Category: RRS
Year 2 Visit To St Thomas of Canterbury Church
Our Year 2 pupils had an enriching visit to St Thomas of Canterbury Church as part of their RE learning about Christianity. They were warmly welcomed by Father Michael, who shared fascinating insights about the church’s patron saint, St Thomas of Canterbury. The children learned about his life, his importance in Christian history, and why…
£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…
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…
Unicef GOLD Reaccreditation
We are proud and delighted to announce that Avon House has been re-accredited over the summer and has once again been awarded Gold by UNICEF UK’s Rights Respecting School programme. UNICEF is the world’s leading organisation working for children and their rights. The Rights Respecting Schools Award is granted to schools that show commitment to…
Passover
This week, Year 2 were very lucky to have a speaker, Mr Grant, come in to speak to us about Passover. We have been learning about Judaism during our RPS lessons, and the children showed an impressive understanding of Passover at the start of the session! Mr Grant took the children through the foods on…
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…
Non Uniform Day
The RRS Council was delighted to hold a non-uniform day to mark World Mental Health Awareness Day. Children were asked to leave their school uniform at home and to enjoy the opportunity to wear their own choice of clothes for lessons, in exchange for a minimum of £1. This idea was the inspiration of Isaac…
Rights Respecting Schools Presentation by our RRS Council
The RRS Council had a very exciting week. They were invited to give a presentation to the Head Teachers Conference about what it means to be a Rights Respecting School. All eleven members of the Council worked hard to explain what UNICEF is, what children’s rights are and how important it is for children to…
A Visit To The House of Parliament
On Wednesday, the newly appointed members of the RRS (Rights Respecting Schools) Council visited the Houses of Parliament, the seat of democracy in the UK, with the mission to discover more about how they can make their voices heard and ensure that they achieve their rights. Starting in the Palace of Westminster where Queen…
Selling Sunflowers
Our RRS Council sold sunflowers at the end of the day last Friday, raising funds for The Trussell Trust. They raised an amazing £300! RRS council will now use the money raised to travel to a local supermarket in a school minibus and buy the goods themselves to donate to The Loughton Foodbank.
