Avonmore defeat Heamore

On Friday the 15^th June Avonmore and Heamore  went to Hyde Park for a picnic and a football match. Heamore were the first to score but Avonmore weren’t defeated Ahmed equalised then scored again to give Avonmore the lead. Then Arian scored to give Avonmore a 2 goal lead. Avonmore looked like they weren’t going to lose and then Idris came in the last minute to thrash Heamore with a 3 goal lead. Year 6 shocked Mr Hale.

Ravenscourt Park Sports Day

Ravenscourt Park Sports day

On Tuesday the 19^th June Year 6 went to Ravenscourt Park to take part in a sports day with John Betts Primary School. It was not school against school. We were separated in to eight groups, a mix of each school. This was so we could get to know people who might be going to our secondary schools. Everyone took part in the activities twice so they got a chance to earn more points. The activities included: the shuttle run, the bench organization, the puzzle race and the hoop race. The shuttle run was the most tiring because you had to run back and forth as fast as you can. I thought the hoop race was the most challenging because you had to use tactics and strategies in a small amount of time. The first three teams that ended up with the most points got bronze, silver, and gold certificates. My team got a bronze certificate. All in all it was a very tiring day and we were all aching a bit afterwards, but it was a really fun day!     

Library Redecoration

In March Miss Cotten visited Dublin, Google’s headquarters. She was amazed by the unique style of Google. Inside, there was not an office with dull chairs and tables but instead they had a bright and welcoming place to work. It was like a play area. There were slides and rooms with different themes for the workers to enjoy and to look forward to when going to work. This inspired Miss Cotten to recreate our school library. We have decided to give it a theme and a unique style of a beach. At first, we thought this might distract the students but then we realised that this area would give their imaginations a boost and free space to work in. Instead of having boring work desks we thought about having surfboards as tables and to make our old chairs look like deck chairs. We even thought about having the computer backgrounds as a fish swimming in the sea to make it blend in with the theme. From the floor to the ceiling there will be a beach theme. On the floor, there will be carpet that will appear to be sand and water. On the ceiling, we will even have clouds that appear to be lights. If you’re feeling glum and it’s a rainy day you could always pull down the blinds to discover a sudden change of weather- from rainy to sunny! We are looking forward to the change that will happen next year!

Olympic torch comes to visit Avonmore

Today at Avonmore School the students have been allowed to wear sportswear as the Olympics are coming to London. The day started off with an assembly. We watched the Olympic relay live on BBC. We were so lucky that Mr. Hale (our head teacher) presented us with an authentic torch that had once been lit and run with. It’s been carried by 8000 runners for 1 mile each over 70 days.  Over 8000 miles have been covered. The torch is 80 cm tall. It has been carried underwater around the Great Barrier Reef and has travelled on a gondola in Venice, a dragon boat in China and in a canoe in Canada. Until the 1950’s only men could carry the torch. We are so lucky to have a chance to experience what it’s like to hold it!

Jubilee Week!

On 31^st May, Avonmore had a street party to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. It was a whole school event! Miss Quirk was the teacher who organised the event and she also came up with an amazing idea-each class to present a dance from each of the decades the Queen has reigned. This is the order to the dances: Reception and Nursery -1950s; Year1- 2010; Year 2- 1960; Year 3 -1980; Year 4 -2000; Year 5 -1990; and, Year 6 -1970.

Everyone practised really hard for the dance as parents, teachers and children were going to watch them. I was in one of the groups and, believe me when I say, my group was NERVOUS! I think everyone felt the same way. However, it all turned out amazingly. All the dances were great and, by the looks on their faces, you could see that the students were determined but at the same time quite anxious. Year 4’s music had a technical problem but it worked out great in the end. Overall everyone had an amazing time!

Street Party!

On 31st of March (our last day of term) Avonmore had a street party to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee. We set up tables all around the top playground for the pupils to eat at. We had lots of finger food like: cucumber sandwiches, cakes and sushi plus much, much more! It was supposed to rain that day but we were very lucky with the weather: it was bright and sunny so lots of people showed up. For the entertainment each class performed a dance from a different era. After that we had the difficult job of putting all the tables back into the classrooms and all the chairs back in the hall. Everyone left feeling pleased, and full, because the party had been a great achievement.

Summer fair poster

Avonmore Primary School is preparing for the upcoming summer fair which is on the 30th of June 2012. To advertise the summer fair Mr Hale, Avonmore’s head teacher, asked a group of 5 children and Miss Cotten to prepare a poster. When creating the poster, we encountered several difficulties such as when printing, white spaces kept appearing on the sides. But all has been resolved and it is now finished! The children and teacher have done an amazing job at depicting a summer themed poster!

Our trip to the floating classroom

On 11th May, year 4 travelled on the tube to Paddington to visit the floating classroom. It was a long journey to get there. When we arrived the first activity we did was bird spotting. We had a sheet of paper to tick off the type of birds we saw. We stood by a lake surrounded by trees. It was an amazing experience! We saw a coot (a type of duck) making a nest. The coot had three baby eggs and one of them had hatched. After that, we ate lunch on the boat. Overall, it was a great day!