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Can You Solve It?
One of our Tuesday’s club is called ‘Can You Solve It?’ Amongst many puzzles and problem solving scenarios, the children were asked to investigate how many interlocking cubes were needed to create a small structure from a given diagram. The children were asked to predict the number of cubes used and then check with their…
New School Hall Floor
Year 2 Herons made sure the School Hall floor repaint that took place over the Christmas holidays was up to scratch as they took part in their gymnastics lesson this morning. The children took part in various gymnastic techniques which worked on their balancing and coordination skills.
What’s Your Superpower?
Welcome back for the Spring Term! Our Early Years and Pre-Prep Departments start the term with a ‘WOW’ day to launch their new topic of the term. Year 2’s Wow day became the Year 2 Pow Day (thank you Niamh for the name!) for absorbing their new topic ‘What’s Your Superpower?’ The children started the…
£750 Raised for Shelter
A huge thank you to everyone who supported the Morris Charity Day and to the children who took part in the 50p challenge. We are extremely proud to announce we raised a whopping £750 for Shelter. We had some very original and creative ideas for the 50p challenge ranging from a 50 second plank (Ehsaan…
What A Racket
The Racketball finals day was held on the last Wednesday of term. The eight regular attendees had been whittled down to 4 finalists after a 3-week round robin on Thursday afternoons. The 3rd and 4th place play off saw Bailey (6NH) use his power game to defeat Adam (6NH) 15/9. The final saw Issa (6JM) defeat…
12 Days of Christmas
Our “12 Days of Christmas” Extravaganza Day is well underway. The school has been transformed into a magical Christmas hub with pupils taking part in 12 themed activities such as our Partridge in a Pear Tree Quiz, 2 Turtle Doves Pairs Game, 3 French Hens Coconut Shy, 4 Calling Birds Kazoos Workshop, 5 Gold Rings…
Tales from the Toy Box
On Tuesday afternoon, Year 1 took part in a toy workshop to support their termly topic of ‘Tales from the Toy Box.’ The pupils had great fun experimenting and playing with different toys from the past. It was a great afternoon that provided a great end to the Autumn Term’s learning.
U11 Football v The Wells
AHS made the short trip to Wells Primary School last week to play an U11 Football match. Avon House claimed an emphatic 12-2 win, with 6 goals from Issa (6JM). The boys passed the ball well in their team and rode late first-half pressure from their opponents to remain in control throughout. We hope to…
Inter-House Football Year 5 and Year 6
Last Friday, Year 5 and Year 6 boys competed in Inter-House Football. Each house played against one another in the group stages with Churchill finishing top, Cavell – second, Morris came third and Pankhurst were fourth. The boys played competitively throughout, with all houses showing a real desire to be crowned winners. The semi-finals saw Churchill…
A Visit To Mulberry House School
On Wednesday 6th December, representatives from Avon House’s RRS Council were invited to visit The Mulberry House School in West London, which is RRS Silver but starting their journey to Gold. We were asked to share our experiences and ideas about becoming Rights Respecting Gold and, as we approach the Summer Term when we are…
