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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…
The Dream Factory Charity Day
Today’s fundraising event was led by Churchill House for The Dream Factory. We have raised so far a generous amount, totalling over £1,000 and more is still to come!!! This afternoon, children enjoyed watching a film and having popcorn and a drink. It has been lovely to see the creative ways that the pupils have…
Soundproofing Sheeran
To conclude Year 4’s Science topic on Sound this term, the children carried out an investigation on soundproofing. They wanted to investigate the best material for soundproofing a music studio and the materials used were bubblewrap, fabric, foam and newspaper. After making predictions about which material would be most effective, they played some music (Mr….
Buzzing Bees
The Sewing Bees have been busy again this term creating ‘egg-citing’ eggs for Easter. Not edible ones of course! but bright felt fabric eggs with lots of decorations. A very satisfied and proud group of ‘buzzing’ designers. Well done everyone, Mrs MacDonald is proud of you all!
