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On The Move
This week, our Foundation 2 (Reception) pupils have been learning about different forms of transport by reading their non-fiction book ‘On The Move.’ They went on a transport hunt around the school where they had a description of what they were looking for and had to find the matching picture. It taught the children about…
Busy Beans
Puffins have thoroughly enjoyed the story of ‘Jasper’s Beanstalk’ this week. Retelling it in their own words, alongside working on using the phonic sounds they know to write simple words and sentences about the story. Puffins visited The Wells to decorate their own card Jasper with different textures, to talk about the growing plants and…
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.
Please Park Safely
The Avon House School Council’s recent project has been to focus on the flow of traffic with a particular emphasis on pick-ups and drop offs. Their initial starting point was to observe the traffic outside school and from this, the council decided to write to the parents of Avon House School to outline their findings…
Messing About In Paddle Boats
It is hard to believe that this time last week, our adventures at Stubbers was coming to an end. Despite the inclement weather and trying to sleep through thunderstorms, all returned with positive memories. Mr Manning wishes to say a particular thank you to Mrs Gleadell, Mrs Hooley and Miss Feeney and all our visitors…
Walk Like An Egyptian
Year 4 had a fantastic workshop linked to their learning Ancient Egypt this week. On Wednesday, the children came to school dressed in Egyptian outfits to immerse themselves fully in the experience. They then took part in a variety of practical activities including drama and story-telling with props and artefacts, quizzes, puzzles and secret messages…
Maths Quiz Club Semi-Finalists
On Tuesday 16th May, four Year 6 pupils (Aarav, Mia, Lara and Dhaya) headed to St Cedd’s School for the area heats of the Mathematics Quiz Club competition. After completing a number of tricky questions (and facing some technical difficulties with the buzzer) the team finished a fantastic second place, only 60 points behind the…
U7 Boys Football Tournament
Seven Year 2 pupils attended a football tournament on Friday 12th May, competing against a number of schools from surrounding areas and beyond at Barnet Power League. Led by Mr Thornley and accompanied by Mrs Lord, the boys produced a high-level of football throughout to beat the majority of their opponents. Stand-out performances came from…
UEFA Champions League Semi-Final Second Leg
Avon House children experienced more women’s football history this season, attending the UEFA Champions League semi-final second-leg of Arsenal Women v VfL Wolfsburg Women. It was a record crowd for a domestic women’s game in England, with Emirates Stadium reaching full capacity of 60,063 fans. In what was a nervy match, the tie had to…
What A Splash!
There was a wave of excitement in our Year 2 classrooms this morning as the children prepared for their Taster Swim Session. When they washed up back at school, most declared that they’d had a splashingly good time!
