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Diversity Day
Avon House looked amazing on Thursday as we celebrated Diversity Day with pupils and staff invited to attend school in cultural outfits. From Indian saris, cork hats and Japanese kimonos to Cypriot traditional dress, thawbs and Scottish kilts, there were many colourful and interesting outfits across the Prep, EYFS and Pre-Prep. It was wonderful to…
Sports Council Bowled Over at The Wells
As part of their “play every sport at the Wells tour” the Sports Council used a lunchtime to try their hand at short mat bowls. Under the watchful coaching of the Wells club captain they soon found out what a difficult and skillful game it was! Zariyan in Year 5 said “I did get better…
A Lot Of Rubbish
Sustainability Council excelled themselves with their first litter pick of the academic year on the Green. There was an eclectic assortment of items picked up from the undergrowth and long grass. This included: a scarf, a straw and drink cans, along with all the everyday regular items discarded by people too lazy to use the…
ISA London North Swimming Gala Winners
On Saturday 12th October, twelve pupils competed in the ISA London North Swimming Gala at the impressive Barnet Copthall Leisure Centre. All individual races were over 50m distances and sadly there was no time for relays as the late afternoon was devoted to secondary pupils. Two pupils narrowly missed out on medals, Seren coming 4th…
£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…
