Avenue House School
Have a look at what has been happening at Avenue House School.
A sneak preview of what has been happening to the Avenue House School playground and awaits the pupils on their return to school in September. |  |
On Friday 3rd July Avenue House held their Sports Day. The rain stayed away and the day was enjoyed by all.
On Friday 1st May Avenue House held a cultural day at school.
Avenue House School is looking forward to the Art Exhibition which opens on Thursday 14th May.
On Saturday 25th April the AHSPSC ran their first sponsored walk in Pitshanger Park. Monies raised from this walk will be going towards much needed new equipment for the “Eco- Garden. The rain which had started the day off, eased completely leading to a bright (albeit a little breezy) sunny day. Perfect conditions for walking!
There was a good turn out with a total 32 children participating with their parent’s and siblings. Every child and parent managed to walk (some even run) more than one lap of the route (approx ¾ mile). On average the children completed 4 laps each (not bad considering some were only 3 years old). I think the lure of a biscuit in the play centre spurred everyone on. A drink and a Bourbon were enough to get back on the track and complete another lap. Some children were very competitive especially the Maple girls with Katelyn and Alicia completing 10 laps each . Lucy G , James and Brooke came in second with a total of 9 laps each. I am sure if we did not need to leave the Playcentre they may have carried on longer. The children in year 6 did a very admirable job of looking after and spurring the younger ones on. I am sure some would not have walked so far without Eloise’s and Jenny's help.
The event was very much a social occasion with parents from all year groups chatting over their very much deserved coffees. In fact it was getting quite hard to lock up the playcentre and return the key as people wanted to stay longer.
Sarah Robson
Joint chair (AHSPSC)
On Thursday 19th March Avenue House held its Junior production of The Lemonade Kid.
On Friday 13th March children at Avenue House School did 'Something funny for money' for Comic Relief. They came to school dressed in their pyjamas!
On Thursday 5th March pupils and teachers dressed up for World Book Day. The 'Oompa Loompa' won first prize for the best costume! |  |
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It was a great day at school where so many members of staff and pupils dressed up as their favourite book character.
On Wednesday 7th January pupils returned for the start of the Spring Term.
On Friday 12th December parents and friends of Avenue House School were treated to a musical version of 'Scrooge' presented by Years 1 to Years 6.
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Nursery and Reception performed their own songs separately.
| At this event a cheque was presented to a GOSH representative for the monies raised at the Autumn Gala Evening |  |
More pictures of the Christmas Show - Scrooge
On Thursday 4th December, Children from Avenue House were once again invited to sing at the annual Christmas event – ‘Light Up the Avenue’.
It was lovely to see so many children and parents attend to support the choir in the festive cheer and count down to the lighting of the tree. The new Mayor officially opened the event at 6pm and then The Avenue was filled with the happy, tuneful sounds of ‘Winter Wonderland’ and ‘Jingle Bells’.
We were then treated to hot chocolate and presents from Santa and his reindeer at Café Onik and the children once again filled the air with cheerful melodies.
It was a lovely evening and the children thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Thank you to all parents who attended the event and supported the school once again.
Imogen McCormick
On Saturday 8th November, the Avenue House School Parents' Social Committee held an Autumn Gala Evening in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital.
On Friday 31st October, Duane Ladejo (Predator from Sky Ones Gladiators and Athlete) came into assembly to talk about his experiences as an Olympic athlete (won bronze and silver medals) and European Champion (gold medal) as well as his role on "Gladiators".
He talked about the importance of working hard to be the best at whatever you decide to do. Also about healthy eating and fitness.
On Thursday 16th October, a non uniform day was held to raise money for Give poverty the boot.
On Tuesday 14th October, Avenue House held their annual Harvest Festival.
