Bloggers bake!

The last uneaten piece

Following our interview with Mrs Standing,She has surprisingly tickled our taste buds with a delicious fruit cake. This was a total surprise and the bloggers didn't expect a thing!!! It was scrumptious and the bloggers ate it in one piece, without any arguing at all...

Oh I do like to be beside the sea side

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

How do you do make decision?

I usually make decisions by flipping a coin if I have one.

A year 5 student said they make decisions by playing rock, paper, scissors

Someone else said that they weigh up all the options and then decide.

Sometimes we make decisions for the election or for who is going to be school council.

The school council is a very important decision to make. They help fundraise for charity’s. This is a good practice for when you become an adult and have to make very tough decisions.

The election is an extremely important decision to make because it for the London Mayor.

Year 4’s Trip to Kidzania!

Kidzania is a world of wonders, where you can make your dreams come true! That’s exactly what Year 4 did! Kidzania is a place where you can be anything you want. For example a Fire-fighter, a Policeman, an Al Jazeera   news reporter, or even climb a building! You can make Cadbury chocolate and an Innocent Smoothie! They give you 50 Kidzo’s to start with and the city is called Kidzania City. 

                                                                            

                                                                             

!Daily mile with a smile!

Miss Chaouki has started a new craze called the daily mile. It evolves all the   classes running, jogging or walking (plus chatting to your friends) For 15 minutes any time of the day. It is to exercise yourself so you are not too tired to learn! We will be doing it in the top playground, by the way one mile is 16 laps around the top playground (tiring I know!).But you don’t need to do all 16 laps on your first try! We will work up to it as a goal. Class teachers have to start on 3^rd of May! The daily mile is super fun, see you then friends!
                               

Reception's mini beast collection

Reception have been very busy!

They have been looking for mini beast in their garden and found many. 

They have picked up slugs and ants (very exciting)!  They have also managed to find some caterpillars that will grow into lovely butterflies.

If you want to see their wonderful collection of mini beasts, please come and take a look in the Reception classroom.



 

Its Goood To Be Green!

Good  news in Avonmore!

 

We are learning to take the responsibility for our own   behaviour!  You may wonder how.  Well with our new 'It's good to be green  boards.

 

'It's good to be green' is a new indicative to help all Avonmore children improve their behaviour. Everyone starts the day green, which means a green card and hopefully the day finishes on green. 

For misbehaving a warning is given, followed by the amber card, unless of course behaviour improves.  If it doesn't, well the red consequence card is given.  We hope you don't get that one!  Remember, it's so good to be green. 

 

 

 

Ants, worms and Slugs

Avonmore eating lunch

A New Head, Q&A!

1.  How many schools have you worked in and which is your favourite?

 

A: I have worked in 11 schools and my favourite would have to be Saint Marcus primary school. I worked there for... 6-ish years.

 

2.  Have you ever been bothered by your surname? As it is named after a position.

 

A: No.

 

3.  Do you prefer chicken nuggets or chicken wings?

 

A: Chicken nuggets. I even make really a delicious Kentucky fried chicken. 

 

4.  Do you bake?  and if the answer is yes what will you bake for the bloggers?

 

A: I do bake! I make coconut cookies and some fruit cake and such. 

 

5. What was the approach when you first entered Avonmore?

 

A: I was nervous/Excited which is typical in these situations. I just felt like this school would be really good and that I'd feel home here.

 

6.  Do you have a pet?  if so what is it and what is it called?

 

A: No, but I used to. We had a cat before, but I loved my daughter's cat called Gin-John.

 

7.  Red velvet cake or chocolate?

 

A: I've never actually had Red Velvet cake. So, my answer would have to be chocolate cake, but only a little bit.

 

8.  If you could have any superpower what would it be?

 

A: The super power to feed the world, to send food over to those that don't have any or enough.

 

9.  White, Milk or Dark chocolate?

 

White chocolate.

 

10.  What was your old school?

 

Saint Marcus Primary School. Where I worked 6 years.

