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On The Eve of Roger Federer’s Retirement
On Thursday 22nd September, a few of our Year 5 and Year 6 children attended a charity practice of the Laver Cup teams on the eve of Roger Federer’s retirement and final match at the O2. In addition to seeing Roger Federer, they saw the remainder of the Fab Four – Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic…
Let’s Go Ava, Let’s Go
‘Let’s Go Ava, Let’s Go!’ was the chant that followed Ava through the arena during her bout at the Commonwealth Karate Championships 2022 (which had been postponed from 2020 due to the pandemic). Ava is now the Commonwealth Gold Medallist Champion for 10-11 years olds. She fought through all her four rounds to reach the…
Welcome Service
Parents were invited to attend our Welcome Service on the first Friday of term, which took place at All Saint’s Church. During the service, we held a minute’s silence to reflect on Her Majesty’s remarkable 70-year reign.
Welcome Back!
The Avon House team are pleased to welcome back returning and new families! Have you grown in the holiday as much as our school pumpkin? We hope you are looking forward to the coming academic year as much as we are!
Busy Bees
The Busy Bees have done it again! Smiles all around in what was their last class of the year where they produced another great collection of cushions and decorative handbags. Year 3 & 4 children worked very hard to complete their projects from design to their final prototype. Mrs MacDonald was truly proud of the…
Smooth Operator
On Tuesday 21st of June, the School Council organised a Smoothie Sale in the morning. The Smoothie Sale was chosen by the majority of pupils over an outdoor cinema. This was to raise money for our PLAYGROUND project. We aim to buy high visibility jackets so that when the Year 6’s go to the Pre-Prep…
Long To Reign Over Us
On Friday 3rd June Avon House Preparatory School celebrated the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in style with a whole school garden party. The children and staff came into school wearing red, white and blue clothing to commemorate the event. The day consisted of a traditional fish and chip supper which even included mushy peas much to…
ISA Athletics
On Monday 23rd May the athletics squad went off to Bedford Athletics Stadium to compete in the ISA athletics. This is a great event with over 30 schools attending, so the competition is tough. The children have practised for a while now and was ready to show off their talent. It gives us great pleasure…
A New Chapter
Avon House cut the ribbon on the school’s Little Free Library community book sharing program. Mrs Campbell and Chair of Governors Mrs Macnair, together with two pupils, did the honour of opening the library to the public which they hope will engage children within the local area to read more to encourage good reading habits…
UNICEF Respond to Bake Sale
As a @UNICEF Gold Award Rights Respecting School we are very proud of how our pupils responded to the situation in Ukraine, raising money with a bake sale and having discussions around children’s rights. Today we have been featured on the UNICEF website: https://t.co/EzYCBBnkke
