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U11 Boys Football Tournament
On Friday 24th March, some children went to Chingford Goals for a big tournament, hosted by Woodford Green Prep School. In our group, there was Woodford Green D team, Loyola School and Snaresbrook Prep. In all of the matches we played, we put in good performances. Our first game was against Woodford Green D which…
Youth Makes Music
Last Friday, choir members from Years 4, 5 and 6 visited Chigwell School to participate in a charity event run by the Roding Rotary Club. It was entitled “Youth Makes Music” with funds raised donated to The Memory Cafe for people with Dementia. The choir sang three songs from their repertoire: The Wellerman, ably assisted…
Renewable Energy
This term in Humanities, Year 5 have been learning about natural resources, in particular the ones used to make energy in the UK. Luckily, one of our parent’s works in renewable energy and he very kindly agreed to come in and tell the children more about his work. Mr Flood had some really interesting insight…
U10 Girls Football Training Match @ St Aubyn’s
AHS travelled to St Aubyn’s for a U10 Girls Football training match on Tuesday 21st March. The aim of the match was for the children to gain more experience playing competitive football against another school in a more relaxed environment. Despite 3-0, 4-0 and 3-0 losses, the girls continued to persevere throughout each match. The…
Puffin’ Along
Our Puffins were out and about in the local area this week, on their very first school trip together. Puffing down to Woodford Station over two days, they had a rail-y exciting time getting a train to Loughton, keeping track all the exciting different views and objects on the journey. Hopping onto the big red number…
MFL Fair at Bancroft’s School
There was a continental feel on Friday 17th March when 10 pupils from Year 5 attended an MFL Fair at Bancroft’s School. Bancroft’s senior linguists entertained ours by delivering a wide range of activities designed to make language learning fun. Pupils had the opportunity to practise their French and Spanish skills, as well as sample new…
Dream Factory Assembly
It’s the turn of Churchill House to lead the end of term fundraiser and this year, Churchill has chosen the Dream Factory charity. This morning, we had 2 visitors from the Dream Factory who came into school to talk to the children about their charity and the work that they do. Dream Factory makes the…
Mother’s Day Celebrations
A big thank you to Year 1 Cranes who hosted a special Mother’s Day Assembly this morning. The children spoke about why they love their mums and also tied in British Sign Language Week by signing the lyrics of a Mother’s Day song. We are very proud of you all and know your mums (and…
U9 Boys Football Tournament at Forest
On Thursday 16th March, eight U9 boys represented AHS at a Forest School Football Tournament. Against high-quality opposition, Avon House fought hard in the initial group stages to qualify for the plate section of the tournament. This included an emphatic 3-0 win against Snaresbrook Prep along with a wonder goal from captain Jayden (4JB) in…
Protecting BSL
This week (Monday 13th – 19th March) is British Sign Language Week. This is celebrated every year in March to commemorate the first time British Sign Language (BSL) was acknowledged as a language in its own right by the government. The theme of this year’s campaign is “Protecting BSL.” Pupils at Avon House have enjoyed learning…