 

 

The Past Helps Fund-raise for Sports Relief!

On the 16^th March, Avonmore had a day to fundraise for Sports Relief. The majority of the school dressed up as athletes or wore clothes from the snazzy 80s and 90s. We even had someone dressed as the footballer from the fake goal incident, Maradona! Sports Relief brings together the worlds of sport and entertainment to raise money to help vulnerable people in both the UK and the world's poorest countries. In the morning, years 4 and 6 had a fun activity in which they got into teams of 4. Then they ran around the playground, searching for pictures of famous athletes. While they were searching, they filled up a chart of the names of the athletes and their sport. Throughout the day, different classes went with another class to the top playground to do a variety of activities. Year 5 and 6 played dodgeball and 1 and 2 ran an obstacle course that included hurdles. It was a great flashback to the past that we will never forget!

Farewell My Friend...

As we have known for a few weeks now, our beloved head teacher, Mr Hale, is leaving us this week. We decided that we should ask him a few questions.

Q1: How was your time in Avonmore?

A1: I don’t know how to answer this questions because there’s so many things that have happened, but it has never been dull or boring and I have laughed a lot.

Q2: What’s your favourite thing about the school?

A2: I think my favourite thing about the school is the openness of the school site which make us part of the community and aside from the work, it’s a place where children can have fun.

Q3: If you could improve or add anything to the school, what would it be?

A3: Make places to park scooters, a bigger hall, a big kitchen to cook school meals, maybe a music room, a swimming pool, swings, a see-saw, a go-cart track and perhaps a place for ponies.

Q4: Are you happy with the new head teacher?

A4: Mrs Standing seems like a very nice lady and she seems very caring and thoughtful and wants to know all about the school.

Q5: Will the bloggers still get special treatment?

A5: You’re going to need to ask your new editorial chief.

Q6: Do you want to leave?

A6: I feel very sad to be leaving but that’s because there’s a lot of good and happy memories and a lot of people, but the sadness is, I think, healthy. It has been a very happy time and I think it’s time for me to finish at Avonmore and to let someone else be the head teacher with new ideas and things they want to do.

The Great Escape.

Year 5s  new display

Spring in Avonmore

Think, think, think!

Houses of Parliament trip!

On Wednesday 5^th of March all the School Council went to the Houses of Parliament. They went by tube from West Kensington to Westminster and had a fantastic time. When we got there we got a tour of the Houses of Parliament and went to the House of Lords and St Stevens hall. Afterwards we went to the education centre and went in a workshop. In it, we learnt about the Suffragettes who were a group of woman who wanted woman to be allowed to vote. They chained themselves to a rail so that the men would let them vote! How ridiculous is that!? And we also learnt people should be treated equally. After that we had our lunch and got some badges some people got a poster.

 

Panic At Avonmore

Alert, alert! Avonmore has gone into pandemonium! We need a new head teacher immediately!

As most students at Avonmore may know, the fabulous, fantastic Mr Hale is leaving our amazing school. For those who haven’t heard yet, this may be shocking news. But not to fear, we’ll get a new head as quick as you can say ‘Avonmore’s out of a crisis’. Now that we’ve received this news, we’re on the road to finding a brand new head (but they won’t be as amazing as Mr Hale, that’s for sure!) to take the soon-to-be empty slot of our current one. So, the bloggers have been thinking.

Why not advertise for a new head?

 HEAD WANTED!

The fabulous Mr Hale slaving over his extremely hard paper work.

Are you an aspiring head/teacher looking to find a new position as head in one of the best primary schools? Well look no further! This is the place to go.

