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A New Chapter
Avon House cut the ribbon on the school’s Little Free Library community book sharing program. Mrs Campbell and Chair of Governors Mrs Macnair, together with two pupils, did the honour of opening the library to the public which they hope will engage children within the local area to read more to encourage good reading habits…
UNICEF Respond to Bake Sale
As a @UNICEF Gold Award Rights Respecting School we are very proud of how our pupils responded to the situation in Ukraine, raising money with a bake sale and having discussions around children’s rights. Today we have been featured on the UNICEF website: https://t.co/EzYCBBnkke
Year 4 Celtic Harmony Trip
Last Friday, 18th March 2022, Year 4 travelled back in time to the Stone Age period. They had great fun learning through the hands on Celtic Harmony workshops taking part in bread making, grinding flour and carried out soap knapping to make arrow heads, ready for hunting. They did some pottery making, like the beaker…
Morris Wins Inter-House Music for the First Time!
The annual Avon House inter-house music competition was a competitive affair this year! Every musician and singer across the school from nursery to Year 6 tried their hardest and we applause all those that participated in the event. Congratulations to Morris House for winning the competition the very first time with their rendition of The…
Community Cake Sale for Ukraine
Avon House Preparatory School in Woodford Green Essex hosted a community cake sale in aid of Ukraine. As a Unicef Gold accredited school the Rights Respecting School Council met to discuss ideas on how to support Ukraine’s humanitarian effort and decided that a fundraising bake sale was the best idea for the whole Avon House…
A Stellar Show from 5NH
On Friday 11th March, 5NH took to the stage to present their class assembly inspired by all things STEM. The children put on an out-of-this-world performance, taking us on a journey through time and space in the Doctor’s Tardis to visit famous inventors, scientists, and pioneers of the past. On their voyage, they learnt lots…
Year 1 visit a real life castle!
What a fantastic trip Year 1 had to Leeds Castle. They have been learning about houses and homes and one type of home that the children were particularly interested in was castles! They spent the week in the lead up to the trip researching castles and writing fact files in small groups. Can you imagine…
Year 1 Production of Three Little Pigs
We are so proud of our Year 1 superstars who performed fantastically for their production of Roald Dahl’s The Three Little Pigs! The children worked extremely hard to learn their lines and songs, developing some brilliant acting skills along the way. We were so impressed with the way they performed and the audience were delighted!…
ISA Under 11 National Finals
On Friday 4th March, the netball team along with Mr. Bowers and Mrs Gleadell travelled to Rugby School to participate in the ISA under 11 National Finals. They faced some stiff competition in the group stages but rose to the challenge and remained positive and motivated throughout. The team progressed through to the final of…
World Book Day 2022
Yesterday was a ‘page turner’ at Avon House School seeing all of the children’s (and staff’s) imaginative outfits. To support World Book Day, the children have been participating in Bringing Books to Life workshops and reading their favourite books to each other. We cannot wait until the next chapter, 2023 #worldbookday
