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Our Ultimate Rock Hero
We have been searching for the Ultimate Rock Hero as part of STEM Week using Times Table Rock Stars! On Monday, all children from Year 2 to Year 6 took part in a Times Tables battle against the other members of their class in the group stages of this fierce competition. After some very impressive…
Maths Mentors
Thursday was our ‘Maths’ Day as part of our STEM week. Our Year 6s, Year 5s and Year 4s were tasked with creating Maths games and puzzles to teach our younger children. After spending the morning researching and creating their games, the older children then got to work with teaching their games to the lower…
Faulty Towers
As part of our STEM Week, Year 2 were tasked with the engineering challenge of creating the tallest tower using only paper cups. Some of the best teamwork and ‘aha’ moments came from when the stack of cups crashed to the table which forced the children to rethink their strategies. The activity really tapped into…
Safer Internet Day
Tuesday’s Safer Internet Day saw the School having lots of open conversations about how we feel about using technology as well as some of the downsides of being online, from cyberbullying, spam, livestreaming and chat in games. Year 6 thought about the way they should respond to anything that upsets them and the children came…
Creating a Terrarium
During STEM week, Year 5 explored a number of challenges, including making torches from water bottles, creating a terrarium, studying climate change and finding solutions for air pollution, including their own prototype designs. It was a fun filled week that was enjoyed by all!
Ice, Ice, Crazy
As part of STEM week, our Year 4s took part in a lot of practical activities, including making ice cream. Did you know that you can make ice cream without a freezer? The children learnt that the combination of ice and salt causes a chemical reaction. When salt is added to ice cubes, the temperature…
Clocking Up Miles
Despite the cold and dark mornings, the Prep pupils have continued to show great perseverance by turning up regularly for their Daily Mile runs before school on Thursdays and Friday. The new stopwatches have proved a real hit as the pupils can record their own PBs (personal bests) over their chosen distances. They have proved…
ISA U11 London North Netball Runner’s Up
Avon House hosted the U11 and U13 ISA London North Netball Qualifiers at Redbridge Sports Centre on Wednesday 1st February. Our U11 team played extremely well and got through to the finals having won all their games and not conceding any goals. The final was a hard fought match that went to half time 2-2…
ISA Table Tennis National Championship Winners!
After their success at the London North regional event, Zak (6NH) and Vishva (6JM) attended the ISA Table Tennis National Championships at the University of Nottingham. Mr Thornley helped prepare the children for the event with a practice at All Saint’s Church the day prior to the Championships. Travelling via train, the pupils had an…
U11 Boys and Girls Football v Coopersale
On Thursday 26th January. the girls football team and the boys football team travelled to Coopersale Hall School. When we arrived at Coopersale, we went down to the pitches that were in a beautiful, rural setting. We got started and both teams had a very strong start, going into half-time with leads. Both teams played…