We can offer:

·         Gorgeous children

·         Extraordinary staff

·         Hilarious bloggers

·         Multiple facilities

·         Delicious food items in the staff room

·         Everything you would expect from an amazing school like ours

Requirements:

·         Must have a good sense of fashion

·         Must give cookies to the bloggers

·         Has to have a beautiful voice to perform in the music assemblies

·         Must like cake (this is a strict requirement)

·         Must be able to bake

·         Must let year 6 go to a restaurant at the end of the year

·         Must fulfill the children’s every need

·         Must have an endless supply of jokes

·         Must have eyes, ears, a mouth and nose

To apply for the job please contact Avonmore Primary School immediately.

Avonmore needs you!

Year six being British! 

Mark's Mighty Challenges

Avonmore's Amazing Antiques

Powerful polar bears

Saturday the twenty seventh of February is international polar bear day polar bears are endangered and are very important for enviorment. to celebrate Yorkshire Wild life park have a new arrival , Nobby. Nobby is two years old and has come here from Munich zoo. He has joined three other male polar bears. Yorkshire Wild life park is part of the polar bear project, which has lots of caves, hills to roll down and pools for the bears to play, explore and keep safe in. The project was set up to help polar bears global and give them safe and happy homes.

A Day of Leaping

You know those cool little flip animations that Google puts up when there’s a special event? Well, there was one yesterday. As many of you may know, yesterday was a special day that only ever happens every 4 years. No, it’s not the Olympics. This special day is called a leap day. In February, there are 28 days. But, on leap years, there are 29 days in February which means we have one extra day at school (boo hoo!) and 366 days in the year. But, there is one question that lingers in my mind.

Does it make sense that we call it a leap year?

Avonmore's Unfortunate Loss in Football- A Recount from One of the Player

Avonmore and Melcombe’s teams had worked hard and had finally got to the final match out of the first six although only one team could win the match.

The match was played at Hurlingham Park on Friday 26^th. At the previous match Avonmore played really well (but they have never met a team as good as Melcombe!). Melcombe’s team was wearing blue and yellow and at the same time Avonmore were wearing green, white and yellow. During the first half, Avonmore controlled the ball perfectly but Melcombe did edge in a goal. Lucky for Avonmore, one team member scored a goal. It was 1-1.

During the second half, it was getting tougher. Not too long after the referee blew his whistle and the two teams shook hands and the outcome was 3-1 to Melcombe. It was a shame because we lost but Melcombe were a really good team.

Is Avonmore in or out…EU part 2?

Will UK survive on its own or will there be a civil war about food, housing, taxes, bills and shipping from EU. We think UK should stay in the EU because if we weren’t in the EU then traveling through euro star would cost a lot. It is £99 now but it will become more.

Is Avonmore in or out... EU

They are thinking to take the UK out of the EU. Why are they thinking to take the UK out of the EU? There's going to be a lot of debates whether or not the UK should stay in the EU. We are thinking as a group about our own ideas.We will be sharing them on the blog.

Uk

More mends every week

What shape-tastic building can you think of?

Avonmore's proudest flower

Perfect pancake topping

If you’re ready to take on the quiz here’s how? There’s a display next to year 5 and the library there you will see some blogs that we put on the website and at the bottom there are some quizzes you can answer. If you want to participate you must put all your answers in the box next to the display. Whoever wins will have a chance to write a blog and post it on to the website just like the bloggers. So if you want to write up a blog check out the website and send your answers in immediately.

Amazing Animals!

Recently Year 1 met some amazing animals; some were a snake called Toffee, a rabbit called Logan and a hamster. Some of the Year 1’s said “My favourite animal was the rabbit because it was so cute!” Another one said “I was scared a lion or giraffe without a cage was going to roar at me!” Before the Year 1’s came in they had to wash their hands and sit in a circle. They enjoyed it a lot and loved seeing a frog change colour! There was a blue box with a snake, a cricket and a millipede. They were really excited about being with the animals. The bunny was very fluffy and had sharp claws. Toffee the snake was very slippery. The bunny had turquoise eyes and big ears. It was really exciting for them! When there is a lot of noise the frog jumps a lot.

My experience talking to these Year 1’s was very funny as they were very excited and animated!

Expressive story telling.

See the rest of this display outside the office.