From the moment we walked through the door on our first day at Avanti House Primary School we were immediately greeted with a smile by one of our mentors. We were made to feel welcome by all members of staff and the children as we were taken on a tour around the school. For [...]
Year 6 pupils entered a competition named ‘Arts and Diversity.’ We made a drawing of diversity in the U.K which included a British, Scottish, Irish and Welsh men. We used a computer to inspire ourselves; however, we used our own imagination as well. After working a full hour, we made a replica to help [...]
On Monday 10th September, the year 6 students had a workshop about evolution and a palaeontologist came to talk to us about fossils. A palaeontologist is a person who studies fossils and finds out how they are made, where they come from and how old they are. Dr Helen (the palaeontologist) brought in some [...]
On Friday 14th of September, Avanti House Primary was delighted to welcome Matt Dickinson, an award-winning author and film-maker with a passion for climbing and adventure, to our school. Matt held a fun and interactive presentation for all the children about his journey as an author and his adventures in Mount Everest. Children were [...]
A conversation with a Police Officer! Last Friday, on the 8th June 2018 a policeman came to give us a talk at Avanti House Primary School. He showed us police weapons such as an ASP. They used this in olden times as well, but it affected them when they were chasing criminals. Now the [...]
A small act of kindness goes a long way! A few weeks ago, Om Shah Year 2, had taken it upon himself to plant and nurture a few Tulsiji seeds to observe the life cycle of a pant but also to give a special gift to his friends, neighbours and family. He has now [...]
Sound the trumpets and ring the bells; Avanti House Primary pupils celebrate the royal wedding in style! On Thursday 17th May, Avanti House Reception and Year 1 pupils hosted a Royal wedding themed street party attended by neighbours of our school. Reception pupils prepared for the event by designing decorations, menus and invitations, then [...]
Deity Worship: A very Special Moment with Krishna! On Monday 30th April 2018, an historic event took place at Avanti House Primary School. For the first time ever, two pupils from Year 5 took part in offering morning worship (Deity worship) to the main shrine Deities at our school. Srila Prabhupada established the importance [...]
At Avanti House Primary School, Year Four have been given a chance to do an African drumming workshop experience. During the workshop, Year Four got to learn how to play the drums. One thing that we learned is changing the tone; we used our index finger and tapped it on the edge of the [...]
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