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£270 Raised for Cancer Research
Krishni (Head of Pankhurst House) and Ms Heath (Pankhurst House Leader) would like to send a very big thank you to all the parents and staff for their amazing book donations and support for the Pankhurst House Book Sale. Once again, everyone was so generous with the quality of the books donated. These contributions played an…
Igbo Assembly
Avon House was treated to a visit from Mr Nonyerem Udeh this morning, in our second whole school Black History Month Assembly. Mr Udeh took us through learning more about the language of Igbo – a language spoken by over 31 million people in Nigeria, some fun Nigerian customs, learning how to count to 10…
Collaborative Creative Quilt
Year 2 and Year 6 pupils joined forces over Black History Month on a collaborative creative quilt project inspired by the book ‘The Patchwork Path: A Quilt Map to Freedom.’ A powerful and moving story that educates children about the Underground Railroad and the unique role quilts played in guiding slaves toward liberty. Looking closely at…
ISA London North Arts Competition Host and Winners
Avon House hosted the ISA London North Regional Art Finals at The Marriott in Waltham Abbey this week. With genres for multiple age groups to enter, including 2D and 3D art, textiles, drawing, fashion and photography, we didn’t envy the independent judges with their decisions. Thank you to independent judges Darren Evans (The Suburban Artist)…
ISA London North Cross Country Winner
Our Year 5 / 6 Cross Country team performed very well on a challenging course at Hemel Hempstead on Wednesday at the ISA Championships. A hilly course at Abbotts Hill Prep School proved a stern test for our team who were all handpicked from our Inter-house results. Evie and Bobbi both put in good performances…
RRS Council Visit to The Houses of Parliament
On Tuesday 8th October, the RRS Council went on a trip to The Houses of Parliament. It was a wonderful experience; we loved seeing how the country was run and being around those who must protect our rights. The trip started with an early morning drop off at the Woodford station, before a less than…
Ooh Oobleck
This week, Year 4 made oobleck (a mixture of cornflour and water) to support their learning on the different states of matter. The children soon had their hands covered with it! Oobleck acts like a liquid when being poured, but like a solid when a force is acting on it. You can grab it and…
Swimming Gala at Chigwell School
Earlier today pupils from Years 4,5 & 6 participated in a fun Swimming Gala against pupils from Chigwell School. Races included Backstroke, Freestyle, Breaststroke, fly and several relay events. It was a great event and although we narrowly lost out on points all the children enjoyed taking part! Kyran, Swimming Captain (6HG) “I am proud…
Ada Lovelace Workshop for Year 2
Today was Ada Lovelace Day, a global event to raise the profile of women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). The day aims to encourage more girls into STEM careers and support women already working in the STEM field. Year 2 Flamingos and Herons enjoyed meeting ‘Ada’ and learning more about her incredible life…
Black History Month Launch
Today we had a fantastic start to our Black History Month activities and celebrations. We were delighted to welcome the dynamic and interactive Drama Geezers to Avon House for a day of immersive storytelling, enthusiastic performance and an all-round educational fun experience for all. With performance workshops for Foundation 2 to Year 6 taking place…
