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Museum of Docklands
On Thursday, Year 5 travelled down to West India Quay to go to the Museum of London Docklands. The museum has excellent links to the Year 5 curriculum, including Crime and Punishment, The Tudors and our Autumn class read, Diver’s Daughter. “I enjoyed completing the quiz and finding the answers. Even though it was a…
A Visit To The Stone Age
On Wednesday 8th March, Year 4 travelled to Celtic Harmony for their trip linked to their learning on the Stone Age, despite the snowy weather! They became the wolf tribe for the day and participated in various activities and tasks around the Stone Age village. These activities included hunting and gathering food in the forest,…
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
To support their learning, Year 6 visited Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre on Thursday 9th March. The children didnt let the rain ruin their trip with a quick stop outside St Paul’s and a walk across The Thames before heading to the Globe for their very own workshop, led by a professional actor all about Macbeth. After…
Living In Space
On Wednesday 8th March, our Foundation 2 (Reception) pupils had an educational visit to The Royal Museums in Greenwich. They travelled by coach and got to experience moon walking, learning about the solar system and a Planetarium show. To prepare for the trip, the children have been reading the non-fiction book ‘Living in Space’ which…
Holi Art
Whilst the rain prevented us from holding our Holi celebrations in the school’s playground, it didnt stop our Art of Art’s Sake Club who created their own colourful Holi pictures today.
Quiz Club National Championships
On Monday 6th March, two teams from Avon House travelled to St Cedd’s School in Chelmsford to compete in the qualifying round of the Quiz Club National Championships. The teams were made up of four children across Years 3-6. The children faced some stiff competition, however, Avon House B Team got off to a flying…
Passover Talk with Mr Grant
In line with their religious studies learning, our Year 2 and Year 4 pupils were visited by Mr Grant, a primary school teacher and active participant in the Essex Jewish Community. We would like to thank Mr Grant for giving up the time to come into school to talk to our children about Passover today….
ISA U11 Mixed Tag Rugby London North Champions
Last Friday, Avon House hosted the ISA U11 Mixed Tag Rugby Tournament at The Woodford Wells Club. Avon House faced some stiff opposition in the pool stages, winning three out of four of their matches. This meant they qualified for the cup in second place. Facing St Christopher’s (Pool 2 winners) in the semi-final was…
ISA U11 National Cross-Country Champion!
After qualifying at a regional event in Hemel Hempstead, Eva (6NH) and Oskar (6JM) travelled to Worksop College, near Sheffield, for the ISA National Championships of Cross-Country on Saturday. In a stunning setting, both pupils rose to the occasion with outstanding performances. After pulling-off with the leading pack in the early stages, Eva battled throughout…
World Book Day – Celebrating All Things Literacy
Our World Book Day celebrations started as soon as the children came through the school gates this morning. This year we asked the children to dress as a vocabulary word and the playground was buzzing with the sound of all the fabulous words being shared and the appreciation of the spectacularly creative costumes. Throughout the…
