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Year 4 Visit to Celtic Harmony
On Friday 7th March, Year 4 embarked on an exciting educational visit to Celtic Harmony to enhance their learning about the Stone Age. During this immersive experience, the children took part in a range of hands-on activities that brought history to life. They learnt the ancient craft of flint napping, discovering how flint was used…
World Book Day
This year, World Book Day was all about stepping into the world of books—literally! Instead of dressing up as words, we flipped the idea on its head and took our books’ places, immersing ourselves in their stories. From Foundation 1 to Year 6, children embraced the joy of reading in new and exciting ways, enjoying…
Year 1 Visit to Rainham Hall
Year 1 enjoyed a visit to Rainham Hall, a National Trust property in Havering on Tuesday. Rainham Hall is a well-preserved 18th-century merchant’s house with interesting exhibitions inside each room, and a beautiful three acre walled garden outside. Pelicans and Cranes took part in three workshops, rotating between experienced and knowledgeable members of staff from…
A Champions Belt for Yusuf
A big congratulations to Yusuf (4PH) who travelled to Coventry to participate in a UK National Brazilian Juijitsu competition over half term. Yusuf won 3 gold medals and a champions belt! He won the Gi competition in his weight class, the no-Gi competition in his weight class and the absolute competition where he competed against…
Today is Gonna Be a Great Day
Wow! What a way to start the Friday before we break for the half term holiday but with our annual Inter House Music Competition! The morning showcased stunning instrumentalists on the piano, flute, violin and guitar as well as four small group performances that really got the audiences and our adjudicator dancing in their seats!…
Arts Week
Art has been the focus of Avon House School during the last week of this half term. The whole school has been learning about the art and life of William Morris. We have been designing wallpaper patterns based on our interests, printing; onto paper and material; using string and polystyrene tiles, weaving natural materials, creating…
40 Tubs for The Monkhams Pub
Sustainability Council would like to send a big THANK YOU to everyone who supported their confectionery tub collection, on behalf of Greene King’s Tub2Pub campaign, over the first half of the Spring Term. Today, our Sustainability Council members delivered over 40 tubs for recycling to The Monkhams Pub in Buckhurst Hill. The Tub2Pub initiative not…
£700 Raised for the RSPB
RRS Council has been supporting the ever-popular RSPB Badge Sale over the past few weeks, which marks their third year of running this initiative. Through the sale of these badges, they raised awareness about the importance of protecting wildlife in the UK. This project links to the UNCRC Articles 29 and 24, which highlight the…
National Storytelling Week
Last week, we took part in National Storytelling Week and we were so grateful for the incredible support from our parents in making the week such an enjoyable experience for the pupils in all classes. The children were so excited to hear the chosen story at the end of the day and it was a…
Christmas in February!
Today, Year 5 and Year 6 Chamber Choir members represented Avon House at the Stratford and East London Music Festival, hosted by St Mary’s Church. Founded in 1882, the Stratford and East London Music Festival is the UK’s oldest music and drama festival. Our choir sang four songs across two categories, Christmas in February and…
