English 4/5

Mar 2, 2023

World Book Day in 3H

3H had a super World Book Day. The children looked fantastic in their costumes and cosy in their pyjamas. They enjoyed making bookmarks,...

allisonpickup

Mar 2, 2023

World Book Day in 4P

We have had a fantastic World Book Day in 4P. We have met and written stories about Daley Dog, read a story about Gus a grumpy dog,...

allisonpickup

Feb 24, 2023

Debating

Debating club had their first match of the season against the Olive School. They prepared two debates. This house believes that teachers...

ARobinson

Feb 24, 2023

What a wonderful week in Reception!

This week, a mysterious egg was planted in our classroom. We wrote all about what we think is inside the egg. Do we think it will hatch...

marksharples6

Feb 6, 2023

Hamlet workshop in 5S

This morning, 5S were joined by the National Theatre Company for a workshop based on the William Shakespeare play, Hamlet. The children...

Mrs Speakman

Jan 24, 2023

The Owl & The Pussy Cat

Year 2 have written their own poems in the style of the Owl and the Pussy Cat.

Mrs Speakman

Jan 6, 2023

Lost and Found

Year 3 read the adventure story 'Lost and Found' today. They were extremely excited that some characters from the book came to visit them!

kathrynlysons

Dec 7, 2022

Reach for the Stars!

Well done to all the children in 2L who have achieve '5 reads' every week this term!

allisonpickup

Dec 6, 2022

Pineapple of Bravery

Well done to Samuel and his mum for baking a 'Pineapple of Bravery 'Upside Down cake for the Christmas Fair Bake off using the 'Pineapple...

allisonpickup

Dec 6, 2022

4P Oracy

Emily performed her poem 'Attack' amazingly today. For this, she was given the 'Pineapple of Bravery'.

Miss Harrison

Nov 24, 2022

We found a golden ticket!

We have been reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in Year 3. As Charlie found his golden ticket, so did we!

Mrs Speakman

Nov 21, 2022

Books, books and more books!

Avondale have just had a delivery of 300 new non fiction books. KS1 and KS2 topics include biographies, ancient history, careers, and the...

allisonpickup

Nov 15, 2022

Pineapple of bravery

Well done to the pineapple of bravery winners this week in 4P! You have all worked very hard on your poems.

Mrs Speakman

Nov 14, 2022

Oracy at Avondale

Oracy has become part of each aspect of a child's school journey, which facilitates the creation of a talk-rich learning environment.

allisonpickup

Nov 8, 2022

Pineapple of bravery

Today, 4P worked on their poems thinking about emotions. The children were very brave saying their poems out loud for the very first time...

allisonpickup

Nov 4, 2022

Conscience Alley in year 4

Today, we watched the video clip of when Nemo is in a dilemma. Should he touch the boat (butt) or not? We thought about Nemo’s choices...

jenwormald

Nov 2, 2022

Queen Victoria Fact-Files

Year 5 have been researching information about Queen Victoria as part of our History learning about the Victorian Era. We have researched...

allisonpickup

Oct 20, 2022

4P Eco-councillor presentations

Today, we have listened to presentations for Eco-Councillors. They were all fantastic with lots of great ideas. The children have voted...

Mrs Speakman

Oct 14, 2022

Poetry Performances in Year 5

This term we have been learning and performing poems as part of our Oracy lessons. Here are some of our final performances.

ARobinson

Oct 7, 2022

Another great week in Reception

We have created our own pirate treasure using salt dough, invented our own story titles linked to ' We're going on a treasure hut',...