Category: News
Walk To School Week
Our Autumn Term ‘Walk to School’ was well-attended success this week! The autumnal path has been filled with talk around the changing season and school events of the last few weeks, as our pupils engaged and built friendships with peers across year groups. Walking helps to improve mood, increases focus and readiness to learn once…
Happy Mawlid al-Nabi
In assembly this morning, volunteers from 4PH discussed the significance of Mawlid al-Nabi, the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) for Muslims. Although it is an important date in the Muslim calendar, it is not generally celebrated widely. Yusuf explained, ‘This is because the Prophet himself did not make a…
Acquire, Develop, Master
Our Welcome Service was hosted at All Saints Church this morning and it was lovely to see so many family members attending. We were pleased to be able to present the council voting results in front of a large audience, to celebrate the latest extracurricular activities of pupils and to welcome in the new academic…
Council Voting
UNCRC Article 12 says children have the human right to have their own opinions and for these opinions to be heard and taken seriously – at Avon House we agree wholeheartedly with this. Pupils from Y1 to Year 6 have the chance to create their own manifestos over the holidays and present to their class…
An Adventurous Start to the Term
Our pupils in Years 3 -5 demonstrated their adventurous side through a series of challenging activities on their educational offsite visits yesterday. From grass sledging and aeroball (bouncing and scoring goals) to a sensory trail where they tested their courage and trust in each other by following a rope trail through an obstacle course while…
Superpowers for our Superheroes
To begin our new termly topic with a bang, Year 2 spent the day focusing on superheroes. We continued some conversations we had on Swap Morning before the Summer break, discussing what it means to be a hero and what superpowers we all have! The children came up with lovely suggestions like super curiosity, super…
Brand New Wraparound Care Provision
We are excited to announce that from September, Avon House will have a brand new, purpose built room, that will allow us to offer daily Wraparound Care opportunities from 7.30am – 6.00pm. Our Breakfast Club will run from 7.30am – 8.10am, providing pupils with a choice of a hot or cold breakfast. Our Tea Timers…
Congratulations to Cavell
The last weekly house points have been counted and added to scores from events during the academic year such as cross country race, inter-house music, poetry and reading competition, science quiz, sports day and the swimming gala. It was close at the top, but congratulations to Cavell for winning the 2024 Inter-House Cup! Cavell 5379…
Quiz Club National General Knowledge Finals at Oxford University
On Friday 28th June, four intrepid pupils, Azrael (Y3) Dinore (Y4) Niharan (Y5) and Zoya (Y6) attended the Quiz Club National General Knowledge Finals at Oxford University’s Examination Rooms. In this splendid setting were another twenty-eight eager and bright teams, some of which were furiously cramming right up to the start of the quiz. After…
Prep Photography Club
Prep Photography Club were keen to try the clip-on fisheye lenses at lunchtime this week, experimenting with how the playground, garden, library and their friends change with the ultra-wide panoramic view of 180°.
