tournament at Chigwell Tennis Club on 2nd June and won the tournament winning 7 matches, the first to 10 points. This is a real boost to his confidence as the last time he played in a tennis tournament, Tyler lost all his matches and…
The ever-active Sustainability Council once again gave up their lunchtime to descend on the Green to pick up as much litter as they could find on Friday 26th May. Hunting high and low in the long grass was never a problem for the energetic pupils. Unopened cans of beer and coke were the unusual finds…
Arun (Pelicans), Emily and Molly (5PH) recently took part in Ride London 2023. More than 25,000 cyclists took part riding their bikes in and around a traffic-free London. The route passed Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, St Pauls and many more landmarks. Cars were banned which made it fun and safe for everyone – and good…
This week, Itai in 4JB decided to bring in one of his pet snake’s shedded skin. Itai talked about his pet and how it sheds its skin, what it eats and how big or long the snake is when stretched out! We asked him if any of the snakes had escaped from the cage. He…
The Music Department had a very busy end of this half term. Firstly, we had 2 Teatime Concerts after school for our peripatetic students. The standard of music was extremely high which indicates the hard work that is going in to practicing by our students and also the support of our parents. Well done to…
On Friday 26th May, the children of Year 2 were engaged in the natural world of the garden. They embedded their understanding of the plants and animals found in a garden and woodland habitat in the exciting surroundings of RHS Garden Hyde Hall. From hunting for caterpillars amongst plants, to building birds’ nests, the children…
This week, our Foundation 2 (Reception) pupils have been learning about different forms of transport by reading their non-fiction book ‘On The Move.’ They went on a transport hunt around the school where they had a description of what they were looking for and had to find the matching picture. It taught the children about…
Puffins have thoroughly enjoyed the story of ‘Jasper’s Beanstalk’ this week. Retelling it in their own words, alongside working on using the phonic sounds they know to write simple words and sentences about the story. Puffins visited The Wells to decorate their own card Jasper with different textures, to talk about the growing plants and…
Our RRS Council sold sunflowers at the end of the day last Friday, raising funds for The Trussell Trust. They raised an amazing £300! RRS council will now use the money raised to travel to a local supermarket in a school minibus and buy the goods themselves to donate to The Loughton Foodbank.
The Avon House School Council’s recent project has been to focus on the flow of traffic with a particular emphasis on pick-ups and drop offs. Their initial starting point was to observe the traffic outside school and from this, the council decided to write to the parents of Avon House School to outline their findings…