Some pupils from Year 4 and Year 5 left on Tuesday 30th September, returning on Thursday 2nd October for a trip to the Isle of Wight. |
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On Thursday 3rd July, a Musical Soiree was held. Children taking individual music lessons, ballet lessons and those belonging to a choir all performed at this very enjoyable event. More photographs are viewable on the Extra Curricular section. |  |
On Thursday 26th and Friday 27 thJune the Senior Production of Treasure Island was held at Questors Theatre.
 | On Friday 20th June the Foundation Stage (Nursery and Reception) held their class assembly. |
On Tuesday 17th June, children from Oak, Maple and Pine went to Brighton to visit the Toy Museum and Sea World.
More photographs from the Brighton trip
On Saturday 14th June, children from Maple, Pine and Cedar stayed overnight at school for the BT Giant Sleepover in aid of Children in Need.
We played games and danced in the gym to win prizes and then had pizzas and ice cream for dinner. We watched movies on the interactive whiteboard big screens and munched bowls of popcorn. |  |
After that it was bedtime and we all had fun chatting until lights out... and for a while afterwards! In the morning we enjoyed breakfast together before going home with armfuls of goodies in time for a sleep.
 | On Friday 6th June Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 went on a very enjoyable trip to the London Zoo. |
Saturday 17th May saw Avenue House School holding its first Spring Fair. Some activities included beating the goalie, face painting, winning a coconut from the coconut shy, guessing where the treasure was buried, the number of sweets in a jar, having a go on the tombola, browsing the toy stall and bidding on the silent auction. If this was not enough a bouncy castle, the opportunity to paint your own t-shirt, a chance to throw a wet sponge at a teacher in the stocks and various other games and stalls kept the many visitors busy.
With all the activities keeping everyone so active - sustenance was provided in the form of the hotdogs, samosas and other delicious Indian snacks and of course a very well supplied cake stall.
It was a fantastic success and eveyone who attended thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
More photographs of the fair are viewable on the Extra Curricular section .
On Friday 9th May a World War II Day was held at Avenue House School. The pupils and staff members all dressed up for the occasion. Parents were invited to come in at various times during the day and had the opportunity to listen with the children to Mr Roy Bartlett tell of his experiences during the war.
| Mr Bartlett demonstrating rationing on World War II Day. |
On Friday 7th March pupils from Oak, Maple, Pine and Cedar took part in The Big Rhyme Time Challenge.
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The mayor was the official to check it was all done fairly and everyone who took part signed a register which is submitted.
On Friday 7th March pupils from Nursery, Reception, Beech and Willow went to Gunnersbury Park. Have a look at Beech and Willows Class pages for more about the trip.
On Thursday 6th March parents and friends were treated to a junior production of Toby's Ark.
A special thanks to Mrs McCormick, Ms Whitlock and Mrs McKiernan for all the hard work they put into the production.
On Monday 3rd March pupils from Nursery, Reception, Beech and Willow came to school dressed as a character from Peter Pan in support of the Peter Pan Week.
On Friday 29th February Oak and Maple went to the Science Museum. Read more about the trip on the class pages.
On Tuesday 12th February a representative came to talk to all the children about GOSH and what exactly it is that they do.
The children asked lots of questions and learned about what is needed to make children's lives better whan they are in hospital. Things are made to be bright and fun so that children feel more relaxed when they are away from home.
Some of our pupils were surprised to learn that children who are in hospital for longer periods actually have schooling. The children like it because going to school feels normal and when you are in a strange situation anything that makes you feel more normal can be very important.
GOSH also provide beds for family members to stay overnight so that children do not have to be on their own.
The children from Avenue House School can help GOSH by completing the 'Body Challenge' or 'Picture Challenge'.
Each child has been given a leaflet that contains one of the challenges and a sponsorship form. The children have to find as many body words or pictures as they can. They can be sponsored for each word that they find or for simply completing the challenge.
All the money raised will go towards an important cause. Remember that even a few pence from each child can really make a difference.
The children can bring any money raised back to school in the envelope provided before 7th March.
Avenue House had a very special visitor, the Mayor of Ealing. The Mayor came to meet the children and also awarded one pupil with a prize that she won for coming third in a local competition. The children sang to the Mayor who was very impressed.
