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We Will Remember Them
Our Year 6’s were on hand to sell poppies on the school’s forecourt this week with donations sent to the British Legion. Several Year 6 pupils also played a part in our Remembrance Assembly today, with a number of poignant performances, including Aran in Year 6 playing a solo of We Will Remember on his…
Reading Together
Children from F2 to Year 6 have really got to know their ‘Read Together’ partners and look forward to their weekly book sharing session. We really enjoy seeing the children working together.
A Gold Medal For Niquey
On the 22nd October 2022, Kehanique entered the Minithon at Lee Valley Athletic centre. Niquey entered into three events and her collective score earnt her one of the top 10 gold medals. Well done Niquey!
New Scientist Live
The Avon House Science Quiz team visited the ExCel Centre for the New Scientist Live Schools’ Day with the children watching a science show on the Universe Stage, riding a VR rollercoaster and visiting the numerous exhibits on offer. Molly from Year 4 really enjoyed being able to engineer cars using different types of wheels,…
Wool Art
To end our Art’s Week, our School Hall was awash with colour today as we proudly displayed all of the children’s contributions. All year groups participated in Arts Week, including our youngest Puffins who carefully painted individual portraits and created a collective flower vase collage inspired by her paintings and our Year 2’s who embraced…
Happy Diwali
To celebrate Diwali, our Friday’s assembly saw Year 4 host a fantastic performance of the famous story of Rama and Sita. Everyone had a role to play and put in the effort to make it a really spectacular show.
Mile Before School
Our Prep children have been part of The Daily Mile physical activity programme since returning to school in September. Running or jogging at their own pace for fifteen minutes has proven to have lots of benefits for children’s physical health, mental health and well-being as well as their learning. We are really impressed with the…
A Triple Jump Masterclass
In celebration of Black History Month, we had an inspiring visit from a former triple jump world indoor champion, Yamile Aldama, and her professional coach, Frank Attoh. Yamile spoke of her journey to success and how she required resilience throughout it. Y5 and Y6 were then treated to a masterclass from both Yamile and Frank…
Reflecting on our Weekly Values
As a school we remain committed to embedding the principles of Character Education into the fabric of all we do at Avon House. Led by our Head of Prep, Mr Manning, this term we have been taking a whole school approach to reflect on our weekly values. This week, for example, our weekly value is…
A Visit From Juliet Coley
Today at Avon House, Year 3 and Year 4 were privileged to have met Juliet Coley, an established historian, author, publisher and survivor through ill health. Juliet was inspirational as she talked about her journey and her life experiences to date. During her visit, she talked to the children about many black figures who have…
