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Messing About In Paddle Boats
It is hard to believe that this time last week, our adventures at Stubbers was coming to an end. Despite the inclement weather and trying to sleep through thunderstorms, all returned with positive memories. Mr Manning wishes to say a particular thank you to Mrs Gleadell, Mrs Hooley and Miss Feeney and all our visitors…
Walk Like An Egyptian
Year 4 had a fantastic workshop linked to their learning Ancient Egypt this week. On Wednesday, the children came to school dressed in Egyptian outfits to immerse themselves fully in the experience. They then took part in a variety of practical activities including drama and story-telling with props and artefacts, quizzes, puzzles and secret messages…
Maths Quiz Club Semi-Finalists
On Tuesday 16th May, four Year 6 pupils (Aarav, Mia, Lara and Dhaya) headed to St Cedd’s School for the area heats of the Mathematics Quiz Club competition. After completing a number of tricky questions (and facing some technical difficulties with the buzzer) the team finished a fantastic second place, only 60 points behind the…
U7 Boys Football Tournament
Seven Year 2 pupils attended a football tournament on Friday 12th May, competing against a number of schools from surrounding areas and beyond at Barnet Power League. Led by Mr Thornley and accompanied by Mrs Lord, the boys produced a high-level of football throughout to beat the majority of their opponents. Stand-out performances came from…
UEFA Champions League Semi-Final Second Leg
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…
What A Splash!
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!
Fruity Planets
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…
Hoops and Allsorts
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…
Coronation Celebrations
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…
Ahoy Mateys!
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…
